Comments on: 17 American Express Gold Card benefits (A top card for foodies!) https://millionmilesecrets.com/guides/american-express-gold-card-benefits-and-perks/ Fri, 18 Nov 2022 22:36:25 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.4 By: Leo https://millionmilesecrets.com/guides/american-express-gold-card-benefits-and-perks/#comment-5801261 Mon, 30 Mar 2020 15:19:48 +0000 https://rvprmmsprd.wpengine.com/?p=542974#comment-5801261 In reply to dan.

Oh god !maybe you should build some self-esteem by improving your personality or generosity. Having a credit card, even it’s a rare one, should not be a reason of classification.

]]> By: Cory https://millionmilesecrets.com/guides/american-express-gold-card-benefits-and-perks/#comment-5799521 Sun, 16 Feb 2020 17:56:36 +0000 https://rvprmmsprd.wpengine.com/?p=542974#comment-5799521 Thanks for the great article! How does this Gold card differ from the free one you can get if you have the AMEX Platinum card?

]]> By: Dee https://millionmilesecrets.com/guides/american-express-gold-card-benefits-and-perks/#comment-5799517 Sun, 16 Feb 2020 15:09:25 +0000 https://rvprmmsprd.wpengine.com/?p=542974#comment-5799517 In reply to David Grover.

Yeah the removal of premium roadside assistance really bothered me. We did use it twice in the past and it saved a AAA call.

]]> By: John https://millionmilesecrets.com/guides/american-express-gold-card-benefits-and-perks/#comment-5799516 Sun, 16 Feb 2020 14:41:02 +0000 https://rvprmmsprd.wpengine.com/?p=542974#comment-5799516 Is there a detailed list of what are considered airline “incidentals”? Does purchasing inflight internet count as an incidental? Inflight food purchase?

]]> By: dan https://millionmilesecrets.com/guides/american-express-gold-card-benefits-and-perks/#comment-5797750 Tue, 07 Jan 2020 10:42:19 +0000 https://rvprmmsprd.wpengine.com/?p=542974#comment-5797750 In reply to Sean.

you are a fool sir.

]]> By: Andrew Wan https://millionmilesecrets.com/guides/american-express-gold-card-benefits-and-perks/#comment-5797013 Tue, 17 Dec 2019 06:29:28 +0000 https://rvprmmsprd.wpengine.com/?p=542974#comment-5797013 In reply to Sean.

Hey Sean, thanks for commenting! I’ll add to this and just say “to each their own”. Hopefully, you still see value from the cards even if they’re perceived to be less prestigious than in the past.

If someone else wasn’t paying an annual fee and they were getting the same perks as someone who shelled out a few hundred dollars for an annual fee, I’d agree I might be a bit peeved. What perks have you seen or heard of Amex giving out on cards with no annual fees?

]]> By: Sean https://millionmilesecrets.com/guides/american-express-gold-card-benefits-and-perks/#comment-5796926 Sun, 15 Dec 2019 03:20:54 +0000 https://rvprmmsprd.wpengine.com/?p=542974#comment-5796926 I have stopped liking Amex not because of the services and the benefits, but because of the fact that it is available to anyone and everyone. I have been proud to pay an annual fee because it has the prestige. I use my Amex for everything and I am very much happy with the annual fee because I know the worth and the rewards structure. I now know a lot of people who has an Amex card with not fee and would call Amex for the perks that I have but is not willing to pay the fee. Amex being an absolute nice organisation have accommodated them. Now with more restrictions, I see a lot of negative reviews about Amex not being competitive or being accommodative. The least annual fee with Amex now is $95 which give a cash back of 6% for groceries till 6k annually, 6% for streaming subscriptions, 3% for gas, I have one of them for groceries. A friend of mine decided to cancel the card because he did not get a waiver on the annual fee, which was after he got more than a 1k as a reward dollar, showed me the review he wrote which wasn’t at all nice. I have never showed off my card since college, when I was first added as an additional on my dad’s card 20 years ago. It isn’t about class or status, it is more about the appreciating the services and benefits which is not on other cards. Amex need to start filtering their consumers.

]]> By: Andrew Wan https://millionmilesecrets.com/guides/american-express-gold-card-benefits-and-perks/#comment-5795114 Mon, 28 Oct 2019 04:57:01 +0000 https://rvprmmsprd.wpengine.com/?p=542974#comment-5795114 In reply to WTF.

🙁 sorry to hear. I’ve heard stories in the past of Amex offering reduced/waived fees for another year, or possibly bonus points or some sort of retention bonus if you ask nicely. It might be worth another call to see if they’re willing/able to offer something like that.

]]> By: WTF https://millionmilesecrets.com/guides/american-express-gold-card-benefits-and-perks/#comment-5795087 Sun, 27 Oct 2019 03:48:28 +0000 https://rvprmmsprd.wpengine.com/?p=542974#comment-5795087 In reply to David Grover.

I am on the phone with AMEX right now. Poor guy has been listening to me bitch about them stripping the benefits and last year raised the price of the card to $250 (it was $195). Do they think we are just going to keep the card because it pumps up our egos that we have a metal, gold card? They are out of their minds. FYI – the Green card WAS $95/year (too much) but 2020 it is going up to $149 (WTF???). I will probably just cancel my AMEX all together. I am royally pissed.

]]> By: David Grover https://millionmilesecrets.com/guides/american-express-gold-card-benefits-and-perks/#comment-5794745 Thu, 17 Oct 2019 18:39:24 +0000 https://rvprmmsprd.wpengine.com/?p=542974#comment-5794745 After 1/2020 these are no longer benefits:

– Roadside Assistance
– Travel Accident Insurance
– Reduced Purchase Protection
– Reduced Extended Warranty
– Return Protection

Very disappointed. Will probably revert to the greencard. Doesn’t make sense to continue with the gold.

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