Make the AMEX Green the catch all with 2% on all other purchases, 3X Travel, 3X Transit (Tolls, Gas, Subway, Bus, Taxi, Ferry, etc.) along with a $120 UBER subscription ($9.99 per month), or annual $120 UBER CASH ($10 monthly) credit. AMEX would create an amazing Trio. Platinum for Travel, GOLD for foodies and Green for commuting. Green goes metal also.
Honestly get rid of all that Uber, Lyft nonsense and put some real credits out there. Heck an airline credit that I can put in an Airline bank would actually be worth a damn. Most of the country knows how to drive anyway.
This idiot has turned the Platinum card into a shitty coupon book. He calls it lifestyle card! As long as Amex has this closed minded guy in his management, it won’t go anywhere.
The share price of American Express disagrees with you. Elitists who won't give up their Platinum or Gold cards and continue to pay the annual fee, but can't make use of the coupons are lining the pockets of Amex executives.
Would help if Amex Platinum actually had spending categories in travel. Green, which is first in the ladder, has more general earning on travel than Platinum so that contradicts what he said in his reasoning for Gold and Platinum. It should be: - Green: limited 3x on gas/transit/grocery, and 1.5x catchall - Gold: 3x dining, 4x on grocery, and 5x portal on hotels/car rentals and 3x on generic travel - Platinum: 5x on airfare (portal not required), 10x portal on hotels/car rentals, 4x on dining and lounge access. Then there's a gradual progression, a reason to want to level-up, while still having a benefit to having all three cards.
American Express, I know you’ll be scooping comments like this for your research so let me make this clear. If you don’t improve Platinum to match Chase, you’ll be losing this long time member.
I wish the platinum 1x on all other purchases will be increased. However, what do you think of this thought, instead of having other cards that get cash back at higher multipliers, just buy everything with the platinum and make sure the multipliers happen when you transfer points at 5+?
Dallas-fortworth, phoenix and LAX are embarrassing. Super disappointed. Las Vegas one is still nice. But no grab and go snacks and drinks?? Really? Priority pass and capital one have that.
I think having a limited access to the centurion lounge on the green and gold would be a great benefit. Some kind of tiered system would work. For instance spend 20k on the green get two free passes.
No, lounges are over crowded as it is. It should be only platinum and black card members and make platinum annual fee more expensive to keep from too many having it.
Started out with a platinum. Now, I'm married, my income has risen dramatically, and with 3 kids I don't travel much. "Downgraded" to gold and I'm a lot happier. Exactly the opposite of what the CEO planned. In addition, the platinum doesn't have any sort of clout among the tictokers, so its far less aspirational than amex thinks. For a while I wanted a product inbetween gold and platinum that had elements of both. I don't think it'll happen
Platinum needs a refresh. At its core, I still see it as a travel card, over a lifestyle card, as I don't really care about luxury in my daily life. For travel, however, I prefer to have at least some luxury.
They really need to refresh the Plum Card. Easily some of the worst value out of their entire selection. Looks cool though; if it weren't so useless I'd almost want one.
Do you know what is happening with the Amex Everyday card? I wonder if they cut it off to new users so that there is one less pathway to holding points with no annual fee...
I’ve had one for years. Why not, no annual fee right? But yeah it looks like Amex pulled it. I was going to request a new card and it shows the design looks just like that silver generic design they had for some other cards in this video. Not sure if that meant that actually is the new design or it’s a placeholder image for a potential revamp or complete cancellation. So I didn’t do it and will just wait and see what happens with it.
I just wanna double check, so I have platinum but thinking to cancel it next year and get the green card. Will I still be able to get the signup bonus?
@@RICHwithPOINTS they did offer 35k after spending 4k. I use my platinum for traveling but I find other cards more useful (points multiplier) and easier to earn points for the price of the annual fee. I have other amex cards but the platinum doesn’t make sense for me for now.
Since they want you to move up that ladder. I think the green is next to get it refresh and here's why. Let's say you have a green card. You get 3x on transit and 3x on dining. Why would you move up to the gold that costs more than double now for 1x more on dining. Yeah you get the grocery category and the credits, but to younger Gen Z minds, you're paying for the status symbol. I think the green will lose the 3x on global restaurants for a different category. One can dream it's a 2x on everything for the people who don't have any small gig to get the BBP.
I have the Gold card because I had a 90,000 point welcome offer mailed to me after I got the Delta Gold last year when I booked a delta flight. i kept it because of the credits. It has nothing to do with "a status symbol." It's not even a Platinum card.
@@michaelburrell4685It is 💯 a status symbol for some folks. So much so that other lenders ape it - there's the Savor card and Discover has a gold card design. Good to hear that you haven't fallen into that trap, though.
Note: there are reports that the business platinum’s Dell credit has been extended until June 30th 2025
I would like to see the American Express Platinum card offer 5x points for booking directly with a hotel & a car rental agency.
I want to see it’s 10x and book direct
Why not 10x for those same 2 things like capital one venture x?
@@Jelso55 That would be even better. It would be nice if Amex would give bonus points for hotels & car rentals along with booking airlines directly
$910 worth of garbage credits anyways. I’d take a straight $500 travel credit any day over the garbage coupons
They aren’t going to do that.
Make the Amex Green a metal card, and watch the applications pile up
Is it really that big of an issue?
@@scarling9367YES it is 😂😂
@@scarling9367Absolutely!
@@scarling9367 Haha nah, but it does matter to people. And the current Green feels like a laminated library card.
@@soapa4279isn’t it made with recovered plastic waste from the ocean or something like that?
Make the AMEX Green the catch all with 2% on all other purchases, 3X Travel, 3X Transit (Tolls, Gas, Subway, Bus, Taxi, Ferry, etc.) along with a $120 UBER subscription ($9.99 per month), or annual $120 UBER CASH ($10 monthly) credit. AMEX would create an amazing Trio. Platinum for Travel, GOLD for foodies and Green for commuting. Green goes metal also.
This man gets it 👌🏼
I still can't find a good gas card.
Honestly get rid of all that Uber, Lyft nonsense and put some real credits out there. Heck an airline credit that I can put in an Airline bank would actually be worth a damn. Most of the country knows how to drive anyway.
This idiot has turned the Platinum card into a shitty coupon book. He calls it lifestyle card!
As long as Amex has this closed minded guy in his management, it won’t go anywhere.
The share price of American Express disagrees with you. Elitists who won't give up their Platinum or Gold cards and continue to pay the annual fee, but can't make use of the coupons are lining the pockets of Amex executives.
You are very stupid bud
With the trend in EVERYTHING, my prediction is that it is going to be more money and offer less
Would help if Amex Platinum actually had spending categories in travel. Green, which is first in the ladder, has more general earning on travel than Platinum so that contradicts what he said in his reasoning for Gold and Platinum.
It should be:
- Green: limited 3x on gas/transit/grocery, and 1.5x catchall
- Gold: 3x dining, 4x on grocery, and 5x portal on hotels/car rentals and 3x on generic travel
- Platinum: 5x on airfare (portal not required), 10x portal on hotels/car rentals, 4x on dining and lounge access.
Then there's a gradual progression, a reason to want to level-up, while still having a benefit to having all three cards.
@@RICHwithPOINTS don't take my 4x on dining away from my gold card.
American Express, I know you’ll be scooping comments like this for your research so let me make this clear. If you don’t improve Platinum to match Chase, you’ll be losing this long time member.
They really need to update the Business Green card.
Platinum should have all benefits of Gold.
I wish the platinum 1x on all other purchases will be increased. However, what do you think of this thought, instead of having other cards that get cash back at higher multipliers, just buy everything with the platinum and make sure the multipliers happen when you transfer points at 5+?
I’m looking forward to the BCP / BCE refresh
Didn't they just do those two years ago or so?
The platinum is worthless now. The lounges all have waits and the quality has taken a dive.
Dallas-fortworth, phoenix and LAX are embarrassing. Super disappointed. Las Vegas one is still nice. But no grab and go snacks and drinks?? Really? Priority pass and capital one have that.
Had Amex for years now both gold and platinum. Ready to cancel both before af appears. Not worth it, chase as well as other no af cards available
Hope they refresh the green to a metal card and call it Emerald. Platinum is a lifestyle card. 🎉🎉 Glad he acknowledged it.
I think having a limited access to the centurion lounge on the green and gold would be a great benefit. Some kind of tiered system would work. For instance spend 20k on the green get two free passes.
No, lounges are over crowded as it is. It should be only platinum and black card members and make platinum annual fee more expensive to keep from too many having it.
@andrewperkins3373 The lounge is kinda overrated honestly.
Really pulled back on Amex. Not worth it anymore. Chase is way better
2:17 - I have this card - it is Amex Business Management Account not Biz Plat. It started as the Optima Plat.
Started out with a platinum. Now, I'm married, my income has risen dramatically, and with 3 kids I don't travel much. "Downgraded" to gold and I'm a lot happier. Exactly the opposite of what the CEO planned. In addition, the platinum doesn't have any sort of clout among the tictokers, so its far less aspirational than amex thinks.
For a while I wanted a product inbetween gold and platinum that had elements of both. I don't think it'll happen
Platinum needs a refresh. At its core, I still see it as a travel card, over a lifestyle card, as I don't really care about luxury in my daily life. For travel, however, I prefer to have at least some luxury.
Ben you need to buy a new tee shirt with your AMEX Platinum card 😁
They really need to refresh the Plum Card. Easily some of the worst value out of their entire selection. Looks cool though; if it weren't so useless I'd almost want one.
If I had to bet what they’ll add to the Green, my guess would be Resy.
Amex gets on my nerves.
They need to make the green card the inbetween of gold and platinum
Still waiting for the AMEX 100X multiplier for any category spend.
The business jargon simultaneously terrifies and annoys me.
The ladder strategy makes sense, but the green card is a pretty lousy first rung
Does anyone know what happened to the Amex crypto card that was supposed to come out last year?
Do you know what is happening with the Amex Everyday card? I wonder if they cut it off to new users so that there is one less pathway to holding points with no annual fee...
I’ve had one for years. Why not, no annual fee right? But yeah it looks like Amex pulled it. I was going to request a new card and it shows the design looks just like that silver generic design they had for some other cards in this video. Not sure if that meant that actually is the new design or it’s a placeholder image for a potential revamp or complete cancellation. So I didn’t do it and will just wait and see what happens with it.
Make the cards heavierrrr 🔥🔥
I just wanna double check, so I have platinum but thinking to cancel it next year and get the green card. Will I still be able to get the signup bonus?
No
They MIGHT offer you a bonus to stay with the platinum. Not guaranteed, though
@@RICHwithPOINTS they did offer 35k after spending 4k. I use my platinum for traveling but I find other cards more useful (points multiplier) and easier to earn points for the price of the annual fee. I have other amex cards but the platinum doesn’t make sense for me for now.
Hoping against a AF increase ...
Since they want you to move up that ladder. I think the green is next to get it refresh and here's why.
Let's say you have a green card. You get 3x on transit and 3x on dining. Why would you move up to the gold that costs more than double now for 1x more on dining. Yeah you get the grocery category and the credits, but to younger Gen Z minds, you're paying for the status symbol.
I think the green will lose the 3x on global restaurants for a different category.
One can dream it's a 2x on everything for the people who don't have any small gig to get the BBP.
I have the Gold card because I had a 90,000 point welcome offer mailed to me after I got the Delta Gold last year when I booked a delta flight. i kept it because of the credits. It has nothing to do with "a status symbol." It's not even a Platinum card.
@@michaelburrell4685It is 💯 a status symbol for some folks. So much so that other lenders ape it - there's the Savor card and Discover has a gold card design. Good to hear that you haven't fallen into that trap, though.
@@michaelburrell4685 so did I, but many people still see it as a status for some reason.
I’ve got no idea what is going on with Ben’s t-shirt neckline.
It is a pre aged t shirt
I’ve stacked two months of Dunkin credits on my dunkin card so I can’t complain, I’ll use it to buy donuts for my team the next Saturday we work lol
Add priority pass lounge access to green and we gucci
Make platinum more expensive. Lounges are too crowded
Hi Ben, I’m Brazilian and Leandro Vieira from Cartões de Crédito Alta Renda talk in his live to Watch your vídeo in RUclips.
Make green a no or low AF with 2% MR on everything.
That will never happen lmao
They play so many games
DD gack
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