Business Platinum (USA) Dell benefit.
Apr 9, 2019, 12:32 pm
#34
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: MCI
Programs: Southwest A-List, AMC Stubs A-List, Chick-fil-A-List
Posts: 399
This is what I used my credit to purchase, it definitely qualifies.
Apr 15, 2019, 8:30 pm
#38
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Just off the Main Line
Programs: AA Lifetime PLT 2MM, DL Lifetime GM 2MM, Bonvoy Lifetime Titanium Elite, HH Diamond, IHG Amb Diamond
Posts: 881
Clawback or not?
So I used my Biz Plat to buy a speaker at Dell for the $100 promo credit. Ended up returning the speaker, not quite what I wanted. I figured I might get the credit, but once returned Amex would claw it back and then I'd just buy something else. Well, it's been a month since I returned, I got the credit (plus the other 10% offer) from Amex, and also got the return credit from Dell. So I'm $110 to the positive. I"m not sure whether to just sit this out and figure I came out ahead, buy something else, wait some more or god forbid, check with Amex. I do want to use the second half $100 credit later this year - If I do nothing maybe they claw it back then? So should I buy something now?
Apr 16, 2019, 10:55 am
#39
Original Poster
Join Date: Feb 2012
Posts: 4,470
I would personally wait. The upside in your situation will vary from learning important info about the benefit to keeping your $110. There's no downside, and you can make a replacement purchase anytime before the end of May. Your benefit for the 2nd half of the year should remain unaffected regardless.
May 20, 2019, 6:59 pm
#41
Join Date: May 2008
Location: PHL (kinda, no airport is really close)
Programs: AA Exp, but not sure for how long. Enterprise Platinum woo-hoo!
Posts: 4,550
I burned my first half-year credit on an Echo Dot and a carrying sleeve for my laptop. 2nd half will go for Office 365. I noticed they have lightning cables, which I am always going through (I lose them, they wear out, or break). They are 250% the price of where I buy them elsewhere (monoprice.com) but at least it's a way to capture some value in the future. Or a 128Gb flash drive, or a portable 2Tb disk.
May 21, 2019, 10:09 am
#43
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: PWM
Programs: AA EXP, DL Platinum, and assorted hotel loyalty schemes.
Posts: 281
Jun 17, 2019, 9:45 am
#45
Join Date: Sep 2008
Posts: 7,875
Using the Dell credit is so painful. I tried to buy a lens, ordered 2 weeks ago, and nothing is happening. But if you go online it is shipping in 1-3 days. And supposedly if I order now I'll get it in 1 day if I order expedited, but my order placed beginning of the month isn't being shipped anytime soon.
Really?
Why does Amex partner with the worst companies?
Really?
Why does Amex partner with the worst companies?