UPDATE: This offer has expired. You can view all current offers here.
American Express just came out with a new offer for both the Blue Cash Everyday® Card from American Express and the Blue Cash Preferred® Card from American Express. With both these cards, you’ll receive 10% cash back at U.S. Restaurants for the first 6 months as a new cardmember, capped at $200 back, PLUS the regular welcome bonus. This is a similar offer as the last two limited time increased offers, except instead of receiving the cash back from spend at U.S. Restaurants, it was Amazon.com and then before that telecommunications.
Typically the welcome offer for these two cards just come with the bonus earned after meeting the minimum spend requirement, not the additional cash back on category spend. For those that spend a decent amount at restaurants within the United States, this could be a great way to save some money. Remember, you can always purchase gift cards at your favorite restaurants (in-store, not through a third-party system) and then use the gift cards at a later time.
Other Card Benefits
Both cards are similar in nature as you earn cash back on all purchases, but have different annual fees and bonus categories.
Blue Cash Everyday® Card from American Express
With this card you’ll earn 3% cash back at U.S. supermarkets (up to $6,000 per year in purchases), 2% cash back at U.S. gas stations and select U.S. department stores, and 1% cash back on all other purchases.
Blue Cash Preferred® Card from American Express
With this card you’ll earn 6% cash back at U.S. supermarkets (up to $6,000 per year in purchases), 3% cash back at U.S. gas stations and select U.S. department stores, and 1% cash back on all other purchases. While the cash back percentage earned is higher than the Everyday card version, there is a $95. This means the annual fee is only worth it (compared to the no annual fee card), if you spend $2,500 or more at participating supermarkets throughout the calendar year.
Receive Statement Credits with Amex Offers!
Since both cards are an American Express credit card, you are eligible to earn an UNLIMITED amount of statement credits back by taking advantage of Amex Offers. I’ve written about these offers quite often on the blog, but essentially they allow you to earn a statement credit by spending a certain amount of money at participating merchants. The participating merchants change often, but I am typically able to earn hundreds of dollars back a year in statement credits (per Amex card!). For me, these Amex Offers essentially pay for the annual fee, plus more!
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