1800Flowers portal claw back
I’m convinced that 1800Flowers provides an awesome opportunity for point earning through their regular promotions. For example, all of these promo codes currently appear to be active: RR22: Earn 1000 Southwest Rapid Rewards...
3 miles per dollar everywhere, uncapped
I’ve written many posts in the past about ways to earn 5 miles per dollar everywhere. The trick is to buy gift cards at stores like Staples or Office Depot and pay with a...
Evaluating the old Blue Cash $50K limit
The “Old” Blue Cash card from American Express has been the go-to 5X card since the 5X ThankYou deal went away. It is referred to as the “old” Blue Cash card because it is...
Frequent Miler’s Top 10 of 2014
I’ve taken a momentary break from vacation at the Andaz Maui (paid for with points, of course) to look over this site’s stats for the past year. I owe a huge THANK YOU to...
Amex neuters the Campus Edition card
The American Express Campus Edition card has been a nice little point earner for those with a credit card that earns a bonus at bookstores (see “Exercising the Amex Campus Edition card”). Unfortunately, Amex...
Why the Ritz Carlton card might be worth keeping… for some
The Ritz Carlton 140,000 point credit card offer is back. In exchange for a $395 annual fee, you’ll get 140,000 points after $3K spend in 3 months (details here). Ritz Carlton points are equivalent...
Deals still kicking… but you’ll have to hurry
I publish lots of deals on this blog, mostly through my Quick Deals page. Most deals expire in about a day, but some stick around longer. Here’s a compilation of deals I’ve written about...
Sears / Kmart free shipping for one year, for only $9.99! YMMV
Valid through 1/4/15: Sears and Kmart have a free shipping program called Shop Your Way Max that usually sells for $39 per year. Currently Shop Your Way Max is available for only $9.99! The...
Shop Discover almost gone, but not really
A number of readers have emailed me lamenting the impending demise of Shop Discover… Shop Discover has long been one of the best cash back portals. It often offers the best cash back...
Experiment results exceed expectations
As you may know from previous posts, I’ve been running a number of experiments to see how many deals can be stacked together when ordering from 1800Flowers. The reason for my interest in doing...
Easy miles for US Airways cardholders
If you’re a US Airways cardholder, you probably received an email like this one:
Many banks offer cardholders referral bonuses like these, but I think this one is worth calling out because it should be...
Vanilla Reload cards gone by April 1. Here’s the good part…
The buzz today regarding the death of Vanilla Reload cards was triggered by emails from American Express to Serve and Bluebird cardholders. Customers received emails like this one (bolding is mine):
We are writing to...
Increasing rewards beyond 50X
Last month 1800Flowers ran a promotion that made it possible to earn 50 Southwest Rapid Rewards points per dollar with each order. This was exciting for a number of reasons including the fact that...
How to cash in your PayPal My Cash cards when PayPal freezes your account
Image this scenario: Suppose a blogger you know had been buying PayPal My Cash cards at a certain three letter drug store and paying with a card that offers 5% cash back at drug...
