One of the sites that accepts the AmEx Express Checkout is Newegg. Newegg sells primarily computers/accessories, however, they also sell some gift cards.
You can use the Express Checkout credit to get a free gift card after the AmEx statement credit. I used it for a $10 Home Depot gift card.
If you go to Newegg through a cashback site, you can actually earn cashback as well, so you might get paid 10 or 20 cents on top of getting the free gift card.
Step 1 (optional) - Use your favorite cash back site to click-through to Newegg.
Fat Wallet offers 1% cash back. Top Cashback offers 2% cashback.
If you don't have an account at these sites, sign up with one of the following referral links:
Fat Wallet
Top Cash Back
Step 2 - Once on Newegg - search for the item # of your choice and add it to your cart Here are a few options, but there are probably others
- N82E16832963001 - Home Depot $10 eGift card
- N82E16832474004 - Groupon $10 eGift card
- N82E16832689004 - CVS $10 eGift card
Step 3 - On the checkout page, don't use the standard "Secure Checkout". Instead, make sure you click on the button that says "AMEX EXPRESS CHECKOUT"
Complete the purchase and you'll get the eGift card that you purchased.
Within a couple days, you'll get a $10 statement credit from AmEx, paying you back for the gift card. In my case, the credit showed up on my account 2 days after the purchase:
Then, if you used a cashback site as well, you'll earn cashback into your account as well!
