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Faq amex: https://www.americanexpress.com/us/campaigns/gold-card/gold-update-faqs.html

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.

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Jun 6, 2019, 10:36 am

#1411

theranj

Join Date: Dec 2017

Location: YCD

Programs: AC 75K, HIlton Honors Gold, Marriott Gold Elite, Radisson Rewards Gold

Posts: 513

Quote:

Originally Posted by mia

The $10 per month Dining credit can now also be used at Boxed, which has been a frequent advertiser in Amex Offers.

Great news as I don't have one of the participating restaurants near me! Already placed an order this morning

Jun 6, 2019, 12:17 pm

#1412

amexman

Join Date: Jan 2011

Posts: 63

Quote:

Originally Posted by Statman

I was in Spain for about two weeks recently and went out for lunch and dinner everyday. Every restaurant I went to accepted Amex.

Interesting. My sister is in Spain right now and finds she can't use her Amex at most restaurants. We are headed there next month and will bring my CSR as a backup.

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Jun 6, 2019, 3:14 pm

#1413

mhdena

Join Date: May 2015

Location: LAX, BUR

Programs: AS,AA,JB, HH Gold, Starriott Titanium Elite, Hyatt Explorist, Global Entry

Posts: 1,933

Quote:

Originally Posted by amexman

Interesting.will bring my CSR as a backup.

I take 2 MC Citi-Barclay, 2 Visa Capital One-Chase and an Amex Platinum in case something goes wrong with a bank or network.

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Jun 11, 2019, 11:12 am

#1414

mia

Moderator

Join Date: Jun 2003

Location: Miami, Mpls & London

Programs: AA & Marriott Perpetual Platinum; DL & HH Gold

Posts: 48,956

Quote:

Originally Posted by mia

The $10 per month Dining credit can now also be used at Boxed...

Quote:

Originally Posted by theranj

.... Already placed an order this morning

I placed a Boxed order on June 7, and the $10 credit posted on June 10.

Not as easy as I expected to find something we need on Boxed. I hope to find something(s) I can setup as a monthly recurring order, but further investigation is required.

Jun 11, 2019, 1:23 pm

#1415

Okto

Join Date: Dec 2009

Location: PHX

Posts: 623

Quote:

Originally Posted by mia

I hope to find something(s) I can setup as a monthly recurring order...

That's a great idea. I will look into it as well.

Jun 12, 2019, 12:38 am

#1416

gengar

Join Date: Jul 2008

Location: LAS ORD

Programs: AA Pro (mostly B6) OZ♦ (flying BR/UA), BA Silver Hyatt LT, Wynn Black, Cosmo Plat, Mlife Noir

Posts: 5,992

As an update to my Vegas club experiences with the PRG in post 1370, bottle service at Encore Beach Club did not earn 4x. I would assume then that the other Wynncore clubs, XS and Intrigue, will also not award 4x.

Perhaps interestingly, this was during their night event and the merchant was specifically named "EBC At Night", so this does leave open the possibility that the daytime merchant is coded differently.

So the current list:

4X: Tao, Lavo, Drai's, Hyde, Hakkasan

No: Omnia, Marquee, EBC (and therefore probably not XS/Intrigue)

As noted by others in this thread, purchases at the bar may code differently (specifically, Omnia).

Jun 12, 2019, 8:11 am

#1417

Adelphos

Join Date: May 2011

Location: NYC (LGA, JFK), CT

Programs: Delta Platinum, American Gold, JetBlue Mosaic 4, Marriott Platinum, Hyatt Explorist, Hilton Diamond,

Posts: 4,895

Just got this card. Anyone plan on holding the

Chase Trifecta
Sapphire Reserve + Freedom Unlimited + Freedom

and the
Amex Double
Amex Platinum + Amex Gold

Long term? This would mean $1,250 in annual fees. Not sure if that makes sense - the credits on all of these cards are useful I guess, but it is a lot of annual fees...

Jun 12, 2019, 8:19 am

#1418

jkoenig51

Join Date: Jan 2008

Location: TPA

Programs: spg gold

Posts: 406

How does AmerExp feel about large purchases at the grocery store?

Jun 12, 2019, 8:22 am

#1419

wyogold

Join Date: May 2011

Posts: 889

Quote:

Originally Posted by jkoenig51

How does AmerExp feel about large purchases at the grocery store?

I spend 25 k per year in groceries in 2k increments...

Jun 12, 2019, 9:51 am

#1420

Leslie Scotland

Join Date: Jun 2019

Posts: 4

Quote:

Originally Posted by RedSun

Contacted AmEx. Some changes (benefits) will come to the PRG card, all card holders, on 10/4/2018. The CSR won't disclose the details since they are not final to them. I figure the new benefits will come to all of us.

At least AmEx is doing something right with this card....

zcan you say which is better?

Quote:

Originally Posted by mhdena

I take 2 MC Citi-Barclay, 2 Visa Capital One-Chase and an Amex Platinum in case something goes wrong with a bank or network.

this is helpful, thanks

Quote:

Originally Posted by Adelphos

I'm working on the amex platinum, but not ready quite yet to commit to the AF

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Jun 12, 2019, 12:08 pm

#1421

Taco1933

Join Date: Jun 2019

Posts: 14

Quote:

Originally Posted by Adelphos

That’s a lot of overlap. I wouldn’t be able to make it worth it.

Really what I’d prefer most of all is to go the other way. If I could get a preferred gold card with a slightly higher AF but expanded benefits that could go head to head with the CSR, it’d probably be all I carried.

Jun 12, 2019, 2:14 pm

#1422

bgriff

Join Date: Aug 2005

Location: Brooklyn

Programs: Delta Diamond, Bonvoy something good; sometimes other things too

Posts: 5,050

Quote:

Originally Posted by Adelphos

I hold all of these at the moment (except for the Freedom Unlimited, which I haven't gotten around to). I agree that the annual fees start to feel ridiculous, but it's hard to rule out any individual one when I consider the value that each one gives me. On the one hand I feel like if I were going to cut one, the Amex Gold would be the first to go, since 4x on restaurants is nice but maybe not nice enough vs. 3x restaurants on the CSR to be worth the extra card. I probably wouldn't drop the CSR since 3x on other travel categories is worth a lot to me. And I still like the perks of the Platinum. But so many fees...and so much time spend making sure to get my Gold restaurant credit and Platinum Uber credit each month, and all the various other credits onward from there.

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Jun 12, 2019, 2:41 pm

#1423

moe8555

Join Date: Sep 2011

Programs: Virgin Atlantic Silver, IHG Diamond, Bonvoy Gold, Hilton Diamond, AA Platinum Pro

Posts: 1,386

Quote:

Originally Posted by bgriff

.... I agree that the annual fees start to feel ridiculous, but it's hard to rule out any individual one when I consider the value that each one gives me..

The story of my life...