Jul 3, 2019, 8:56 am
Last edit by: rrgg
$50 statement credit for purchases made at Saks. Enrollment required prior to purchase.
Online orders do not charge until shipped. Many items are carried in-stock by Saks and eligible for ShopRunner shipping - data points suggest that these will charge and ship quickly.
However, many other items on Saks(dot)com drop ship from the manufacturer. For these, expected delivery dates may not be reliable, are not guaranteed, and orders cannot be cancelled easily.
If you place an online order close to the end of an Amex credit period, there is a risk that your item may not ship (and Amex will not be charged) until after the end of the credit period.
Note on shipping & billing times: If a product shows that ShopRunner shipping is available, it is shipped by Saks and is likely to ship and bill quickly. If there's no ShopRunner option, it is likely drop-shipped from the manufacturer meaning the shipping date and actual charge date will be further out.
Things known to count for the credit:
- This benefit is available twice a year, once from Jan-Jun and once again from Jul-Dec.
- Use it or lose it, does not rollover or accumulate. There is no "meter" to track how much you've spent. Check your statement for credits.
- Per AMEX CS chat the transaction date is what determines whether a purchase is reimbursed from the Jan-Jun benefit or the Jul-Dec benefit.
- Actual experience from 2019: first-half purchase submitted only 6/27, shipped 6/29, went from pending to posted on 7/1 (but dated as 6/29), credit posted on 7/1, was able to use second $50 credit a week or two later
- Purchases by Additional Card Members (both the $175 Plat-colored and free Gold-colored) will be reimbursed also, but only up to an aggregate $50 per Account.
Online orders do not charge until shipped. Many items are carried in-stock by Saks and eligible for ShopRunner shipping - data points suggest that these will charge and ship quickly.
However, many other items on Saks(dot)com drop ship from the manufacturer. For these, expected delivery dates may not be reliable, are not guaranteed, and orders cannot be cancelled easily.
If you place an online order close to the end of an Amex credit period, there is a risk that your item may not ship (and Amex will not be charged) until after the end of the credit period.
Note on shipping & billing times: If a product shows that ShopRunner shipping is available, it is shipped by Saks and is likely to ship and bill quickly. If there's no ShopRunner option, it is likely drop-shipped from the manufacturer meaning the shipping date and actual charge date will be further out.
Things known to count for the credit:
- Merchandise purchased in Saks stores or online
- Physical gift cards purchased in-store
- Physical gift cards purchased online (min $150)
- e-gift cards (these are fulfilled by a different vendor)
- anything bought at "Saks Off 5th" (however, you can use a Saks gift card at Off 5th...)
$50 credit at Saks 5th Ave every 6 months with Plat card (2018 - 2021)
Aug 16, 2019, 12:29 pm
#481
Join Date: Jul 2005
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Aug 16, 2019, 2:15 pm
#482
Join Date: Jul 2010
Posts: 1,223
Saks currently have a sale FYI https://www.saksoff5th.com/WK28-MS-W...tjll/Ne-4ztf54
Aug 16, 2019, 4:47 pm
#483
Original Poster
Join Date: Aug 2007
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Saks currently have a sale FYI https://www.saksoff5th.com/WK28-MS-W...tjll/Ne-4ztf54
Aug 16, 2019, 5:16 pm
#484
Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: PHX, SEA
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Posts: 4,421
Hrm. Buy an EdT from Saks for $95, or buy a $50 GC and get the same EdT from Perfumania for $68 after a credit I have.
Aug 18, 2019, 11:54 am
#485
Join Date: Jan 2018
Programs: Marriott/SPG Plat, Hilton Diamond, UA Gold, Hertz Platinum
Posts: 40
Does AMEX credits on purchase of online $50 EGC for SAKS?
Aug 23, 2019, 11:43 pm
#488
Join Date: Dec 2006
Posts: 264
Ordered perfume for GF online. Credited $50 a couple days later. Also had a $10 Saks offer from AMEX, which posted in 3 days.
Sep 5, 2019, 9:37 am
#489
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: SF Bay Area, CA
Programs: AMEX Platinum, HHonors Gold
Posts: 203
Those of you buying giftcards, what are you doing with them? Are you then selling them?
I'm wondering how I can take advantage of this offer since I never shop at Saks and literally ignored the offer all last year, leaving $100 on the table.
I'm wondering how I can take advantage of this offer since I never shop at Saks and literally ignored the offer all last year, leaving $100 on the table.
Sep 5, 2019, 9:38 am
#490
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Have two so far, planning on getting another on a December visit to FL. Probably will use them at Off5th if I see something worthwhile.
Sep 5, 2019, 9:54 am
#491
Join Date: Jul 2019
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Programs: American Express Platinum, Chase Sapphire Reserve
Posts: 619
You can use them at Off 5TH as others have noted. For me personally I just got some boxer briefs. They're pricey but high quality so I figure they'll last a while. Better than forgoing the $100 entirely. There are also kids' toys that are reasonably priced, etc. Lots of stuff at the low end.
Sep 5, 2019, 10:28 am
#492
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: LAS ORD
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I only ever pick up the GC because I'll invariably walk right by the Saks in either Chicago or NYC a couple times a year. I do have a Saks in my metro area but it's in an area I never go and at least 15-20 mins out of the way, so I'd never go to the one in my city just to redeem this benefit.
Sep 5, 2019, 10:58 am
#493
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: Hawai'i Nei
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Posts: 7,128
I don't buy gc, No need for an additional transaction. I just find something off the online sale list. I have purchased some nice socks and a shirt this way. Nothing I needed, but things I now use.
Sep 5, 2019, 11:03 am
#494
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: SFO/SEA
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Posts: 3,380
I'll note it's one thing to be suckered into spending more than you normally would because some people mentally justify "well I'm getting $50 off so let me buy more". But to not spend it at all, even up to $50 on the dot 2x/year, seems ridiculous to me. Just because you can't buy a gift card online doesn't mean you can't make use of the benefit one way or another.
Sep 5, 2019, 11:39 am
#495
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: LAS ORD
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Posts: 5,992
That we disagree on what's ridiculous is precisely the point of my last post, which is that everyone's valuations and situation are going to be different - which is why the actual value lost by OP by forgoing the benefit is not going to be $100/yr.