Get the most out of the American Express Platinum Walmart+ benefit

One of the most underrated perks of the American Express Platinum card is the Walmart Plus benefit. Anyone with an Amex Platinum can get the cost of their monthly Walmart+ membership ($12.95/mo.) fully refunded as a statement credit.

If you know someone who’s already a Walmart+ member, it’s worth asking whether they have a referral link before you sign up — some Walmart+ referral programs offer new members a bonus credit that can stack on top of the Amex benefit above.

How to use the Amex Walmart+ benefit

To qualify for the Walmart Plus benefit, you need an American Express Platinum Card. If you don’t have this card yet, click here to see what the current Amex Platinum signup offer is and sign up.

You do not need to activate or enroll on the Amex website in order to be eligible for the benefit. Unlike Amex Offers, this is a benefit that’s automatically applied when you pay for Walmart+ with your Platinum card.

Sign up for Walmart+ and make sure to use your Amex Platinum as the payment method for your monthly membership fee. Within a few days of the first fee posting, you’ll get a statement credit from Amex — the $12.95 will be fully refunded, making the membership free.

American Express didn’t issue a statement credit for my Walmart+ membership. Why?

A word of warning: We do not recommend signing up for Walmart+ at the beginning or end of the month. Here’s why: Walmart can be inconsistent with the date the charge is actually posted to your account. If you sign up on the 1st, they might charge you on the 1st (for that month) and then again at the end of the month (for the next). American Express will see these two charges and only issue a credit for one. You can chat with Amex support and get the credit applied, but it’s very annoying to have to do this every month. For this reason, we recommend signing up for Walmart+ in the middle of the month to minimize the hassle.

The secret Amex Paramount+ benefit

There’s a secret Amex Platinum benefit that American Express won’t tell you about: Free Paramount+. This is a stealth benefit that Amex provides via the Walmart+ benefit. Once you’ve signed up for Walmart+, you can get Paramount+ (the ad-supported version) for free! To do so, go to your Walmart Plus account page and click the Paramount+ signup link.