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Double credit on Amex Offers - VZW cell phone payment

FormerCollegeDJ — Wed, 09 Jun 2021 15:04:43 GMT

I just wanted to share something that happened with me this morning that may be of interest to some people with American Express cards. I recently received and signed up for two, fairly similar Amex Offers on my American Express Hilton Honors card - one for a $5 credit if I spent $125 or more on my cell phone bill, one for a $5 credit if I spent $100 or more on my cable or satellite TV bill. The offers can be used up to four times ($20 savings on each offer) through 10/18/21.

A few days ago, I paid my Verizon Wireless cell phone bill using the Amex Hilton Honors card, and received two immediate email notifications - one for the $5 credit for paying my cell phone bill, and one for the $5 credit for paying my cable/satellite TV bill. I figured the dual emails was a mistake; the bill I paid was only for my VZW cell phone plan (though I will note I also have Verizon FiOS as my cable TV provider). This morning, I checked my American Express account, and I saw I received both credits, even though my payment was only for my cell phone bill. I'm not complaining.

The question I have to ask myself now is if I should use my Amex Hilton Honors to pay my cable TV bill (which I just received notification about this morning from Verizon) to get the $5 credit (or who knows, two $5 credits) for that payment, or only put my Verizon Wireless payment on my Amex card for the next three months to meet the maximum target. (My monthly cell phone bill is smaller than my monthly cable TV bill, so the $5 credit benefit is greater on my cell phone bill relative to receiving regular credit card rewards on either bill; I usually don't use the Amex Hilton Honors card to pay those bills.)

At any rate, I thought some of you who may have received similar Amex Offer(s) would find my dual credit reward for paying my cell phone bill interesting.

Re: Double credit on Amex Offers - VZW cell phone payment

Anonymous — Wed, 09 Jun 2021 18:37:56 GMT

Great intel -- thanks for sharing.

Re: Double credit on Amex Offers - VZW cell phone payment

Dalmus — Thu, 10 Jun 2021 11:04:55 GMT

@FormerCollegeDJ wrote:
I just wanted to share something that happened with me this morning that may be of interest to some people with American Express cards. I recently received and signed up for two, fairly similar Amex Offers on my American Express Hilton Honors card - one for a $5 credit if I spent $125 or more on my cell phone bill, one for a $5 credit if I spent $100 or more on my cable or satellite TV bill. The offers can be used up to four times ($20 savings on each offer) through 10/18/21.

A few days ago, I paid my Verizon Wireless cell phone bill using the Amex Hilton Honors card, and received two immediate email notifications - one for the $5 credit for paying my cell phone bill, and one for the $5 credit for paying my cable/satellite TV bill. I figured the dual emails was a mistake; the bill I paid was only for my VZW cell phone plan (though I will note I also have Verizon FiOS as my cable TV provider). This morning, I checked my American Express account, and I saw I received both credits, even though my payment was only for my cell phone bill. I'm not complaining.

The question I have to ask myself now is if I should use my Amex Hilton Honors to pay my cable TV bill (which I just received notification about this morning from Verizon) to get the $5 credit (or who knows, two $5 credits) for that payment, or only put my Verizon Wireless payment on my Amex card for the next three months to meet the maximum target. (My monthly cell phone bill is smaller than my monthly cable TV bill, so the $5 credit benefit is greater on my cell phone bill relative to receiving regular credit card rewards on either bill; I usually don't use the Amex Hilton Honors card to pay those bills.)

At any rate, I thought some of you who may have received similar Amex Offer(s) would find my dual credit reward for paying my cell phone bill interesting.

I think if you're getting the dual credit and your cable bill is less than $100 it's definitely a great deal. Otherwise, Verizon gives a $5 discount monthly for auto pay on a debit card anyway.

Great find for the right person, though!