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When American Express Business Platinum introduced Dell credits my honest reaction was in the realm of ” well, this is useless benefit for me.” If you’re unfamiliar, cardholders get a $200 annual Dell credit split into 2, $100 statement credits twice a year ( Jan to June, July to December ).
My attitude changed however once I dug into it a bit more, and while I still don’t value the credit at a full $200, I have found value. That value recently increased when Amex announced an additional $200 worth of credits making it a total of $400 in 2020.
Dell permits splitting payments
This is great if you personally have more than one Amex Business Platinum, or there is more than one in your family and you want to split payment. My personal household has 3, so that’s $1200 in credits we will score for 2020.
Portable battery chargers
Yep, while I think Anker makes some of the best on the market, these Aluratek’s are pretty great as well. I recently tested the 10k out on a trip across Europe and found it’s palm size to be perfect to stash in my Bluffworks jacket for the day – they’re currently having a big sale too – . It’s considerably smaller than my 12k Anker and provides roughly the same amount of charge. At $25…I can purchase 4 of these every six months which are perfect for gifts.
Bose headphones
While most Bose headphones are significantly more than $100…you can find deals quite often. I’ve used both of the below options and they are quite nice, and I would recommend over say…wireless headphones from Beats.
Surge Protectors
I find myself moving my laptop around all the time, and often times, I’m in a room that doesn’t have a surge protector and I plug it straight into the wall. A could pick up a few of these and tuck them under a couch, bed, etc.
Microphone…
Spencer Howard and I are currently working up a podcast and this bad boy could come in handy.
I’d also suggest checking out the Dell Deals page
American Express Platinum?
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This is an amazing premium card offering a stand out welcome offer that could earn you 225k points! Our favorite perk is the oustanding 10x bonus points on gas and groceries for 6 months and up to $15k spend! It’s pumped full of perks and travel benefits we love.
♥ Earn 75k points welcome offer after spending $5000 in 6 months
♥10x on gas and groceries, up to $15k, for first 6 months of card membership
♥5x flights booked via Amex Travel and directly with airlines
♥Amazing annual credits: $200 Uber credits, $200 Airline incidental fees, and $100 Saks Fifth Avenue credit
♥Comped Hotel Status: Marriott Gold + Hilton Gold
♥Over 20 transfer partners to achieve aspirational flights and hotel redemptions
And don’t forget to go to a Rebate/Buying portal like an Airline portal or Ebates as many times Dell is listed as a vendor to earn even more cash or points.
great shout!
Wow, this was super helpful. Thank you so much. While I kind of regret losing out on past credits, now I have a great use for future ones.
happy to help!
I bought Nintendo Switch games
1. Dell will price match certain sites (Amazon.com, Frys.com, Sears.com, Apple.com, Lenovo.com, Staples.com, BestBuy.com, Microcenter.com, Target.com). This is helpful because I find a lot of their stuff really overpriced. Just start a chat and the rep will check out the price match and do your order right there, along with securely entering your CC details. You can even split payment when you’re paying via chat. Downside to this is it prevents you from stacking with a portal.
2. If you do a single charge of $220 or more you can stack the credit with the 10% back Amex offer, so you end up getting an extra 10% free.