Originally Posted by
Super Mario
One thing that always interests me is how a $100 swing in benefits/cost is a night and day difference with a card. Do we really pay these large annual fees and do all of this other stuff for a $100 benefit?
Originally Posted by
scubadu
I don't think a $100 swing makes a "night and day difference" I just think that $250 is too much for this card and what it offers.
Agreed.
I get fantastc value from the Platinum (at least 3x the annual fee, even at $695). Aspire also pencils, if just barely. But I don't see any reason to give AMEX $250 more for MR Gold after they dropped the $100 airline credit.
YMMV
Originally Posted by
Adelphos
Many people have Uber bills and Grubhub bills in the hundreds or thousands monthly; for them, Gold is now far better deal than the old travel credit. I am considering going back to the Gold after a year of Green+Platinum combo.
I can use the Uber benefit most months, but there's usually a month or two per year a year I cannot. I don't use GrubHub; the fees they charge restaurants are offensive.