To the point
As a new Cardmember, you can earn 10x the points at Amazon.ca for a limited time!
The Cobalt Card and Amazon.ca
If you apply for this American Express Cobalt™ Card offer between November 13, 2020 and January 13, 2021, you may earn:
- 10x the points at amazon.ca (up to $500)
- 2,500 Membership Rewards points for each monthly billing period in which you spend $500 in purchases on your Card in your first year. This could add up to 30,000 points in a year!
You can make one single purchase transaction or cumulative purchases.
For example, here’s what you could get in November and December 2020 during your holiday shopping at amazon.ca, and your other everyday purchases with your new American Express Cobalt™ Card:
| Category | Purchases | Points per dollar | November 2020 | December 2020 | Total |
| Amazon.ca | $250 | 10 | 2,500 points | 2,500 points | 5,000 points |
| Grocery, Food Delivery, Convenience Stores | $250 | 5 | 1,250 points | 1,250 points | 2,500 points |
| Welcome bonus | – | 2,500 points | 2,500 points | 5,000 points | |
| Total | $500 | 6,250 points | 6,250 points | 12,500 points |
12,500 points = $125 for travel purchases charged to your Card (flights, hotels, Airbnb rentals, car rentals, etc.).
And if you spend $500 a month on your Card during the first-year within the 5X categories, you’ll earn 2,500 points monthly in addition to the 2,500 points earned with your purchases! That’s more than 60,000 points in your first year, or $600! A lot of points for future travel!
Please read our full article on the American Express Cobalt™ Card, one of Canada’s best credit cards, to earn points with your everyday purchases! Besides, no minimum income is required to apply for this Card!
Not part of the offer purchases
Not eligible purchases and are excluded from this offer:
Reminder: amazon.ca gift cards
Once the 10x the points offer at amazon.ca is over, you will earn 1 point per dollar. However, do you know that you could earn 5 points per dollar, anytime?
You can buy gift cards Amazon.ca with your American Express Cobalt™ Card at the grocery store (Metro, Super C) or your Couche-Tard convenience store!
Indeed, with your American Express Cobalt™ Card, you earn 5x the points for all your purchases in these shops!
Reminder: shopping portals
Finally, before you shop online on amazon.ca, don’t forget to go through one of the online shopping portals to earn:
- Aeroplan miles with Aeroplan eStore
- AIR MILES bonus miles with airmilesshops.ca
- Cashback with Rakuten
Conclusion
The American Express Cobalt™ Card is our favourite credit card in our wallet (as well as many members of the milesopedia community)!
If you don’t have this Card yet, this is the perfect time to apply for it before holiday shopping!
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