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Who Does/Does Not Accept Amex?

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  • Shackeng
    Shackeng Posts: 30 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10 Posts Combo Breaker
    Neither BandQ or Screwfix in Swindon accept Amex.
  • mrchiggles
    mrchiggles Posts: 103 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture
    You can buy gift cards from their site with an Amex though.

    Or from Tesco, Sainsburys, Shell, etc. If I've got a big purchase to make I'll stop by at Shell on the way and stock up on gift cards.
  • brightonman123
    brightonman123 Posts: 8,535 Forumite
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    edited 8 August 2014 at 12:34PM
    Hi, does anyone know whether Aldi accept Amex?

    Brighton Aldi only takes cash or debit cards .- not sure how they deal, if amex debit cards exist!
    Long time away from MSE, been dealing real life stuff..
    Sometimes seen lurking on the compers forum :-)
  • reclusive46
    reclusive46 Posts: 2,698 Forumite
    Starbucks appears to have stopped taking American Express either temporarily or as a bug. Both my local one and the one near Stansted airport no longer accept American Express due to a change in policy.
  • System
    System Posts: 178,344 Community Admin
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    I used mine in Starbucks during the week.
    They never accept contactless - only Chip & Pin.

    Might be a different setup in England?
    Starbucks appears to have stopped taking American Express either temporarily or as a bug. Both my local one and the one near Stansted airport no longer accept American Express due to a change in policy.
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  • reclusive46
    reclusive46 Posts: 2,698 Forumite
    Heng_Leng wrote: »
    I used mine in Starbucks during the week.
    They never accept contactless - only Chip & Pin.

    Might be a different setup in England?

    I used mine on Wednesday and at that one it wouldn't work on Saturday.

    One of my local ones did actually take Amex via contactless as well but the others didn't.
  • reclusive46
    reclusive46 Posts: 2,698 Forumite
    I used mine on Wednesday and at that one it wouldn't work on Saturday.

    One of my local ones did actually take Amex via contactless as well but the others didn't.

    Update: It seems to have been a temporary thing, my local Starbucks now accepts it again as of this morning.
  • PPPro
    PPPro Posts: 19 Forumite
    edited 9 September 2014 at 12:04PM
    Liverpool Victoria Insurance Company (a.k.a. LV=) do NOT accept Amex
  • There seems to be some confusion over BT, some say yes, others no.
    In fact it depends on which part of BT you are dealing with!
    Services (line rental, packages & bill payment etc.) = NO!
    BT Shop (for purchasing goods) = YES!
    You'd think a company as big as BT could have the same c/card policy throughout, but no.
  • nivea
    nivea Posts: 20 Forumite
    TV Licensing do not accept Amex.
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