topic Re: More Great Amex MR Offers in Credit Cards

More Great Amex MR Offers

redpat — Mon, 16 Apr 2018 17:10:57 GMT

Olive Garden $40 for 1,000 MR

Nike $50 for 1,000 MR

Macys $100 for 1,500 MR

Crate & Barral $100 for 2,000 MR

Easy pickings for 5,500 MR points for only $290 spend.

They were on my personal Plat and PRG card.

Re: More Great Amex MR Offers

iced — Mon, 16 Apr 2018 17:44:28 GMT

@redpat wrote:
Olive Garden $40 for 1,000 MR
Nike $50 for 1,000 MR
Macys $100 for 1,500 MR
Crate & Barral $100 for 2,000 MR

Easy pickings for 5,500 MR points for only $290 spend.

They were on my personal Plat and PRG card.

I don't know if I'd say easy - the thought of eating at Olive Garden makes me cringe. Probably why it's the highest points/spend ratio on that list.

Re: More Great Amex MR Offers

K-in-Boston — Mon, 16 Apr 2018 17:58:26 GMT

The Olive Garden locations around greater Boston are actually okay. I have certainly eaten at some lackluster ones elsewhere.

I was able to add $10 off $40+ to Starwood and Delta cards, and 1000 MRs for $40+ on my ED AU card, but it doesn't show for my 3 MR-earning cards. FWIW, I got the same offer back in 2016 and used it on both Platinum and PRG.

Re: More Great Amex MR Offers

wasCB14 — Mon, 16 Apr 2018 18:00:55 GMT

Amazon $50 2k MR

I think it was a "welcome to BBP" thing, though...not an offer for existing cards.

Re: More Great Amex MR Offers

redpat — Mon, 16 Apr 2018 18:04:10 GMT

@iced wrote:
@redpat wrote:
Olive Garden $40 for 1,000 MR
Nike $50 for 1,000 MR
Macys $100 for 1,500 MR
Crate & Barral $100 for 2,000 MR

Easy pickings for 5,500 MR points for only $290 spend.

They were on my personal Plat and PRG card.
I don't know if I'd say easy - the thought of eating at Olive Garden makes me cringe. Probably why it's the highest points/spend ratio on that list.

I'm taking some in the office to lunch, soup and salad isn't too bad. Double dip points and business.

Re: More Great Amex MR Offers

K-in-Boston — Mon, 16 Apr 2018 18:04:53 GMT

@wasCB14 wrote:
Amazon $50 2k MR

I think it was a "welcome to BBP" thing, though...not an offer for existing cards.

Had this one a week or so ago, but only on DW's ED and her 3 AU (Plat, PGR, Blue) cards. Easy 8,000 MRs for $200 in Amazon gift certificate reloads!

Re: More Great Amex MR Offers

Creditfan1234 — Mon, 16 Apr 2018 18:33:26 GMT

This is the only reason why I am keep my Amex card honestly.

Re: More Great Amex MR Offers

Anonymous — Mon, 16 Apr 2018 19:12:45 GMT

Where do you see these offers?

Re: More Great Amex MR Offers

UpperNwGuy — Mon, 16 Apr 2018 19:22:12 GMT

The Macy's offer and the Crate and Barrel offer look good. I'll pass on Olive Garden and Nike.

Re: More Great Amex MR Offers

Anonymous — Mon, 16 Apr 2018 19:27:46 GMT

@iced wrote:
@redpat wrote:
Olive Garden $40 for 1,000 MR
Nike $50 for 1,000 MR
Macys $100 for 1,500 MR
Crate & Barral $100 for 2,000 MR

Easy pickings for 5,500 MR points for only $290 spend.

They were on my personal Plat and PRG card.
I don't know if I'd say easy - the thought of eating at Olive Garden makes me cringe. Probably why it's the highest points/spend ratio on that list.

Say what?! Who doesn't love the Olive GARDEN?! This is probably the one I'm MOST excited for

Re: More Great Amex MR Offers

K-in-Boston — Mon, 16 Apr 2018 19:31:45 GMT

@Anonymous wrote:
Where do you see these offers?

Or, in the app, just click the Offers button at the bottom when looking at one of your cards.

Re: More Great Amex MR Offers

Anonymous — Mon, 16 Apr 2018 19:44:25 GMT

Ah, got it! 90% if the offers on DH’s green card are Spend $, get $ back. The couple rewards offers are get 1 extra point per $ spend.

I was reading this thread as redemptions for gift cards...makes sense now. Thanks!

Re: More Great Amex MR Offers

iced — Mon, 16 Apr 2018 19:50:41 GMT

@Anonymous wrote:
@iced wrote:
@redpat wrote:
Olive Garden $40 for 1,000 MR
Nike $50 for 1,000 MR
Macys $100 for 1,500 MR
Crate & Barral $100 for 2,000 MR

Easy pickings for 5,500 MR points for only $290 spend.

They were on my personal Plat and PRG card.
I don't know if I'd say easy - the thought of eating at Olive Garden makes me cringe. Probably why it's the highest points/spend ratio on that list.
Say what?! Who doesn't love the Olive GARDEN?! This is probably the one I'm MOST excited for

Perhaps I'm a bit spoiled, but I'm walking distance to the South and North Ends. In a city known around the world for its Italian food, going to Olive Garden is like going to Chili's for Mexican.

Re: More Great Amex MR Offers

Anonymous — Mon, 16 Apr 2018 19:57:47 GMT

@Anonymous wrote:
@iced wrote:
@redpat wrote:
Olive Garden $40 for 1,000 MR
Nike $50 for 1,000 MR
Macys $100 for 1,500 MR
Crate & Barral $100 for 2,000 MR

Easy pickings for 5,500 MR points for only $290 spend.

They were on my personal Plat and PRG card.
I don't know if I'd say easy - the thought of eating at Olive Garden makes me cringe. Probably why it's the highest points/spend ratio on that list.
Say what?! Who doesn't love the Olive GARDEN?! This is probably the one I'm MOST excited for

I would never eat at the Olive Garden or shop at Nike. Crate and Barrel I might buy something but combine it with a shopping portal so I get even more points. Macy's you can get 2 Southwest points per dollar. So you could get 1500 MR and 200 Southwest Points for 100 dollar purchase plus whatever points you get on the card you use.

Re: More Great Amex MR Offers

Anonymous — Tue, 17 Apr 2018 00:03:57 GMT

That was sure nice of you to draw an arrow on that map, for those of us who get lost easy!

Re: More Great Amex MR Offers

UpperNwGuy — Tue, 17 Apr 2018 02:47:44 GMT

@Anonymous wrote:
@iced wrote:
@redpat wrote:
Olive Garden $40 for 1,000 MR
Nike $50 for 1,000 MR
Macys $100 for 1,500 MR
Crate & Barral $100 for 2,000 MR

Easy pickings for 5,500 MR points for only $290 spend.

They were on my personal Plat and PRG card.
I don't know if I'd say easy - the thought of eating at Olive Garden makes me cringe. Probably why it's the highest points/spend ratio on that list.
Say what?! Who doesn't love the Olive GARDEN?! This is probably the one I'm MOST excited for

Olive Garden is a chain restaurant that serves Italian food that has been dumbed down so it will appeal to the American palate. Nearly every American city has better Italian restaurants than Olive Garden.

Re: More Great Amex MR Offers

Anonymous — Tue, 17 Apr 2018 03:22:21 GMT

@UpperNwGuy wrote:
@Anonymous wrote:
@iced wrote:
@redpat wrote:
Olive Garden $40 for 1,000 MR
Nike $50 for 1,000 MR
Macys $100 for 1,500 MR
Crate & Barral $100 for 2,000 MR

Easy pickings for 5,500 MR points for only $290 spend.

They were on my personal Plat and PRG card.
I don't know if I'd say easy - the thought of eating at Olive Garden makes me cringe. Probably why it's the highest points/spend ratio on that list.
Say what?! Who doesn't love the Olive GARDEN?! This is probably the one I'm MOST excited for
Olive Garden is a chain restaurant that serves Italian food that has been dumbed down so it will appeal to the American palate. Nearly every American city has better Italian restaurants than Olive Garden.

Unless of course you have a dumbed down American palate, then it's the place for you and why it does rather well!.

Re: More Great Amex MR Offers

Anonymous — Tue, 17 Apr 2018 03:35:05 GMT

I’ll take Macys and Nike lol

Re: More Great Amex MR Offers

wasCB14 — Tue, 17 Apr 2018 03:58:40 GMT

@Anonymous wrote:
@UpperNwGuy wrote:
Olive Garden is a chain restaurant that serves Italian food that has been dumbed down so it will appeal to the American palate. Nearly every American city has better Italian restaurants than Olive Garden.
Unless of course you have a dumbed down American palate, then it's the place for you and why it does rather well!.

Dumbed down, yes. But there is, at least, something to be said for consistency. As a former NYer, I've had some great Italian food...but also been to some family-owned places where the food was just awful. My guess is that with a good location, they get enough traffic from one-time customers that they don't really need regulars.

Re: More Great Amex MR Offers

MrDisco99 — Tue, 17 Apr 2018 04:00:14 GMT

I'm sad because I'm not seeing any of these.

Also, I think I see all the 2x bonus MR offers except for the QuikTrip one, which I would probably use the most.

Blargh