@tlgp wrote:I recently got a AMEX BCE with the Amazon Prime promotion. As I understand it, I need to spend $1,000 and then buy a prime membership. I will then get a $79 statement credit as reimbursment for the cost of the prime membership. My qustion is, does that $79 charge for the prime membership count towards the $1,000 minimum spend? In that case, I would need just $921 of other purchases. I have talked to a couple of customer service reps, but none of them seem to understand the question.
To be honest, I don't have the question, However I do have a suggestion.
Why not sign up for a community college (Unless you're already in school). You get your own e-mail through the school, You don't have to go to school or anything, But you'll get amazon's perks for being a student by using the e-mail to verify that you're a student. $39 a year, Instead of having to spend $1,000 just to get it for free.. It's basically the same thing, Except you don't get seperate accounts to share with your household for 2-day shipping (Who needs that anyways, When you already have it?)
It's what I do.
No.
@RushXTC wrote:
@tlgp wrote:I recently got a AMEX BCE with the Amazon Prime promotion. As I understand it, I need to spend $1,000 and then buy a prime membership. I will then get a $79 statement credit as reimbursment for the cost of the prime membership. My qustion is, does that $79 charge for the prime membership count towards the $1,000 minimum spend? In that case, I would need just $921 of other purchases. I have talked to a couple of customer service reps, but none of them seem to understand the question.
To be honest, I don't have the question, However I do have a suggestion.
Why not sign up for a community college (Unless you're already in school). You get your own e-mail through the school, You don't have to go to school or anything, But you'll get amazon's perks for being a student by using the e-mail to verify that you're a student. $39 a year, Instead of having to spend $1,000 just to get it for free.. It's basically the same thing, Except you don't get seperate accounts to share with your household for 2-day shipping (Who needs that anyways, When you already have it?)
It's what I do.
Amazon Student is only good for four years. Besides, if OP already got the BCE and gets free Prime for a year, why not take advantage of it?
@Leadberry wrote:
@RushXTC wrote:
@tlgp wrote:I recently got a AMEX BCE with the Amazon Prime promotion. As I understand it, I need to spend $1,000 and then buy a prime membership. I will then get a $79 statement credit as reimbursment for the cost of the prime membership. My qustion is, does that $79 charge for the prime membership count towards the $1,000 minimum spend? In that case, I would need just $921 of other purchases. I have talked to a couple of customer service reps, but none of them seem to understand the question.
To be honest, I don't have the question, However I do have a suggestion.
Why not sign up for a community college (Unless you're already in school). You get your own e-mail through the school, You don't have to go to school or anything, But you'll get amazon's perks for being a student by using the e-mail to verify that you're a student. $39 a year, Instead of having to spend $1,000 just to get it for free.. It's basically the same thing, Except you don't get seperate accounts to share with your household for 2-day shipping (Who needs that anyways, When you already have it?)
It's what I do.
Amazon Student is only good for four years. Besides, if OP already got the BCE and gets free Prime for a year, why not take advantage of it?
Well then he could take advantage of the free prime for a year and switch to student before it renews at full price.
@askme3012 wrote:for this card, you have to register for Amazon prime BEFORE you spend $1000 with the AMEX card. Confirmed this with CSR. After you spend your $1000, u will get statement credit of $79.
You have to register before you reach 1k spend? or you have to register before you spend any money at all on the card? I would assume its the former as the later seems really stupid.
@red259 wrote:
@askme3012 wrote:for this card, you have to register for Amazon prime BEFORE you spend $1000 with the AMEX card. Confirmed this with CSR. After you spend your $1000, u will get statement credit of $79.
You have to register before you reach 1k spend? or you have to register before you spend any money at all on the card? I would assume its the former as the later seems really stupid.
Well if its stupid then it wont be true.. 
and yeah its the former.
@red259 wrote:
@askme3012 wrote:for this card, you have to register for Amazon prime BEFORE you spend $1000 with the AMEX card. Confirmed this with CSR. After you spend your $1000, u will get statement credit of $79.
You have to register before you reach 1k spend? or you have to register before you spend any money at all on the card? I would assume its the former as the later seems really stupid.
I don't think it matters which order you complete the steps. You have to register in the first 3 months and you have to complete the spend in the first 3 months. Also, I would just spend $1000 exclusive of the $79 prime membership fee to be sure, but if I had to guess, it probably does count toward the total.
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