AMEX annoyances, what are yours

[Dennis007]

The one thing that annoys me about AMEX is that, at least for my account, they don't let me pay more than the balance owed. Which means I can't submit a payment to cover pending charges.  /end rant 

[Konrad2012]

16 minutes ago, Dennis007 said:

The one thing that annoys me about AMEX is that, at least for my account, they don't let me pay more than the balance owed. Which means I can't submit a payment to cover pending charges.  /end rant 

User error.

 

Push a payment from your checking to AMEX and you can overclock most of their accounts.

[Dennis007]

^ overlooked that option. 

[TheVig]

Base rewards lag a month behind. My Delta card would be the exception. 

[Konrad2012]

3 hours ago, Dennis007 said:

^ overlooked that option. 

Some products the overpaid amount will actually show up as available credit in your online portal (assuming you overpaid beyond any new and/or pending charges).  That's what I am referring to as overclocked.

Edited August 6, 2018 by Konrad2012

[Konrad2012]

Here's an annoyance from an AMEX email I received today. 

 

Get 20,000 MRs for each business owner you refer for a business Platinum card.  For a maximum of 55,000 bonus MRs/yr. 

 

Really?  Can't give me the full referral bonus for the 3rd guy? 

Edited August 6, 2018 by Konrad2012

[cranston3]

Indian call centers. You can't beat US based call centers.

[Konrad2012]

1 hour ago, cranston3 said:

Indian call centers. You can't beat US based call centers.

I've gotten shoved to the Philippines and India a couple times lately from AMEX. 

 

Now i just call the Biz Plat number to deal with every card. 

[cv91915]

Varies by card.

 

Right now I have $0 balances on all of my Amices.

 

When I attempt to make a payment on the Platinum charge card I get a message that says there is no payment due at this time.

 

For science I just successfully made an ~$11 payment with $0 balance and no pending charges.  We have a recurring charge in this amount that hits this card every month.  I guess that's one less payment to make in September.

Edited August 7, 2018 by cv91915