American Express Green

Pros: Global Customer Care At its BEST.
Cons: No free CDW support for rental cars.

Has any one ever moved from one country to another? Say you have been living in Europe for so many years and decided to move to USA. What's gonna happen. I tell you the minute you arrive to USA you start from ground (0) . Your credit card needs to be ...

Pros: First on many of the services that are now standard
Cons: Yup, an annual fee!

There are a few reasons I started with AMEX. The first is that they were the first to offer any credit to me. When I was in (oh, no! not another one of THOSE stories) college, before the time of rabid credit offerings, AMEX was willing to give me a...

Pros: No monthly charges. No spending limit. No revolving debt.
Cons: have to pay off monthly

I have been a user for so many years now. And I have to say that it is a great card. There was a month that I was going through some hard times and had completely forgotten to pay for one month and I talked to the service rep and related by credit...

Pros: Stellar Customer Service
Cons: Annual Fee

I have been an AMEX cardholder for more years than I would like to admit. I have never upgraded from the good old little green card. I don't want/need to. It's true that AMEX did once carry a kind of status, and still does to some extent, but that's...

Pros: Trustworthy, No interest
Cons: Hurts small retailers

Yes a 50 dollar fee, but figure your interest last year. my interest is 20% on some cards. thats 200 on a 1000! If you pay on time zero interest at amex. I love it. They also guarantee online shopping with no 50 dollar charge!
It is not accepted...

Pros: Excellent service, no annual fee and a dual-use card for Costco members
Cons: none for me

Aloha! First off, I wanted to say that this special card is offered to Costco members. I opted for the American Express Green Corporate card because I wanted to establish credit for my business, a small tutoring company.

The card is great and...

Pros: No interest, no credit limit
Cons: not everyone accepts the card

American Express is the card for mature people. I have been reading comments of people whining about how they have a big bill due and they have to decide to pay the mortgage or the American Express bill. Why are they in this situation? They are...

Pros: Love that printout!
Cons: Not as widely accepted as some cards

I really enjoy using my American Express card where ever I can. Notice I said "where ever" I can. It is true that MANY places here and abroad do not accept this card, BUT when it is accepted it has been very helpful.

The best...

Pros: Read my story...
Cons: Paying off that bill every month is a pain!

This is a true story. It happened to me, not my neighbor's cousin's son's brother-in-law.

In July 1989, my father, age 81, embarked on a 3-week guided trip to Indonesia. On the Sunday four days before the end of the trip, he fell ill in a...

Pros: Array of travel services, Offices abroad, Fosters budget discipline
Cons: annual fee

The American Express Green card has changed how I manage the family budget. It was also a comfort having the Green card when we went to Jamaica for an adoption and I was able to use the services of the American Express office in Kingston. Just those two...

Pros: High limit, Membership Rewards, Features, Problem Resolution
Cons: Fee, Acceptance, Cheap Cards

Except for being able to use it at Costco, there's really no absolutely convincing reason to carry an American Express card (although I'll give a few almost good reasons below). So why do I (and millions of others) live on it? Because we've had it for...

Pros: Good service, stand behind you
Cons: Annual fee

AMEX GREEN CARD

AMEX in my opinion is the best credit card company out there. No pre-set limits, no interest, and a worldwide network make AMEX stand out. Granted that they are not accepted as much as other cards but its benefits are much...

Pros: Service, perks, service...
Cons: Fee, International acceptance

[This is the same review as posted for the Gold Card since some of these experience took place with the basic Green Card when I was a student and the services described are available to both]

While I am in no way affiliated with Amex or even...

Pros: No spending limit; great for emergencies or large ticket items; no finance charges
Cons: must be paid off at the end of the month

This is probably the most misunderstood card on the market. Many people try to compare this card with a credit card, but the reality is that American Express Green isn't a credit card at all! It's a charge card. Sounds similar, but actually a quite...

Pros: If you can't get a Visa / MC Gold Card, you might still get Amex
Cons: If you qualify for Visa / MC Gold Cards, you might qualify for a better deal elsewhere!

In hello123's article, he stresses that what American Express offers for a fee is exactly the same as what other companies offer for free. Well, this is true... if you qualify, that is!

(This article is in response to hello123's counter...