Topcashback 5% Bonus by Selecting Payout with Amex Gift Card

Topcashback is now offering a 5% bonus on all cash back if you select to be paid in the form of an Amex gift card. You can also get a bonus for choosing an Amazon gift card, but the Amazon bonus is just 3%.

The terms indicate that the 5% offer is for a limited time only. Seems like it will continue through the month of August.

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I have $98.30 in my Topcashback account, and the system gives me the option to redeem for cash via ACH/Paypal or to get a 5% bonus by getting paid in the form of Amex or 3% in the form of Amazon.

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The standard Topcashback offer is to get a 3% bonus in the form of an Amex gift card. Personally, 3% isn’t worth it for me since these Amex gift cards have to be spent down, but 5% is much more enticing, especially when getting a high-dollar payout.

Terms:

  • You must have a U.S. address to be able to request your cashback by via Amex gift card.
  • For a limited time only, there will be a 5% payout bonus, which is the highest payout bonus on the site.
  • There is a $20 minimum load to the Amex gift card, and a $1,000 maximum.
  • The Amex gift card does not expire but has a $3 per month service fee after 12 months if there’s still credit/balance on it – so ideally you should spend your credit within 12 months to avoid the charges. (Some states in the U.S. prohibit cards with service fees, so these ones will receive a different card with no service fee.)
  • You can’t reload the card, so once you’ve spent the credit on it you simply throw it away and request another one.
  • The card will arrive with the credit already on it, so you don’t need to confirm you’ve received it before it is loaded.
  • The card should arrive approximately 7-10 days after you make your payout request.

 

Hat tip to Alvin

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Nan
Nan (@guest_280899)
August 3, 2016 15:30

Are other people not using TCB to purchase Visa GC at a 1.25% CB rate? I found this to be successful but have found very few postings regarding this method of MS.

Nan
Nan (@guest_281091)
August 4, 2016 05:31

I’ve been successful with Serve VIP. I hear there have been shut downs but I just got a new account and it has been going well for 2 months now. I feel like I’m doing something wrong bc this process has worked so well. Not much being written about it but I can see why…

Thanks Chuck. I really love this site.

Highsky
Highsky (@guest_280563)
August 2, 2016 15:39

So there is no activation fee for using the Amex gift card?

Sheila
Sheila (@guest_280553)
August 2, 2016 15:01

Topcashback has been very good for me!

Mat
Mat (@guest_280540)
August 2, 2016 14:24

I have some serious reservations with this website. I made a purchase on 11/21/2015. I am still waiting for it to be payable… and the estimate is another 27 weeks. Who would use this site after waiting a whole year to get paid. There is no person you can actually speak to. only canned emails in return.

SCJ
SCJ (@guest_280552)
August 2, 2016 15:01

I’ve had good luck with TCB, I want to say payout usually takes 8 weeks. A large part of time to payout is the merchant confirming the charges.

Anthony
Anthony (@guest_280604)
August 2, 2016 17:22

I feel your frustration. Several of my purchases did not track, and after putting in a Customer Care ticket, it took nearly a year before being paid. The good news is that I WAS paid, so if you are patient, it should work…..hopefully.

Chris
Chris (@guest_280769)
August 3, 2016 08:28

The bulk of that time is waiting for the merchant to report the purchase, confirm the purchase, and then pay TCB for that referral.

Mat
Mat (@guest_280774)
August 3, 2016 08:49

That was already done over the first 8 months… now what?

L T
L T (@guest_280536)
August 2, 2016 14:17

Nice perk, was in a similar situation and requested one… will just pay the cable/internet bill with it, which is what I usually do with any prepaid rebate cards.

Mark O
Mark O (@guest_280541)
August 2, 2016 14:28

Really? Cable/Internet is one of the best bonus categories out there.

Lrdx
Lrdx (@guest_280709)
August 2, 2016 23:34

Not if you have no business..