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I’ve been waiting and watching for changes to the Ultimate Rewards Mall, but somehow missed this. Thanks to reader Randy for pointing this out! Home Depot purchases made through the Ultimate Rewards Mall now give 10 points per dollar (up from 5)! If you have any big home projects or tools or appliances to buy, this could be a great way to earn tons of points.
Double Dip?
If you’re a frequent reader of mine, you’re probably wondering whether a double dip is possible. That is, can you earn 20 points per dollar by buying gift cards through the UR Mall and then using them through the UR Mall? I don’t know for sure, but it might be possible. On MilePoint one person reported that the double dip did work despite the terms and conditions that say “Not eligible on gift cards”. I’ll give this a try, of course, and I’ll report back. If anyone reading this has already tried, please let us know how it turned out!
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@Curtis.,
Curious.. so did you ever get those 10x point thru UR?
Should have finished my initial thought so as to not be confusing… bought $1500 worth of HD gift cards at Kroger and then used them through the UR mall on homedepot.com.
Just wanted to throw in my experience so far. I have purchased about $1500 worth with gift cards bought at Kroger (for which I have enough fuel points to fill a tanker at $1/gal off i think!), however when I go to the activity list in the Ultimate Rewards mall, I still see nothing. It definitely says that you cannot get points for gift cards, but it should work if you pay for an online order with gift cards (or any form of payment), as long as you go through the mall. So I guess I’m going to have to wait the 6-8 weeks it says for activity to show up. Just a few more days left to this promo, but I’m going to go ahead and try to order another few hundred worth of materials and tools for our bathroom model with the hope that I will end up with about 20,000 points out of this promo. Would be nice!!! (Also, using Amex Blue Preferred at Kroger and getting 6% back on my gift cards too 😀 ).
There is also a rebate (approx 10%) on qualifying wide range of bath products. See http://www.homedepot.com/hdus/en_US/DTCCOM/HomePage/Promotions/Rebate_Forms/Docs/Bath_BMSM_Rebate.pdf
Rebate form T&C say “cannot be combined with any other offer” which is pretty standard language. However does clicking through a points shopping mall constitute an offer? If I apply the rebate code, do I run the risk of not getting the UR points?
Kroozer: No, clicking through the UR mall does not constitute an offer. You should be fine.
Update: My (actual) Homedepot.com purchase from the 9th has already posted. But nothing for the gift card purchase made almost a week earlier (on the 3rd). So I’m going to guess GC’s do not work in this case. If there are any surprise changes, I’ll update you all.
CodeAdam10: Great info. Thanks! So, I think the best approach is to buy Home Depot gcs at a discount (find them via GiftCardGranny) and then use them through the UR mall for 10X. I’ll write this up…
Update: I’m also still waiting for my UR points from a (physical) gift card purchase on the 3rd. I ended up using the gift card (on the 9th) to purchase some merchandise I needed (in-store pickup). I will update when either (or both) of these points post!
CodeAdam10: Thanks for the update!
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No I used my freedom card
I placed an online order for merchandise (store pickup) two days after your post and got my points yesterday. Afraid that might mean no points for gift cards…
Daniel G: You might be right. Did you use a gift card for your order?
Frequent Miler,
Did your points post for the gift card purchase?
Daniel G: No, points didn’t post yet. I’m still waiting…
I recently had success with a double dip at groupon…used the tango promotion to buy groupon gift cards through UR, then went through UR again to redeem the groupon gift cards. Both have posted!
The Deal Mommy: That’s great! But, just so that everyone understands… I think you bought a Groupon that gave you a Tango card and then from Tango you were able to turn it into a Groupon gift card which you then redeemed. Right? So, if people try to buy a Groupon gift card directly, they probably won’t get UR points.
[…] The Ultimate Rewards Mall is offering 10x points for online purchases at Home Depot. To have access to the Ultimate Rewards Mall, you need to have one of the Chase Ultimate Rewards credit cards, but you do not need to actually use that card to make your purchases. You can read my recent post on the different options available for Ultimate Rewards cards HERE. Details on this promo can be found from The Frequent Miler HERE. […]
brilliant! thank you – we’ll do that.
Purchase online and select in store pickup
Dumb question here: My wife wants to go to Home Depot today to make a large purchase for a weekend project. I can’t help because I’m recovering from back surgery. If she buys her Home Depot stuff at Home Depot itself (vs. the Home Depot site), we’re not going to get any of the 10x bonus, are we? If not, does anyone have any suggestions on what I can do? Thank you, very much.