Anyone else getting marketing stuff from American Express Publishing?

[Anonymous]

Amex publishing gave me a 1mil sweepstakes entry and the option to get two free issues of some magazine.

Just a few days ago, I took them up on an offer for a free companion airfare for trying Food and Wine magazine for 2 months then an automatic subscription if not canceled. The companion ticket I'm sure will have a lot of strings, but low risk.

Has anyone else gotten these offers yet?

[haulingthescoreup]

I've been getting this stuff for over a year. Planners, sweepstakes, magazines, on and on.

The planner is kind of nice, if I can figure where I put it, and I suppose the mags if you like the content, but for AmEx to be running sweepstakes seems surreal to me. I never really associated Ed McMahon knocking on my door, holding a fistful of helium balloons, with American Express.

[MidnightVoice]

I recycle stuff like that every few months.  And I have yet to find a free companion ticket off that was cheaper than me buying two myself 

[MattH]

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@haulingthescoreup wrote:
I've been getting this stuff for over a year. Planners, sweepstakes, magazines, on and on.

The planner is kind of nice, if I can figure where I put it, and I suppose the mags if you like the content, but for AmEx to be running sweepstakes seems surreal to me. I never really associated Ed McMahon knocking on my door, holding a fistful of helium balloons, with American Express.

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So instead of Ed coming with a check maybe somebody comes to the door with a black Amex Centurion Card

[haulingthescoreup]

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MattH wrote:

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@haulingthescoreup wrote:

I've been getting this stuff for over a year. Planners, sweepstakes, magazines, on and on.

The planner is kind of nice, if I can figure where I put it, and I suppose the mags if you like the content, but for AmEx to be running sweepstakes seems surreal to me. I never really associated Ed McMahon knocking on my door, holding a fistful of helium balloons, with American Express.

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So instead of Ed coming with a check maybe somebody comes to the door with a black Amex Centurion Card

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Along with an invoice for the $5000 join-up fee and/or the $2500 annual fee!