Originally Posted by
DJ_Iceman
Without a doubt. But it's like so many things, where there are bargain basement offerings at bargain basement prices, then you get a LOT more for a little more money stepping up to mainstream brands, then you step up into "premium" or "luxury" products where there's still definite bang for the buck but you're starting to get diminishing returns, then there's the uber-top-tier that costs a lot more for (usually) not a WHOLE lot better product.
You're right- the law of diminishing returns in quite applicable here. I tend to find value in the "Upscale/Premium" segment of most consumables but once you step over into the "Luxury" segment the cost goes up exponentially while the quality and value only climb incrementally. I imagine many Centurion holders don't need to "justify" the price of holding the card and this is likely the segment of people Amex wants as their core Centurion cardholders.