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Old Jan 1, 2021, 7:17 pm
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Merchant Description
While a PayPal charge is pending, "PayPal" may not appear in the merchant description but will once the charge posts (e.g., a pending charge listed as "BESTBUY.COM" will become "PAYPAL BESTBUY.COM"). The reimbursement appears as "AMEX PAYPAL CREDIT", typically around 3 days later.

Google Pay
PayPal can be added to Google Pay via payments.google.com > Payment Methods > Add a payment method (note that not all Google Pay is created equal; e.g. this doesn't seem to work for Fi payments)

Known Working Examples
List of some vendors that accept PayPal, from the official PayPal website: https://www.paypal.com/us/webapps/mp...l-credit-promo

Travel
  • Airfare purchased from some airline websites (does not work with DL, UA, WN as they do not accept AMEX via PayPal)
  • Flightradar 24
  • Uber Cash reloads
  • Lyft cash reload
  • US passport renewal application fee may accept PayPal
Donations and content creator payment platforms
  • Nonprofits: Doctors Without Borders, Feeding America, Pro Publica, WBEZ, KUOW
  • Bandcamp
  • Patreon
Shopping
  • Ace Hardware (online only?)
  • AARP Gift Cards (note discounted every Monday through rewards portal) as well as your membership dues
  • Banza Chickpea Pasta (eatbanza.com)
  • Bed Bath & Beyond (online orders)
  • Best Buy
  • Chewy
  • CVS Drugstore/Pharmacy (using “show to pay” QR code generated in Pay Pal app) Pay Pal must be “mapped” to qualifying Amex card with said benefit
  • eBay, including seller charges
  • Eddie Bauer (online only?)
  • Ex Officio
  • Express Scripts prescription fulfillment
  • Gap Factory Web
  • store.google.com
  • Home Depot (definitely online, possibly also in-store)
  • Keurig.com - it can be a set it and forget it if you use Green Mountain's subscription service
  • Macy's (online only?)
  • Nuts.com
  • PayPal eGift cards (merchant gift cards)
  • Poshmark
  • Starbucks card reloads
  • T2 Tea (online)
  • Target (not on iOS app)
  • USPS.com (stamps, shipping supplies, cards and envelopes, etc.)
  • Walmart
Streaming/Digital subscriptions
  • AT&T TV Now
  • CBS All Access
  • Disney+
  • Hulu
  • Netflix
  • NY Times
  • Spotify
Phone / Videoconference Services
  • VOIP.MS
  • Airalo.com
  • Skype
  • BlueJeans
  • Zoom
Gas Stations
  • Shell (via Shell app) - however, note some FT'ers have reported needing to call in and manually credit
  • BP (via BPme app)
Gaming Digital Distribution Platforms
  • Steam (wallet reloads work)
  • PlayStation Network (wallet reloads work)
  • Battle.net (wallet reloads work)
Dining
  • Grubhub / Seamless / UberEats
Home utilities
  • Puget Sound Energy (PSE)
  • Possibly others that use "Paymentus" as a processor
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American Express Platinum: $30 PayPal Credit Per Month Until June 30

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Old Jan 4, 2021, 8:30 am
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Originally Posted by Sloflyer032
Also, check your offers. Lots of new free stuff (best buy, home depot) popped this morning
Best Buy: up to two $50 statement credits for spending $50 or more at bestbuy.com (must ship to home, pick up curbside or in-store don't count, gift cards don't count). I ordered a new stovetop this morning, and already got an email from Amex saying I got $100 coming.

Home Depot: same as above with the same restrictions.
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Old Jan 4, 2021, 9:01 am
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Originally Posted by fliesdelta
Best Buy: up to two $50 statement credits for spending $50 or more at bestbuy.com (must ship to home, pick up curbside or in-store don't count, gift cards don't count). I ordered a new stovetop this morning, and already got an email from Amex saying I got $100 coming.

Home Depot: same as above with the same restrictions.
Did you have to make two Best buy orders to get $100 credit? Thanks.
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Old Jan 4, 2021, 9:05 am
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Originally Posted by fliesdelta
Domino's sells pizzas?
In the loosest of interpretations, yes.
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Old Jan 4, 2021, 9:08 am
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Originally Posted by asdfghjk
Did you have to make two Best buy orders to get $100 credit? Thanks.
Per this post in the Sync Offers thread, possibly not:

https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/american-express-membership-rewards/2002306-amex-usa-sync-offers-44.html#post32936789
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Old Jan 4, 2021, 10:11 am
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My 1./1/21 inadvertent paypal purchase credit this morning 30$.. now on to BB and HD 50$ off 50$ times two.
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Old Jan 4, 2021, 10:13 am
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Bit of a start up cost to this one- you have to live 50 years and then invest $8, but the discounted AARP gift cards they sell at noon every Monday can be paid via PayPal.
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Old Jan 4, 2021, 11:59 am
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Originally Posted by Visconti
I've always wondered about this. As a consumer, what's my benefit using PayPal? I mean, absent of incentives such as this or Dis/Freedom 5% bonus, is there any reason why I just wouldn't use my CC of choice to pay a Merchant directly?
Also the merchant never get any of your credit card or billing info only shipping. Its def more secure when buying from sketchier websites. I've contacted amex in the past regarding purchase protection on stuff purchased via paypal and its the same. It adds an extra layer of security as the merchant will never have your credit card number and security code.
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Old Jan 4, 2021, 1:23 pm
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Originally Posted by Sloflyer032
My fanduel reload was just credited. Time now to turn it into millions!
And when you do be sure to include AMEX in your acceptance speech of the larger than life check in your Fanduel commercial
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Old Jan 4, 2021, 3:34 pm
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Originally Posted by Sloflyer032
My fanduel reload was just credited. Time now to turn it into millions!
Draft Kingz also takes paypal
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Old Jan 4, 2021, 4:29 pm
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Originally Posted by Visconti
I've always wondered about this. As a consumer, what's my benefit using PayPal? I mean, absent of incentives such as this or Dis/Freedom 5% bonus, is there any reason why I just wouldn't use my CC of choice to pay a Merchant directly?
The benefit is that with one-off merchants is that you don't need to create an account, trust their site security for processing your payment and address info. Paypal merely forwards it. There's also a benefit for people who don't have credit cards, because there's a little more security than plugging your debit card info into some random website. Plus, I'm sure for some people there's inertia; if I was an ebay merchant I'd probably have a decent PP balance to make payments out of.

Seeing the posts about using it for Netflix & Hulu help me, so my GCs that I bought at 10% off will wait until June to be applied. And some soap store my wife likes accepts Paypal which might end up being another few months of 'free' stuff for her.
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Old Jan 4, 2021, 6:09 pm
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I updated my Apple ID to charge to PayPal and the credits have been coming through nicely. Easy peasy. Great way to save on purchases that I would have made anyway, and it saves me from having to go out and purchase unnecessary things.

For my January credit:
January 1 - Made a $26.63 TV show purchase on my Apple TV (charged to AMEX Plat via PayPal)
January 4 - Credit posted to my AMEX account.
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Old Jan 4, 2021, 6:10 pm
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Originally Posted by AStad
No worries. I know a lot gets lost over text. That being said, it's not as easy a credit to use (in my opinion, anyway). The streaming credits and phone credits were relatively straight forward - I didn't have a PayPal account before this credit appeared, so there's a lot of growing pains involved with trying to use it. It's simultaneously easier to use and more difficult to use than expected - more merchants take it than I thought, but at the same time, Paypal in my experience so far also feels glitchy and prone to random errors without explanation (See: Target, Walmart, Spotify, and others).
Nearly every single streaming and cellular service accepts PayPal
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Old Jan 4, 2021, 6:21 pm
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I reloaded my uber account cash with paypal and amex and it codes as "PAYPAL B UBER GIFT" so may get excluded from the offer since gift cards etc are excluded.
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Old Jan 4, 2021, 6:31 pm
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If it is possible to add funds to an Apple ID balance via PayPal, that makes things interesting for some.
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Old Jan 4, 2021, 9:08 pm
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Has anyone tried to charge Netflix subscription with PayPal (payable with Amex plat)? I tried that and now it’s posted as an Netflix.com charge (not PayPal* netflix charge) on my Amex online statement. Should I call Amex to explain to get the credits?
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