Tag: Merchant Gift Cards
My final credit card application day
I recently completed a small credit card churn. I expect this to be my last one ever. Here's the story…
Conventional wisdom tells us that...
Gift card churning news
Last week I outlined ways to earn hundreds of thousands of points and miles through gift card churning (see "The art of gift card...
The art of gift card churning @ #chicagoseminars
Last weekend I had the awesome opportunity to present some of my wacky point-earning ideas to almost 500 new friends. We were at...
Bloomingdale’s Only 10X
For the month of September, Chase Sapphire cardholders can get 10 points per dollar for shopping at Bloomingdale’s as long as they start in...
Is the Sony double dip dead?
In my post “Ultimate Rewards Mall September Edition” I noted that this month Sony is offering 10 points per dollar to Chase Ink cardholders...
Marriott Savings and Status
As I described in the post “Pursuing Platinum @ Marriott” I started my Marriott Platinum Challenge earlier this month. By signing up, I was...
How to buy points for free
This is a trick for advanced gift card churners. The trick can be used to help meet minimum spend requirements, earn points, and even...
Apple Savings and Points
So let’s say you finally gave in and agreed to buy your son or daughter a new computer before school starts. Not only that,...
Gift Card Upgrade Results
Frequent Miler Laboratory experiments continue to roll on with a surprising amount of success. In the post “Laboratory Preparations” I described a number of...
Bed Bath and Far Beyond
In my recent post “10% off everything and 7% off everything else,” I showed how one could buy OfficeMax gift cards at a discount...
Laboratory Preparations
High on my Laboratory to-do list is to figure out which merchant gift cards are easily upgradeable. As I discussed in the post “The...
How to finish off gift cards
If you’ve ever owned gift cards, you’ve probably encountered this issue. You use your gift card as intended until you have something like two...
Is Staples’ gift card gravy train coming to an end?
Staples has been an awesome option for buying gift cards online. It has been possible to go through portals such as the Ultimate Rewards...
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...
