Perhaps slightly OT - Amex Ticketmaster promo

[jds2001]

Posted: 3/14/12 at 12:44am

Amex is running a promo on twitter right now with Ticketmaster. The only reason that I mention it is that I picked up a ticket to JCS (I wanted orch seating and the discount code was no good for that) through Ticketmaster and this offer and got $50 off.

You need to sync your Amex card at https://sync.americanexpress.com/twitter

You then need to tweet something with the hash tag #AmexTix50 and now you're signed up for $50 a $100 purchase at Ticketmaster! Easy as pie! Got the discount even though the producer didn't wanna let me have it! Thanks Amex!

[cardamon]

Posted: 3/14/12 at 9:05am

Thanks! Just used the offer to buy a ticket for Newsies.

$100 rear orchestra ticket - $50 promo = bargain

[siny]

Posted: 3/14/12 at 10:45am

This is awesome ! Thanks !

I got my $50 credit and will use it on Porgy and Bess.

[broadway_show_fan]

Posted: 3/14/12 at 10:56am

Is this a one-time promo?

I don't have an AmEx. I don't know much about them but have heard it has an annual fee. Is that so? For those that do, have you found it to be helpful or given you enough savings to make it seem "worth it" despite the fee? I know that they do AmEx presales, but beyond that, what other "perks" are there?

Sorry if this is too much of a thread-jack for a slightly OT thread. :P

[siny]

Posted: 3/14/12 at 11:35am

My Amex was issued through Costco and they don't charge an annual fee (of course I have to pay Costco membership fee). I get between 1%-2% cash rebate, which is great ! I got a little over $300 rebate this year, which will go toward buying a Netbook at Costco.

[broadfan327]

Posted: 3/14/12 at 11:03pm

There is an Amex card called Blue Cash that has no annual fee, and it is eligible for this promotion.

[jds2001]

Posted: 3/14/12 at 11:23pm

I'm a slight sucker and have the Amex Platinum, which carries a $450 annual fee. However, in exchange for that, I get a host of benefits. First (and what I use whenever I travel) is airline lounge access to AA, Delta, and USAirways if I'm flying those airlines. Second is a $200 fee reimbursement from a single airline of my choosing (for things like checked bag fees, etc).

Then there's the concierge service, that will do basically anything you want them to. I asked them to find me locations of storage places in Brooklyn that would give me 24-hour access for example (sadly the two options they came back with aren't convenient to me in the least, but they found em!). I just recently asked them about bars in London that would show NCAA championship games, and they came through on that too!

There's also too numerous to mention other benefits. Basically, if you travel much at all, it's worth it. And customer service is absolutely phenomenal!