The Ultimate Hot Deal: Blue from American Express

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ufcben

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Mar 14, 2001
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Does this work for ne online stores??? How does it work exactly??? Let say I buy somethin at Circuit city or something and then fine a better price online would they just send me the difference??
 

tonetgs

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Nov 10, 2000
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hey again, lizardboy. the overuse-and-shutdown issue is a valid point and i'm glad you brought it up earlier because i think it needed to be mentioned in this thread for everyone to read.

i think if we all just play nice and follow the rules, we (both forum members and american express) can all benefit from the word getting out.

long live anandtech and the hot deals forum...

tonet
 

shawnman

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Mar 14, 2001
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>> tonet

Have you been able to use price protection matching an online merchant this year? As I said in my previous post, I thought they put a stop to matching online merchants Dec 31, 2000
 

mmbond

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Don't know if this is something you guys have been doing recently; but I thought I remembered something about Amex no longer honoring ONLINE PRICEMATCHES. Better check before you get stuck. However, BLUE is an awesome card!
 

sly_630

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Mar 13, 2000
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I love my amex blue.. constantly use it and the price matching is never an issue. They send a check to you within 2 weeks.
 

Siamskunk

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Sep 14, 2000
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I have two blues and I love them a LOTTTTT.

Filing a claim is an easy task.........I just did one last week.
Just call them up and tell them the story...bah bah bah.
No hassle at all.
 

satori

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Nov 2, 1999
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Hey, here's a warning on Blue. They don't cover ALL purchases. Some items aren't covered. You have to call them up and ask them >before< you make the purchase. In my case, I couldn't pricematch some cel-phones I bought. I guess I should've read the contract more carefully.
 

SCSIfreek

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Mar 3, 2000
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WHATS THE ANNUAL FEE FOR THIS CARD? $50.00? $100.00? no one seems to answer this question for some reason.




--SCSI
 

ccity

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I think netflip will give you $16 if you sign up though them making this deal even sweeter, but I could not get the online form to work I entered all the info and they gave me an error at the end with an 800 number which means that I will probably not get the netflip money. here is the link

Netflip Link if it doesn't work just go to netflip.com

by the way this looks like a referral link, but really it is not if you want feel free to just go to netlfip.com and click on show &quot;all offers&quot;
 

Sesopedalian

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Oct 9, 1999
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I called Amex tech support because my USB Card Reader was not working. I said to him, &quot;let's start from the beginning, what is the proper orientation of the card in the reader?&quot; I heard him holler to someone in the background, &quot;which way do you put the card in the reader?&quot; I knew then that my lifetime string of never, ever, having a tech support call result in a successful fix would remain unbroken.
 

bonk102

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Oct 23, 2000
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this does seem almost too good to be true, if it is true however, it'll be the last card i get
 

Jumby

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Some mention about a PRINTED AD is needed to do those price guarantee thing.
A Good source for such Ads is COMPUTER SHOPPER. It got Unbelievable prices on alot of our toys
 

Cyberian

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<< Lex Luthor,
I don't believe Private Payments feature is a one time use number. But rather a number issued that has a one month expiration date. I believe that the private payments number they issue to you can be used as many times as you want until it expires. So if your private payments number gets hacked it can be used by the hackers before it expires.
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I think that they do generate a unique Number.

&quot;Now, rather than using your American Express® Card account number to shop online, you can use a secure, free Private PaymentsSM number instead. By using Private Payments, you will receive a unique number that is linked to your actual Card account each time you shop. Use Private Payments to protect your Card account information online.&quot;

There is a Crapload of info at Amex
 

Siamskunk

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Sep 14, 2000
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Private payment is indeed a one time use code.
It code will be unworkable once you use it. I tried that before just to check if it really works that way.

BTW, to claim for a price difference, they accept a print out from the online stores.

Please do not abuse this service and you will have lots of fun shopping around for years
 

tonetgs

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Nov 10, 2000
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shawnman -- i last used the best value guarantee program in february to pricematch some memory from crucial.com. it wasn't a pricematch between crucial and another store; it was a pricematch because crucial's own price on some pc133 ram i bought dropped in price on their website after 60 days.

and regarding being able to pricematch with online stores in general, i called them again today and the rep i spoke to said they've always taken price matches from online stores. and they don't take into account shipping when comparing the price (as others have asked), which, of course, is one of the reasons the program is so great. this is the same policy they've had since the beginning of the program.

tonet
 

Cyberian

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<< my apologies to those forum members who already have a blue card and now worry that because i posted the info on blue everyone and their brother will be getting one to take advantage of the best value guarantee program. as i posted earlier, it did cross my mind that having too many people file claims could, in a worst case scenario, cause amex to shut down the program. >>

Considering the population of just the US and that Anandtech has 49041 users(not all of whom frequent 'HotDeals') I really can't see this as a problem.

 

JDJr

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Oct 2, 2000
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Another nice thing about the blue card:
1) They have fraud guarantee for what it's worth, they fight for you pretty good. I've had to fill out tons of paper work for other cards.

2) Return Protection
&quot;Return Protection lets you return a covered item purchased with the Card [ even if you purchased it online ] when the merchant won't take it back. Just contact us within 90 days of the purchase, and your account will be credited for the full purchase price, up to $300 per covered item.&quot;
&quot;Return Protection offers you guaranteed product satisfaction on designated items purchased entirely with an eligible Card. Returns must be within 90 days of purchase. Refunds are for up to $300 per item, with a maximum of $1,000 annually per Cardmember account. For more details or to file a claim, call 1-800-297-8019. Any item purchased from a store that has an established return/satisfaction guarantee program greater than or equal to the terms of Return Protection, and provides coverage for your request for a refund, will not be covered under Return Protection. Cardmembers will be asked to complete a request-for-a-refund form and return it to American Express (with your original store receipt and the American Express® Card record of charge or any other items deemed reasonably necessary to process the request for a refund) within 30 days. Coverage is subject to certain terms, conditions, and exclusions. &quot;

I'm in the process of using this return protection on some stuff I bought. The process is a little slow but not inconvenient.

JDJr
 

bolbim33

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Sep 20, 2000
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if u have a student card, it automatically changed to BLUE for students as of march 9th...nice...so all you students out there should take advantage of it.
 

TTAKMAN

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Feb 7, 2001
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I just called to see about other &quot;items&quot; that are not covered under the card. The one that sticks out the most is that the price guarantee doesn't apply to &quot;living animals and plants.&quot; So those of you buying high-priced dead animals can go knock yourselves out!

The other notables were:
Cells Phones (mentioned in earlier post)
Cars
Refurbished Items
Liquidation/Limited Quantity Items
Perishables
Gift Certificates
Cash/Trav.Checks

Also confirmed with CSR that online proof is acceptable provided that it is an identical item, has a date referenced on the page, and is submitted within the stated time frame.
 

Seattle

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Nov 23, 2000
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Am Ex price guarantee isn'r going to last long after the people here get through with them.
 
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