American Express Eliminates Foreign Currency Fees USA Centurion and Platinum cards
T&C's Updated!
Mar 27, 2011, 9:43 am
#122
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Strangely, despite having digital signature pads, Sainsbury's still required me to sign a paper slip when I swiped my US AmEx card. Won't be doing that too often.
Mar 27, 2011, 9:48 am
#123
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Mar 27, 2011, 9:53 am
#124
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Foreign Transaction Fee
We no longer charge your account a Foreign Transaction Fee. In Your Agreement for Transferring Funds Electronically,
the following is added after the first sentence of the sixth paragraph: “However, we do not charge this fee for ATM
withdrawals made using cards issued on U.S. Consumer or OPEN Platinum Card or Centurion Card accounts.”
We no longer charge your account a Foreign Transaction Fee. In Your Agreement for Transferring Funds Electronically,
the following is added after the first sentence of the sixth paragraph: “However, we do not charge this fee for ATM
withdrawals made using cards issued on U.S. Consumer or OPEN Platinum Card or Centurion Card accounts.”
Mar 27, 2011, 6:51 pm
#125
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Mar 27, 2011, 6:59 pm
#126
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Mar 28, 2011, 12:11 am
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Ditto for Centurion. I also see this line...
Foreign Transaction Fee
We no longer charge your account a Foreign Transaction Fee. In Your Agreement for Transferring Funds Electronically, the following is added after the first sentence of the sixth paragraph: “However, we do not charge this fee for ATM withdrawals made using cards issued on U.S. Consumer or OPEN Platinum Card or Centurion Card accounts.”
Unfortunately my Starwood Amex still says 2.7%
Foreign Transaction Fee
We no longer charge your account a Foreign Transaction Fee. In Your Agreement for Transferring Funds Electronically, the following is added after the first sentence of the sixth paragraph: “However, we do not charge this fee for ATM withdrawals made using cards issued on U.S. Consumer or OPEN Platinum Card or Centurion Card accounts.”
Unfortunately my Starwood Amex still says 2.7%
Mar 28, 2011, 7:29 pm
#131
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On the assumption that I have made a lot of money for AMEX over the years, combined with the fact that a bunch of foreign currency transaction fees were just processed on my statement from a recent trip abroad, I had the novel idea of phoning AMEX Platinum to see if they would waive the fee for this long standing platinum card holder.
In any event:
the response was a big No. And, apparently, many others have asked over the past week or so. All got the big goose egg.
In any event:
the response was a big No. And, apparently, many others have asked over the past week or so. All got the big goose egg.
Mar 29, 2011, 3:38 am
#132
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Charge successfully posted from 27 March 2011 with no forex fee! It does show up with a blue dot in the "Foreign Spend" column, and the details give the amount of the charge in the original currency.
Mar 29, 2011, 4:54 am
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Mar 29, 2011, 9:29 am
#134
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Tested No FOREX in Jamaica
Here we go...I'll also be using the Plat in Europe this weekend.
I blacked out my charge amounts so you all don't think I'm an alcoholic
I blacked out my charge amounts so you all don't think I'm an alcoholic
Mar 29, 2011, 10:57 am
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