@Anonymous wrote:
@simplynoir wrote:I'd imagine Amazon and self-checkout at grocery stores will take care of hitting the transaction threshold every month if you have both cards.
Again, that goes back to the point of having to go out of my way to reach the 30 transactions a month. I'd rather just live my life and spend naturally.
I feel the same as you. I may order from Amazon once a month or two and I hate managing gift cards on top of credit cards. I chose the PRG over the EDP so I don't have to manage 30 transactions per month. Once I subtract out the airline credit, I'm at $95. The additional 2x on dining makes up for the additional 1x on groceries for me.
Oh, yes the BBP is the way to go for the flat 2x. I don't think I will ever hit $50k in normal OR business spend so it's always guaranteed to rake in points!
Luckily, the EDP for me and wife is easy to hit. While she is efficent in grocery shopping one time a week for everything she needs, I stop by the grocery store daily even when I know I'm cooking the next day 
(I also buy a $0.99 cup of coffee at speedway 5 days a week because I wouldn't survive without it lol)
@Anonymous wrote:
@Anonymous wrote:I put my non-category spend on the Blue Business Plus and the Everyday Preferred. Both of those cards offer a great return!
I've thought about that method but that means you need to use your card on gas and groceries 30+ times a month in addition to the spend on the BBP to get the full potential of both cards at at the same time. I'd rather not have that requirement over my head and just take the 2x MR on everything instead.
@Anonymous wrote:
@wingennis wrote:
@Anonymous wrote:
@simplynoir wrote:I'd imagine Amazon and self-checkout at grocery stores will take care of hitting the transaction threshold every month if you have both cards.
Again, that goes back to the point of having to go out of my way to reach the 30 transactions a month. I'd rather just live my life and spend naturally.
I feel the same as you. I may order from Amazon once a month or two and I hate managing gift cards on top of credit cards. I chose the PRG over the EDP so I don't have to manage 30 transactions per month. Once I subtract out the airline credit, I'm at $95. The additional 2x on dining makes up for the additional 1x on groceries for me.
That was my thought when I signed up for the PRG, but most restaurants, even though they show up as restaurant on the statement, do not get credited as 2x. I assume it is because they are using a third-party transaction system like square and AMEX has funny language regarding their restaurant bonuses.
I've only had one restaurant not code as a restaurant. It showed up as supermarket
Still 2x, though!
Back to the bread and butter of MR, UR and sprinkle in some AA miles.