re: Not real sure there is much everyday benefit to these Amex cards.

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Over past two months we have spent about $8,000 between the cards. The problem is I’m not seeing any value in these rewards points.

I have a Sapphire card that will give me 1:1 points for southwest. 8,000 points could get me a one way flight on Southwest. With Amex, I might get $30 in amazon credits.

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I don't understand what your problem is. Have you not researched transfer partners for Amex MR points? Amex is 1:1 for Delta as an example, which is literally the same transfer ratio you gave as your example.