Redesigned USA-issued Amex Platinum card (December 2020)
Feb 18, 2021, 12:33 pm
#46
Join Date: Feb 2012
Posts: 1
Platinum Card no longer says "PLATINUM"
Such a trivial thing, and probably a benefit, but I received a replacement card in the mail today and noticed it does not say PLATINUM across the front, or anywhere else. Anyone aware of the strategy behind this? Sorry if this is old news, but their website seems to still show the old design.
Apr 15, 2021, 1:32 pm
#48
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: LAX
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Apr 16, 2021, 11:53 am
#49
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: RDU
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Posts: 2,669
Another datapoint: mine also changed, even though I haven't received a new card in the mail (and the expiration on the card isn't for another few years so I'm not expecting a new card any time soon).
Apr 16, 2021, 12:02 pm
#51
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Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: RSW
Programs: Delta - Silver; UA - Silver; HHonors - Diamond; IHG - Spire Ambassador; Marriott Bonvoy - Titanium
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Apr 19, 2021, 11:29 am
#53
Join Date: Jan 2019
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Apr 20, 2021, 9:35 pm
#54
Join Date: Sep 2017
Posts: 68
Does anyone actually use the contactless feature of a card, which is being built into every card now? I feel like if people want to use contactless payments, they’re already using Apple Pay, Samsung Pay, etc. I prefer the full metal design.
or maybe I’m just out of touch.
or maybe I’m just out of touch.
Apr 20, 2021, 10:18 pm
#55
Join Date: Feb 2012
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Apr 20, 2021, 11:38 pm
#56
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: SFO
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Does anyone actually use the contactless feature of a card, which is being built into every card now? I feel like if people want to use contactless payments, they’re already using Apple Pay, Samsung Pay, etc. I prefer the full metal design.
or maybe I’m just out of touch.
or maybe I’m just out of touch.
Apr 21, 2021, 4:29 am
#57
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Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: RSW
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I do tap the actual card sometimes which is easier for me to fish out of a shirt pocket than fumble with a wallet from my pants pocket. However, I find that can require multiple attempts more often than using the phone which almost always "takes" on the first attempt.
Apr 21, 2021, 9:29 am
#59
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Join Date: Jan 2017
Location: EWR/PHL/BWI
Posts: 4,412
Does anyone actually use the contactless feature of a card, which is being built into every card now? I feel like if people want to use contactless payments, they’re already using Apple Pay, Samsung Pay, etc. I prefer the full metal design.
or maybe I’m just out of touch.
or maybe I’m just out of touch.
Apr 21, 2021, 12:19 pm
#60
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: California USA
Posts: 652
Such a trivial thing, and probably a benefit, but I received a replacement card in the mail today and noticed it does not say PLATINUM across the front, or anywhere else. Anyone aware of the strategy behind this? Sorry if this is old news, but their website seems to still show the old design.