My wife and I used American Express credits to buy Christmas gifts. The credits helped us use credits we weren't otherwise using and brought down our out-of-pocket costs.
For my wife, the Sennheiser HD 450BT is a noise-cancelling headphones.
I got my wife some headphones. She always forgets about this perk, so I used her own card for the credit. Christmas was a good opportunity because it had gone unused.
After tax, the cash price is $212.95.
Up to $200 in semi-annual statement credits at Dell with the Business Platinum Card from American Express was the perk used. You need to enroll in order to get a statement credit from Amex on eligible purchases.
My wife had an Amex Offer for 10% back at Dell. We got 10% on the full amount, not just our out-of-pocket portion, because we paid the full amount and then got a reimbursement with the Dell credit.
The profit was $8.35.
My wife has been using these headphones on flights with crying babies. She said they were helpful if you have a similar look.
For my mom, there is a 4-piece set.
We had three credits to use with the store. We got my mom a set of Clinique because she loves it.
After tax, the cash price is $52.72.
Up to $50 in semi-annual statement credit is available from the Platinum Card from American Express. You need to enroll in order to get a statement credit from Amex on eligible purchases.
The cost is out of pocket.
For my dad.
My Dad received a gift next up on the credits. He cares more about the cold food in the trunk of his car in Florida than he does about anything else. As he rushes home from the supermarket, this gift can calm his nerves.
After tax, the cash price is $52.67.
Up to $50 in semi-annual statement credit is available from the Platinum Card from American Express. You need to enroll in order to get a statement credit from Amex on eligible purchases.
The cost is out of pocket.
My brother-in-law has a picnic tote and grill set.
My brother-in-law got the last credit. He was very happy with the gift.
The cash price was $37.33 after tax.
Up to $50 in semi-annual statement credit is available from the Platinum Card from American Express. You need to enroll in order to get a statement credit from Amex on eligible purchases.
$0 is the out-of-pocket cost.
Final thoughts.
American Express credits can be used to give gifts at Christmas or other holidays. The fact that so many people let these credits go to waste prompted Benjy to write about products you can get with your Saks credits. We were able to give some nice gifts to family members without spending a lot of our own money because of our cards and offers.
Did you use any of the credits to give gifts? What were they?
