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)
Jul 2, 2019, 2:26 pm
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purchase submitted evening of 6/27, shipped 6/29, transaction showed pending until 7/1 when it posted with a transaction date of 6/29. $50 credit posted today with a date of 7/1.
Similar to a report above, I confirmed with a chat agent that the transaction posting date is what matters and I have $50 remaining for the second half of the year.
Similar to a report above, I confirmed with a chat agent that the transaction posting date is what matters and I have $50 remaining for the second half of the year.
Jul 2, 2019, 2:46 pm
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Dhuey, how did you manage to use two cards - was it two separate orders, or an over the phone order?
Jul 2, 2019, 5:34 pm
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The former. I wish I could have combined the two orders (a bit wasteful the way I did it), but I didn't see any way to do that and still get the $50 statement credit per card.
Jul 3, 2019, 12:44 am
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Saks online purchases made by me on June 28th showed as pending until June 30th, but then they posted with June 29th for the date on the online statements/transaction lists. The shipment date, as with Fedex tracker, was June 30th. I still haven’t seen the Amex credits come in for those.
I wouldn’t be surprised if getting the full credit for this calendar year will require a call for a fix sometime after the next $50+ Saks purchases.
Jul 3, 2019, 1:50 am
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I checked my Plat account and it says I am signed up for this. I signed up earlier in 2019. Is this not a promo that requires us to sign up every 6 months
Jul 3, 2019, 4:52 am
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The 10% Cashback rebate is back on Ebates. I have submitted another order, this time using the standard checkout (as opposed to the "Amex Express Checkout" – which did not result in the $50 credit being automatically applied). I will report back here.
Btw, how can one start a wiki page attached to this thread to capture all this knowledge?
Jul 3, 2019, 8:42 am
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Am I the only one that actually went *into* a SFA store to buy something and get the credit?!? 
(Some Kiehl's product if you must know, lol)
(Some Kiehl's product if you must know, lol)
Jul 3, 2019, 8:58 am
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Jul 3, 2019, 8:59 am
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I made a first draft, inviting others to update/refine
Jul 4, 2019, 11:35 am
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If the opportunity were sensible for me, I would have bought a gift card inside an SFA store. Instead it was the .com store for a “final sale” item.
Jul 4, 2019, 1:16 pm
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Jul 4, 2019, 2:59 pm
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Jul 4, 2019, 3:56 pm
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I'll end up using it over at Off 5th which is only a few blocks away. One nice thing about NY, is that it's tax free weekend all year here. Clothing under $110 per item is always sales tax exempt, which for me covers just about everything short of buying a new suit or dress shoes, which thankfully I don't have to do very often.
Jul 4, 2019, 5:18 pm
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Jul 5, 2019, 6:56 am
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Saks online purchases made by me on June 28th showed as pending until June 30th, but then they posted with June 29th for the date on the online statements/transaction lists. The shipment date, as with Fedex tracker, was June 30th. I still haven’t seen the Amex credits come in for those.
I wouldn’t be surprised if getting the full credit for this calendar year will require a call for a fix sometime after the next $50+ Saks purchases.