American Express Blue Cash Everyday/Preferred Offers ($150/$250 signup bonus; YMMV)
 

I've been checking this site occasionally to see what new credit card offers show up.

https://www.creditcards.com/cardmatch

Today I received an offer for, applied, and was approved for what is the best yet (non-targeted)
I also received the following
You can redeem reward dollars for statement credits in increments of $25 whenever your total available reward dollar balance is $25 or more.

Worth checking if you're interested in these offers:
https://www.creditcards.com/cardmatch
DO NOT enter SSN, just name and address.

You may need to click on the offer link multiple times, I keep getting "Amex cannot find the page you're looking for" or similar messages.

This post can and should be edited by users like you :)
 

to check credit limit, call 1-866-314-0237, press 1 then enter last 4 digit of SSN and zip code.

offers are
Earn 250 Reward Dollars after you make $1,000 in purchases in the first three months of Cardmembership
Get 6% cash back at U.S. stand-alone supermarkets, 3% cash back on gasoline at U.S. stand-alone gas stations and select major department stores; 1% cash back on other purchases
Cash back is received in the form of Reward Dollars that can be redeemed as a statement credit
The first $6,000 of purchases at U.S. stand-alone supermarkets in a calendar year qualifies for 6% cash back; 1% thereafter
Cash back is earned only on eligible purchases
Simple and Straightforward: With the Blue Cash Preferred Card, you can start earning cash back. No rotating reward categories. No enrollment required
$75 annual fee
Terms and Restrictions Apply.

Earn 150 Reward Dollars after you make $500 in purchases in the first three months of Cardmembership
Get 3% cash back at U.S. stand-alone supermarkets, 2% cash back on gasoline at U.S. stand-alone gas stations and select major department stores; 1% cash back on other purchases
Cash back is received in the form of Reward Dollars that can be redeemed as a statement credit
The first $6,000 of purchases at U.S. stand-alone supermarkets in a calendar year qualifies for 3% cash back; 1% thereafter
Cash back is earned only on eligible purchases
Simple and Straightforward: With the Blue Cash Everyday Card, you can start earning cash back. No rotating reward categories. No enrollment required
No annual fee, 0% intro APR on purchases for 15 months, then a variable APR, currently equal to 12.99%, with flexibility to pay over time
Terms and Restrictions Apply.

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If anyone isn't sure about which card better meets their spending habits, here's a spreadsheet where you can plugin your annual spend for different categories and you can see which card will give you the biggest benefit (Blue Cash Everyday/Blue Cash Preferred/Costco).

Input spending in the bottom fields, you'll see the middle fields change to reflect the cash back in each category, and the yellow fields will show you your total cash back taking into account the annual fee on the Blue Cash Preferred. The logic includes 1% cash back on grocery spending over $6000.

Blue Cash Preferred offer
The 6% is up to 6,000 spent in a year after that it goes to 1% fyi

This is what I got: (What is a "stand alone supermarket???")




Blue Cash Everyday® Card from American Express



Earn 150 Reward Dollars after you make $500 in purchases in the first three months of Cardmembership
Get 3% cash back at U.S. stand-alone supermarkets, 2% cash back on gasoline at U.S. stand-alone gas stations and select major department stores; 1% cash back on other purchases
Cash back is received in the form of Reward Dollars that can be redeemed as a statement credit
The first $6,000 of purchases at U.S. stand-alone supermarkets in a calendar year qualifies for 3% cash back; 1% thereafter
Cash back is earned only on eligible purchases
Simple and Straightforward: With the Blue Cash Everyday Card, you can start earning cash back. No rotating reward categories. No enrollment required
No annual fee, 0% intro APR on purchases for 15 months, then a variable APR, currently equal to 12.99%, with flexibility to pay over time
Terms and Restrictions Apply.
Purchases Balance Transfers Regular APR Annual Fee
Intro APR Intro APR Period Intro APR Intro APR Period
0% 15 months N/A N/A 12.99% (Variable) $0

My guess is any of the main grocery store chains, and independently owned ones qualify, e.g., Giant, Safeway, C-Town.

I'm pretty sure the phrasing is meant to exclude Walmart, Costco, Target, and similar superstores/wholesalers where people buy groceries also.

Means a Ralph's, Trader Joe's, Kroger, Safeway, etc. and not a SuperTarget, SuperWalMart, etc. Basically a store where groceries are its only business.

Exactly, you are correct. For me in the Chicagoland area, Whole Foods, Jewel, Dominick's, and Trader Joe's result in a 6% off discount whereas Meijer and SuperTarget do not.

Are you saying the 6% is only an introductory rate on groceries, and after a year then it goes from 6% to 1%?

I did the BCE offer ($500/3 months) in December. No problems at all.

No I believe joker21705 means that it's 6% for the first $6,000 each year. So if you spend exactly $6,000 at Whole Foods, you get back $360. Thereafter for each $100 you spend it's just $1 back.

No, this means that the first $6000 spent each year will be eligible for 6% back.
From $6000.01 on, you get 1% back per year.

No, any amount over $6,000 annually will get only 1%.

Anybody know about the Visa Black Card? It must have some good benefits with a $495 annual fee. :lmao:

Not sure where you got this from...they do not transfer to MR.

Guess I was misinformed. Corrected Post. Thanks.

can you get both offers? I got the BCE 150 already but want to get the 250. when I called they say if you already have BCE you cannot get the BCP signup bonus

I see both offers as well. I just went through an Amex FR so i'm not planning to get any more cards for a while

It may be hard to find someone to answer that since these are both recent products. The application does say this, however:
Implying you are eligible for the bonus if you opened the BCE more than 90 days ago. It doesn't specify that you need to close your other open card, so you should receive it if you're approved, IMO, but perhaps you should secure message AMEX before applying.

Would Costco Gas count on the 3% CB? I've been using my Amex to pay at Costco gaspumps ever since I got it.

Awesome! Thanks OP. Thumbs up and repped! Got approved for the 150 after 500. Looks like a great card, glad to jump back on Amex after i dropped the Gold card due to annual fee.

no, costco gas is not 3% on regular amex cards. All warehouse purchases are normal cashback rate of 1% i guess

Incorrect, the $6000 cap was instituted this year on groceries alone. You still get unlimited 3% cash back on gas and department stores. 1% on everything else. This card was better last year, but last year only had a $150 sign up bonus.

Got $150 and $250 offer. Signed up for $150.,

What are "eligible" purchases?

Can anyone confirm that the $75 annual is waived or not for the Amex Blue Cash preferred card? Thanks!

doesn't say that its waived anywhere, if you apply over the phone you could probably get them to promise it though. worse case scenario you just say "i was told the fee would be waived" and they'll probably do it

Thanks OP. Was waiting for Amex Blue to pop up again.

Standalone gas stations meaning all stations which are not Safeway, Costco, Sams Club?

I have an American Express Blue Cash Everyday card.

I wanted to know if the 2% gas count on gas purchases at costco?

i want to know also

I have 1 BCE. Can I apply for another BCE (not BCP), and use 2 cards in the same time? As I know, Discover accepts this way.

Don't have this card myself, was just explaining what someone else said.

Are there better offers then this that pop up from time to time? Or is 250 / 1000 the standard that people usually get?

Anyone else having trouble getting through? The link for the Preferred Blue Cash keeps directing to an error page. 40 minutes of trying now, about 50 attempts.

SD effect

Your Card Approval!
$150 welcome bonus

Just making sure, the $500 in purchases is not restricted in any way, right? You can spend $500 anywhere u want.

Damn, just got approved for BCE last week :(

Chatting with a representative, doesn't seem like they are willing to waive the annual fee.

if they still ask for a $75 annual fee this card is no good, that $6000 limit sucks your earnings are really 5%

Damn, I just signed up for the BCE on Jan 21st...

hmm, can't believe I missed that. $2K req for $500 bonus?

Amex hardly ever waives annual fees.

Yep - just be careful if you're trying to be cute and doing stuff that may get coded as cash equivalents in order to meet spend (aka funding brokerage account, bank account, etc) and get hit with fees.

$250 is about as high as I've seen this particular card.

Amex is generally pretty good if you SM them. But, as with past offers, you generally do not qualify for a bonus if you have a card in the same family, or have had one in the last 90 days. So groupings like charge family, zync/green/gold/plat, and biz/gold biz, and blue cash/blue cash express/blue cash preferred etc are problematic. Reps have been known to interpret the 90 day rule like you have, as in from last app, but there are plenty on FT that have been denied for same family too. This is definitely YMMV if you have another of the same credit family.

This all depends how the register is coded. It is even about which section the register is in. You just got to go in and test the various kinds with dummy purchases. At my local super walmart, self checkout no, regular checkout no, pharmacy yes, customer service desk no. Other people have reported similar situations with Target in terms of coding. I have not seen any reports about Costco ever reporting at 5-6% however.

Oh crap I accidentally used my SSN for https://www.creditcards.com/cardmatch - is that ok? What should I do now?

Do they have a member mall thing? Where you can earn additional points just by going through the website?

We could not find a match with the credit bureau we use, based on the information you entered. This is not a reflection of your credit quality.

Entering your Social Security Number greatly increases your chances of finding a match, if you have not already done so.

No, thanks.

Hmm...I have an Amex Blue cash card and just got approved for this Blue Cash Preferred card...I wonder if I will still get the $250 bonus if I meet my requirements. Anyone have experience getting cashback with more than 1 Amex Blue Cash card? Thanks!

"Welcome bonus offer not available to applicants who have had this product within the last 12 months or any other Consumer Blue Cash® Card account within the last 90 days"

I think they used to have, but they for sure don't have one now.

Does anyone know when the annual fee is charged? If you cancel after a few months, are they going to charge you the fee to cancel or anything like that?

Would be sweet if I can rack up gift cards at supermarkets for the 6%.

You can cancel within 1-2 billing cycles to get the fee refunded, but then you lose out on the cashback bonus.

$150 bonus cashback with $500 spend in 3 months for BCE

Is this a good offer? Or better deal existed before?

In your first statement. if you cancel before one year is up, they will refund prorated fees for the remaining months in the year.

It's the best deal on this card right now.

Thanks. :look:

The best I got is NFL card. Spend $1000 in 3 months and get $400 bonus. No annual fee. Has anyone had a better deal?

Meaning that, if I currently have had the BCE for more than 90 days, I could close it, apply for the BCP, and get the bonus? Thanks.

The best sign up was for the Amex Gold Rewards card a few years ago. It was $400-500 and then there was a glitch for existing cardholders where points magically appeared and we were able to get another few hundred in Amex GCs ;) Plus, Amex special offers kick butt.

You still had the BCE card in the past 90 days. I rushed to applying the Preferred card and now am reading this part. I just sent Amex an email inquiring about this...I will have to cancel this card if they say Im not eligible for the new bonus even though they approved for the new card.

I have this card (the non preferred) and rarely ever use it. The 6500+ spend to get any decent cashback is a joke. I wouldn't bother with this, just my 2 cents.

I just applied for BCE yesterday and it had $100 sign up bonus... can I call and get $150 for the my yesterday's application?

I also have a Blue Cash Everyday card. My most recent Costco gas purchases were both categorized as "Transportation-Fuel," so it should count toward extra gas rewards - my local Costco uses a different MCC code for the gas pumps than the warehouse itself.

I'm interested in the 6% back on groceries for gift cards as well, that would more than justify the 75 fee, curious.

i got the BCE card in snailmail and it came with the 250$ signup bonus

how long ago was that?

What do you mean ? You can get 3% back on grocery stores ( gift cards ) anytime, no anual fee ... can you find a beter deal then that ?
The 6000 limit is saying "after you spend $6000, you won't get 3% you get 1%, but before $6000 you get 3%"

Technically, the most restrictive interpretation of the rule is that the card has to be CLOSED for more than 90 days. Judging from some of the posts about the Plat card 75K offer a month ago, that's what some people have been getting... or not getting rather =/

That used to be the point before the cap. After expenses, you could make ~5% CB cashing out via AP or Serve buying Visa GCs. When you ran into AP or Serve caps there you could make ~4.2% CB cashing out via Bluebird buying Visa GCs.

That and don't forget that fuel points (without multipliers) at certain stores stacked too. Personally I don't buy merchant GCs because even with 6% back, usually you can find that much of a discount at PJ or CP. If you stacked fuel points you could probably see more than 6% back esp with 4X fuelpoints promos at Kroger.

it's super market not grocery right?

What is PJ and CP ? Are you referring to Pajamas and Coconut Powder ?

No it's only grocery, so only at places that sell only grocery, no Walmart, Target, etc. It only works at Safeway, QFC, etc ...

Plasticjungle and cardpool...websites that buy your gift cards.

Your identity will be stolen now.

Just kidding. They have a Google pagerank of 6, I wouldn't worry about it.

Are you kidding... I just applied for the AMEX preferred card yesterday and they had normal 150 sign on bonus.. By using this link I am getting 250 sign on bonus... is there a way now I can get the 250 sign on bonus.... Should I call them and ask them for the 250 sign on bonus....

250 has annual fee of 75

Does anyone know for the Blue Cash Everyday when do you get your reward dollars( cashback ) ? Is it after each bill statement or every 1 year after signup. Also if you have $71 in rewards dollars, can you redeem all $71 for statement credit or is it only in $25 Increments ( $50 statement credit + $21 left over )? I know that they might have changed it recently, if someone with recent knowledge could respond.

Every billing cycle.

Increments of $25.

I know it has 75$ fees. What I am saying is that I applied for the preferred card day before yesterday and got approved for it and got only 150 $ as the sign on bonus... but now this new offer is for 250 sign on bonus... Is there any way I can get them to give me the 250$ sign on...?

same here... just that i applied for BCE... I called amex and they said they cant do anything about it...

Thanks I got the $250 card by using Internet Exploder with no add-ons. It wasn't working with chrome.

has anyone gotten $250 on the BCE? How long ago was that? I want to pull the trigger since it seems like $150 is the best deal for the past two years.

Damn this is insane... I always pull the trigger on wrong time.. as soon I do something without a deal and the next thing I know there is a deal going on next day.....

take a screenshot now and say you applied for this offer but you're seeing something different after you receive your card... I'm planning on doing that..

If anyone isn't sure about which card better meets their spending habits, here's a spreadsheet where you can plugin your annual spend for different categories and you can see which card will give you the biggest benefit (Blue Cash Everyday/Blue Cash Preferred/Costco).

Input spending in the bottom fields, you'll see the middle fields change to reflect the cash back in each category, and the yellow fields will show you your total cash back taking into account the annual fee on the Blue Cash Preferred. The logic includes 1% cash back on grocery spending over $6000.

This doesn't account for the sign-up bonus since it's a one time event, and it doesn't include the cost of a Costco membership in the Costco card calculations, since a Costco membership is your choice to begin with.

Thanks, just got approved for the $150 offer :)

Got the $250 preferred offer -- Can you downgrade from the preferred to regular within a year and not pay the annual fee?

Also, does AMEX have a limit on total amount of credit they will extend to a customer?

I have had this card for a year (preffered). I cash in every month for either $50 or 75. My mom also has the card and she holds her cash as a christmas savings. We are a family of three that coupons. Last year we spent $5000 at "grocery stores". The amount was only that high because I also buy gas cards at the grocery store (grocery promotion). In total I cashed out for $675 in the first year (not including the bonus I got for $150 and $75 for referring my mom). If you deduct the $75 annual fee, I still made $600 not including bonuses. This year I plan on doing better since I will max out the $6000 limit by being smarter with the gift cards. Also, websites like vitacost.com qualify for the 6%. I love the card and its my primary card because I HATE rotating categories (I have enough stuff to remember). HTH

Supermarkets tend to have gift card sections. 6% back from Amazon and whatever else you can plan ahead on buying is very slick.

Good one.... Will do the same.. Will take the screen shot too... So you are planning to talk to them once your card arrives....

that's correct... we will not be able to do anything until our card arrives..

Got the BCE card. Thanks.

I got 250 offer on BCE 2 days back, the letter says the RSVP code will expiry by 21st March.
I am going to wait till last day before pulling the trigger. Last time with Chase freedom I pulled the trigger quickly after receiving $200 offer and later I got $300 offer on the same.

I have received 250 offer on BCE, it looks like best offer on BCE so far. Any one has received better than this?

Signed up for BCE last month for only $100 bonus and that required a higher spending requirement :sadwalk:

would it be worth messaging or calling them or would it be a waste of time?

This average deal. In Dec of last year there was 250/1500 for Discover and the NFL 400/first purchase. If you fly there was 50k/first purchase for Southwest. No doubt there will be better deals and it depends on whether you are choosy or not. For this particular card I would not count on a better offer, but who knows?

if you spend more than $2,500 on groceries, the preferred card is the way to go...not sure why everyone is going for the BCE.

So Amex doesnt waive the fee for the first year, right?

BCE for me, thanks!

There are no accidents...!! ;)

That shouldn't be a big issue.... They are reputable enough! :)
Your mail box will be flooded though!

ignore all their spam and mails in the home mail box

Hmm, I want best of both worlds...$250 and 6% groceries, but no annual fees.

Totally message Amex. They have always taken care of my when I had missing points etc. I believe Amex will match any offers within the first 90 days.

i signed up under a 100$ bonus but i never cared about it

sometimes paying an AF is the best deal...Some refuse to have a CC with an AF while receiving less benefits...that just doesn't make sense.

You can always ask. Most CC companies will match offers within the first 90 days.

wo....woo...wooo.. It just got approved for me with limit as $10K... I cant believe I have never seen such huge limit on CC....:omg:

Till now, I have 2 cards less than 1 year old having limit as $500 only on each...so not sure how come they approve my card with such limit..

I am happy and dancing... :) :woot::woot: :bounce:

Thanks OP..

Wrong, Amex do not match points. I tried matching the Hilton points and they say since you applied already they can't give you the other offer

thanks op!

Personally, I'm just in it for the statement credit/signup bonus, and it's easier for me to spend $500 than $1000.

Also, to your broader point, the grocery % back excludes Costco and Sam's, to say nothing of Target et al. It's not just $2500 on groceries, it's $2500 at grocery stores.

so um, how do you know what your limit is??

Thanks, didn't know AmEx threw no annual fee cards with a signup bonus out there! In partially so I can have an AmEx lying around indefinitely for AmEx only offers.

basically equals 6% off gas forever, go to the supermarket, purchase gift cards, also with gift cards you often get the cash gas price.

Just was approved, I dont see my credit limit??

apply both on the same day and you should get only a single credit hit, i think.

I think he meant he wants the benefits of the preferred with no fee. which doesn't exist.

You need to register your card (see directions in confirmation email) for online access to see the details including credit limit.

If I get the BCE and spend $0/year(or something low less than $1k) will Amex call or get mad? Will it cost me anything?

I got,

How long does it take for them to send the e-mail?

I got a "Your Card Application has been approved!" e-mail less than 5 minutes after I completed the application on the website.

they'll just deactivate your account i think

Spend your $500 to get your $150 bonus, and then if you make one charge every (6) months from then on they'll most likely keep your account active.

go through the link OP posted and do it again?

for some reason i could not resume the application that i had it sent to my email. going through the link again worked.

how do you see my credit limit? I got approved, signed up for an account, but it says I need my card # for registration.

i think you need to wait until you get your card in the mail in order to see your credit limit

that's what I thought. some people on here reported seeing their limit after creating an account.

Use the reference number included in your confirmation e-mail to register your card for online access, then you should be able to see the details.

Just talked to customer care and they confirmed that I can apply for both cards but I won't receive sign up bonus. If I apply after 90 days then I am eligible for sign up bonus and can keep both cards.

What if I apply both cards online right now and see that if I get signup bonus or not?

Any opinion?

just applied...but with my luck, I'll probably receive a mailer in a couple days offering $250 for BCE. :-/

but where do I enter this reference number? it only asks for my 15 digit card #.

My address is too long for the online application...More than 20 characters...Dumb site.

Link in the email says to do it at americanexpress.com/onlineregistration [americanexpress.com] - this won't work if you're already a cardmember (it will tell you no other applications are associated with your login) so you'll have to wait for the real card number if that's the case.

first time cardmember, but can't access my info with that link via the email link. whatever.

thanks for the help.

I did the preferred, after a year is it possible to downgrade to everyday?

Fill up to 20 characters. It should work.

Thanks my dad and I signed up.

I used 20 Characters...Don't have enough space to include "BLVD"...I don't want to get my application rejected for a simple mailing address error. Hard Pull too. IDK

I just got approved last week & received my BCE card today without knowing there were any offers... does anyone know if they will match the $150 offer if I call a representative?

Help anyone?

Doesn't matter. Fill the characters. It will look up SSN and Zip

You're out of luck. Amex never matches any new offers for a card which was applied.

Is it possible to cancel the card and reapply? ;)

Yes, they will allow this.

Got approved for BCP. $175 free money after $75 anual fee, not bad.

Thanks, definitely a no brainer then for preferred

If you call 1-866-314-0237 it will tell you your limit via automated system towards the start of the call.

That number is amex new account # -can google or check americanexpress.com/applicationstatus (enter social+zip, # is on 2nd page) to confirm its legit.

Do you know what your credit score is? Don't want to apply and lower score without being relatively sure I'll be approved.

Great. Get another card for the Shop Small Business credit and Facebook offers this year.

I signed up for a Preferred card in Oct 2012 online and was told that I was approved and will get $150 as reward dollars after spending $1500 in first three months. I paid $75 fee in the first statement and spent more than $1500 in the first month itself.

It has been more than 3 months now and I haven't yet received the reward dollars. I have called them 5+ times and the story every time is that I already had the free cash card (from the last 10+ years) so I not eligible for the $150 promotion. My issue is that they knew I had their card when I gave them my SSN and Date of Birth/Name. Yet their page said that I was approved and that I will receive the money. Does anyone know for a fact that there is fine print that if one has the free cash card then no signup bonus for preferred card?

I now plan to cancel my card and perhaps signup after 2-3 months. Any idea if that would work? I want to cancel just to show my dissatisfaction but would like to get the card to get the 6% on groceries and 3% on gas.

The terms on the sign up page state if you've held the card in the last year you're not eligible for the bonus money.

Per terms in bold on side of sign up page:
Welcome bonus offer not available to applicants who have had this product within the last 12 months or any other Consumer Blue Cash® Card account within the last 90 days.

What is the APR on this card? 12.99% sounds too good to be true

Anyone else having problems once directed to Amex? I keep getting "Our systems are not responding"

Yeah, I'm seeing the same thing. In Chrome, I immediately get that when I click through to Amex. In IE, I can get to the Amex application and can go all the way through it, and then when I submit it I get the "not responding" error. I've been trying for the past 1.5 hours or so.

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Hi-- Dont worry, I feel if it says pre-approved in list then i guess this show go smoothly..

For my wife this card did not pop up in pre-approved list itself...and just fyi-my credit score is in good category (check in Credit karma) as of now..May decrease a bit after this hard credit inquiry.

Got approved for BCP.

I was still getting the same error, so I tried clearing browsing history (including cookies) in Chrome. Then I started over, and it went through. Approved. Thanks OP -- great intro bonus on a great card.

I'm familiar with Shop Small Business but what are the Facebook offers? Thanks!

AMex has different (or the same) offers on Twitter, FB, xbox, and their own website from time to time. You need to add the offer to your linked card number. Last year they have $20 credit on $200 BB purchase, $20 credit on $100 Costco.com purchase (including GC), $10 credit on $10 HSN purchase, etc.

Glad I signed mine up. $250 after $1000 in 3 months. No annual fee. I got it long before this thread.

Anyway, my activation was a pain. I had to go to bank to get signature guarantee to prove that I was the card owner.

Is this deal dead? I don't get any Amex card offer at https://www.creditcards.com/cardmatch, just a bunch of capitalone cards

Hellmex no thank you, this boat is sinking

Are you sure it was no annual fee? How did you search or got this offer?. The one offer we see now with this creditmatch website, is $250 bonus with an annual fee of $75

Quick question - I know we can buy giftcard at groceries stores to utilize the 6% cashback for other non-groceries purchases. However, those gift card cost like $3/each; is it still worth it? If you buy a $100 gc then you already lost 3%. Can you reload your gift card and still get the 6%? Thanks!

I think it's gone. Once I click on AmEx card it says the deal is no longer available.

was able to go through with IE
 

I was able to go all the way through with IE. Took a couple of tries. Wasn't able to with Chrome though.

Oh I take that back... it actually works on IE. :eek:

Anyone has the phone number for reconsideration? I recently applied a lot of credit cards for various signup bonus and have quite some hard inquiries. AMEX declined my application because of that.

How do you even get Amex card listed as an option?

i do not see any offer ,only capital one crappy offers

I have quite a few inquiries on my report but I got approved!
Didn't work with Chrome (auto-rejected), but worked with IE!

Try this 1-888-826-3471

Just got approved and registered but can't find what the credit limit is. Thank you Op.

I have the regular blue cash everyday card about a year ago... and still have it.
But i want the BCP as well... will i be eligible for the bonus?

Got approved instantly on IE for the BCP. Thanks OP!

Even if I don't end up getting one, thanks for posting this OP. I've been checking creditcards.com regularly for a good deal and this is perfect since I wanted an AMEX too. Repped and TU!

Got in on it just to have one more AMEX for smal business Saturday

I tried to apply and got this message: "Currently, our systems are not responding. Please try again later or call/contact us as follows: To apply by phone or for product information -- 1-800-223-2670. We apologize for the inconvenience and look forward to serving you."

EDIT: This was for BCE.

Keep trying or use another browser. I had to switch to Chrome to get thru.

I also saw the offer. For sure it was no annual fee (Blue Cash Everyday). It was targeted using direct snail mail around Nov 2012. We tried to duplicate the deal by calling the same listed toll free number, but the csr said that the $250 is targeted only.

Maybe they do a soft pull of your credit score before listing the offers.

Call 1-866-314-0237 - say status when it asks what you want to do - will ask for last 4 of social, and zip (automated system) and will tell you limit.

Thank you for the tip.

Success with Firefox! And my application was approved :)

Based on my experience and what I'm reading from others, it seems like this isn't really browser-specific. Something seems to get messed up w.r.t. cookies. Switching browsers may help because cookies are browser-specific. But you can also just clear cookies and try again in the same browser.

I must have tried a half dozen times in Chrome and IE both, and failed in both. Maybe I was just unlucky. But as soon as I cleared cookies in Chrome, it went through.

what grocery stores sell gas cards? I called my local Waldbaums and Stop and Shop, they said they don't sell gas cards

Agreed, its def cookied based, going into incognito fixed it in chrome.

I dnk why i can't get it to work. I try different browsers but only shows capital one.

the same here

I would assume it has something to do with your credit. Even without a SSN, it's doing a soft credit pull. Amex requires excellent credit I believe.

safeway. they have a huge selection of GCs.

edit: updated wiki with info about checking limit.

In MA Stop&Shop has Gulf,BP, Mobil,Shell gas gift cards

I'm in south florida. Publix and Winndixie sell a ton of gift cards including gas cards.

just $50 more and this is hot deal?

got instantly approved

Maybe this is a stupid question, but which card is better? I'd assume the $75 fee is the only real deal breaker as I qualified for both BCP and BCE.

Instant approved for the preferred one. Annual income $30,000, credit limit $6,000.

Instant approval on no income for preferred! Hooray!

Thank you OP ! in for one !

i never had American Express credit card. i have 722 credit score. what are the chances of getting the one approve?

100% will get approved.
If not send me pm with ur ssn and all detail I will try for u.

ya dude also send me your ssn, mothers maiden name and all that jazz, i will also get a credit card for you my good friend.

:lol:

Hope it was a joke.

Nice & Easy. Got preferred on IE9.

My take is screw them if you get the chance. The little guy get's pile drive by these big companies on a regular basis. It's almost comical when you see the boneheads on here saying it's wrong to be dishonest to get several promos for this and that. :nod:

Costco gas does NOT qualify for the 2% gas cash back
 

Costco gas does NOT qualify for the 2% gas cash back. Even though the charge shows up on the bill as "Costco GAS" it still does not qualify. I called customer service after noticing this and they tried to blame it on Costco. They advised Costco has not "registered" their gas stations as a gas station. :confused: Nevertheless you still get 1% cash back since you get 1% back on ANY purchase.

:rofl2:

Question ... how detailed is the application? Ask for work, salary info? Does it seem like a homemaker can app on their own? Any idea of chances of approval if you already have an Amex Gold and a Costco amex?
Thanks!