@Anonymous wrote:
@K-in-Boston wrote:To answer the original question, yes Pizza Hut accepts American Express both online and in their app. I order from them every few weeks, and due to an Amex Offer on my Gold Card for additional MRs on top of the 4 for restaurants, have been using that card there for a few months. In the past I have also regularly other Amex cards.
This sounds like either an issue on Pizza Hut's end when you were trying it, or a browser caching issue. For what it's worth, "invalid card number" from a processor usually means that it's physically impossible for that particular card number to exist as the numbers on credit cards all add up to a checksum.
@K-in-Boston All that said, which security numbers are they accepting? The four digits on the front of the card or the three digits on the back of the card?
The ONLY time I have ever used the 3 digits on the back is for verifying that I physically have the card for security reasons, such as transferring Membership Rewards to airline partners. For any purchases over the past 2 decades, I have always used the 4 digit code on the front and that includes non-Amex-issued cards on the Amex payment network such as NFCU More Rewards, Macy's, or prepaid gift cards.
Pizza Hut website says 4 digits on front.
I use the 4 digits on the front with pizza hut
@mikesonthemend wrote:Which security code, if at all, is not determined by the card issuer. It is determined by the vendor and the vendor's processing network.
Pizza Hut franchise #1 may not require any, #2 may require 4 digit, and #3 require the 3 digit. Older processing software is not set up for the 4 digit code and thus only allows for use of the 3 digit if vendor requires one.
Discount fees to vendor are often reduced based upon additional security steps taken. This is why some vendors require more than others.
Now this makes sense for my work. When we have to run the card through the laptop manually, centurion cards require the 4 digits, while 3rd party required the 3 digit. Don't know if that's still the case because we changed processors and have a chip reader in the field with a swipe and pin backup. Havn't had to do a card manually in a while.
@Anonymous wrote:Same here on the 4 digits.
I order from them often, as I also get Amex Offers for Pizza Hut on the Gold.
I've never had a problem such as OP indicates.
Geez, the Hilton Honors card is useless (for me). It was at 100 offers a month ago, and not a single one was useful. Right now it is at 68 and still nothing useful..... not a single restaurant offer. I don't have any other Amex cards, but BoA and Chase offer me way more useful offers. I can only assume the HH card offers are different and not geared towards a person like me.
@TSlop Amex Offers are individually targeted not just to the card type but also the cardholder (they also differ between primary and AU cardholders). Generally speaking, you're less likely to get a targeted offer for a merchant that they feel you were probably going to purchase from with that card anyway. For example, I rarely ever get Delta offers (or other SkyTeam members) on my Platinum Card while many others do, but I do get Alaska and others quite regularly.
@K-in-Boston wrote:@TSlop Amexx Offers are individually targeted not just to the card type but also the cardholder (they also differ between primary andAUU cardholders). Generally speaking, you're less likely to get a targeted offer for a merchant that they feel you were probably going to purchase from with that card anyway. For example, I rarely ever get Delta offers (or otherSkyTeamm members) on my Platinum Card while many others do, but I do get Alaska and others quite regularly.
Is Chase/BoA like that as well? From my experience, the ones I use from them seem to come back and, with BoA, I don't usually find it difficult to get the extra $5 after using 4 offers. But if they start to disappear because I actually use them... that will be a bummer.
BankAmerideals and Chase Offers don't seem to be targeted to me, and strangely they often have many of the same merchants. Chase Offers haven't been around very long, but I've probably done 4 or 5 Staples offers and they keep coming back on multiple cards. I did a Starbucks offer twice and that also keeps coming back on multiple cards.
@Anonymous wrote:Same here on the 4 digits.
I order from them often, as I also get Amex Offers for Pizza Hut on the Gold.
I've never had a problem such as OP indicates.
Just be sure you PIF...
...or else Pizza is gonna send out for you!