I enjoy discussing credit cards that other people aren’t talking about, hence yesterday’s look at offerings from Comenity Bank. One card that ought to receive attention but does not is the Amex SimplyCash card (scroll down the list a bit). Why is it worth a look right now?

• $250 statement credit after $3,000 in spending. For all of you complaining about airline and hotel devaluations, nobody’s devaluing cash. (Well, maybe except for these guys.)
• 5% cash back on office supplies–with no annual fee. Note that the 5% is on the first $25,000 of spending per year, which is up from $12,000 per year less than a year ago when I last wrote about this card.
• 3% back in the category of your choosing. The card formerly boasted 3% back on gas, but perhaps taking a cue from Huntington Bank Amex has changed up this aspect as well. Now you can choose from these seven categories:

1. Airfare purchased from airlines
2. Hotel rooms purchased from hotels
3. Car rentals purchased from select car rental companies
4. U.S gas stations
5. U.S. restaurants
6. U.S. purchases for advertising in select media
7. U.S. purchases for shipping

• Amex OPEN discounts. Admittedly not quite as good since it lost OfficeMax, Amex’s OPEN discount program nevertheless has some value. Take a look and see for yourself, but one prominent value is Hyatt: you can get 5% back on Hyatt bookings, so ironically you get more rewards booking with this card than with the Hyatt card. And if you select hotels as your 3% category, you bring that to 8% off all Hyatt bookings.

If you want to apply for this card, you can find it via this site (it’s #9 on that list, go down a bit). I will receive compensation if you’re approved for any cards via that link, but please note I have a strict policy of only pushing good deals, not lousy ones. Please also note the great stuff I told you about the first two days of this week. Thanks, and I really do appreciate the support!