Amex is smart to offer these credits. It's hard not to question the value of the Platinum Card during the pandemic. I personally need to stick with it regardless, since I just got my SUB less than a year ago. But for anybody who was thinking about closing it, this is an easy $180 against the annual fee for most people. I also liked the streaming service credit, which was also easy for most people to use, albeit only $20/month. I took full advantage of it and will take full advantage of this PayPal credit. Good going, Amex.
I don't shop at Saks. I intended to buy a gift there in 2020, but couldn't find anything I wanted to buy even with the credit. In fairness, I didn't try very hard.
I do not use Uber or Uber Eats at all.
I might use the airline credit in a normal year, but, not in the covid era.
So, I really appreciate the credits that I think most people can use easily, such as the streaming credit and the PayPal credit. Then again, there may be Saks/Uber aficianos out there who don't pay for streaming services and don't use PayPal ...
On the plus side, I get the $150 CAP statement credit for this card, so I don't have as high a hill to climb.
This is a good credit for Amex to offer. I wish I could take advantage of it in some way. I've been "banned for life" from PayPal. I've managed fine without it for the last couple of years, but it would have been nice to use these credits.
