From 24 November to 14 December 2020, American Express is running a pre-Christmas offer where card applicants can receive an additional S$120 of CapitaVouchers, Shopee Vouchers or Dairy Farm Group Vouchers, on top of the usual sign-up bonuses and gifts.
This offer is only available to new to American Express Card members, defined as those who do not currently hold a principal AMEX consumer card at the point of application, or in the 12 month period prior).
| The restriction is on consumer cards, if you only hold an AMEX Singapore Airlines Business Card, for example, you’ll be eligible for this offer |
American Express Pre-Christmas Offer
For applications submitted between 24 November to 14 December 2020 and approved by 15 January 2021, new to American Express Card members will receive a further S$120 in CapitaVouchers, Shopee Vouchers or Dairy Farm Group Vouchers when they spend at least S$500 in the first month of approval.
This is on top of the usual sign-up bonuses and gifts, as summarized below:
| Usual Offer | Additional Pre-Christmas Offer | |
 AMEX CapitaCard |
Spend S$3K in 3 months, get Sennheiser earphones | Spend S$500 in 1 month, get S$120 vouchers |
 AMEX KrisFlyer Ascend* |
Spend S$5K in 3 months, get B&O E8 earbuds and 10K miles | Spend S$500 in 1 month, get S$120 vouchers |
 AMEX KrisFlyer Credit Card |
Spend S$3K in 3 months, get Acer monitor and 5K miles | Spend S$500 in 1 month, get S$120 vouchers |
 AMEX Platinum Charge* |
75K MR points + Spend $20K in 6 months, get 75K MR points | Spend S$500 in 1 month, get S$120 vouchers |
 AMEX Platinum Credit Card* |
S$150 Lazada voucher+ Spend S$5K in 3 months, get Samsung monitor and j5 webcam | Spend S$500 in 1 month, get S$120 vouchers |
 AMEX True Cashback Card |
Spend S$500 in 1 month, get $80 Capita Vouchers | Spend S$500 in 1 month, get S$120 vouchers |
| *First year’s annual fee must be paid | ||
All applications must be made through the following landing page to be eligible.
In case you were wondering, the S$500 spending will double count towards the spending requirements for other gifts. For example, if I’m approved for the AMEX KrisFlyer Ascend and spend S$5,000 in the first 3 months, I’ll receive:
- S$120 CapitaVouchers/ Shopee Vouchers/ Dairy Farm Group Vouchers
- B&O E8 Earbuds
- 10,000 bonus miles (in addition to the regular miles)
Do note that if you sign up for the Pre-Christmas Offer, you will not be eligible for the MGM gifts, i.e:
- AMEX KrisFlyer Ascend: Spend S$2K, get 7.5K miles
- AMEX KrisFlyer Credit Card: Spend S$2K, get 3K miles
- AMEX Platinum Credit Card: Spend S$2K, get 12K MR points
- AMEX Platinum Charge: Spend S$5K, get 40K MR points
While I think most people would be willing to accept the trade-off for the first three, I wouldn’t do it for the AMEX Platinum Charge. 40,000 MR points are worth 25,000 miles, and it’s not worth trading that for a S$120 voucher.
The S$120 vouchers will be issued within 10 weeks of meeting the qualifying criteria, and the full T&C for the Pre-Christmas offer can be found here.
What counts as eligible spending?
American Express has a rather broad range of eligible transactions, and includes many categories that other banks don’t (such as education, charitable donations, and utilities).
The full exclusions list can be found here. Key exclusions to note are:
- GrabPay top-ups
- Insurance
- SPC transactions
Conclusion
While the quantum of vouchers is slightly lower than what we saw during the previous pre-Black Friday offer (S$120 versus S$150), the spending requirement has also been halved (S$500 versus S$1,000).
Once again, do remember that this Pre-Christmas gift replaces the MGM gift, and if you’re eyeing the AMEX Platinum Charge in particular, you’d better off with the MGM offer instead.
If i have the UOB PRVI Amex, am I still considered new to AMEX?
yes.
Swee man, was going to sign up with SingSaver or MoneySmart before I googled and saw your post. Since their offers is the same (the addons actually from AMEX), going to sign up and support fellow blogger
Wanted to check in as well. If I were to apply 2 AMEX cards, am I entitled to both “Additional Pre-Christmas Offer” or just one? e.g. spend $500 on each card, get $240 vouchers.
you will only receive one gift
hi! Do you feel it is worth paying for the amex annual fee? if yes which card is the most worthy of the annual fee? with the travel restrictions, im now so “stuck” with the miles
Your earlier post seems like a better deal right? 10K miles additional instead of $120 in shopping voucher. Unless I am missing something? https://www.americanexpress.com/sg/campaigns/milelion-kfcc.html
yes, 10k miles is arguably better than $120 shopping voucher, depending on your valuation of a mile. do note the difference in spending requirements too though, 10k miles needs $1.5k spend, $120 vouchers needs just $500 spend.
Thanks, I’ve just applied thru the link
I just applied AMEX TRUE CASHBACK CARD through the link. Noted GrabPay top-ups is excluded from Eligible spend. Will GrabPay top-ups qualified for 1.5% cash rebate for AMEX TRUE CASHBACK CARD?
yes, it will
anyone knows whether the Shopee reward vouchers need to be spent in one go? or maybe goes into shopeepay and works as a drawdown amount?
Hi I am looking to make most out of It my first amex card and am a sucker for miles usually. It appears AMEX KrisFlyer Ascend makes most sense in terms of value, but rather than this offer (with 120 voucher), would it be better for me to apply go for the extra 10k miles promo under your other article (not to mention the additional MGM 3k miles) assuming I meet the 3k spending?
Also wanted to double check if I applied for the AMEX Platinum Charge say a week later would I still qualify for the MGM bonus of 40,000 points?
The extra 10k miles offer is for the Amex kf credit card, not the ascend. Also, you can’t stack mgm with the 10k miles offer. Note the difference in spending req too- $120 voucher is with $500 spend, extra 10k miles require 1.5k spend. It depends how much you have planned in terms of spending.
Re: plat charge, yes you do. MGM for Amex plat charge does not require you to be new to amex cards