In Episode 8 of our Manufactured Spend Data Points (MS DPs) series, we’ll review our purchase of a $500 Visa Gift Card (VGC) that we purchased from Kroger on July 27. We’ve been excited to get to this episode in…
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MS DPs – Episode 6 – two $100 VGCs from Tom Thumb grocery store
In Episode 6 of our Manufactured Spend Data Points (MS DPs) series, we’ll review our purchase of two $100 fixed-value Visa Gift Cards (VGCs) that we purchased from Tom Thumb on July 25. For those who don’t know, Tom Thumb…
MS DPs – Episode 3 – $500 VGC from Central Market
In Episode 3 of our Manufactured Spend Data Points (MS DPs) series, we’ll look at a $500 Visa Gift Card (VGC) that we purchased from Central Market on July 23, 2019. The card was a variable-load Vanilla VGC, loaded to…
Our Cheap AA Flights Did *Not* Trigger the Amex Airline Fee Credit – Experiment Failure!
Background In light of American Airlines gift cards (AA GCs) no longer triggering the Amex airline fee credits (see our article here: Are AA Gift Cards Really Triggering the Amex Airline Fee Credit Again? As of Now, We Don’t Think…
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Are AA Gift Cards Really Triggering the Amex Airline Fee Credit Again? As of Now, We Don’t Think So [UPDATED 6/25/19: Dead; No Credits for AA GCs]
[UPDATE as of 6/25/2019, 2:30 pm Central time – Numerous data points found in Comments to the Doctor of Credit article we referenced in this article as well as in this FlyerTalk thread indicate that, after 6/14/2019, AA GCs consistently…
Do Cheap AA Flights Really Trigger Amex Airline Fee Credits?
Introduction & Short Answer So, do cheap American Airlines (AA) flights really trigger Amex airline fee credits, like those on the Amex Platinum, personal Gold and Hilton Aspire cards? Maybe. We have some positive data points on cheap AA flight…
Amex Gold Earns 4x at Restaurants Worldwide Starting Today (Plus Other Amex Gold Changes) – How Does This Impact Our Strategy?
The Amex Gold News Today (June 6, 2019), Amex has introduced a new positive change to its Amex Gold personal card – the card will now earn 4x Membership Rewards (MR) points at restaurants worldwide. Previously, the Amex Gold card…
Additional Data Point – How to Get Your 4x MR Points in Amex Gold Bonus Categories When Amex Only Gave You 1x
Introduction A few weeks ago, we published a well-received article, How to Get Your 4x MR Points for US Restaurants on Your Amex Gold Card When Amex Only Gave You 1x. We recently went through the process again of requesting…
How to Get Your 4x MR Points for US Restaurants on Your Amex Gold Card When Amex Only Gave You 1x
If you have the new Amex Gold personal card, you’re probably well aware that puchases at US Restaurants earn 4 Membership Rewards (MR) points per dollar. You’re also probably aware that Amex has had issues with correctly identifying US Restaurant…
Credit Card Updates and Our Take – Amex Gold, Chase Southwest, Chase Hyatt, Citi Rewards+, B of A Cash Rewards
There’s been a lot of news in the credit card world over the past week or so, which has been the subject of many articles by other bloggers. As usual, much of the information that’s been written is good, but…