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Mine was an anomaly in that my earn rate was the same as my charge card. Don't ask me how or why tbh. So I never really had a reason to use the charge unless I needed to - for things like using the the restaurant credit. All in the past now. How is the regulatory environment you think hitting...

RE: Green card - yep spot on, reduced earn rate, same as the gold - oh I didn't choose either one, they didn't really suit me (I was angling for a like, here's 200k to take the gold and we'll waive the feed) RE: Insurance - given you have to buy the ticket with the amex and my current location...

I can't confirm this but the 'onshore' 'offshore' thing is yeah, dead I think. Previously before they shifted a bunch of stuff off, aka, concierge time, fair. But I've always gotten my bonuses speaking to whomever from the offshore part of their customer service arm. TBH they were more pleasant...

If you can make it work it works, if you expect Amex to quote value you as a customer... Yeah not much love anymore

Ah yes, this I forgot to mention. Thanks Daver6!!

Right so here are my data points after a very pleasant conversation with Amex (offshore, but not sure this matters anymore tbh) On the platinum charge card: They are 100% no longer allowed to give out retention points - charge or credit or otherwise - bits has got it right in that, although...

Yeah you have to take into consideration earn rates, not to mention also the arbitrage (for me anyway) between AUD and SGD :) I mean I’ve just made it unreasonably complicated for myself, but actually I look at the major perks now - and well, i can’t believe concierge is gone haha. That was my...

Yeah hang on - let me share with you a recent article about the SG platinum card. The thing is, in some instances, it itself has “gotten worse” from a value prop perspective (global issue I suppose) but some of the aspects of it remind me of the older charge card proposition (aka trying really...

There you go - here I was thinking that because we had a landing page it was “easy” haha. Thanks for the reminder - last time I did mine was 8 years ago soooo

So the sign-bonus here in SG is a bit pitiful - 90k points with 8k spend in 3m or 45k points flat out. This is in comparison to the current 150k / 5k offer in australia - this is offset by the fact that my my primary transfer partner is Krisflyer (3:1 in aus vs 2.25:1 here) I did ask if there...

Interesting data points just on the current shift over: Singapore side is very manual - there’s no like, microsite to sign up new supp cards or enrol yourself into the various hotel benefits, someone will call me once my package arrives and step me through all of that. Approval was basically...

Posted this in the ‘cancelling AMEX’ thread but given my unique situation (aussie in singapore holding an aussie plat charge) - and just finding out that they’ve removed the concierge (yes yes I know it’s been years) - I’m canning the aussie card to move to the SG version (prior, not worth the...

So funnily enough I only just noticed that the previous Platinum concierge service is now gone (I live in SG so I have only half my eye on what's happening with my card) Prior, the SG version of this card was a bit meh but after I realised the platinum concierge went away in Aus today ... I...

As per the mile lion here quote: The benefit is not available to foreign-issued AMEX Platinum cards, and because some people try to flout this rule, venues are getting stricter on enforcement. Some restaurants (e.g. Burger and Lobster) now ask you to present your card before ordering, so they...

FWIW (I know old thread) I reside in Singapore and was told in no uncertain terms that "the SG product sucks" with regards to the points earning and spending scheme, as well as it being more than the Australian card, with some features not included. I have decided to hold onto both it and my...

I'd almost 100% say you gotta phone up and talk to a person with regards to this type of thing. The more friction you're willing to go through the better the outcome imho. I can't know for certain but I expect chat agents have the lowest levels of permissions with regards to actions they can...

Conversely, I've always had better results when speaking to people offshore

Actually speaking of buffets - Basillico is on the list and that's one of the better buffet restaurants in Singapore. It's certainly worth it if you're used to what we Aussies tolerate as "buffets" in our casinos....

Great data points here everyone - keep 'em coming!

Hilariously you can use it at the restaurant inside your hotle (Asian Market Cafe) - so might be worth a freebie meal or similar if you want. Otherwise the other restaurants (https://www.americanexpress.com/en-sg/benefits/diningbenefit/) - again I'd say go Sichuan Dou Hua - it's kinda like...