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Interesting Read on Amex Black/Centurion Card...
« on: January 12, 2017, 01:53:35 PM »
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Re: Interesting Read on Amex Black/Centurion Card...
« Reply #1 on: January 12, 2017, 02:02:36 PM »
Yup, worth the annual fee for 50% bonus on large purchases when the $95 EDP earns it on all purchases  ::)
Does anyone believe that a typical checkout agent knows what a Centurion card even is?
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Re: Interesting Read on Amex Black/Centurion Card...
« Reply #2 on: January 12, 2017, 02:09:11 PM »
Does anyone believe that a typical checkout agent knows what a Centurion card even is?
Typical checkout agent - unlikely.  Saks/Nordstrom cashiers - maybe

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Re: Interesting Read on Amex Black/Centurion Card...
« Reply #3 on: January 12, 2017, 02:10:51 PM »
Is it solicitation if you're paying $2.5K/year to hook up with girls?
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Re: Interesting Read on Amex Black/Centurion Card...
« Reply #4 on: January 12, 2017, 02:18:11 PM »
Is it solicitation if you're paying $2.5K/year to hook up with girls?

Depends on the girl...

Typical checkout agent - Yes.  Saks/Nordstrom cashiers - maybe

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Re: Interesting Read on Amex Black/Centurion Card...
« Reply #5 on: January 12, 2017, 02:22:22 PM »
I wonder how many FR's he's passed
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Re: Interesting Read on Amex Black/Centurion Card...
« Reply #6 on: January 12, 2017, 02:22:30 PM »
Concierge had to tell him about gold 3x on advertising. He spends 2,500 a yr on a card without researching what other cards offer?

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Re: Interesting Read on Amex Black/Centurion Card...
« Reply #7 on: January 12, 2017, 02:52:19 PM »
Concierge had to tell him about gold 3x on advertising. He spends 2,500 a yr on a card without researching what other cards offer?
That's 0.003% of his annual spending.
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Re: Interesting Read on Amex Black/Centurion Card...
« Reply #8 on: January 12, 2017, 02:58:42 PM »
Still a waste of money
Anyway he's trying to justify the annual fee

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Re: Interesting Read on Amex Black/Centurion Card...
« Reply #9 on: January 12, 2017, 03:02:04 PM »
There funniest part is that he says the biggest advantage the black card has over the biz plat is that you get a 50% points bonus on purchases over 5k. (It is possible that he meant that it's unlimited on the black card.)
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Re: Interesting Read on Amex Black/Centurion Card...
« Reply #10 on: January 12, 2017, 05:30:45 PM »
Pretty poorly written article. Seems like the guy just wrote it to show off his black card and to tell about the one time a girl noticed him, but hey that's just my opinion
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