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To take advantage of an Amex offer, first save the offer to your card, then do the spending. There are a few ways to save offers to your card; http://www.amexoffers.com/ has links to most of them. Depending on the offer and depending on your Amex card, it may be available via none, one or more than one of these methods:

americanexpress.com web site
Log into the americanexpress.com web site. If you get the new version of the site, scroll down to Amex Offers & Benefits at the bottom of the page. If you get the old version, click the Amex Offers For You tab. You can also see on this web site which offers you already saved (even if you saved them via a method other than this web site) and which offers you already redeemed. This method is only available for Amex credit and charge cards issued by American Express.
The maximum number of offer that the site will show you is 100. If you already have 100 available offers, there may be other offers that they are prepared to show you, but are not showing you because you already have the maximum. To see additional offers, save one or more of your available offers and then refresh the list (F5 in most Windows browsers).

Saving an offer on AmericanExpress.com to one of your cards will automatically make it unavailable for the rest of your cards linked to the same login. The way to get around this is by opening all of your cards in separate tabs and then saving the offer in each.  **

**Sign into different tabs?!?
Sign onto your Amex account. card #1 is on the page.  scroll to offers. note a good one. 
Open  tab 2: amex.com (or with Chrome, right click on the first tab and choose Duplicate) > you are already logged in.> go to my accounts > click on card #2  on the top of the page. scroll to offers. check for same good offer. 
Open tab #3. repeat as for tab #2. Repeat as necessary.
THEN: on tab #1 - click 'save' .  Then on tab #2 click 'save' . Then on each tab.
If you so desire: check on each card's 'saved offers' to check that it's there.

This link should take you to the Amex old layout,
which is much easier to scroll down through all the offers.

Amex® Mobile app
This method is only available for Amex credit and charge cards issued by American Express. The login is the same as for the americanexpress.com web site.

Dedicated web site for enrollment
Some Amex offers, most notably Small Business Saturday, but also NYC Restaurant Week, Home Depot, Amazon and DirecTV, offer a dedicated web site where you could enter your card information to enroll.

For Bluebird/Serve cards
Amex offers can be saved via the bluebird.com web site. Go to Plan & Manage > Amex Offers. Amex offers can also be saved via the Bluebird mobile app.

For cards not issued by American Express (such as Amex cards issued by Citi, USAA, PenFed, Bank of America, etc.)
Add offers to your card at this site: https://www.americanexpress.com/us/network/shopping.html
You will be prompted for your name, card number and email address.
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Re: Amex Offers Master Thread
« Reply #6340 on: November 04, 2015, 12:49:01 PM »
You're better off (although I don't know if it actually helps) quoting them and pasting the quote here, this way it doesn't bump that thread.

But I appreciate your idea.
If you don't post in the original thread then how will the perpetrators know to move the discussion over?
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Re: Amex Offers Master Thread
« Reply #6341 on: November 04, 2015, 12:54:00 PM »
Does newegg sell GCs to other stores?
I am sometimes accused of overthinking things. I am still mulling over whether that accusation has merit.

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Re: Amex Offers Master Thread
« Reply #6342 on: November 04, 2015, 01:06:58 PM »
I got ebay gc's on newegg the other day with the visa checkout deal.

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Re: Amex Offers Master Thread
« Reply #6343 on: November 04, 2015, 01:40:08 PM »
Definitely not the only person to be annoyed by it.
I am starting to get why it's ticking so many people off.....

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Re: Amex Offers Discussion Thread
« Reply #6344 on: November 04, 2015, 01:47:57 PM »
Looking for some ebay gcs, but out of stock. Anybody know how long it typically takes NE to renew stock?

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Re: Amex Offers Discussion Thread
« Reply #6345 on: November 04, 2015, 03:09:10 PM »
Buy gift cards. You should be able to add a bunch to your account for one large purchase.
Any limit to how many GCs you can use for a reservation?
So here's the deal: You can stack as many gift cards as possible- it's just money that's loaded to your account. However, the charge is not from AirBnb on a gift card but rather BrainTreeCharge.com, making them not eligible for the offer (on a $100 gift card there's a $100 charge from them and a $1 charge from AirBnb, which wasn't mentioned when I ordered it).

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Re: Amex Offers Discussion Thread
« Reply #6346 on: November 04, 2015, 03:13:46 PM »
So here's the deal: You can stack as many gift cards as possible- it's just money that's loaded to your account. However, the charge is not from AirBnb on a gift card but rather BrainTreeCharge.com, making them not eligible for the offer (on a $100 gift card there's a $100 charge from them and a $1 charge from AirBnb, which wasn't mentioned when I ordered it).
Doesn't make sense. The T&C specifically say that applies to GCs bought from their website. I'm sure Amex will credit it - either automatically or manually after chatting with rep.
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Re: Amex Offers Discussion Thread
« Reply #6347 on: November 04, 2015, 03:15:35 PM »
So here's the deal: You can stack as many gift cards as possible- it's just money that's loaded to your account. However, the charge is not from AirBnb on a gift card but rather BrainTreeCharge.com, making them not eligible for the offer (on a $100 gift card there's a $100 charge from them and a $1 charge from AirBnb, which wasn't mentioned when I ordered it).
How were you even able to buy the gc? I keep on getting a message that they think I am in the netherlands and therefore can't buy a gc...
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Re: Amex Offers Discussion Thread
« Reply #6348 on: November 04, 2015, 03:15:49 PM »
So here's the deal: You can stack as many gift cards as possible- it's just money that's loaded to your account. However, the charge is not from AirBnb on a gift card but rather BrainTreeCharge.com, making them not eligible for the offer (on a $100 gift card there's a $100 charge from them and a $1 charge from AirBnb, which wasn't mentioned when I ordered it).
So your saying it posted as a charge like that, and not for AirBnb? Or is it still pending?

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Re: Amex Offers Discussion Thread
« Reply #6349 on: November 04, 2015, 03:17:54 PM »
Doesn't make sense. The T&C specifically say that applies to GCs bought from their website. I'm sure Amex will credit it - either automatically or manually after chatting with rep.
Just went to braintreecharge.com and it says right on the front:
[ AmEx charges from these businesses – and many others – initially appear as Braintreecharge.com ]
So, looks like you're right!

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Re: Amex Offers Discussion Thread
« Reply #6350 on: November 04, 2015, 03:18:48 PM »
So your saying it posted as a charge like that, and not for AirBnb? Or is it still pending?
Still pending.

Attached is photo of the "stackability"

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Re: Amex Offers Discussion Thread
« Reply #6351 on: November 04, 2015, 03:22:01 PM »
EVERYONE RELAX!!

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So your saying it posted as a charge like that, and not for AirBnb? Or is it still pending?

I almost pished my pants becuase I just bought $1500 worth. However there is no reason to worry. After doing some digging i found this on braintrees website.

Why do I see “Braintreecharge” on my credit card statement?
The pending charge on your card originated from a business that uses Braintree to accept payments on their website or mobile app.

How do I know who I made the purchase from?
The name of the store or merchant will appear on your statement once the transaction is finalized by your bank, typically within 7 days.



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Re: Amex Offers Discussion Thread
« Reply #6352 on: November 04, 2015, 03:23:19 PM »
AS a side note. You get receipts with the charge that are from airbnb. So this can easily be proven to amex that it was an Airbnb charge

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Re: Amex Offers Discussion Thread
« Reply #6353 on: November 04, 2015, 04:02:28 PM »
Anyone know if BestBuy offer works on e GC's? I ask because it seems like they take you to a different website...https://bestbuy.cashstar.com/gift-card/??
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Re: Amex Offers Discussion Thread
« Reply #6354 on: November 04, 2015, 04:22:45 PM »
Do they sell those online as well?
IME, only in store only, sometimes behind the counter somewhere. if you don't see them, ask for them.
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Re: Amex Offers Discussion Thread
« Reply #6355 on: November 04, 2015, 05:40:25 PM »
IME, only in store only, sometimes behind the counter somewhere. if you don't see them, ask for them.
Lots of stores just don't carry them at all.

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Re: Amex Offers Discussion Thread
« Reply #6356 on: November 04, 2015, 06:02:44 PM »
My stay just got cancelled.

Got this lame email.

Hi Yaakov,

This is Cid with Airbnb Trust and Safety. Thanks for reaching out.

We regret to inform you that we'll be unable to support your account moving forward, and have exercised our discretion under our Terms of Service to disable your account(s). This decision is irreversible and will affect any duplicated or future accounts.

Please understand that we are not obligated to provide an explanation for the action taken against your account. Furthermore, we are not liable to you in any way with respect to disabling or canceling your account. Airbnb reserves the right to make the final determination with respect to such matters, and this decision will not be reversed.

We'll contact you if anything changes in the future, but until then, we won't be able to assist you any further with your account issues. Please see our Help Center for further information: https://www.airbnb.com/help/article/432.

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Re: Amex Offers Discussion Thread
« Reply #6357 on: November 04, 2015, 06:05:57 PM »
Wow, that is really lame.

Can you give any more details on what you did exactly?
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Re: Amex Offers Discussion Thread
« Reply #6358 on: November 04, 2015, 06:19:22 PM »
Were you too obvious about sending gift cards to yourself?

They actually permanently banned you from Airbnb - not just cancelled your trip.
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Re: Amex Offers Discussion Thread
« Reply #6359 on: November 04, 2015, 06:50:50 PM »
What happened to your gift card balance $$$?
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