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加入「 As High As 」套餐的卡
现在更多卡加入「 As High As 」行列了,比如近期加入的 Delta 系列和之前的 Blue Cash 系列。有个好消息是,这类「 As High As 」的最低档跟官网优惠一样,而最高档很接近限时奖励,大家可以试一下,倒不是太差。
AMEX Blue Cash Everyday
- AMEX Blue Cash Everyday:最高可达 $200
AMEX Blue Cash Preferred
- Blue Cash Preferred:最高可达 $300
AMEX Delta Gold
- AMEX Delta Gold:最高可达 80,000 点
AMEX Delta Platinum
- AMEX Delta Platinum:最高可达 90,000 点
AMEX Delta Reserve
- AMEX Delta Reserve:最高可达 100,000 点
AMEX Gold
- AMEX Gold:最高可达 100,000 点
AMEX Platinum
- AMEX Platinum:最高可达 175,000 点
AMEX Business Gold
- AMEX Business Gold:最高可达 200,000 点
AMEX Business Platinum
- AMEX Business Platinum:最高可达 300,000 点
关于「 As High As 」
今天微信群读者给我们分享了一种 AMEX 新的开卡奖励。申请页面写着「 As High As 」 175,000 点开卡奖励。而且下面还特别注明
- 申请完之后会告诉你这个优惠到底是多少
- 你再选择是否接受这个优惠
- 满足开卡消费
- 获取你的奖励
问题的关键其实是你看到的是最高的 175,000 点,但是填完申请后,给你的奖励并不一定有那么高。具体条款如下
After you submit your application and before you accept the Card (if you are approved) , we will tell you the exact amount of Membership Rewards® Points which you are eligible to earn, which will be an amount as high as 175,000 points. This means that you may be eligible to earn less than 175,000 points with this offer. You can earn these points after you spend $8,000 (the "Threshold Amount") or more in eligible purchases on your Platinum Card® from American Express within the first 6 months of Card Membership starting from the date your account is opened. Eligible purchases can be made by the Basic Card Member and any Additional Card Members on a Card Account. Eligible purchases are purchases for goods and services minus returns and other credits. Eligible purchases do NOT include: fees or interest charges; purchases of travelers checks; purchases or reloading of prepaid cards; purchases of gift cards; person-to-person payments; or purchases of other cash equivalents. Points will be credited to your Membership Rewards account within 8-12 weeks after you meet the Threshold Amount. Your Card Account must not be canceled or past due at the time of fulfillment of any offers.
读者群一个读者看到是 175,000 点,但是申请完看到是你的优惠只有 80,000 点。不过好在 AMEX 只对你进行了软查询,这个请求只有你自己能看到,并不会影响你的信用分数。如果你不喜欢这个给你的优惠,你直接取消掉就可以。
目前貌似邀请链接产生的链接有这个特性,不知道会不会逐渐推广到 AMEX 的所有链接上去。
所以重要的事情说三次
- 大家一定要看清给自己的优惠是多少,再确定接不接受!
- 大家一定要看清给自己的优惠是多少,再确定接不接受!
- 大家一定要看清给自己的优惠是多少,再确定接不接受!
背后的逻辑
首先对于 AMEX 来说,这样来给个奖励的最大值,而不是确定的开卡奖励数额,是增加了自己的操作空间的。因为对于信用卡的申请链接来说,优惠页面写的多少,最后能拿到的就是多少,这样比较不容易出问题,也不会被用户投诉。
之前 AMEX 会在条款上面写不能拿到开卡奖励的种种条件,比如这种同类产品只能拿一次奖励的限制
You may not be eligible to receive a welcome offer if you have or have had this Card, the Platinum Card® from American Express Exclusively for Charles Schwab, the Platinum Card® from American Express Exclusively for Morgan Stanley or previous versions of these Cards. You also may not be eligible to receive a welcome offer based on various factors, such as your history with credit card balance transfers, your history as an American Express Card Member, the number of credit cards that you have opened and closed and other factors. If you are not eligible for a welcome offer, we will notify you prior to processing your application so you have the option to withdraw your application.
现在出了这种最高 175,000 点的奖励,那他在判断你不符合开卡奖励条件之后,直接给你个无奖励的优惠,你也无话可说了。至少这样开卡界面和结果界面是统一的。而且,AMEX 甚至可以根据你这个人之前的消费水平、申请数量,来判断是否值得给你高的优惠。如果我是 AMEX,我就设计一个规则
- 之前没申请过 AMEX 卡的:给 175,000 点奖励
- 申请过 AMEX 卡,一直都在使用的:150,000 点奖励
- 申请过 AMEX 卡,纯为了开卡奖励的:80,000 点
- 申请过 AMEX 卡,天天要挽留优惠,年费来了就关卡的:不给奖励!
另外,这对于发放优惠的人来说,反正页面写着 175,000 点,看起来很高,我也很乐意发给朋友申请。至于看不看得到最高的奖励,那就看你的造化了。
我的评价
以前 AMEX 一直采用浏览器 Cookie 来判断你是否是新用户,所以就催生了用浏览器隐私模式来刷大优惠。之后 AMEX 也考虑了 IP 地址的因素,所以又催生了大家挂 VPN 来跑到新的城市或者新的国家去刷。其实这样来筛选用户的可靠性是比较低的。现在这种看菜下饭的差异化做法其实更能给 AMEX 来正确筛选一个高质量的用户,来匹配更好的优惠去吸引他们申请。
不过对我们用户来说,由于申请的时候填了 SSN, AMEX 已经把你的底细摸清了,给你差的优惠,你也没处说理。毕竟给你的也只是最高的奖励。就跟在店里看到折扣一样,up to 90% discount,然后大部分都是没那么高折扣的。
如何破解「 As High As 」
其实跟 AMEX 弹窗一样,AMEX 都是希望你多用他家的卡,多点正常的消费,才会给你发好优惠。如果你每张卡都只拿个开卡奖励,然后就不刷了,等年费就关,那肯定 AMEX 觉得你是低价值用户,不给你好优惠。如果你想要获取高的优惠,那只能多刷刷卡了。
另外,网友也发现,如果多刷刷几次,然后过一两个月再试,「 As High As 」出来的奖励会提高。由于 AMEX 不真正申请,就不会有硬查询,相当于没有损失测试了,也是可以考虑的。
还有一种办法就是用浏览器隐私模式猛刷官网链接或者邀请链接,有可能从「 As High As 」跳到普通的优惠,当然,有概率更高,也有概率一直刷出更低的优惠。





