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AmEx Bonus Membership Reward Points: Red Cross Donation Online (1000 Points for >$50 Donation)

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AmEx Bonus Membership Reward Points: Red Cross Donation Online (1000 Points for >$50 Donation)
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forumninja on 15/04/2016 - 22:02 global.americanexpress.com (794 clicks)

This may be targeted, but charity is worthwhile so I will post it anyway.

It's not showing on Amex Connect, so you will have to login to your AMEX account to activate this offer. Please don't activate this offer unless you intend to donate.

This is only available for Amex issued cards.

RED CROSS ONLINE
Donate $50 or more, get 1000 points
Register by saving the offer to Card and donate $50 or more, in one or more transactions, online at www.redcross.org.au/amex by 5/5/16 to receive 1,000 Membership Rewards Points. Limited to the first 5,000 Cards to register.

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Referee gets 200,000 MR points. Referrer gets 150,000 MR points.

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  • qtmai on 15/04/2016 - 22:15
    +3

    Good cause and good way to earn points!! Ta op

  • yycan on 15/04/2016 - 22:30
    +1

    I was going to share it, but didn't think many would be interested here :P

    • forumninja on 15/04/2016 - 22:48
      +2

      Quoting the link in wiki:

      Charity deals where the user receives nothing in return are not a bargain

      Except for this deal the user receives 1000 Membership Rewards points.

        • aussiejack23 on 15/04/2016 - 23:00

          The bargain is the 1000 points. It's not purely a donation. It's not like the poster is soliciting donations.

        • jv on 15/04/2016 - 23:13
          -6

          @aussiejack23:

          The bargain is the 1000 points.

          How is it a bargain if you are paying $50 and getting back $5 ?

        • His_Holiness on 15/04/2016 - 23:38
          +3

          You're getting $50 worth of karma for $45

        • grasstown on 15/04/2016 - 23:49
          +2

          @jv: it's not what you get back, it's what is got. 50 to charity, 5 back. 55 value for 50, a bargain for some

        • jv on 16/04/2016 - 00:03
          -5

          @grasstown:

          50 to charity, 5 back

          you pay the charity $50 and get back $5

          you're $45 out of pocket…

        • bargdebarg on 16/04/2016 - 08:25

          @grasstown: plus a rebate on tax so perhaps another $14.62 at tax time.

        • [Deactivated] on 16/04/2016 - 08:54
          +4

          @jv: By your reasoning, the ING PayWave Cashback isn't a deal either, because you have to spend money to get it. But everyone unanimously agrees it is.

        • ripsnorter on 16/04/2016 - 10:33
          +1

          @jv:

          If you're going to spend the $50 anyway (which is a likely scenario for most people who set themselves a target of charitable donations per year), then you're getting that $5 value back. Same logic as ING paywave, you have to spend money to receive money back / make the deal work, but it's money you're going to spend anyway. Der.

        • ripsnorter on 16/04/2016 - 10:38
          +1

          I didn't realise you were a mod, jv. Or do you just think you are? You seem to love posting on every single bloody deal. Just because you embolden your words doesn't make what you're saying any more accurate, just makes you look like a stubborn fool.

    • MountFranklin on 16/04/2016 - 06:27

      My wife always donates whereas I don't. Getting something back from donating satisfies us both :p

      • jv on 16/04/2016 - 08:10
        -3

        That doesn't make it a bargain.

        It also means you can"t claim a tax deduction.

        • MountFranklin on 16/04/2016 - 10:06

          Please explain why I can"t claim a tax deduction.

          It's a bargain if I I get something back for a $50 donation when normally I get nothing back from a $50 donation. So now my $50 now has more value

        • ripsnorter on 16/04/2016 - 10:36
          +1

          I too am really interested to know how this Amex credit would disqualify eligibility for a tax deduction. Do you have a reference, jv? Tax ruling or statute reference, maybe? I wouldn't think that credit card points would be a material advantage that the ATO would be concerned about. Think of the consequences if people were not allowed to claim deduction because of credit card points they accrued.

        • ripsnorter on 17/04/2016 - 22:04

          Still waiting on that explanation, jv. Would love to see the facts.

  • asa79 on 15/04/2016 - 23:09

    is there still many places to use them?

    • Spizz on 16/04/2016 - 09:17

      Do you mean the points? If so yes for flights with Singapore Airlines, Virgin Australia, etc. If you don't have enough points you can even purchase them from Amex for $25 per 1000 points.

  • griffy on 15/04/2016 - 23:17
    +2

    Donated, thanks OP. Could not donate blood so this is a good way to contribute. Also this is tax deductible so triple win?

  • iRMonkey on 15/04/2016 - 23:43
    +2

    Is this donation tax deductible since you're receiving something for your donation?

    • grasstown on 15/04/2016 - 23:50
      +1

      Yes

        • SaberX on 18/04/2016 - 17:19

          It seems debatable to me. YOu're still donating $50 like any other online donation, then amex is just rebating you on your donation. two seperate transactions, would be harsh and im sure the ato wouldn't enforce it for $50. if you were trying $5,000 maybe. They have bigger fish to fry. I'd argue that you're not getting something back from red cross by donating, it is just your credit card provider adding a sweetener

    • Yarra Warrior on 16/04/2016 - 09:02
      -4

      Hi,

      As far as I know, I don't think donation is tax deductible through a Credit card provider.

  • sydboy007 on 16/04/2016 - 01:00
    +1

    miss the MS 5000 points for $150 donation a few years back.

  • 67Gateway on 16/04/2016 - 06:44

    For the Amex users out there.
    I just recently applied for platinum edge. I can't see any offers from my online account or iOS apps.
    Does anyone know why?

    Thanks in advanced

    • xii on 16/04/2016 - 07:03
      +1

      The very same thing happened to me when picked my card up 18 months ago or so. Took a good 6 months until they all started rolling in.

      • 67Gateway on 16/04/2016 - 07:42

        Thank you. Will have to wait it out and manual enrolment. Cheers

    • MrGecko on 16/04/2016 - 07:43

      Amex told me it generally takes 1 to 3 statements before any offers show up. Probably something to do with targeting offers/analytics on their end.

  • ablecookie on 16/04/2016 - 08:14

    I only have NAB Amex. I gather this only works with direct Amex card, not the co-branded cards?

  • bargdebarg on 16/04/2016 - 08:26
    +3

    JV you're such a hater!

  • phamid on 16/04/2016 - 11:47
    +4

    I think I can get my company to match my donation as well, win-win for all!

  • iscooljoey2 on 16/04/2016 - 12:41
    +1

    Not showing up on my account or the connect site. I have an amex issued card. Any ideas?

  • SaberX on 18/04/2016 - 17:20

    Does anyone know how much 1,000 points normally redeems for - statement credit wise? Can't see it on the mobile app currently. Curious - this seems pretty good. $50 tax deduction, so on an average 30% income tax rate this is about a $35 donation, and in return your credit card provider also gives you 1,000 points. be interesting to see if that can save you a good $5-10 off in statement credit, so in effect you're donating $20-25 for $50 of effectiveness normally.

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