Originally Posted by
richarddd
It appears we have once again demonstrated that different people have different preferences. For example, as I mentioned earlier, if you're flying international J or F on major airlines, status and lounge access won't do much for you. If you have a different flight pattern, status and lounge access could be very valuable benefits.
I do find it amusing to see Centurion card holders writing things such as "all of my travel and dining charges go on my Chase Sapphire card now". YMMV.
For people who spend $50,000 or more cash on flight tickets and earn the airline status, then points and miles become less important. Then I do not see those people use the DoorDash or Lyft benefits. So the product update has no impact, but just a $100 fee increase.
There is nothing wrong to combine Chase CSR and AmEx Plat card. AmEx Plat is more of a card of benefits, but not the earning card. You use the Gold and Green and Everyday cards to earn points. Again, AmEx Plat and the AmEx Centurion cards are more status symbols for the benefits.