You might as well register: 30% more miles from United’s partners
United is running a potentially lucrative new promotion: From now until November 20th, if you earn miles from any of United’s partners, United will throw in either 10% or 30% bonus miles depending on...
Double Shop Your Way points for partner purchases [UPDATE: Only first purchase gets double...
UPDATE: Please note the terms say "Limit one offer per member". I've confirmed with a SYW phone representative (and her supervisor) that this means that only your first purchase in October is eligible for...
Amex neuters Small Business Saturday. No statement credits this year.
In the past several years, the Saturday after Thanksgiving was like Christmas to those with a handful of American Express cards. Each year, on that day (dubbed “Small Business Saturday”), Amex would offer statement...
[Offer no longer available] $100 Lowes gift cards for $90 at Staples
Valid through 9/26, or while supplies last:
Stapes.com is currently offering $100 Lowes gift cards for $90 each. These are physical gift cards sent by mail.
Sweeten the deal: Pay with your Chase Ink card for...
Discover’s Deal of the Year: Excludes gift cards
I’ve written a lot about Discover’s current overlapping promotions: an extra 10% cash back for Apple Pay purchases, plus double all cash back for a year. You can find full details here and here. ...
How to convert Discover Cashback into airline miles
Soon, I have no doubt, many readers will be flush with Discover Cashback (see: The NEW Deal of the Year: Preparing for Discover Apple Pay and $2,000). That’s great, but some readers prefer earning...
Kmart 12X Southwest points. 24X double dip possible.
Through September 16, the Southwest Rapid Rewards Shopping portal is offering 12 points per dollar for shopping at Kmart.
On September 1, I ran a number of experiments to see if purchasing gift cards at...
[DEAD] Possible portal mistake: 100 points per dollar for movie tickets
Marriott’s Shop My Way portal is currently offering 100 points per dollar for Fandango purchases:
If you value Marriott points at around three quarters of a cent each (see: Hotel rewards that offer the best...
Can I really buy $500 gift cards with Apple Pay? How can I get...
UPDATE 9/18/2015: Discover's Apple Pay promotion now explicitly excludes gift cards. Please see details here.
Last week, Discover announced that support for Apple Pay would begin on September 16th (Wednesday). To encourage its use, they...
The NEW Deal of the Year: Preparing for Discover Apple Pay and $2,000
UPDATE 9/18/2015: Discover's Apple Pay promotion now explicitly excludes gift cards. Please see details here.
Discover’s top execs have gone completely crazy. Either that or their bonuses are dependent upon customer acquisition and retention and...
The promo of the year lives on
UPDATE 9/14/2015: Updated experiment results listed below
This year’s best promotion has little to do with airline miles or hotel points. Instead, it comes from Discover. In particular, Discover promises to double all cashback earned...
Re-dipping my toes into reselling
One of my earliest experiments with reselling came in 2012 when the British Airways shopping portal offered 36 points per dollar for first time users shopping at Nordstrom. I knew I wanted to take...
Sears nixes portal rewards on gift cards. There may be hope yet.
Yesterday, via Quick Deals, we reported that Sears is no longer allowing portal rewards to be earned when buying gift cards. Previously, many portals had the following Terms & Conditions for Sears: ...
Amex business gift cards 2.25% [but limited to $200 denomination cards]
UPDATE: The terms state that only $200 and smaller gift cards are eligible for cash back. If this is true I would NOT recommend this offer. I'll check with TopCashBack directly for info.
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