# AMEX Membership Rewards
![Subscribe to SiriusXM for $15 for 3 Months and Get 2 Echo Dots Back (Stack with Rakuten and Amex Offer for a Money-Maker) [Update: Rakuten Cashback Confirmed at $12.5 / 1250 MR]](data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=%22http://www.w3.org/2000/svg%22%20style=%22background-color:%23c0d0d0%22%20viewBox=%220%200%20350%20233%22%3E%3C/svg%3E)
Subscribe to SiriusXM for $15 for 3 Months and Get 2 Echo Dots Back (Stack with Rakuten and Amex Offer for a Money-Maker) [Update: Rakuten Cashback Confirmed at $12.5 / 1250 MR]
[Update] Rakuten cashback has posted. I received $12.5, while some readers in the comments only received $5. Check your Rakuten account; if the cashback is missing or the amount is...
AMEX Platinum Will Cap 5x on Airfare and AMEX Travel Purchases at $500,000 Starting Next Year
AMEX Platinum is adding a cap to the 5x earnings on airfare and AMEX Travel purchases: the bonus will apply only to the first $500,000 in purchases. This change takes effect on Jan...
Update: AMEX | ED supplementary-card offers and only one SSN can be used when adding multiple supplementary cards at once
09/10 Update: Based on reader DPs, there may be three offers: Spend $500 and earn 5,000 MR, up to four cards, HT: OwenHHH Spend $250 and receive $25, up to four cards, HT: Tianxian...
“Official letters are going out” Hilton Aspire supermarket 12x points are delayed, and some are even being clawed back! (Including Delta/Marriott co-branded cards)
【Update 2020.9】Some people have already received an official explanation letter. It appears this is related to buying Visa gift cards or other prepaid cards. If AMEX is pulling lev...
Friendly Reminder | AMEX Hilton Aspire and Marriott Brilliant Dining Credit Ends Aug. 31; Weee Gift Cards May Trigger Reimbursement
【Update】According to reader Rafi Wang’s DP, buying a Weee gift card can trigger the reimbursement. Weee is one of the largest Asian online supermarkets on both the East and West Co...
“20,000 cap”: Transfer points to earn Etihad Guest elite status, and stack it with a 30% award discount
Turns out there’s a 20,000 cap after all, so never mind. Thanks to reader tjfhx for the catch. The cap is buried in the fine print! Etihad Guest members who transfer their points d...
Friendly reminder | Second-half AMEX Platinum Saks/Dell credits are live (Xbox gift cards, GAME10, $100-$10)
【07/02 Update】On Dell’s website, Xbox gift cards can use code GAME10, and the $100 denomination gets $10 off. Xbox has always been a good way to use Dell credit. If you don’t have...
![AMEX’s 4-Credit-Card Limit: DP of Getting Denied for a 5th Card [Update: Applied Again, and the Reason Was No Longer the Card Limit]](data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=%22http://www.w3.org/2000/svg%22%20style=%22background-color:%23ffffff%22%20viewBox=%220%200%20350%20233%22%3E%3C/svg%3E)
AMEX’s 4-Credit-Card Limit: DP of Getting Denied for a 5th Card [Update: Applied Again, and the Reason Was No Longer the Card Limit]
I had just been approved for the 100,000-point Biz Platinum, so I figured another application probably wouldn’t be denied. So, being a bit stubborn, exactly 30 days later I applied...
AMEX Personal Savings Account Review: Targeted 25,000 MR Offer; No Monthly Fee; No Minimum Balance; 1.15% APY
Today I received a targeted 25,000-point welcome offer by email for AMEX Personal Savings, sent to my AMEX Green card account. It looks like some others received it too, though som...
"Now restored; login and award searches working again" MR and UR had both paused transfers to Virgin Atlantic (VS); VS accounts also could not log in
[June 2020 update] I checked today and VS accounts can now log in and search for award space normally again. I also checked Chase UR and AMEX MR, and transfers are working normally...
Amazon | A Fast Way to Enable Shop with Points
We know that Amazon frequently runs Shop with Points promotions, sometimes offering discounts of up to 50% off. The most common eligible programs include AMEX MR, Discover Cash Bon...