The number is 36600 for 8x Amex grocery & petrol promotion.

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i have received confirmation sms in approx. 1 min after delivered status.

Good luck with that. One and half month to go!

Promo ends by 15 July.

i called to waive my amex platinum credit card annual fee but they said they nvr waive for platinum credit card holder, is this true? really annoying!!!

Yes it is true. The Amex Plat AF is non waiveable. Some folks here downgrade to Gold but they get to maintain their points.

@princess_autumn87,
Ah well... that's not new *gulps* Perhaps you could do what hye suggested; downgrade to Gold and keep all MR points, or pay the RM800

ya, bcoz i jst got the card less than 2 mths and suddenly got this charge. I dun think will downgrade since holding their charge card too.

sob, tx for updating me. I guess will jst pay and continue to use and quite before the next annual fee due!

Yeah , the amex platinum credit card AF will be reflected in statement not more than 3 months after account activation. I saw their longines watch promotion still ongoing, this is one of the gift you could grab to compensate your loss of RM 800 lah ...

haha... tx for the idea. got the watch but this is not what i want.. gheez. but better than nth.

they jst replied me and sed able to waive for me. so i cancel my card today

Yes, im using AMEX corporate card now. No limit, but have to make full pay every month after use the credit.
Corporate card have no pints collection, spent 10k+ during business trip but no points.

not so good if you travel to China. Even in Shanghai, not many merchants accept AMEX
Not sure about Korea/Taiwan, but i think Japan and HK will be very convenient.

This post has been edited by yehlai: Jun 2 2009, 01:51 PM

do u think amex will be widely accepted in japan? my sis back from japan and telling me big merchant will accept amex but mostly are accepting jcb instead of amex!

In Japan, JCB are one of the largest card issuer there. Very widely accepted if you ask me. (At least from my observation when I was there) You should have no problems with VISA and MC but I'll avoid AMEX in the first place due to the higher management charge (compared to VISA or MC) when you use your card overseas.

ya agree!!!

Most major stores will accept AMEX , but in term of coverage i believe visa and mastercard are sufficient enough to cover you wherever you are . I wouldn't go for JCB just for japan

Waiting for new promotion coming up for AMEX card...

btw, has anyone experienec before with the american express global eShop service? Wanted to try it out but wana ask feedback from amex holder which tried it out before!

@princess_autumn87,
Er... Amex waived or did not waive your card? You weren't v clear. U said they waived it for you but u cancelled it ?! I'm blur now.... !!!!!

So long you are carrying one VISA and one Mastercard you don't have to worry anything

having holding this amex for the past 10 years, base on my experience i can tell you that i will avoid using amex overseas when I'm on personal trip...the exchange rate back to MYR is always higher than that incurred in V/M cards..

Yes i used this service before. Not bad but they increase the shipping price recently

Funny! Today I received an Amex charge card via Poslaju although I did not submit an application for it! MBB cc agent did approach me for Amex few months ago but I rejected the offer. How could the bank send the pre-approved card to me directly?

Anyway, I'll definitely cancel this card as I don't need too many cards. Moreover, Amex is not widely accepted in M'sia, and the 8x points promotion is finishing soon right?

I'd probably charge RM50 on petrol and thus I'll be entitled for a free laptop bag. After receiving the bag I'll cancel the card immediately.

For those who have already received thd laptop bag, how soon did you get your bag after receiving your 1st month statement? Did they charge courier fee?