Last day for thousands of free points
On Thursday I posted details of how to buy “free after rebate” software at Staples and, hopefully, receive thousands of Ultimate Rewards points. The rebate is really easy so this appears to be a...
Why I like Big Crumbs
Big Crumbs announces my failures, and I like it that way. As you probably know, I do a lot of experiments with shopping portals. For example, I’ll buy merchant gift cards for points...
Washing Walmart
Last month I bought a $500 Walmart gift card on EBay. When it arrived, I was afraid I had been scammed. Read on to see why I bought the card, why I feared trouble,...
Thousands of Free Ultimate Rewards Points!
This deal is only good through Saturday, so act fast! A reader tipped me off to this over the weekend (thanks!), but I just now got around to checking it out. Sorry for...
Today Only: Great deal on Nook Tablet
This is just a quick note that EBay is offering $50 off for the purchase of a new Nook Tablet. Use coupon code CNOOKDEAL.
Save even more by first buying EBay gift cards at...
Fair trading prices explained
A better way to estimate the acquisition value (not the redemption value) of points and miles. Last year I introduced the idea of Fair Trading Prices for points and miles. Fair Trading Prices...
Evening News
Buy.Com Gift Cards A reader has reported success in getting 5 points per dollar by going through the Ultimate Rewards Mall to Buy.com to purchase merchant gift cards (Home Depot was his example). They...
A prediction half right
With Valentine’s Day over, I was eager to see if the online shopping portals made any changes. Last night I made the following predictions: My guess is that nothing will change for...
Ultimate Question
When shopping through the Ultimate Rewards Mall, do you have to use your Chase credit card? I get this question all of the time in response to my posts. I frequently write about...
Evening News
Online Shopping Portals. What’s next? All of the online shopping portals, including my favorite Ultimate Rewards Mall have been advertising Valentine’s Day specials for the past month and a half or so. Now I’m...
Nook Color Winner Decided
Well, the interminable fun “Write a Book, Win a Nook” contest has come to a close. Here are the results: 1,697 lines were added to the story. Almost all qualified as legitimate...
United Airlines offers to take your money. Say no.
United has unveiled a new service in which they will let you trade gift cards to them in exchange for miles. If you’re interested, you can see the offer in action, here. It’s a...
Evening News
Hotel Award Nights Oops This morning’s post about when to use points for hotel award nights has some kinks I’m trying to work out. Ric of Loyalty Traveler pointed out that I had initially...
When is an award night a good deal?
UPDATED 4/24/2012 TO REFLECT RECALCULATED FAIR TRADING PRICES Previously, I attempted to answer the question of €œWhen is an award flight a good deal? In that post I suggested a simple formula to use...
