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Amex Gold Offer - HBO Max Annual Subscription Spend $99 or more, earn $50 (YMMV)

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Earn a one-time $50 statement credit after using your enrolled eligible Card to make a single qualifying purchase of $99 or more on an HBO Max annual subscription purchased online at hbomax.com by 6/17/2026.

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Created 04-30-2026 at 03:06 AM by MaroonLake496
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Lantean
04-30-2026 at 08:06 AM.
04-30-2026 at 08:06 AM.
Now we just need HBO to come up with some sale on their sub.
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Alex4051
05-01-2026 at 07:29 AM.
05-01-2026 at 07:29 AM.
Interesting, looks like they might start targetting these only in the Gold card and only leave smaller discounts or nothing for the Bluecash everyday.

If your subscription ends soon, see if you can stack this with a discounted standard plan, YMMV of course, I posted about that here: https://slickdeals.net/f/19187422-hbo-max-standard-plan-for-145-year-40-off-offer-after-cancelling-ymmv
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sylentz
05-01-2026 at 09:27 AM.
05-01-2026 at 09:27 AM.
Quote from Lantean :
Now we just need HBO to come up with some sale on their sub.
They'll bump it $25 to compensate
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sylentz
05-01-2026 at 09:29 AM.
05-01-2026 at 09:29 AM.
Quote from Alex4051 :
Interesting, looks like they might start targetting these only in the Gold card and only leave smaller discounts or nothing for the Bluecash everyday.

If your subscription ends soon, see if you can stack this with a discounted standard plan, YMMV of course, I posted about that here: https://slickdeals.net/f/19187422-hbo-max-standard-plan-for-145-year-40-off-offer-after-cancelling-ymmv
The Gold was hot garbage after the $325 hike so I can imagine they are scrambling to provide some value back. I just closed mine and told them to get real. They threatened me with a clawback for not keeping open for 365 days...Amex is trash
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Lantean
05-01-2026 at 10:19 AM.
05-01-2026 at 10:19 AM.
Quote from sylentz :
The Gold was hot garbage after the $325 hike so I can imagine they are scrambling to provide some value back. I just closed mine and told them to get real. They threatened me with a clawback for not keeping open for 365 days...Amex is trash
They absolutely will clawback the sign up bonus if you closed the card before your first year anniversary.
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sylentz
05-01-2026 at 10:23 AM.
05-01-2026 at 10:23 AM.
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They absolutely will clawback the sign up bonus if you closed the card before your first year anniversary.
yeah i held till day 365 and called back and cancelled
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Alex4051
05-04-2026 at 07:40 AM.
05-04-2026 at 07:40 AM.
Quote from sylentz :
The Gold was hot garbage after the $325 hike so I can imagine they are scrambling to provide some value back. I just closed mine and told them to get real. They threatened me with a clawback for not keeping open for 365 days...Amex is trash
This is tangential but I also closed my Gold after they refused to pay out the sign up bonus "because I only did purchases for the bonus and then stopped using it".

But yeah it's the trend these days to lower the value for money for these cards, same with the Chase Sapphire Reserve.
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Delawarekathy
05-04-2026 at 08:55 AM.
05-04-2026 at 08:55 AM.
I have a gold AMEX card and did not see this offer listed when I logged into my account.
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WhiteKnuckle
05-04-2026 at 05:25 PM.
05-04-2026 at 05:25 PM.
Yep. This offer is on my Gold Amex
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heyjo
05-05-2026 at 03:04 PM.
05-05-2026 at 03:04 PM.
$109.99 for the ads version so this works out to $59.99/yr or $5/month. Not bad given it's not Black Friday
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phocean
05-05-2026 at 06:58 PM.
05-05-2026 at 06:58 PM.
Quote from Alex4051 :
This is tangential but I also closed my Gold after they refused to pay out the sign up bonus "because I only did purchases for the bonus and then stopped using it".

But yeah it's the trend these days to lower the value for money for these cards, same with the Chase Sapphire Reserve.
What is wrong with CSR? I know it is $800 fee now. But the $300 travel credit is guaranteed. I make good use the doordash and instacart and Lyft credit. Apple tv is good too. The edit $500 credit is a bit hit and miss but we did manage to use it in a stopover 2day trip to Japan. The dining credit is also great. Recently Chase added locations outside NYC so we made good use of it. The IHG platinum status is also useful.

Definitely worth more than $800 fee. If it is worth $2000 or $3000 like chase claimed is debateable.
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Billybob_TX
05-10-2026 at 08:59 AM.
05-10-2026 at 08:59 AM.
Note: Excludes HBO Max bundles.
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