Experiment results exceed expectations

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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 this is that generous 1800Flowers promotions often make it possible to essentially buy miles at a very low rate even if you don’t want the flowers.

In the recent post “Increasing rewards beyond 50X” I listed current promotion codes along with a number of ways to stack deals with 1800Flowers.  I also mentioned a few ongoing experiments…

Shop Your Way Rewards

I didn’t think this would work, but it looks like I was wrong!  Sears’ Shop Your Way Rewards (SYWR) program offers SYWR points for shopping with 1800Flowers and paying with a linked credit card (MasterCard or Visa, only).  Currently, they are offering a staggering 40% back in rewards:

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I linked a credit card (here), then clicked through a cash back portal (Shop At Home was offering 20% cash back at the time), then bought a $30 item and paid with the combination of a $20 Celebration Rewards coupon (previously called Fresh Rewards) and my SYWR linked credit card.  I also applied promo code RR22 to (hopefully) get 1000 Southwest Rapid Rewards points.

I don’t know yet if the Southwest points will post, but the rest of the deals have come through.  The portal cash back was based on the entire $30 order:

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And, the SYWR points tracked too!  Not surprisingly, the SYWR points were based on the amount charged to the credit card:

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No portal clawbacks… yet

In the distant past when I tried using a 1800Flowers promo code and shopping through a portal, I received points from the portal initially, but those points were later reversed out.  With several experiments in play starting in mid-November, this time the portal rewards appear to be sticking.

What this means

If neither the SYWR points nor the portal rewards get clawed back, then the following should be possible:

  1. Link a credit card to SYWR (ShopYourWayRewards)
  2. Click through a portal to 1800Flowers (often 20% cash back rewards are available)
  3. Pick out items that qualify for the latest and best mile-earning promo codes (such as RR60 for 30 Southwest points per dollar, or AKA3 for 30 Alaska miles per dollar)
  4. Make sure that you are a member of the 1800Flowers Celebration Rewards program which will give you 10% or more back in credit towards future 1800Flowers purchases whenever you collect 200 points.
  5. Make sure you are enrolled in the 1800Flowers Passport program for free shipping.
  6. Make sure to enter your favorite promo code upon checkout and pay with your SYWR linked credit card.

Here’s an example of the rewards you could get with an example $200 order:

  • Promo code for 30 miles per dollar = 6000 miles
  • Portal 20% cash back = $40
  • 40% back in SYWR points = $80 in SYWR points
  • Celebration Rewards = $20 Celebration Rewards Savings Pass

Let’s say you value miles at 1.5 cents each, SYWR points at .75 cents per point, and Celebration Rewards at 50 cents per dollar.  In that case, your rebate on a $200 order would be:

  • 6000 miles = $90
  • Portal 20% cash back = $40
  • $80 in SYWR points = $60
  • $20 Celebration Rewards Savings Pass = $10

Total Rebate Value: $200

Cool huh?  And, you could do even better for yourself and others by using these stacking techniques to donate food to charity (see “How to feed the hungry and fly for free”).

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Jeff

Celebration rewards accumulate on a monthly basis and then get issued in the next month if you get to at least $20. So this is not something you will be able to turn around before December 31. It wouldn’t be surprising to see similar offers for Valentine’s Day, although nothing is guaranteed.

Michael

How quickly do Celebration Rewards post? Can you make one order and then a second order right away using the Celebration Rewards?

Lively

I’ve been able to use Sears GC at Kmart for Subway GC (over the weekend), but I’ve never been able to use SYWR.

Miley

Has anybody tried shopdiscover portal to stack with the mile coupons?

Dave

@PhatMiles– How do you get the SYWR to pay for gift cards? I had a small SYWR balance recently and purchased Amazon gift cards using Sears gift cards at a Sears recently. My Sears gift card balance couldn’t cover the cost of Amazon GCs I wanted to buy. My SYWR did not apply to the remaining balance.

PD

From my experience the portal rewards will be clawed back if you use mile coupons.

Raj

Can you purchase shell/amazon GCs with shopyourway rewards ? What do I need to do at counter to get this ?

Jeff

SYW Rewards post nearly immediately. I would use them quickly too. Strange disappearances from accounts for good reasons, bad reasons, and sometimes it appears no reason, not even related to 1-800-Flowers purchases.

PhatMiles

To use away SYWR quickly, I usually go to the nearest Sears/Kmart and get shell/amazon GCs.