Tag: Merchant Gift Cards
The deal without portals
Two weeks ago, I wrote about one of the most exciting triple dip opportunities currently available: Go through online portal to Staples...
How to buy $500 Visa gift cards online with Amex gift cards [No longer...
Update 8/5/2015: Unfortunately, GiftCardMall no longer accepts Amex gift cards for payment
I have written quite a bit lately about buying Amex gift cards for...
Best ways to use $200 Visa gift cards
I doubt this will last long, but for now it is possible to earn 5X points and a profit from buying $200 Visa gift...
Amex gift cards… beyond everything
In the post “Everything you ever wanted to know about Amex gift cards” I seem to have left out a few important details. So,...
When category bonuses trump fees
Now that CVS has stopped allowing credit card purchases of reload cards, many have turned to buying Visa and MasterCard gift cards. These gift...
9 ways to cope without reload cards
Yesterday, via my Quick Deals page, I published a warning that our favorite three letter drugstore may stop allowing credit card purchases of reload...
Portals less woe-full, Gas discounts, no 6% cash back at Safeway, Amex gift cards...
A number of miscellaneous updates today…
Portal woes no more?
At the beginning of the month, I posted “Portal woes” where I wrote about people waiting...
Portal woes
Readers are reporting that portals are failing to pay out for their recent Kohl’s and Amex gift card purchases. What’s going on?
Online shopping...
News from OfficeMax, Amex, and #MileMadness
A nice OfficeMax trend Office Depot used to be my favorite office supply store for earning 5 points per dollar with my Chase Ink...
On my mind
Evening posts This week I’m trying something new. I usually publish a new post early every morning, but this week I’m trying out evening...
Complete guide to Amex gift cards
UPDATE 8/21/2015: Amex has changed their terms for portal cash back. They now only allow cash back for gift card denominations of $200 and...
Amex Sync update
In December, I published a series detailing how to take advantage of American Express “Sync Offers.” With Sync Offers, American Express gives registered cardholders ...
Waiting (and hoping) for Amex gift card 3X miles to post
I'll be on vacation until January 6th. Until then, I'll publish a series of "mini posts" with an occasional regular post if something interesting...
5X everywhere Amex is accepted, until the New Year
I'll be on vacation until January 6th. Until then, I'll publish a series of "mini posts" with an occasional regular post if something interesting...
