[Expired] [YMMV] American Express Business Business Gold Cardholders: Spend $5,000 & Get 20,000 Bonus Points, Spend Another $5,000 & Get Another 10,000 Points

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Another round of people have been targeted. New link here. This time valid until December 15th, 2018. Hat tip to garbagcollector.

The Offer

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• American Express is offering some existing Business Gold cardholders a spending bonus. Bonus is broken down as follows (spend needs to be completed by 10/15/18):
  • Spend $5,000 and receive 20,000 Membership Rewards points
  • Spend an additional $5,000 and receive an additional 10,000 Membership rewards points

 

The Fine Print

• The offer consists of two tiers (the two tiers, collectively, the “Offer”), each of which are subject to the terms and conditions described herein.
• First Tier: Earn 20,000 Membership Rewards points after you use your enrolled Card to spend at least $5,000 (the “First Tier Spend Requirement”) on qualifying purchases* between the date you enrolled through 10/15/18 (the “Offer Period”);
• Second Tier: Earn an additional 10,000 Membership Rewards points after you use your enrolled Card to spend at least an additional $5,000 (the “Second Tier Spend Requirement”) on qualifying purchases* during the Offer Period.

Our Verdict

First tier is an additional 4x points per $1 spent if you spend exactly $5,000 and the next tier is an extra 2x if you spend another $5,000 exactly. Definitely good offers for on going spend if you can hit those $5,000/$10,000 spend requirements by 10/15/18. Keep in mind American Express has been cracking down on manufactured spending/purchasing of gift cards & cash equivalents so be careful. Similar offer was also sent out on Business Platinum cards but it was slightly better (25,000 on first $5,000).

Hat tip to im-ronnie-pickering & Pointsmiles