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The richest American Express cardholders (who hold the Centurion or black card) are about to find the process of negotiating for cars a lot easier. Privileged members will now be able to negotiate the price of a car through an AMEX website without even having reveal personal information online, according to the New York Times. Wow, imagine not having to deal with the stress of haggling with the Read more
The Goldman Sachs and Stephen Colbert debacle reached a high Tuesday night when Colbert received a letter from the lawyers at the bank. Here's a refresher of the drama: one of Colbert's staff found the credit card of Buckley T. Ratchford, a partner at Goldman Sachs, which the comedian used to try and blackmail Ratchford to come on his show by threatening to reveal a digit of his credit card Read more
Mr. Shue is teaming up with Members Project from American Express to rally the Gleeks and help make the world a better place. He will be suggesting cool ways for everyone to get involved. Of course, Sue is doing her part too — sneakily plotting to thwart Shue's feel-good fun. Don't be a Sue. Do something good instead, and learn about how you and a friend could volunteer with members of the Read more
They're loving it! The mega rich can dine in the finest restaurants and sip on the most extravagant wines, but apparently all they want is a good ol' cheeseburger. Or at least, that's the trend we're seeing now as the result of the recession. According to a study by American Express, "ultra-affluent" customers have increased their fast food budget by 24 percent, reports The Wall Street Journal. Read more
"It is better to give than to receive" is a lesson mom often tries to teach her wee ones. Some companies are practicing what we preach this holiday season. Mommies can feel good about handing off their hard earned money to these businesses knowing that a percentage (be it small) is going towards philanthropic efforts and helping some less fortunate children have a better and brighter holiday. Read more
American Express card members, listen up: your card is making an appearance at LA Fashion Week and granting you major access. Visit AmericanExpress.com to buy packages that offer seats to the Spring '09 designer collections, free makeup consultations with Smashbox Cosmetics, access to insider-only benefits, styling tips from Judith Ripka jewelry, and more. Mind you, Lauren Conrad's show on Oct. Read more
Dying to go to New York Fashion Week next month? Here's your chance. I must preface, my mom did this one year while I was working and I hung out with her in the VIP Skybox — it was oh so Fab. And the sandwiches were really good. If you have money to burn, and a burning desire for fashion, consider buying your way in. Starting today, American Express Gold, Platinum, and Centurion cardmembers can Read more
In a recent print ad for American Express, Tina Fey was captured in true form with her daughter Alice Zenobia in what I'm assuming is her home office or the world's messiest set design! After spotting this ad on lifehacker, I'm starting to think that Fey may not be as geeky as we thought. With so many post-its, papers and notebooks, one can only assume that she hasn't made the leap into online Read more
I was pleased to see that daytime funny gal Ellen DeGeneres is one of seven contenders who are up for the "Outstanding Commercial" Emmy award. In this clever commercial, cameras follow her behind the scenes of her TV show and lemme tell ya, it's a wonder they get any work done over there. It's a zoo! No joke. To watch all the other Emmy-nominated commercials, click here. (Thanks, Best Week Read more
There have been bits and pieces coming out about the next episode of "Lost," which returns Feb. 7. (Now at 10:00 p.m.!) Apparently, it will be the first episode to feature flashbacks of an Other (Juliet), and rumor has it she "shoots someone shocking." According to the very brief sneak peek we were given a while ago, Jack wakes up in Sawyer's old cage, and a flight attendant from the Oceanic Read more
