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Valid only until 9am EST tomorrow (1/1/15): TopCashBack is offering 2.25% cash back for clicking through their site to order Amex gift cards. Tomorrow, the rate will revert down to 1.5%
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Trying to piece this out from the FT forums, too, but can’t find a clear answer.
Looks like if you use a promo code that waives the fee, you don’t get the CB, but what about if you use a promo code for the shipping? Still CB or no?
As Dennis answered my question I have started using Premium shipping. Its gives $99/year for a full year of shipping. If you are regularly going to order, its worth than taking risk of “clawed” cash back by using promo codes of anykind.
To be specific to your question, Be Frugal had reversed my cash back for using free shipping promo too, so I am sure its not worth a risk, believe me, it hurts to see those $75 gone away.
I wouldn’t risk using any kind of promo code
I happened to click your link to check out “other cool stuff” and noticed Plink! wow, that seems ages ago…
Anyway, Happy New Year, and thanks for writing the best miles/points/giftcard/etc blog out there.
Answer to #11 is no
Hi, Jayson, Thank you. So that means I can use personalized gift card to get cash back also, am I right?
Yes I have ordered personalized Cards and my CB so far hasn’t been reversed (usually they reverse in couple of days itself if its not eligible), its been a week since I ordered and I will get my cards on Friday, so its little slow in processing but its really nice to avoid those shaky cashiers.
Will personalized gift card with name disqualify cash back?
Premium shipping does not disqualify cash back, have used it many times.
Does any one know if we still get cash bach if if any one has subscribed to Premium shipping option of Amex ($99/year)? I know that using promotion codes nullifies it, I am curious if Amex Premium Shipping option also has same effect.
Oops, my comment #10 should have been a reply to your question – premium shipping does not disqualify cash back.
Is it applicable to buy personalized gift card with name on it? Or only applicable to the regular personal gift card?
Yes
Will payment using Amex credit card count towards minimum spending requirement, since Amex knows that you are purchasing GC?
Yes, in my experience it counts despite Amex’s own T&Cs stating otherwise.
Ha ha. Yes, the real end time is 9am EST tomorrow. That’s what I get for copying and pasting from a previous Quick Deal.
Isn’t it valid through 9 am EST on 1/1/15??
The notice I got from TopCashBack said the sale was for 24 hours ending 9AM EST.
I show on TCB good till 9:AM EST tomorrow:
http://deltapoints.boardingarea.com/2014/12/31/alert-topcashback-pay-2-25-amex-gcs-till-9am-tomorrow/
http://deltapoints.boardingarea.com/2014/12/31/alert-topcashback-pay-2-25-amex-gcs-till-9am-tomorrow/tcb-deal-ends-1-1-15-9am/
I use Google Wallet for liquidation. Yes it nullifies the cashback but earn miles.
Since these deals are more frequent, I wonder if any one has subscribed to Premium shipping option of Amex ($99/year) to minimize shipping cost overtime.
@Niraj – There’s a busy FT thread on Amex GCs and plenty of them paid for the free shipping option. But, there was a free ship option over the summer that a lot of people took advantage of, myself included.
Be careful. Google Wallet shut down both my and my wife’s accounts after liquidating lots of Amex gift cards through them
“Be careful. Google Wallet shut down both my and my wife’s accounts after liquidating lots of Amex gift cards through them”
FM – could you define what “lots” is in this context? $10K, $50K, $150K?
I probably did around $30K before they shut me down
The only thing keeping me from ordering is if certain liquidation methods will still be available to us tomorrow in the new year. I think I might sit this one out.