New Amex Offers, Get Extra Points for General Spend

American Express is targeting some cardholders with new spending offers that will earn you extra Membership Rewards points for general spending. Looks like these new Amex Offers are showing up for Membership Rewards earning cards.

Offers

I saw this offer in my Amex EveryDay Preferred card:

• Get 1,000 Membership Rewards® points by using your enrolled Card to spend a minimum of $2,000+ in one or more eligible transactions. Once you add the offer to your eligible card, you will have 90 days to spend $2,000 or more, up to 3 times during the offer term.

Doctor of Credit also list some other offers that showed up for Amex Gold cardholders:

• Get 2,000 Membership Rewards® points by using your enrolled Card to spend a minimum of $3,500+ in one or more eligible transactions. Once you add the offer to your eligible card, you will have 90 days to spend $3,500 or more, up to 3 times during the offer term.
• Get 1,500 Membership Rewards® points by using your enrolled Card to spend a minimum of $2,500+ in one or more eligible transactions. Once you add the offer to your eligible card, you will have 90 days to spend $2,500 or more, up to 3 times during the offer term.

Offer Terms

• An “eligible purchase” means a purchase made with your enrolled Card within 90 days upon saving the offer to your Card in accordance with these terms.
• Cash advances, balance transfers, other fees and charges such as interest, annual fees and foreign currency conversion fees are not eligible transactions and do not qualify for this offer.
• You may not receive the additional points if (a) the Merchant uses a third-party to sell their products or services; or (b) the Merchant uses a third-party to process or submit your transaction to us (e.g., using mobile or wireless card readers); or (c) you choose to make a purchase using a third-party payment account or make a purchase using a mobile or digital wallet.

Guru’s Wrap-up

Earning an extra 0.5X or 0.6X on your purchases is not too exciting. But if you get these offers on a card that already earns a good rate for a specific category, then the extra points are a nice bonus. Let me know if you see these offers in your accounts.