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fatcomic
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AmEx bonus categories question

On the AmEx Blue Cash Preferred 

The bonus categories on this card list supermarkets at 6% cash back, up to $6,000 per calendar year.    Also, 6% on streaming services.   

My question, is the $6,000 cap only limited to supermarkets or does streaming services deduct from that $6,000 limit a year as well?

 

The AmEx terms isn't 100% clear, as it slides the streaming subscriptions in the same sentence with the mention of $6,000 cap.  The terms read:

You will earn a reward of 6% on the first $6,000 of eligible purchases in a calendar year (then 1%) at supermarkets located in the U.S. (superstores and warehouse clubs are not considered supermarkets); 6% on eligible purchases of U.S. streaming subscriptions from select providers (the current list of select providers is available at americanexpress.com/rewards-info).


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longtimelurker
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Re: AmEx bonus categories question


@fatcomic wrote:

On the AmEx Blue Cash Preferred 

The bonus categories on this card list supermarkets at 6% cash back, up to $6,000 per calendar year.    Also, 6% on streaming services.   

My question, is the $6,000 cap only limited to supermarkets or does streaming services deduct from that $6,000 limit a year as well?

 

The AmEx terms isn't 100% clear, as it slides the streaming subscriptions in the same sentence with the mention of $6,000 cap.  The terms read:

You will earn a reward of 6% on the first $6,000 of eligible purchases in a calendar year (then 1%) at supermarkets located in the U.S. (superstores and warehouse clubs are not considered supermarkets); 6% on eligible purchases of U.S. streaming subscriptions from select providers (the current list of select providers is available at americanexpress.com/rewards-info).


The $6K refers just to supermarkets.   The construction is, to  me, clear, with the $6K limit attached to the supermarket part of the clause

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fatcomic
Regular Contributor

Re: AmEx bonus categories question


@longtimelurker wrote:


The $6K refers just to supermarkets.   The construction is, to  me, clear, with the $6K limit attached to the supermarket part of the clause


I can see it both ways.   Semicolons instead of periods keep attorneys employed.   


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Otto77
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Re: AmEx bonus categories question

It is clear to me that the limit is for supermarkets only, and that has been my experience.

 

It is a little more clear in the web portal when you view rewards earned. 6% Supermarkets and 6% streaming are called out separately, and the supermarkers category has an info bubble that mentions the $6000 limit for supermarkets. The streaming category has no bubble.

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