Amex offers: get 10,000 points with Rimowa and 83% off Enterprise Car Club membership

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• CarpalTravel says:

  2 Nov2 November 06:51

  No Rimowa on: Bus & Pers Plat, BAP1 or BAP2! Not that i’d be using it, but I am not entirely pleased to see that all of our cards have been left in the cold.

  • Andy says:

    2 Nov2 November 10:50

    You wouldn’t use it, but you’re annoyed you don’t have the offer? Lol…

    • CarpalTravel says:

      2 Nov2 November 12:26

      I didn’t say I was annoyed, I am however not pleased to see that a fairly broad offer has been left off multiple cards. Next time it might be one I do care about.

  • sloth says:

    2 Nov2 November 13:23

    entitlement at its finest…

    • CarpalTravel says:

      2 Nov2 November 14:20

      As I said before, it is more the potential for a trend to be set by an apparently widely offered benefit of holding the card(s) is being left off. On subscription cards (expensive ones at that) where special treatment being expected, perhaps if the cards were free then you might have had a point, but they are not… If you are going to use the word, please try and do it correctly.

      • CarpalTravel says:

        2 Nov2 November 14:22

        *On subscription cards (expensive ones at that) it is not about special treatment being expected

      • Cranzle says:

        2 Nov2 November 17:09

        Many offers are targeted by the retailer. More than likely they’ve decided that your not in their audience. Most offers are funded by the retailers with zero contribution from Amex. So whether you pay a fee to hold the card or not is irrelevant.

        • CarpalTravel says:

          2 Nov2 November 18:27

          That’s a fair comment. That being the case, it’d be interesting to me to understand how player 2 and my data is being modelled so that a retailer could decide that we weren’t right for them. Just out of curiosity.

          Maybe I could get off the Betty list. 😁

        • Cranzle says:

          2 Nov2 November 19:20

          @CarpalTravel – the criteria could be anything.
          Possibilities include
          – Top 10,000 highest spenders over the last 3, 6, 9, 12 months
          – People who have shopped in any three of a list of 10-20 named brands
          – Males aged between 30-45 who earn over £100k
          – People who have spent more than twice at airlines, hotels or travel agents over the last 6 months.

          It really could be anything. I’d imagine most retailers would cap their financial exposure with an offer like this, given that they will be purchasing the points from Amex.

        • Rob says:

          2 Nov2 November 20:25

          Rhys and I were speaking to someone at World Travel Market today who oversees Amex offers for his employer and he said that Amex targetting is actually very poor and they can’t offer much.

          Apparently the other card offers platforms offer them a lot more flexibility in terms of ‘target people who spend here / have never spent here’.

• mradey says:

  2 Nov2 November 07:00

  Same Romowa offer on my Centurion. Interestingly, the offer is per card (that the offer is saved to) and not just the primary card of the main account holder.

  • Andrew says:

    2 Nov2 November 07:29

    That’s standard isn’t it for offers?

• BuildBackBetter says:

  2 Nov2 November 07:01

  6 months to go on my which subscription. Any way to get a gift card or maximise the Amex offer?

  • Mr. AC says:

    2 Nov2 November 08:33

    What’s the benefit of Which? for HfP’ers?

    • Bagoly says:

      2 Nov2 November 21:21

      Which? do some great work.
      But their subscriptions department is worse than any telephone company I have dealt with for cancellations.

• Scott says:

  2 Nov2 November 07:44

  Enterprise are offering a better deal through their own website. It’s being sold as a Black Friday deal where membership is £10 (£50 discount from £60) and come with an extra £10 credit to use against a rental.

  Seems like they are keen to get some new members signed up.

  • Rhys says:

    2 Nov2 November 07:52

    It’s mentioned in the article. But as we also note, you are better off using the Amex offer for Standard+ memebrship as it comes with 60 miles inclusive. On the Standard deal each mile costs 20p+ and the cost differential per hour between the Standard+ and Standard is often less than 50p so you would only need to drive a handful of miles to break even!

    • Rob Walker says:

      2 Nov2 November 09:18

      Standard+ doesn’t seem to be offered widely. It’s not available in my area (Yorkshire) and when I quickly checked it didn’t seem to be offered in London either. Although I did just literally type ‘London’ and click on a random location. A shame as I’d quite like to sign up just in case I find a use for it. They have 2 cars about half a mile from my front door in the tiny West Yorkshire village of Saltaire, and also right outside my office in Leeds.

      • Js says:

        2 Nov2 November 13:10

        London ha sstandard+

    • Js says:

      2 Nov2 November 12:58

      Black friday deal also works for standard+
      the
      Spend £1 collect 50 MR Points offer is better then this one

      • Js says:

        2 Nov2 November 13:19

        Not sure about the above, its not clear, can anyone confirm?

    • Distichon says:

      2 Nov2 November 15:57

      Main issue seems to be that at least in my area, per-mile price (after the free 60 miles) is actually higher for standard+ than standard (25p vs 21p). That, combined with the higher per-hour price, makes the decision between the two not at all straightforward. If you expect to mostly do shop running (1h, 5-10 miles), or all-day, long distance drives, you’re actually better off with standard. Standard+ is good for the intermediate distances.

• Jasdev says:

  2 Nov2 November 07:59

  I spotted the offer too, after seeing a reader mention it in the comments to an HfP post yesterday.
  I can’t comment on the brand as I’ve never had the opportunity to own one, so would be interested to see what other readers have to say about Rimowa carry-on luggage.
  Rimowa will always remind me of Tyler Brûlé’s columns for the FT Weekend edition, back before he left amid rumours he was not disclosing ties to brands he mentioned frequently in his columns.

  https://www.pressgazette.co.uk/tyler-brule-leaves-ft-by-mutual-agreement-after-press-gazette-highlighted-concerns-about-editorial-mentions-for-former-clients/

  After much research, I wound up getting myself a Briggs & Riley carry-on which looks so splendid, I hesitate to actually use the damned thing for its intended purpose!

  • KP says:

    2 Nov2 November 09:10

    Rimowa is great, I totally recommend it. But I would never get any of these ‘luxury’ suitcases for check-in. Can’t leave it at the mercy of airport luggage handlers !

  • Max says:

    2 Nov2 November 09:25

    Rimowa was great when ze Germans were still in charge of the company.

    Now that it belongs to Bernard Arnault’s LVMH empire and is essentially the playground of his spoilt son, the prices have gone up, useful features have been eliminated and quality as well as free service have gone downhill.

    Before it was a practical tool for heavy-duty world travelers, now it’s aimed at newly rich Chinese, Arabs and Russians who care about looking trendy & rich.

    Competition is heating up, now there are lots of other luggage companies offering stylish luggage made out of aluminium. Rimowa’s Polycarbonate-plastic line has also been surpassed, Samsonite’s Polypropylene is even lighter and tougher.

    • KP says:

      2 Nov2 November 09:39

      Yes somewhat agree with you. But I would still buy a Rimowa today as the quality is still up there. in 2-3 years time if things continue this way (decreasing quality of Rimowa and increased competition), I will look elsewhere.

      • Max says:

        2 Nov2 November 21:52

        The inofficial Rimowa song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rq0fw7sWRp8

• Yorkieflyer says:

  2 Nov2 November 08:52

  So Standard Plus not available in Yorkshire. Presumably I can’t join as a Londoner?

  • KP says:

    2 Nov2 November 09:11

    Often but not always. Plus your idea only applies when you already are in continental Europe on a holiday/business trip If not then this is a great deal

    • KP says:

      2 Nov2 November 09:40

      Oops that was in response to the comment about Rimowa being cheaper in Europe.

• Alex says:

  2 Nov2 November 08:56

  Aren’t Rimowa prices available in the UK considerably higher than what one can get in Continental Europe via authorized resellers? The premium may more than offset the 10k MR points…

  • HH says:

    2 Nov2 November 09:23

    This is why I’m on the fence with this offer. It’s £85 cheaper to buy an original cabin in their Paris shops than London. I’d value 10k MR more than that, but still thinking twice about it.

    • Pete M says:

      2 Nov2 November 09:30

      I have bought all of mine via German authorised re-sellers in their sales for at least 1/3 less than in the UK. Same product, same warranty. Mind you, this was before Brexit, so shipping was free and easy. A lot more hassle now unless you can pop into Frankfurt or Munich.

    • BuildBackBetter says:

      2 Nov2 November 10:43

      Fx fees if you pay using Amex abroad. No or fewer points if you pay using no fee cards.
      Difficult to return I guess – not sure if you can return it to a uk store.

• IslandDweller says:

  2 Nov2 November 09:01

  “cars are only available from your local Enterprise Rent-A-Car branch and not on residential street corners.”
  No. Just like London, they’re on the streets of other towns and cities.
  What ECC doesn’t offer, which Zipcar in London does offer, is the one way rent feature – which i find really handy.

  • CH says:

    2 Nov2 November 10:23

    I had some atrocious experiences with ECC. Availability was always poor, even when the cars i atte.pted to book were sitting on the street for days. When I booked a car, it was often swapped for one less conveniently located at the last minute. ECC offered to reimburse raxi fees to the new location, but getting them to pay was impossible. On one occasion a car was different than on the app (manual rather than automatic transmission), and on another the car was missing (!); in both cases ECC tried to charge for a cancelled booking. Even after they finally agreed in writing to refund the amounts due to me for the bookings and taxis, I had to file an MCOL claim and send a recorded letter threatening enforcement action (on a default judgment) to get the agreed amount due to me. I would strongly recommend avoiding ECC.

    • KP says:

      2 Nov2 November 10:48

      I have heard all sorts of horror stories just like yours above. Hence I am never going anywhere near a ECC car!

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