New American Express / Foursquare cashback deal launched

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• The_Pope says:

  1 Apr1 April 08:39

  Here’s hoping they add more as the month progresses. These promotions really made being a cardholder worth it. Managed to get 2 x £25 off at Debenhams and bought myself two new suits. Just made sure we bought Gift Cards first, then found designs we both liked and paid the balance with the Platinum.

• mike turnbull says:

  1 Apr1 April 09:35

  Daft question…I’ve now linked my second Amex card to 4Square with a different email address, but how do you Check In with this card (I need to fill up at Shell, and I’ve successfully used the first card OK) Thanks a lot !

  • Simon Page says:

    1 Apr1 April 10:13

    You need to log out of the app and then log in again using the other username

    • mike turnbull says:

      1 Apr1 April 10:36

      Thanks ! Should have realised that.

• David says:

  1 Apr1 April 12:23

  I actually made a transaction over £100 in Harrods on the 27th (when the offer started) – if I write to AMEX and make a story like “oh, well it said it had loaded but evidently it didn’t” will they honour it?

  • Alan says:

    1 Apr1 April 16:42

    You can try but it’s unlikely – they seem pretty strict about following the rules on this. Also even if the load had failed they could potentially see that you hadn’t checked in.

    • David says:

      1 Apr1 April 19:54

      Surprisingly, they did honour it.

      Also, it appears from their records that I did check in – I did for the last Harrods offers but I didn’t even do them.
      Maybe be they’re being lenient over Easter.

      • Alan says:

        1 Apr1 April 19:55

        Good result, David 😀 I know they’ve not been the best with some folk in honouring things but glad they did in your case. I do find their CS a bit hit or miss – some agents very helpful and sort things, others just refer issues to ‘Exec Complaints Dept’ at the drop of a hat (which then leads to an average two month delay before hearing back!)

        • David says:

          2 Apr2 April 00:08

          Thank you, Alan.

          I actually had a marathon long argument with AMEX over the 20,000 sign up bonus with the Starwood card: I only recieved 10,000 and I was certain I applied when the 20,000 promotional offering was distinctly laid out on the AMEX and the Starwood page for the card.

          I initially left the problem because I was more happy with having another card to take advantage of Foursquare deals but thought no, I took out that card for a reason and will make sure I get what I deserve.
          So, over the phone the members I spoke to were unsure why I had not received the correct bonus. “They’ll be added in due course”…nothing appeared…went to the managerial echelons and the manager promised the points would be added going so far as to make sure I had his name. Again, nothing happened.
          I couldn’t be bothered with talking to someone so did the whole secure email route and the colleague I spoke to was adamant I applied when the promotional bonus was 10,000. At this point I didn’t really care and just wanted them added to my SPG account – “can’t be done because not all information from your SPG account correspondes with your AMEX account.” – boring – boring – eventually got 5000 points for the inconvenience.
          It was not worth the hassle.

          But yes, that is my super long way of agreeing with you! 😛

        • AviosNewbie says:

          2 Apr2 April 07:30

          Hi David, to avoid arguments about the sign up bonus, what I usually do is send an email inquiry to Amex immediately after I receive the card (i.e. before I start putting on spends) to confirm that I understood the bonus offer correctly – number of points, when they will get credited, etc.

          Then in the future, I always have their old emails as proof!

• Alan says:

  1 Apr1 April 16:41

  Sadly I’ve so far only heard of one Shell garage in the West of Scotland that has Amazon vouchers – all the best ones I’ve tried in the East have only Debenhams/B&Q/Next/Argos, etc 🙁

• Andy S says:

  1 Apr1 April 17:49

  Poor offer from Amex this time!

• Alan says:

  1 Apr1 April 19:02

  There’s definitely no time requirement – I’ve made purchases weeks after checking-in wihout a problem. However the key part after checking-in is the ‘load the offer’ to the card – did you do that bit too? If not then that might explain it?

• Rob says:

  1 Apr1 April 19:23

  Total nonsense. I don’t even have a smartphone, I do all the check-ins from home on an ipad via wi-fi and often do the purchase a week or so later. Never had one not go thro’ on Amex and Lloyds cards.

• Alan says:

  2 Apr2 April 07:27

  Yep they all count as Shell purchases so you’d be fine. Wish I could find a use for Debenhams ones myself!

  • Max says:

    2 Apr2 April 16:07

    Thanks for confirming Alan

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