Comments on: Amex Gold card review (Now available in Rose Gold!)

By: Heath

Heath — Fri, 23 Apr 2021 15:46:50 +0000

FYI, I received a targeted offer for this card with a 75,000 point bonus. So that’s a thing that’s out there.

By: Andrew Wan

Andrew Wan — Mon, 16 Sep 2019 17:04:08 +0000

In reply to Skooby. My understanding is that it will depend on how that restaurant codes it purchases. If it’s a large retail chain restaurant, there should be some information online you can find to see how they code their transactions.

By: ssss

ssss — Sun, 15 Sep 2019 15:04:32 +0000

If Amex wanted to attract foodies, they wouldn’t have the food credit limited to fast-food restaurants. It feels like they mixed up their target audiences.

I would get the card, but I don’t use take-out food or eat fast food. Many large companies now have take-out tied to a corporate account when you work late. I wish Amex would make their credits more generic like Chase and Citi.

By: Skooby

Skooby — Sun, 15 Sep 2019 14:02:36 +0000

The small hotel I usually stay at is coded as a restaurant every time I’ve used my platinum card. I wonder if the transactions would produce 4x rewards on the gold card? I’m seriously thinking about getting a gold card, not just for that but for the restaurant points in general.

By: Mike

Mike — Sun, 15 Sep 2019 06:44:33 +0000

In reply to Mike. And in most cases, the menu prices are higher if you use those sites or apps.

By: Edward

Edward — Sun, 15 Sep 2019 01:01:30 +0000

Use a referral link, and possibly in incognito mode for a 50k sign up bonus. better than the 35K offer.

By: Andrew W

Andrew W — Tue, 16 Oct 2018 18:05:37 +0000

In reply to Mike. Good point Mike! For a lazy person such as myself, I usually opt for delivery and pay the extra fee. I think the least I’ve ever spent on a delivery order has been around $15 or so.

By: Mike

Mike — Tue, 16 Oct 2018 16:18:30 +0000

“Of course, who can spend $10 at a restaurant? You’ll likely spend $25+ each time you go out”

Not sure I understand. Seamless and Grub hub have many take out places where the entrees are $10.

By: Andrew W

Andrew W — Fri, 12 Oct 2018 18:22:23 +0000

Happy to help!

By: Andrew W

Andrew W — Fri, 12 Oct 2018 15:34:06 +0000

In reply to Sharon. Hi Sharon, Good question, and the answer is yes! Existing cardmembers should automatically be “upgraded” to these new benefits, including 4x membership rewards points per dollar spent at US supermarkets.