Meet your credit card ‘minimum spend’ requirement with new Amex gift cards

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• Andrew Seftel (@andrewseftel) says:

  25 Nov25 November 09:34

  Given that you’ll get Nectar (and possibly bonus rewards on your card), your net cost at Sainsbury’s should only be a couple percent.

• Dominic says:

  25 Nov25 November 09:43

  I have had a few of these sorts of things before. A good way to get them down to zero is to go to Sainsbury’s/Tesco etc. and use the self-checkout. They’ll happily take an Amex card for even a few pence, and you don’t have the embarrassment (well, it embarrasses me, anyway) of asking a cashier to take separate payment for something so small.

• idenvillage says:

  25 Nov25 November 10:31

  the post office have a one4all card that be used at {Can be used in over 17,000 retailers including Argos, Boots, B&Q, Currys, Debenhams, Hamleys, House of Fraser, JJB Sports, New Look, Pizza Express, River Island, TopShop}, as well as others.It can be bought in any denomination up to £400, is fee free but costs 99p+p, although there is a free deliovery promo code on their website at the mo. You can pay with visa or mastercard ( good for those with a bmi mastercard) but not amex. Rememebr its not a visa or amex card, so is limited to the retailers listed on its website

  • Sir Stamford says:

    25 Nov25 November 14:16

    Is JJB sports still listed? Can’t see it on the one4all card website. They went into administration in October 2012.

  • trickster says:

    25 Nov25 November 20:07

    Good idea, but they do have quite short expiry dates, so need to be used . Plus, I wouldn’t want to misplace one with £400 on it!

• James says:

  26 Nov26 November 17:49

  Just spotted an offer that will start on Boxing day and run until New Year’s day whereby if you buy Amex gift cards you get either £5 or £10 back depending on the value bought. If you buy £100 it will cost you £94.45 including this rebate- nice. The only caveat is that ‘a non-refundable monthly fee of £1.50 will be charged starting 12 months after the date of activation of the Card’

  • Raffles says:

    26 Nov26 November 20:46

    This looks good (and will fill a spot for a post on Boxing Day when I’m not expecting much else to write about!)

  • Roger says:

    29 Nov29 November 12:00

    Hmmm. Buying a £100 gift card costs £9.40, offering a mighty 60p bonus .(Purchase fee £4.45 plus non-optional delivery charge £4.95.)

    Buying several cards is charged at £4.95, so a better deal if you want more than ione.

    • Roger says:

      2 Dec2 December 08:43

      I see WHSmith had an ad in yesterday’s Daily Mail (possible other newspapers) with a coupon offering £4 off the purchase of two of these cards.

      Still not par, but could help anybody wanting to buy cards anyway.

• Sandgrounder says:

  26 Nov26 November 21:24

  I find buying petrol is always a good way to clear out remaining balances exactly.

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