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The Ultimate Hot Deal: Blue from American Express

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I just called them and they said that they cover websites still. And I don't think we are going to kill the price guarentee. People have been saying that about Staples.com for so long now.

Anyone know if they take the time to check the better priced seller's stock? That's a big pain with Staples.com.
 
if u have a student card, it automatically changed to BLUE for students as of march 9th...nice...so all you students out there should take advantage of it.

I have a student card and have never received notice of any change to Blue status. How did they tell you? Through snail mail? I don't think they automatically switch everyone. . . .

EditJust checked my account online and true enough, it's been changed to Blue Student (and a FAQ says everyone was switched on 3/9). Unfortunately, doesn't have the price guarantee so not that great of a change. . . .
 
as much as i love this forum, i am fairly certain that the postings in this forum today will greatly speed up changes in the amex best value program...i've used it for the last few months...received checks totalling about $200...

on the other hand...at least people can't try & register 10+ e-mail accounts like with most deals...if you've got 10+ social security #'s more power to you
 
HAHA snowman. Like P@yp@l? 😉 that was great. Why does it matter if we "anandtech" credit card. It has been atvertised for like 1-2 years and it is public knowledge boys and girls. Don't you see the adds everywhere?
 
Went to the Canadian site for AMEX and couldn't find the blue, Anyone know if a Canadian can get a U.S. card?
 
Whoa...I just had a really evil thought. Has anyone been following the thread about the CTX 21" monitor from Samsclub.com for $300? The problem with this deal is that shipping is $220. Earlier in this thread, someone said that Amex doesn't consider shipping charges when pricematching. So...would it be possible to PM Sam's against themselves and cut out the shipping charge? 'Cause the final bill on your Blue card would show as $520, but the shipping charge isn't mentioned until you get to checkout. So the "proof" page printed off Sam's website would only show $300...And this difference is under the $250-per-item cap as well.

Edit: Something else just occurred to me. Even if the above trickery didn't work, you could still buy the CTX monitor from someplace else with reasonable shipping, PM Sam's, and save. The difference would probably be greater than $250, though. 🙁
 
well, I've ALWAYS wanted one of these cards since they were first unveiled, but as with all things this is something I jus t"never got around" to doing.

So, thanks to good ole Anantech.com lighting a fire under my butt, I went and signed up online (with the $10 Amazon.com GC) and holy cr@p!

Not only is it 0.0% for the first 6months, but 9.9% on transfers (I actually already have 6.9% so i won't take advantage of it) but I also got a credit line of $7800 and a APR of 10.9%...

Amazing

PS: The ORIGINAL reason I wanted to sign up for this card was STRICTLY becuase they are the COOLEST piece of plasitc I have ever seen.
 
Best Value Guarantee
With the Best Value Guarantee, you'll pay the lowest price available on items purchased with the Card. If you see a covered item advertised in print for less than you paid within 60 days of the purchase date, we'll refund the difference to your account, up to $250 per item.4

Link
 
then buy a printer with your new amex blue card and wait for the price to fall.
j/k. it wouldn't be such a bad idea.

kingink
 
Just got off the phone with an Amex CSR and here's what I found out after playing "what if" with him:

Me: Suppose I bought a monitor locally for $400, and then found the monitor online for $350 + $70 shipping, for a total of $420. Would I get a $50 refund?

Him: Yes, we don't consider shipping when pricematching.

Me: Suppose I bought a monitor online for $350 + $50 shipping, for a total of $400, and then found the monitor locally for $350. Would I get a $50 refund?

Him: No, because we compare just the prices for pricematching, and don't take into account shipping or taxes.

Me: How do you know how much I paid for shipping? Does it appear as a separate charge on the card?

Him: In order to receive a pricematch, you have to send in your invoice (which shows how much you paid for shipping) along with proof of the lower price, which can be anything from a magazine ad to a printout of a web page.

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So...I can't pricematch Sam's against themselves and nix the $220 shipping charge. But, the converse will work. If I can get the monitor somewhere else, I can pricematch Sam's $300 price and receive up to a $250 refund.

After a pricematch, I think that any rebates you got would still work, since those would not appear on your invoice. I forgot to bring that up before, but I'm done talking to CSR's for a while...if someone wants to confirm this that would be great.
 
Here is a near perfect (on a small scale) example of how you can use this amex pricematch.

High Heat Baseball 2002

Direct link to HH2k02 at Buy.com

Buy.com has High Heat Baseball 2002 for $15.95 + $5.95 (I think) shipping.

Just walk into your local computer store, buy it on your Amex for $39.95 + tax and pricematch it and get the difference of $24 back. You wind up getting it for 39.95+tax-$24 which is less than you could have gotten it from buy.com and you'll have it today.

I probably could have used this before. There are a lot of possibilities🙂

Lex
 
i even got my free card reader form them for extra security on sites you dont trust or want to give credti card # to.
 
Thanks- just applied for the card too. It seems a good way to pricematch to those questionable on-line companies.
Thanks to the forum, I also registered with ebates, and kicked myself for not doing so sooner- hmmmm....
 
Just to let the people know that American Express Blue is not the only card that has access to the Private Payments, all the American Express cards have access to Private Payments! 😉

Also, just to clarify the conception of Private Payments. Private Payments is designed to be a one-time use, disposible credit card number in order to provide a secure environment. The reason that there is a one month expiration on it is so that the charge for the item will not be rejected since most online vendors don't charge your card until the item ships which can be several days from the initial purchases. Also, this helps in the cases or pre-orders or ordering backordered items as well. Despite the one-month expiration time (Usually expires the same month you request the Private Payment number for, so if you requested the number towards the end of the month, your time frame is shorter), it is still only a one-time use number. 🙂

I hope this helps. 😀
 
Got the card. 🙂 Having the name DELL listed as your place of employment helps grease the wheels on these kinds of applications and for home mortgage inquiry. 🙂
 
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Edit: Apologies for the comments which contributed nothing useful whatsoever to this thread. I'll try harder next time, I promise. Either that or I'll just keep my mouth shut and lurk.
 
I just signed up for the card... I got 12.99 percent annual, no annual fee, and I can have the APR adjusted after I get the card by calling and telling them I have another card I just transferred everything to for 9.99 fixed. Also, they called me several times to tell me I was approved, and they also called me sat am to tell me about this refund sale price program.. didnt mention the up to $1000 per year, but thats amazing! I signed up for the free internet service.. I got the CD but didnt have a card and couldnt install it! I am tired of Banners!!!!!!!!!! They should just have a link indicating they should get a % of all sales made from vendors using their FREE ISP! and ditch the banners! Universal agreement made with any online business. Jusdt cookie the name of the ISP and send them a percentage of your purchase at the end of checkout processing! And ditc the banners... everyone hates them and they dont make you buy anything anyway!

Well, I cant wait to start using my FREE BLUE ISP~
 
Scrounger,

- If you had bothered to look at my profile you arrogant little twit, you'd see that I've been here over a year, and so no I don't go posting every inkling I have. I am not a NEF by any stretch of the imagination.

- The first three words directly express I had taken part in this deal, that makes the post highly relevant and appropriate for the thread.

- People had mentioned how hard this card was to get, thought I'd mention one of my qualifying criteria.

- If you knew anything about the IT industry, or business, or anything for that matter.. you'd be aware that Dell is known for having made millionaires out of "minimum wage box-tossers" through company stock options when the company stock was going through the roof the past several years.

- My application didn't go through the auto-deal, as their validation was down when I applied. They called me and they recognized my emplyer in the verbal interview. So yes, I do believe it plays a part.

Don't ever talk to me in the tone of voice you used ever again. Ever.
 
Actually, this card is QUITE easy to get. They are trying to let it overtake their Optima and also gain ground on Visa/MC....so they have been pretty lax on who they let in. My friend is a collection agent for them and they settle a lot of accounts at 50-75% off....even to people with good Credit ratings...

Another friend at work, who is a 'box tosser' type of person got the card with $12,000 credit!!! And he said he hardly makes $15k a year! And has not had good credit or a lot of it....

Oh..speaking of looking at profiles...I looked at yours... http://www.geekingout.com/ where is this best hardware site ever that was supposed to be up 01-01-01? Shouldn't you change that?!? 😉
 
I have the AMEX platinum card. People have been saying that both the platinum and the blue card have the 'best value guarantee' feature, but on the AMEX website when I compared the two card features the platinum card had a "Purchase Protection Plan" while the blue card had an "Online Purchase Protection". What is the difference between the two? To my understanding, this would mean that you would only be able to pricematch with online vendors with the blue card while with the platinum card you cannot.

Can anyone clarify this? If this is true, I can always get the blue card, no problem. But I don't want to get another CC if it isn't necessary.

 
What about tax? No one seems to have covered that. Suppose I go to CompUSA and pick up a really nice monitor listed for $1000. I'd be paying $1000 plus $80 in taxes.

Now suppose Onvia has the same monitor for $900 with no tax and free shipping. Am I going to get back $180 from Amex or just $100?
 
xylo if you select the type of card you currently have and choose the "learn more" option it will list specific details of the card, look under the section titled "Shopping with the Card" and you should see Best Value Gaurantee listed. I currently have a Platinum Cash Rebate card, and it has the Best Value Gaurantee 😀
 
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