Originally Posted by parnel
Buying ESSO gasoline with the AMEX Aeroplan card is the real benefit IMO.I get 1.25 miles per dollar on the card and 1 aeroplan mile for every $3 spent on gas. So on $45 of gas I get 15 miles from esso and 60 miles from Amex. That's not bad.
Even better IMO is the Amex Gold (not Aeroplan) card, with points accelerator option. This gives you 1.5 miles per $ spent, albeit for a higher annual fee.