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...
Citi Prestige vs Premier vs Preferred
Lately I’ve had a bit of a crush on my Citi Prestige card. I signed up for the card in September in order to take advantage of both expiring and new benefits to the...
Staples free $20 ePromo card with $100 eGift card purchase
Valid through 12/20/2014. $20 ePromo cards are good only 1/2/15 – 1/31/15. Buy a Staples eGift card (which will be valid for use at any time) and get a $20 ePromo card valid only...
Staples offers gift cards for sale: Kohl’s, California Pizza Kitchen, more…
Valid through 12/15/2014 or 12/18/2014 (depending on the type of gift card):
Staples is offering $100 Kohl’s e-gift cards for $90 (found here).
Also available on sale:
Many denominations of California Pizza Kitchen gift cards for 20%...
An analysis of the Virgin Atlantic 90K offer
Note: This is a slightly updated re-publish of a post from August, titled “Will the real Virgin Atlantic offer please stand up?” Bank of America recently re-introduced a signup offer for their Virgin...
30 points per dollar, but I’m still waiting for more
A few weeks ago, I wrote “How to feed the hungry and fly for free.” In that post I showed how to donate 74 boxes of fruit or nuts from 1-800-Flowers to a food...
