Sign up bonus points vs normal spending bonus points

[alakala]

Hi,

I’ve just got a new Amex reward card and am on track to spend the £3k required to trigger the sign up bonus points.

The card also gives 2500 points for every £5k of spend.

Does that £5k spend include the £3k for the sign up bonus or not?

eg if I’ve already spent £3k to now, do I now need to spend a further £2k to get the 2500 bonus points, or does it reset after the sign up bonus and I now need to spend £5k.

If anyone at Amex is reading this, that’s definitely an area of the app that could be improved, showing how far you are off triggering bonuses.

[Rob]

Yes, it includes the £3k, so you’ll trigger your first 2500 spend bonus after another £2k has gone through.

[alakala]

Great, thanks. I also have a different card that gives rewards, so that helps me work out which one is best value per £1.