Set For ’25 – Amex Platinum Digital Entertainment Credit Highlights

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Amex Platinum Digital Entertainment Credit

During the week of Thanksgiving and Black Friday, plenty shop, but rarely the same way.  It’s the one time of year my family and I seek out a ridiculously large wholesale club apple pie.  We’re obviously not alone there, from how quickly those sell out in our neck of the woods.  Meanwhile, I’ve focused in recent years on services compatible with the Amex Platinum Digital Entertainment Credit, a bit more niche endeavor, especially for multi-Platinum households like ours.  I enjoy maximizing my “free” with these services during this week, threading the needle with generally the best discounts of the year.  Here’s how it turned out for us with each service this year.

Peacock

A Surprise

I’m currently a Peacock Premium Plus subscriber from last year.  This past week, my wife jumped on the $19.99 deal for a full year of Peacock Premium.  Despite the “Premium” label, this is Peacock’s version with ads.  No matter.  We maxed out one Platinum’s $20 credit in November, then she planned to enroll in December for the “Plus” no-commercial option for $6.99 monthly.  That would give us another $13.01 available for the remaining months on this Platinum account, if needed.  But unlike my previous experience, she discovered that upgrading to the Plus version wasn’t an option from her new Peacock account.  Peacock only gave her the option to cancel the new subscription, without the possibility of making changes.  We saw through the cancellation process, hoping to see an option to change, but, alas, there was none.  She still has access to Peacock Premium under this new account for the next 12 months.

A Familiar Solution

But as I opened this section with, I’m already a Peacock Premium Plus subscriber.  And I’m fortunate for being one.  Looking at my account, I’m currently paying $7.99 for Premium and an additional $6 for the Plus benefit, which seems to be the normal rate for both.  While not discounted, the Platinum I’m paying this subscription with isn’t used with any other Amex Platinum Digital Entertainment Credit-cooperating services.  I’ll leave this set up as is and come up with an alternative plan if normal Peacock rates go beyond this Platinum’s $20 monthly credit or, similar to other Platinums, when I cancel this card – whichever comes first.

Sadly, no portal rewards tracked for the $19.99 deal.

Hulu, Disney+, and a Few Others

First things first – we’re keeping my wife’s existing Hulu and Disney+ Duo Premium plan (no ads) at the $19.99 rate.  That’s a tidy arrangement for another Amex Platinum’s Digital Entertainment Credit for two services we enjoy without commercials.  I wouldn’t be surprised if rates jump on this plan sooner rather than later.  We’ll have to keep our eyes peeled and adapt at that point.

Meanwhile, I jumped on a $0.99 monthly promo rate for Hulu with ads.  But similar to previous years, we have no intentions of using this account to watch Disney+.  It’s about subsidizing all those other services which can be added via Hulu – Max, Starz, Paramount+ with Showtime, ESPN+, etc.  The first easy addition was Starz at $0.99 monthly for a year.  We’ve historically preferred adding Max in past years, but we’re also interested in adding Paramount+ with Showtime.  Yes, we already get Paramount+ with the Platinum thanks to the Walmart+ partnership and credit, but that doesn’t come with the Showtime option.  We’re increasingly seeing Paramount+ content we’re interested in requiring Showtime.  We’ll toggle between Max and Paramount+ with Showtime to max out this third Amex Platinum Digital Entertainment Credit.

We picked up $14.00 in TopCashback portal rewards for the new Hulu subscription.

The Wall Street Journal

I took advantage of the $1 weekly promo offer for a year of The Wall Street Journal.  While I had a subscription off and on last year with the credit, I found myself reading it more than I originally expected.  I’m happy to have cheap access again for a full year.  Billed at $4 every four weeks, this is a small amount to build into another Platinum account and credit.

Along the way, I earned 1k miles and Loyalty Points via the American Airlines eShopping portal.

The New York Times

Lastly, I reupped with The Times for another year at $1 weekly, billed $4 every four weeks.  This also works nicely, as the expiration of this offer goes beyond Black Friday 2025.  Hopefully, I should be able to pick up another seasonal promo rate around that timeframe.  That said, we’re avid readers of this paper and will pay the prevailing rate if no special offers are available.

Amex Platinum Digital Entertainment Credit – Conclusion

I’m happy overall with this year’s Black Friday outcome and the Amex Platinum Digital Entertainment Credit partners.  Peacock threw a curveball, but our multiple Platinum accounts provided us the necessary flexibility.

Understandably, some may bristle at what they perceive as a trivial enterprise.  But that savings is more considerable when maximizing the variety of services across multiple Platinum accounts.  And for a weirdo like me who enjoys the process, it’s all gravy.  When I focus on the fun, I win.  Of course, I’ll keep hoping for more credit partners but don’t have any high expectations.

How did you recently maximize your Amex Platinum Digital Entertainment Credit?

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