Most prestigious/gold/platinum credit cards

bigadaj

twirls wrote: »

You can keep your Amexes and your flashy black cards, they don't mean a thing to me..

However ..... I would LOVE one of those silly Hello Kitty designed debit cards that all those spoilt teens have in the States. :dance:

I have no shame in sharing this.

You should have.

planteria

agreed;)
as MSEers we need to be focused on the terms, but a bit of taste is always good too:D

tomtontom

bengal-stripe wrote: »

I heard that story from an American friend: they were holidaying in Italy and his father-in-law suffered a stroke in Pisa. For a week he was in a coma in the Pisa hospital. As the father-in-law did hold an AX Platinum card, repatriation on medical grounds was one of the card's benefits.

AX did hire a Lear jet and medical staff (the patient was still unconscious) and flew him back to the US of A, at a cost of maybe something like $ 100k.

As his son-in-law has pointed out: "He certainly got his membership fee's worth."

Many credit cards and bank accounts offer travel insurance with repatriation cover. He would have got the same treatment if he'd paid £10 a month

gingercordial

B19JON wrote: »

nothing really has impressed me apart from my mums transparent Amex green card. Now that's pretty cool.

That reminded me: I used to get loads of admiring comments (from shop assistants, bar staff etc) on my Amex Blue as it was the transparent one with the shiny blue holographic square in the middle. I thought they were fairly easy to get but not many people had seen a transparent card and thought it was really special.

Then Amex upgraded me to a Platinum and I confess I was a little disappointed. Better status with them but not as impressive to the general public!

I'll add this was when I was in my early 20s and cared more about such things than I do a decade later

lisyloo

For a week he was in a coma in the Pisa hospital. As the father-in-law did hold an AX Platinum card, repatriation on medical grounds was one of the card's benefits.

AX did hire a Lear jet and medical staff (the patient was still unconscious) and flew him back to the US of A, at a cost of maybe something like $ 100k.

Nice story, but that's basically travel insurance.
I have £10 million worth of medical cover that I just bought for <£200.
I suspect the mode of transport was chosen for medical facilities and not just on the basis of prestige.
Many people could get travel insurance for £100-£200 so it's not an amazing benefit, it's just he was unlucky enough to have to claim on his insurance.

planteria

gingercordial wrote: »

That reminded me: I used to get loads of admiring comments (from shop assistants, bar staff etc) on my Amex Blue as it was the transparent one with the shiny blue holographic square in the middle. I thought they were fairly easy to get but not many people had seen a transparent card and thought it was really special...

i had Amex Blue. i thought it was just white, with a Blue square in the middle. i want the terms of my Amex Cashback, but if i could i'd have the green card..http://creditcardforum.com/images/cards/american-express-green-card.jpg

gingercordial

planteria wrote: »

i had Amex Blue. i thought it was just white, with a Blue square in the middle. i want the terms of my Amex Cashback, but if i could i'd have the green card..http://creditcardforum.com/images/cards/american-express-green-card.jpg

There was definitely a transparent version that I had (I think maybe originally it was white, then it got replaced by transparent at some point). https://www.flickr.com/photos/tokyonatural/253097491

I agree the green one is nice and classic.

planteria

ah yes, now i see it gc, i did have one of those..:beer:

eDicky

I honestly had no idea that there's anything special about black cards until reading this thread.

My bank in Singapore issued me with one each for the four different currency accounts I have with them. I complained bitterly because there is no currency sign on the card, and their blackness prevents them being marked legibly with a permanent pen, so you can see which card to use without memorising their numbers. Oh, they hadn't thought about that...

I don't think they have impressed anyone. They are simple debit cards with no fees and no benefits, but a nice touch is the immediate 'ding' of an SMS detailing any ATM withdrawal or transaction, in case it wasn't me. (Or maybe some UK cards do that.)

vns

I had a similar conversation with some of my friends about business cards...

Patrick Bateman: New card. What do you think?
Craig McDermott: Whoa-ho. Very nice. Look at that.
Patrick Bateman: Picked them up from the printer's yesterday.
David Van Patten: Good coloring.
Patrick Bateman: That's bone. And the lettering is something called Silian Rail.
David Van Patten: It's very cool, Bateman, but that's nothing. Look at this.
Timothy Bryce: That is really nice.
David Van Patten: Eggshell with Romalian type. What do you think?
Patrick Bateman: Nice.
Timothy Bryce: Jesus. That is really super. How'd a nitwit like you get so tasteful?
Patrick Bateman: [Thinking] I can't believe that Bryce prefers Van Patten's card to mine.
Timothy Bryce: But wait. You ain't seen nothin' yet. Raised lettering, pale nimbus. White.
Patrick Bateman: Impressive. Very nice.
David Van Patten: Hmm.
Patrick Bateman: Let's see Paul Allen's card.
Patrick Bateman: [Thinking] Look at that subtle off-white coloring. The tasteful thickness of it. Oh, my God. It even has a watermark.
Luis Carruthers: Is something wrong, Patrick? You're sweating.