Sifting through Comments – Reviving Giftcards.com
Sometimes, people post really useful information that gets no attention. This is one of those times. According to the post by Pencegeri here, Giftcards.com is now listed on some portals, including...
View ArticleReusing PayPal My Cash at CVS
I realized launching a blog late in December is a horrible idea because of how busy I am. I’ll hopefully be able to post more soon, but I may not get to it until the new year. It turns out you can...
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New PayPal My Cash Card Design
In the wake of the Serve and BlueBird restrictions, I decided to go down to my local CVS to pickup a PPMC card. They have a new design that incorporates orange text to notify people the PINs should be...
View ArticlePaying Synchrony Credit Cards via Debit
Here’s a quick tip. Credit cards issued by Synchrony Bank can be paid via debit cards over the phone. After dialing the number on the back of your card, just keep asking for a representative in the...
View Article[YMMV] Gift Card Arbitrage – Gamestop to Shell
As noted by Reddit user blankchecks, this may be YMMV. Don’t make irreversible arrangements before checking your local store. The basic plan is to get Gamestop gift cards at a discount at Raise by...
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My PayPal Experiences – Unblocked Twice
I’m prefacing this by saying readers should avoid getting into a situation where this information would be useful. I’m providing this as reference. My PayPal account has been restricted, and...
View ArticlePlastiq Supposedly Charging 1% for Debit Cards
Update ~2:39 PM: Thanks to reader Mike who indicates the fee is now being reflected. I’ve also verified that on my own account. Hopefully someone was able to get in some scheduled bill pays. This is...
View ArticleQuick Tip – Accelerate Amex Rewards Dollars
A lot of people are reporting problems with Amex not posting rewards dollars for their OBC cards as quickly as they have in the past. A simple solution is to either call in or start a chat and ask for...
View Article$2 off Visa Gift Cards at Gift Card Mall
The site is still undergoing maintenance, but I thought I should post this. GCM has a code, Lucky2016, to take $2 off of the price of a VGC. That brings the total cost down to $503.95 since shipping is...
View ArticleNew – $2 Off VGC at GCM with Code Bunny2016
Use the code Bunny2016 at checkout to get $2 off per Visa gift card. The code is good until 27 March. Seems they’re just having sales all the time. Given their reputation for shutting down people who...
View ArticleGCM and Giftcards.com [Temporarily] Gone from Portals
Both GCM (for Visa cards) and Giftcards.com are gone from shopping portals. The Cashback Monitor page for Giftcards.com suggests this is only temporary, but only time will tell if it does actually come...
View ArticleT-Mobile Prepaid Card Shutting Down
The T-Mobile Prepaid Visa website announces that the card is ending completely. Important information regarding your T-Mobile Account: The T-Mobile Prepaid Visa® Card (“T-Mobile Card”) will be...
View Article1.5% Back from Giftcards.com at TopCashback
Direct Link (non-referral link) TopCashback is now offering 1.5% back on Giftcards.com. I like that more portals (at such good rates) are being added. If you don’t have an account already, I would...
View ArticleRate Change for Giftcards.com in 3 Days?
TopCashback indicates the 1.5% rate for Giftcards.com “Ends in 3 Days”. There’s a lot of speculation of what that means. It’s possible that the rates will just change a bit; maybe we’ll go back to...
View ArticleNew Giftcards.com Rate at iConsumer – 1.2%
Update: TCB now at 1.25%. Yazing still 1.5%. Direct (non-referral) link It seems that the predictions of a negative changes for Giftcards.com portal rates have come true, albeit not quite as...
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New 5% Back Gift Card?
(I’ll make an in-depth post about why I’ve been absent for so long in a little bit. It’s somewhat interesting.) I saw the above card at a local grocer today and thought it was interesting. The...
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Samsung Pay – 20% Off Select Merchant Gift Cards
Samsung Pay is running a promotion of 20% off certain merchant gift cards within the app. All cards are $50 in face value (so you pay $40), and there’s a limit of $200 spent per day (5 cards per day)....
View ArticlePlastiq Supposedly Charging 1% for Debit Cards
Update ~2:39 PM: Thanks to reader Mike who indicates the fee is now being reflected. I’ve also verified that on my own account. Hopefully someone was able to get in some scheduled bill pays. This is...
View ArticleWinn-Dixie Now Hardcoded Against Credit
This is certainly a massive blow for me personally since this is basically the only grocery store in my area. News is coming in that Winn-Dixie, a grocery store chain located in a couple of states in...
View ArticleCVS No Longer a Five Back Merchant?
There’s currently a report on FlyerTalk that CVS will no longer be a participating five back merchant as of January 20. A close relative of mine was literally just at a Simon Mall, and the cashier...
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