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If you were like me and recently signed up for the Amex Platinum Mercedes Benz charge card, you are not only carrying around a small weight lifting set, but also a key to unlocking unique benefits that other Amex Platinum cardholders don’t have. Case in point, the $100 gift certificate good on genuine Mercedes-Benz accessories. This gift certificate is processed after you make your first qualifying purchase and mailed out 6-8 weeks after earning it. Let’s take a look at the restrictions, but also some of the things you can pick up with it.
The terms and conditions stipulate the following:
- may only be used at an authorized Mercedes-Benz dealership
- may NOT be used for purchases on the Mercedes-Benz website
- may only be used by you or someone with valid proof of residing at the address printed on the cert
- must be presented in person at the dealership
- must be accompanied by proof of identification
- may only be used for the purchase of accessories ( not parts or service)
- may not be used for previous purchases
- may not be combined with any other offers
- expires 1 year form the date of issue
- has no cash value
- may not be transferred
So what can you buy with it?
Our buddy, Harlan, over at Out and Out has an amazing set of pictures featuring the items that were available at his local Benz dealership. That list includes:
- Golf Balls
- Hats
- Golf Shirts
- Button Down Shirts
- Tumblers
- Coffee Mugs
- Key Chains
- Key Rings
- License Plate holders
- Teddy Bears
- Coolers
- Water Bottles
- Protein Shake Mixers
I’ll update this post once my cert is mailed to me, but I’m certainly excited to make use of this unique perk.
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Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card
Welcome Offer
Earn 60,000 bonus points after you spend $4,000 on purchases in the first 3 months from account opening.
Annual Fee
$95
Points Earned
Transferrable Chase Ultimate Rewards
- 5x on all travel purchased through Chase Travel℠
- 3x on dining, including eligible delivery services for takeout & dining out
- 3x on select streaming services
- 3x on online grocery purchases
- (excluding Target, Walmart and wholesale clubs)
- $50 Annual Chase Travel Hotel Credit via Chase Travel℠
- The begins immediately for new cardmembers and after your account anniversary for existing cardmembers
- 2x on all other travel
- 10% Anniversary Bonus
- Every year you keep the card, your total spend will yield a 10% points bonus. If you spend $10k in a year, you’ll get 1k bonus points
- Chase Sapphire Preferred continues to redeem at 1.25c in the Chase Travel℠ and the slew of other benefits remain in tact including Auto Rental Collision Damage Waiver ( primary ), purchase protections, etc.
- Points are transferrable to 14 Ultimate Rewards partners
- Redeem in Chase Travel℠ for 1.25 cents per point
- No foreign transaction fees
- Suite of Travel and Purchase Coverage
- Auto Rental Collision Damage Waiver is my favorite
- Get complimentary access to DashPass which unlocks $0 delivery fees and lower service fees for a minimum of one year when you activate by December 31, 2027.
- $95 Annual Fee
We keep an up to date spreadsheet that lists the best ever offers: You can find that spreadsheet here.
Historically 80k is a very, very good offer and hit in both 2022 and 2023. In 2021, we saw the offer hit an all time high of 100k. Who knows if that will ever come back.
Main Cast:
Cards that earn flexible points and should be used on the bulk of your purchases.
Supporting Cast:
Cards that earn fixed points in the currency of the airline/hotel and can not be transferred at attractive rates. These cards yield benefits that make it worth keeping, but not necessarily worth putting a lot of your everyday spend on.
The Chase Sapphire Preferred® is exceptional starter card and offers transferrable Ultimate Rewards, and pairs well with other Chase cards.
If you carry this card alongside Chase’s cashback cards like the Chase Freedom Flex® and Chase Freedom Unlimited® or the business versions: Ink Business Cash® , Ink Business Unlimited® you can combine the points into Preferred account and transfer into hotel and airline partners
Annual fee is quite low at $95 a year + you get a 10% anniversary bonus on points + $50 hotel credit in Chase travel.
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