jags86

Yes, the credit works towards Grubhub+. There’s unfortunately no way to string multiple credits together in one order. There is no dining credit on the Platinum card so if P1 and P2 both had their own AMEX Gold cards, the most you would get is $10 each per month. I can’t think of a reason to have multiple Gold Cards unless you are hammering that $25,000 grocery limit.

Diplomatico

Grubhub+ is the way to maximize the monthly credit. It's $9.99 (plus sales tax), of which AMEX will reimburse $10.

Grubhub then provides you with a $10 monthly credit for pick-up orders and you pay no delivery fees on subsequent delivery orders for the month, as that's part of the Grubhub+ package.

So you get $10 in food, no delivery fees on subsequent delivery orders, and occasional random discounts for less than a dollar out of pocket.

mster

So theoretically if P1 & P2 both had AmEx Gold cards then the best way to stretch the combined 2x $120 dining credits would be for P1 to buy Grubhub+ with Gold #1 then have P2 buy an order for pickup with Gold #2?

arshi007

I actually have a situation where we have two separate Gold cards (got one for my kid in college coz of the SUB and to help with the credit history) and you can use both credits on the same order by adding both cards to the same grubhub account. Then use one card to sign-up for grubhub+ which will give you the $10 pickup credit and grubhub+ membership. Then when you actually place the order, make it over $20 (which is what most useful orders are for us) and then it will first apply the $10 credit, and the balance charged to the second card. You will get the $10 reimbursed on the second card. This has been working well for us. Note that this only works for 2 cards, doesn't scale if you have more than 2 cards (like the Uber credit)

mster

Isn't it an issue having a payment card linked to your account where the names (and potentially other billing info) don't match?

When you add payment methods on GrubHub there's no option to define the name / address associated with the card (it must assume that the name / address of the Grubhub accountholder is the billing info for all linked cards).

arshi007

Atleast for my case, the billing address on both the cards is the same. Seems like the name is not an issue. I suppose as long as grubhub can charge, they are ok

Lucas1

or if you have chase sapphire reserve, activate lyft pink, which gives you free grubhub+.

Super Mario

If you don't have the AMEX Platinum AND order food delivery often, this is a great plan. Otherwise, it is reaching to find value.

jags86

I just looked into this and actually this seems to be a great way to utilize the $10/credit. Especially since I’d prefer to pay for my Grubhub orders with Grubhub gift cards I can purchase at a 12.5% discount, I never wanted to pay with the AMEX Gold in the first place.

SP03

How to you get the 12.5% discount on GH GC?

arshi007

note that the gh+ membership with Lyft pink is not going to give you any of the credit so you will technically have two $10 credits left on two gold cards and will need to use two separate orders. So in this case, it actually makes sense to sign up and pay for gh+ thru one gold card instead of getting it free thru Lyft.

jags86

Slide App is 5%, plus 3% (sometimes 4%, sometimes 5%) at a cashback portal, plus 4.5% via Apple Pay and Altitude Reserve.

sdsearch

I used my $10 Amex credit early in July. This past week I got two identical emails from Uber telling me to use my monthly $10 Amex credit before it expires. I contacted Uber and they confirmed that I've already used my July $10 Amex credit and that all I have in my account is gift card cash, which is what I expected. (They didn't comment on the bogus emails.)

SanDiego1K

The same happens to me month after month. It's aggravating.

hotturnip

Just FYI--my most recent bill contained one of those "amendment to cardmember agreement" notices that has actual implications for points earning.

They are now specifically excluding convenience stores, big box stores, and meal kit services from the grocery bonus. This is interesting, because I have had varied results with meal delivery as far as points earning. Sometimes they count it as grocery (or dining), sometimes not. I just had a charge for Sunbasket that DID get the four points/$. But I guess that's coming to an end. I've noticed my Chase Freedom Flex DOES count meal kits as grocery.