I saw my first ever person use an Amex today.
In a roll shop. They asked if American Express was accepted and the shop assistant said ‘I’ve no idea - try it and see.’
It worked. Exciting times.
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First time in years I went to Greggs, got my free mocha and tried to buy a bacon roll with my Amex… 
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Greggs is one of the few main places that don’t accept it. I doubt it’s a big Amex market so unlikely to change.
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I also saw a person (try to) use a BA Amex today. At a place it wasn’t accepted (dealership)
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Has anyone downgraded from Platinum to Gold? If so, do I get the first year free (even though it’s not a new new card)?
Having spoken to Amex Platinum Card Services by phone it seems that my cards are indeed marked as someone who may be fraudulently trying to shift payment of my DD to someone else living in the house with the same name as me.
I now have no alternative but to complete a change of name form, changing my name from my name to my name, providing the (same) sample signature for each, and stating that I want the embossed/printed name on my cards to be the same as it already is.
The form also asks for a marriage certificate, divorce certificate or deed of change of name, all of which show old name and new name and none of which I can provide. So I have to send a scan of my passport which doesn’t show that I have changed my name, because I have not changed my name. This will apparently prove that the change of name form, changing my name from my name to my name, is legitimate.
This of course all makes perfect sense.
In the meantime, HSBC, M&S and Virgin Money have all changed my DD without query.
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I generally find Amex front-end staff really good but when it comes to backend processes I always dread them. This is a new level of absurd.
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I just got the email this morning - Emirates is ending free gold status for Centurion. No replacement has been announced so far. The 48hr bumping guarantee was nice to have, even if I never used it.
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Amex Centurion damn 
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I did and you do!
Ah, great, thanks! Was that via chat?
Yup. Via chat, did a downgrade and its free for the first year, nice and easy. ALTHOUGH, I think I will upgrade it in a few months for the travel bennos
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Thanks! The travel benefits are very nice but I won’t be making enough use of them to keep the card so I’ll have to downgrade I think. Such a shame!
I did just that too (downgrade as I wasn’t travelling) but that changes end of the year. The new AF though, FML. SO EXPENSIVE!!!
Anymore news on when they’re stopping pro rata refunds, I know it’s some point this year…
There’s a 60k BAPP offer on at the moment, but I probably wouldn’t want to keep the card for the entire year.
That’s your answer. All we have.
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Not sure what this says about me but,
Will pay for: Platinum
Won’t pay for: An account to get around that paywall.
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I hate news sites that sometimes show a paywall and sometimes don’t to trick you into sharing the link to their garbage
Here is the bypass link:
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I’m one of them gen z 
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