When combing through my statement this month on my Old Amex Blue Cash Card I noticed the $50K Catergory Limit mentioned previously and also saw an interesting positive development. Amex will now allow $400+ purchases to count towards 5% spend after meeting the first $6,500 in purchases starting March 1, 2015.
This means if you have any stores nearby that code as gas stations, Â you can now (March 1st) purchase of $500+ and have them earn 5% cash back.
UPDATE BELOW
Another interesting development I stumbled upon is when the 5% limit resets for cardholders. After speaking with George from TravelBloggerBuzz he mentioned that his $6500 limit reset with the calendar year on January 1st after speaking with an Amex agent (He applied for his card in 2014):
@mileswhip Per Amex rep, my card is based on calendar year.There are some card versions based on opening dates. Learn something new everyday
— George (@FlyerTalkerinA2) January 2, 2015
On the other hand, I spoke with an agent regarding my reset date for the $6500 in purchases and it will be in mid February, which is my anniversary date (approved in 2007).
From these data points it seems that if you applied for the card before it went extinct a couple years ago, your reset date is your anniversary date; While any application via the ghost/phantom link that most people applied for last year your reset date is the calendar year (Jan 1st).
UPDATE: It seems from the comments below that an overwhelming amount of people have been informed by Amex that the reset date is based on the Anniversary date.  This is a positive development, thank you to all who commented with these data points.  If you still haven’t checked with Amex, whenever you do please leave a response below, thank you.
It is always best to be sure and check this with an Amex agent (via phone or chat) if you are not sure. If anyone has any other data points regarding this please post them in the comments below.
