@digitekwrote:
CSR vs Amex Plat is more a personal choice =D
I signed up for my first card for just the sign-up bonus last week. That Delta Gold card was just too easy, 50k miles and $150 off my ticket right there. I plan on cancelling it at month 13 and getting a Delta Platinum.
100k Plat is easy decision here if you are OK with cancelling it after one year. You could get both and still be fine. That 100k bonus is large and worth about $1000 almost any way you slice it. All the crazy redemptions you hear about for people getting .06 cents per MR point are usally for first class tickets, that is where you get the best point/dollar redemption value, but you can always find some deals on main cabin fare if you look hard enough. Even if you don't look very hard, you should be able to get .01 cent per MR really easily. Amex is for all intents and purposes giving you a $1000 credit if you pay them $550 for the card. I like the idea of using Uber Eats to take care of that $200 credit, that would be pretty fun I think =D
Can't go wrong mate, I love my CSR and it works for me and my travel perfectly, but I'll eventually get the Amex Plat with 100k SUB, it is just too good to pass up.
Just to be a nit-picker, .01 cent or .06 cents for an MR would be really really bad. 1c would be normal, 6c would be very good (and as you say, usually international first class).....
PSA: units and/or decimal placement matters!
