FREE offer from Amex

[Anonymous]

To Ames card holders ...

Has anyone received and got actual certificate from Amex?   It is Two FREE $100 Restaurant Certificates offer.

As a valued Cardmember, you are eligible to receive two $100 Restaurant Certificates valid for savings at over 16,000 restaurants.  There is a one-time club processing fee of $2.99 charged to your American Express Card.  As a Cardmember, you will receive automatic annual renewal of your club membership at special rates.

PLEASE ENJOY YOUR FIRST 2 MONTHS OF CLUB MEMBERSHIP ALONG WITH YOUR TWO $100 RESTAURANT CERTIFICATES.

PLEASE RETURN BY: 3/11/11

Do you know is that certificates are real?  If so it may be worth to pay $2.99 one-time fee ... and cancel the club membership before first two months end.

[DI]

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@Anonymous wrote:

To Ames card holders ...

Has anyone received and got actual certificate from Amex?   It is Two FREE $100 Restaurant Certificates offer.

As a valued Cardmember, you are eligible to receive two $100 Restaurant Certificates valid for savings at over 16,000 restaurants.  There is a one-time club processing fee of $2.99 charged to your American Express Card.  As a Cardmember, you will receive automatic annual renewal of your club membership at special rates.

PLEASE ENJOY YOUR FIRST 2 MONTHS OF CLUB MEMBERSHIP ALONG WITH YOUR TWO $100 RESTAURANT CERTIFICATES.

PLEASE RETURN BY: 3/11/11

Do you know is that certificates are real?  If so it may be worth to pay $2.99 one-time fee ... and cancel the club membership before first two months end.

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Sounds like a awesome deal.  Seems like all of sudden the big banks are dishing out sweet deals.  I wonder what's going on.  Maybe its a way to help increase spending and keep rebounding the economy after several dismal years. 

[jason10]

I use Restaurant.com all of the time and it saves me a ton of money. You can generally get $25 certificates for $2-3. $25 certs are normally priced at $10 but Restaurant.com sends out daily emails with discounts of 60-90%. The certificates can generally used anytime and have few limitations (alcohol excluded).

The $25 certificates require a $35 purchase, resulting in a $10 final cost + 20% tip (automatically included) + tax. $50 and $100 certs are offered for some restuarants, as well.

[Anonymous]

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@jason10 wrote:

I use Restaurant.com all of the time and it saves me a ton of money. You can generally get $25 certificates for $2-3. $25 certs are normally priced at $10 but Restaurant.com sends out daily emails with discounts of 60-90%. The certificates can generally used anytime and have few limitations (alcohol excluded).

The $25 certificates require a $35 purchase, resulting in a $10 final cost + 20% tip (automatically included) + tax. $50 and $100 certs are offered for some restuarants, as well.

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jason10 ... Thanks for the information.

But, I am not looking for to purchase the certificates for the restaurants.   My question was regarding the FREE Restaurants Certificate offer from Amex,

[JagerBombs89]

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@Anonymous wrote:

To Ames card holders ...

Has anyone received and got actual certificate from Amex?   It is Two FREE $100 Restaurant Certificates offer.

As a valued Cardmember, you are eligible to receive two $100 Restaurant Certificates valid for savings at over 16,000 restaurants.  There is a one-time club processing fee of $2.99 charged to your American Express Card.  As a Cardmember, you will receive automatic annual renewal of your club membership at special rates.

PLEASE ENJOY YOUR FIRST 2 MONTHS OF CLUB MEMBERSHIP ALONG WITH YOUR TWO $100 RESTAURANT CERTIFICATES.

PLEASE RETURN BY: 3/11/11

Do you know is that certificates are real?  If so it may be worth to pay $2.99 one-time fee ... and cancel the club membership before first two months end.

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When I first logged into my Amex account this offer was available to me but I believe my time-frame expired as I no longer see it!  I thought the offer was too good to be true haha

[jason10]

It's almost certainly worth it, if you're interested in any of the available restaurants. Go to restaurant.com and enter your zip code. Limit your search to restaurants offering $100 certificates. You can also read any limitations and exclusions, per restaurant.

How long do you have to cancel the membership?