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AmEx Grandfathering the $195 AF? Just got this email ...

Anonymous — Sat, 17 Nov 2018 16:26:54 GMT

Just received an email from American Express stating this:

"We want to let you know that the Cardmember Agreement we sent to you as part of your most recent product change didn't have the correct Annual Membership Fee included. We're sorry for this error and any confusion it may have caused.

The correct Annual Membership Fee is provided below."

And this:

Screenshot from email

Maybe I've missed discussions about this? Got this email a few mins ago. If valid, this would be awesome

Re: AmEx Grandfathering the $195 AF? Just got this email ...

ChargedUp — Sat, 17 Nov 2018 16:42:17 GMT

@Anonymous wrote:
Just received an email from American Express stating this:

"We want to let you know that the Cardmember Agreement we sent to you as part of your most recent product change didn't have the correct Annual Membership Fee included. We're sorry for this error and any confusion it may have caused.
The correct Annual Membership Fee is provided below."

And this:
Screenshot from email

Maybe I've missed discussions about this? Got this email a few mins ago. If valid, this would be awesome

Is this for the Amex Gold? I haven't received anything like this, so far...

Re: AmEx Grandfathering the $195 AF? Just got this email ...

Anonymous — Sat, 17 Nov 2018 17:01:41 GMT

When does your next annual fee come due?

I believe that if your annual fee comes due before April, 1 2019 the annual fee will be $195 for that renewal then $250 the following year.

Edit: The product change wording. Did you have the PRG before the refresh and were then part of the refresh or had you explicitly product changed from another card type?

Re: AmEx Grandfathering the $195 AF? Just got this email ...

Anonymous — Sat, 17 Nov 2018 17:05:07 GMT

Did you get a product change from the Premier Rewards Gold card? If so, the annual fee for former PRG holders remains $195 until April 1, 2019 then will be raised to $250 as the renewal dates occur.

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Anonymous — Sat, 17 Nov 2018 17:10:42 GMT

I had the PRG, next AF will post Aug 2019

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Anonymous — Sat, 17 Nov 2018 17:44:54 GMT

@Anonymous wrote:
I had the PRG, next AF will post Aug 2019

Looks like you lucked out then.

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Anonymous — Sat, 17 Nov 2018 18:28:08 GMT

Very interesting though why they would do this? ... I wonder if anyone else has gotten the same email

Re: AmEx Grandfathering the $195 AF? Just got this email ...

Loquat — Sat, 17 Nov 2018 19:34:58 GMT

@Anonymous wrote:
Very interesting though why they would do this? ... I wonder if anyone else has gotten the same email

OP, I received this message today as well. I had the PRG turned Gold and my annual fee isn’t due until 5/2019. I hope somehow I’ll get locked in on the $195 but not holding my breath. If (or when) it does go to $250 is when I’ll be when I ditching the card. Not worth the $250 for me personally.

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Anonymous — Sat, 17 Nov 2018 20:33:30 GMT

Called AmEx — They confirmed that my next anual fee will br $195, and that in 2020 will go up to $250.

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FinStar — Sat, 17 Nov 2018 20:37:27 GMT

I received the same notification.

Like most who got the card before the product refresh, I was approved for PRG in July with the 1st year ($195) AF waiver and the card was upgraded to the Gold Card mid-October.

So, effectively the AF will be $195 at renewal in 2019, then $250 in 2020. For me, the card has plenty of value 😁

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Anonymous — Sat, 17 Nov 2018 21:14:49 GMT

I got this email too this morning! I received the PRG in August and I upgraded to the rose gold card when it came out.
With the new card, the paperwork said that my annual fee will be $195 from the second year. Today morning’s email said the same.. ‘the fee on the paperwork was mistaken, your fee will be $195’.
Don’t really understand it, as it never said $250 for me since the start. But hey! I ain’t complaining

Re: AmEx Grandfathering the $195 AF? Just got this email ...

Anonymous — Sat, 17 Nov 2018 21:49:29 GMT

same here.

I got the PRG 7/18.

I requested metal Gold for myself and Rose Gold for my AU and of course got 2 gold cards then 2 rose gold cards. mentioning that though because each set of cards came with $195 AF info which I thought was teasing since previous announcement of the 'upgrade' via email included $250 AF.

received the same email as OP and other members that first year is $0 and year 2 is $195. Definitely softening the blow for a bit since I have absolutely been taking advantage of the 4x categories and the $10 monthly dining credit.