Extreme savings at Lowes
A while ago I stumbled upon a few FlyerTalk posts by Sam_Goh who seemed to know everything in the world about saving money at Lowes. I reached out to him and asked if he...
When thieves steal our points
Last week I stepped into my local Office Depot and saw a scary sight. A sign on the gift card rack declared that prepaid cards can be purchased with cash or debit only. ...
Help Randy by helping the world
Randy Petersen could use a smile right now. Sure, he looks happy in his Twitter profile, but a huge storm severely damaged his home while he was travelling. Read about it in...
It’s raining gift card deals
Dad’s must really love gift cards because almost everyone seems to be offering gift card deals right now in preparation for Father’s Day. I guess since neckties aren’t as common as they used to...
Sears steps up and strikes out
Remember Phil? In the post “When the deal goes awry” I republished a comment he had made about his attempt to take advantage of Southwest Rapid Reward’s brief 15X Sears promotion. Phil had ordered...
Save on gift cards at Safeway
Readers Chuck and Bitachu sent this tip my way. Get $10 towards future Safeway purchases when you purchase $50 in participating gift cards. Make sure to read the terms in the second image below....
How should this groom-to-be spend $10,000?
A few days ago, I received the following email from a reader: I'm shopping for a wedding ring, plan to spend around $10,000, perhaps in Blue Nile. After reading your blog, I can't...
20% off Lowes and iTunes gift cards
The following offer is valid until June 16th. At Michael’s stores (in person, only), you can buy $50 Lowes and iTunes gift cards for $40. Hat tip to readers Jason and Mitch. Things...
Trip Results Washington DC
This past weekend I flew to Washington DC for the Star MegaDO Launch Party. You can read about the party here and here. I’m not going to write about the MegaDO or the launch...
Staples $15 off any $100 gift card
Thanks to Greek2Me for this tip: Staples sent out coupons to their favorite customers via email on Monday. One of the coupons was this $15 off your $100 or more purchase: Greek2Me’s...
American Express loves to give us money, part 2
Earlier this evening I wrote about how to get a free $25 gift card from American Express if you already own a prepaid card. Then, while I was out eating dinner, I received an...
American Express loves to give us money
Several readers alerted me to this one. If you have one of the American Express Prepaid cards that I wrote about in the post “One card to rule them all” you should see this...
Buy Ultimate Rewards Points for less than a penny
Now that Barnes & Noble is back to 10X in the Ultimate Rewards Mall (see “Ultimate Rewards Mall June Edition”), this trick is once again viable. I first wrote about this on March 23rd...
When the deal goes awry
A bit over a week ago, the Southwest Airlines shopping portal (Rapid Rewards Shopping) offered 15 points per dollar when shopping at Sears.com. In the post “Sears 15X: Leveraging the deal” I showed a...
