Category - Manufactured Spending

There is a Visa gift card called the Five Back Visa gift card issued by Blackhawk. This card earns 5% back at select merchants. Reader Andrew S was told that CVS will no longer be a participating merchant as of  today when they went... Read More →

Today there was another wave of shutdowns on Amex’s prepaid cards Serve and Bluebird, according to this Reddit thread. For those keeping track, this is shutdown wave #5 by my count, the last one being in August 2016 (although I... Read More →

The Offer Plastiq are currently charging a 2% fee when you use a Mastercard credit card. Standard fee is 2.5% but they do offer promotions as low as 1.75% The Fine Print Not all users are seeing the 2% rate, I’m unsure what causes... Read More →

A few Reddit members received an email today from Great Lakes about their student loans informing them that credit card payments won’t be an option beginning January 1, 2017. The letter indicates that this change is due to a new... Read More →

The Offer Weekly ad, page 4 Spend $100 or more in MasterCard or Visa gift cards and get $10 off instantly The Fine Print Limit one reward per gift card purchased Variable load cards not included Maximum load value of $1,999.99 per... Read More →

The Offer Direct link to offer Giftcardmall has up to $100 denomination 5 Back Visa gift cards back in stock. These are currently giving an instant discount of 5%, making them $100.95 each. Our Verdict Remember to stack this deal: These... Read More →

Via @milesfortwo, Cardcash now earns 5x when paying with INK, at least when using Paypal. Cardcash used to earn 5x with INK, both with Paypal and without, then it stopped working back in June. It’s now working again, but only when... Read More →

The Offer Direct link to $100 & $200 Sam’s Club is offering a bonus $5 Sam’s Club gift card if you purchase a $100 or $200 Mastercard gift card. $100 has $5.38 purchase fee $200 has $6.48 purchase fee The Fine Print Online only... Read More →

The Offer Direct Link Meijer Mperks are offering three discounts on giftcards: $10 off when you purchase $100 or more in Visa gift cards $15 off when you purchase two Mastercard gift cards The Fine Print Each offer has a limit of one... Read More →

The Offer Some people are seeing a coupon in their Safeway4U accounts: Get a $10 instant discount with the purchase of $150 or more in Mastercard gift cards The Fine Print Limit 1 (one-time coupon) Expires 12/31 (although I think you... Read More →

The Offer No direct link to offer, via Miles To Memories Receive an instant $15 off when you purchase $300 or more of Visa gift cards from 12/18/2016 until 12/24/2016 from Office Depot or OfficeMax in store only. The Fine Print Offer... Read More →

The Offer Direct link to offer Purchase a $500 Visa gift card for $480.95 The discount shows automatically in cart. Our Verdict This deal has been up and down; now it’s back. If you aren’t Giftcardmall-Banned this is... Read More →

The Offer American Express is currently waiving the shipping fees on their gift cards when you use the promotional code RUSH16 (personal gift cards) or FSHIPW16 (business gift cards). This includes expedited shipping (3-5 business days... Read More →

Update: Discount is no longer applied, so looks like this promo is dead. $25, $50 & $100 are back in stock so we are reposting. Make sure to follow us on Twitter so you get alerted when $500 are back in stock. Thanks to reader EZPZ... Read More →