Oct 4, 2018, 1:05 pm
Last edit by: roberto99
Faq amex: https://www.americanexpress.com/us/campaigns/gold-card/gold-update-faqs.html
For existing and new cardholders
For new cardholders (Oct 4 2018 and after)
For existing cardholders (Oct 3 2018 or before)
For existing and new cardholders
- Changes below are effective immediately
- 4x US grocery (25k/calendar year), 4x US dining* (*pervasive reports that many dining transactions are not coding as 4x, including but not limited to those from Square or Toast-based POS systems. Scroll down in thread for more reports and information.)
- $120 dining credit ($10 monthly in certain restaurants)
- No change
- $100 calendar year airline reimbursement
- Other
- $250 AF (see below for existing cardholders)
- No 2x gas (removed, see below for existing cardholders who have it till Oct 2019)
- Metal card (contactless)
- Rose gold card - limited edition until Jan 9 2019
- Regular gold card
For new cardholders (Oct 4 2018 and after)
- You may be able to find targeted/referal 50k/$2k, but first AF is not waived
- Signup bonus: You get 20% off restaurant up to $500 restaurant spend (3 month)
- You do not get 2x gas (only for existing cardholders, see below)
For existing cardholders (Oct 3 2018 or before)
- AF will change to $250 for anniversary dates after April 1 2019
- 2x gas will be removed after Oct 2019
- You can chat/call for the gold/rosegold metal card. AU card will get whatever primary cardholder is getting, cannot be different
Premier Rewards Gold refresh: 4x USA dining, groceries, $10/mon dining credit. $250.
Dec 15, 2018, 12:27 pm
#1021
Join Date: Dec 2008
Posts: 377
Any DPs on if credits post for in-restaurant GC-only purchases? Cheesecake Factory (only option) is a bit of a drive for me, so I don't want to make the trip, make our $10 GC purchases, and then come away empty-handed.
Dec 15, 2018, 2:34 pm
#1022
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Florida
Posts: 29,740
My going forward plan is to drop by once a month - buy a $20 GC on visit one, dine there on visit two, repeat the cycle.
Dec 16, 2018, 10:17 am
#1023
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: home = LAX
Posts: 25,932
Does neither GrubHub.com nor Seamless.com cover your area? (GrubHub and Seamless are co-owned and seem to use the same web interface, but they different widely in which parts of the country each covers.)
Dec 16, 2018, 12:08 pm
#1024
Join Date: Dec 2008
Posts: 377
Working on other things I completely forgot those were options. A handful of restaurants in our area do participate. Thanks for the reminder.
Dec 16, 2018, 6:34 pm
#1025
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: DTW
Programs: TK E+, WY, Radisson R
Posts: 2,360
This probably should be on wiki and can't find in the thread, is $2000 spend (for bonus) before or after statement credit(s)?
Dec 17, 2018, 8:15 am
#1026
Original Poster
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Truth or Consequences, NM
Programs: HH Diamond, Marriott Titanium, Hertz President's Circle, UA Silver, Mobile Passport Unobtanium
Posts: 6,192
Dec 17, 2018, 10:11 am
#1027
Moderator
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Miami, Mpls & London
Programs: AA & Marriott Perpetual Platinum; DL & HH Gold
Posts: 48,952
...and paying the annual fee is not spending for bonus purposes.
Dec 17, 2018, 11:27 am
#1028
Join Date: Sep 2017
Posts: 56
Can anyone confirm whether purchases at Wegmans are receiving 4x? Obviously they should, but I have a few from over the weekend that don't seem to indicate the bonus, and they are coded as "Merchandise and Supplies" rather than "Supermarkets."
Dec 17, 2018, 12:24 pm
#1029
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: DTW
Programs: TK E+, WY, Radisson R
Posts: 2,360
Dec 17, 2018, 3:34 pm
#1030
Join Date: Jul 2010
Posts: 1,223
Well, using the Online Chat to report issues with AMEX 4x MR issues....just got a call from CSR and they had no information around the issues I reported with some charges.
Moral of the story - call in for 4X MR issues
Moral of the story - call in for 4X MR issues
Dec 18, 2018, 2:32 pm
#1031
Join Date: Apr 2018
Posts: 262
Haven't heard back from AMEX about the restaurant/cafe using Square POS system giving 4x. I used chat last time so might need to call in as someone suggested above. The problem is that the card is under wife's name and she doesn't want to call. I instructed her to see what the POS is being used and if Square, use CSR.
Dec 18, 2018, 8:03 pm
#1032
Join Date: Sep 2018
Posts: 17
Previously had the PRG 3 years ago. Any ideas on how to trigger the 50k bonus without the lifetime language about having the PRG before? Is this only possible with a targeted offer?
Dec 19, 2018, 6:02 am
#1033
Moderator
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Miami, Mpls & London
Programs: AA & Marriott Perpetual Platinum; DL & HH Gold
Posts: 48,952
Dec 20, 2018, 11:14 pm
#1034
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Brooklyn
Programs: Delta Diamond, Bonvoy something good; sometimes other things too
Posts: 5,050
It's possible the targeted offer only comes if you meet some other who-knows-what criteria, and also possible my case was just a coincidence, but worth a try going through the regular application and bailing when they say you've had the card before.
Dec 21, 2018, 7:52 am
#1035
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: CT/ Germany - Ich spreche deutsch
Programs: UA 1K, Bonvoy LTTE, HH Dia, HY Expl
Posts: 4,655
Decided to pull the trigger yesterday to get in before Jan. 9 and benefit from the 20% restaurant rebate and hopefully still squeeze in the $100 airline credit before years end. Got the 50k offer and was approved immediately. Will likely replace my EDP with the card as soon as it arrives. EDP renewed at the beginning of December so hopeful if I cancel by months end that I will get a refund of the annual fee. Can anyone confirm if this assumption is correct?