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Select Amex Cardholders: American Express Gift Cards: Expired

$20 Statement Credit w/ $300+ Purchase
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American Express via Amex Offers offers Select American Express Cardholders: $20 Cash Back via Statement Credit by using your enrolled eligible card for $300+ in one or more purchases online at amexgiftcard.com by 12/31/2024. Limit of 2 statement credits (total of $40).

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Note: Use promo code SHOPEARLY24 at checkout for 100% Off Gift Card Purchase Fees (Valid Through 11/3/24). You must log in to your American Express account to see if you're eligible for this credit statement offer. There may be slightly different variations of this offer.

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American Express via Amex Offers [americanexpress.com] offers Select American Express Cardholders: $20 Cash Back via Statement Credit by using your enrolled eligible card for $300+ in one or more purchases online at amexgiftcard.com [amexgiftcard.com] by 12/31/2024. Limit of 2 statement credits (total of $40).

Use promo code SHOPEARLY24 at checkout for 100% Off Gift Card Purchase Fees (Valid Through 11/3/24).

Offer Terms
  • Eligibility and Enrollment
    • Enrollment is limited. Eligible Card Members must first add offer to Card and then use same Card for qualifying spend. Only US-issued American Express Cards are eligible.
    • Limit of 2 statement credits (total of $40 back) per eligible Card Member. If the Card Account is canceled or past due, it may not qualify to receive the statement credits.
  • Qualifying Purchases
    • Offer valid online only at US website Amexgiftcard.com [amexgiftcard.com]. This offer is for American Express Gift Cards and American Express eGift Cards. Excludes the following types of orders or prepaid Cards issued by American Express: 1. Bulk orders over $100K, 2. Reloadable Gift Cards, and 3. Any American Express issued prepaid Card not sold or fulfilled specifically through Amexgiftcard.com. Gift Cards are not available for sale to HI residents. Amexgiftcard.com does not accept payment methods with addresses from the state of HI for Gift Cards. The American Express Gift Card can be used at U.S. merchants that accept American Express Cards. Funds do not expire. No ATM cash withdrawal. Some limitations apply, including restriction on use for recurring billing. See Cardholder Agreement for complete details. Card cannot be redeemed for cash, except where required by law. The Card is issued by American Express Prepaid Card Management Corporation (PCMC). PCMC is licensed as a Money Transmitter by the New York State Department of Financial Services. NMLS ID#913823. Offer valid only on purchases made in US dollars.
    • Offer only valid on purchases made directly with the merchant. Offer not valid on purchases made using third parties, such as resellers, delivery services, or other intermediaries.
  • Statement Credit
    • Please allow 90-days after 12/31/2024 for the statement credit(s) to be posted to the Account, provided that American Express receives information from the merchant about your qualifying purchase.
    • Participation in Amex Offers is subject to Amex Offers Program Terms [americanexpress.com].
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Nice! Thank you OP - finally an AMEX deal good on my card!

Notes...

Equivalent of 6.67%cb ($20/$300 = 6.67%)

Best way to optimize:
- Buy two $300 gift cards in separate transactions.
- Use them on any normal purchases where your best cashback credit card doesn't have a great bonus. As an example, if you use it on a transaction where you would only get 1% cash back, using the gift card gets you an extra 5.67%cb. If you use it on an Amazon purchase where your amazon card gets you 5%, that's only an extra 1.67%cb.

How to add all AMEX deals to your card:

Use Chrome, on a computer (not mobile)
Go to Amex site.
View all offers.
Copy and paste this Javascript function into the URL:

javascript:btns=.filter(b => b.textContent === 'Add to Card');c=()=>{ b = btns.shift(); if (!b) return; b.click(); setTimeout(c, Math.random() * 300) };c();


Wait a minute or two. The function clicks every button that reads 'Add to Card' and it takes a couple minutes to run if you have 100 offers.
The function is secure. Your amex data is not being sent anywhere.
I have had a similar experience with AmEx gift cards where they get locked or there's a hold that prevents you from extracting full value from the card. Very difficult to use anywhere, and the service is terrible. AmEx outsourced their gift cards to some company and just slaps their logo on it, but the service is outrageous for AmEx standards. I would stay away, not worth the hassle.
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jobbes
10-31-2024 at 06:13 PM.
10-31-2024 at 06:13 PM.
Just want to share my experience. I purchased the AMEX GC prior to seeing all the bad reviews. Was a bit worried I won't be able to use the AMEX GC at all.

I loaded the AMEX GC to my Apple Pay and so far have positive results to share.

In-n-Out; $40+ —> OK
Safeway; $100 Disney GC —> OK
Starbucks —> OK

Didn't work on T-Mobile online payment.

Feeling good about the GC at this point.
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Audizzz
10-31-2024 at 09:27 PM.
10-31-2024 at 09:27 PM.
shoprite is fine too via google pay
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vn15749
11-01-2024 at 04:51 AM.
11-01-2024 at 04:51 AM.
Quote from gddo :
Yes, I 100% agree with both of you. Last year when I bought these, I also couldn't use it anywhere. I ended up contacting Amex, and they just cancelled out the cards and sent me a check. But it was not just one simple phone call. It involved multiple calls and just finally getting lucky and hitting the right customer rep who offered to do that.
DON'T BUY AMEX GIFT CARDS!!!!
I had similar experience. I purchased a gift card directly from American Express and it was denied everywhere I tried. After a long call to Amex support, they proposed to refund me by check which I supposed to receive in up to 30 days
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radfrac
11-01-2024 at 11:27 AM.
11-01-2024 at 11:27 AM.
Loaded to Apple Pay and worked for AT&T wireless bill with zero problem
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FreedomDeals
11-02-2024 at 02:11 AM.
11-02-2024 at 02:11 AM.
Does anyone know if this counts toward AMEX sign up bonus spending requirements?

Please share your experiences
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mitchflorida
11-02-2024 at 01:21 PM.
11-02-2024 at 01:21 PM.
Quote from FreedomDeals :
Does anyone know if this counts toward AMEX sign up bonus spending requirements?

Please share your experiences
It certainly does.

Also, Staples sells Visa gift cards with no fees once a month.
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rmkarth
11-02-2024 at 03:02 PM.
11-02-2024 at 03:02 PM.
Quote from dualityofman :
I bought one of these last year and had a hard time getting retailers to accept it. I ended up loading it into my Google Pay account and that worked.

How did you add it in Google pay. It's gives me error when I add it
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bigboco
11-02-2024 at 05:20 PM.
11-02-2024 at 05:20 PM.
Removed
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bigboco
11-02-2024 at 08:37 PM.
11-02-2024 at 08:37 PM.
When I click the link (View and Print This Card) in the email, it shows check balance page. How can I get the gift card number and other information?
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FreedomDeals
11-02-2024 at 11:46 PM.
11-02-2024 at 11:46 PM.
Quote from mitchflorida :
It certainly does.

Also, Staples sells Visa gift cards with no fees once a month.

interesting as someone told me they dont earn rewards/cashback if you buy Amex gift card with Amex CC, did you or anyone here get reward points/cashback after buying with Amex CC?

That is usually the test to know if it counts towards SUB
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BluePanther119
11-03-2024 at 04:45 PM.
11-03-2024 at 04:45 PM.
Nevermind
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rtool
11-03-2024 at 05:36 PM.
11-03-2024 at 05:36 PM.
Quote from bigboco :
When I click the link (View and Print This Card) in the email, it shows check balance page. How can I get the gift card number and other information?
Ran into this on my PC also.
Clearing cookies didn't work.

Opening the emailed link on my work PC and some of my phones worked.
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oilman1
11-03-2024 at 07:49 PM.
11-03-2024 at 07:49 PM.
Quote from FreedomDeals :
Does anyone know if this counts toward AMEX sign up bonus spending requirements?

Please share your experiences
I wouldn't count on it. The terms specifically exclude gift card purchases from counting towards sign up bonus spending. Normally buying prepaid gift cards at your local grocery store, Walmart etc would work because Amex doesn't have a way of knowing what you purchased. However, in this case, you are buying Amex Gift cards directly FROM Amex. Pretty easy for them to tell. I've had Amex claw back 100k membership rewards (for a different reason), after I used most of them, and let me tell you, it SUCKS! I wouldn't risk it.

This is from the gold card terms..

Eligible purchases do NOT include: fees or interest charges; purchases of travelers checks; purchases or reloading of prepaid cards; purchases of gift cards; person-to-person payments; or purchases of other cash equivalents.
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oilman1
11-03-2024 at 07:55 PM.
11-03-2024 at 07:55 PM.
Quote from Dr. J :
Tried to use at Amazon for $300. Declined. $299 Declined. $150 Declined. There are 2 charges for $0.10/ea that apparently will be released in a week or so.

So the issue is NOT necessarily the hold itself exceeding the card value - if that were the case then the $150 would have gone through.

Called Amex. Was told that they do not store address info (if that matters) and that Amazon was the one declining the purchases (not sure how that works). Agent told me to try somewhere else. Sorry but that's BS. These cards should be good wherever Amex is accepted.

Tried using at my insurance (as stated previously) but the expiration on the card is in 2035 and their website won't let me enter anything beyond 2034.

Curious as to how people are getting refund checks for these - do you just call the number, feign fraud, and get a check?
I am having the same experience. Have tried to use it MULTIPLE places, and either can't because the expiration date is too far, or it gets declined. Total BS
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bluekiwi
11-03-2024 at 08:09 PM.
11-03-2024 at 08:09 PM.
Quote from oilman1 :
I am having the same experience. Have tried to use it MULTIPLE places, and either can't because the expiration date is too far, or it gets declined. Total BS
the reason why it does not work at some places is due to the card not being linked to your info.
Most places want personal info of some kind linked to this particular card (usually linked to cc, both prepaid and regular) to ensure the transaction is not fraudulent. These AmEx prepaid cards do not allow the linking of that info. (Most visa/mc and store bought AmEx prepaid cards do not have this requirement).
For some reason, these particular AmEx cards have the requirement (could be a 3rd party processor issue)
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