BigCrumbs increases Amex gift card payout to 3.5%!

Apparently the folks over at BigCrumbs were feeling left out, so they increased the payout on Amex gift cards to 3.5%!

Hat Tip: Ken

Now that BigCrumbs has joined the party, here are the current best portal rates for Amex gift cards:

• Barclaycard RewardsBoost 4X (Requires Arrival card)
• BigCrumbs: 3.5%
• Alaska MileagePlanShopping 3X
• Delta SkyMiles Shopping 3X
• TopCashBack 3% Cash Back

And, here are two codes to try for removing gift card fees other than shipping costs:

• FPADMIN (through April 29th)
• SYNCGIFT

Questions?
Please read: Everything you ever wanted to know about Amex gift cards.  And, if you still have questions, please ask via the comments of that post so that we can keep information about Amex gift cards in one place. 

Important notes:

• The Barclay RewardsBoost rebate is in addition to your credit card rewards.  So, when that portal offers 4X and you pay with the 2X-earning Arrival card, you’ll earn a total of 6X (worth 6.6% towards travel).
• Amex gift cards do not have PINs.  They cannot be used to load Bluebird cards.
• Some credit card companies charge cash advance fees when purchasing these online. Please read Everything you ever wanted to know about Amex gift cards for details.
• Portals often state that using codes not found on their site will invalidate cash back / miles earned.  This has not been my experience.  I use codes for free gift cards every time.  Try SYNCGIFT, for example.
• Some portals restrict the top card amount to $500.  You can easily circumvent this by logging into your Amex account (after clicking through from the portal) and then you’ll see values up to $3000.  Yes, you should still get cash back or miles (that has been my experience).
• Cash back can take several months to go from pending to payable.
• Miles often take several weeks or even a month or more to post, but then appear immediately in your mileage account.

See also:

• Everything you ever wanted to know about Amex gift cards
• How to Spend Down Amex Gift Cards
• Links to sign up for cash back portals (and other things), can be found here.

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