The Offer Direct Link Plastiq is launching another one of their discounted bill pay fees, this one is again for Mastercard payments. Pay any bill with a Mastercard credit card and the processing fee will be just 1.5%. This offer is not... Read More →
Category - Manufactured Spending
Fee-Free Amex Gift Cards at Office Max & Office Depot
The Offer Direct Link  (page 6) Purchase American Express gift cards at Office Depot and Office Max with no purchase fee. The regular purchase fee of $3.95 – $6.95 is waived. The Fine Print Valid 11/15 – 11/21 Not valid in... Read More →
Maximizing the Apple Pay Promo without Gift Cards
As you all know by now, Discover has made it clear that they intend to enforce the new rule of not paying out for gift card purchases made under the Apple Pay promo, albeit with some slight leeway. Let’s try to find alternative... Read More →
SoftServe Adds $4.95 Monthly Fee
Starting on January 6, 2016, the Softcard version of Serve (‘SoftServe’) will have a $4.95 monthly fee. The fee will be waived if you have a direct deposit into your account each month. There is no mention of a minimum... Read More →
$15 Credit at Von’s/Safeway with $150 Visa Gift Card Purchase
The Offer Direct Link Purchase $150 in Visa or Amex gift cards from Safeway or Von’s and receive a $15 shopping credit toward your next shopping trip of $25 or more. The Fine Print Valid 11/4/15 – 11/17/15 Reportedly, they... Read More →
Discover Enforces Gift Card Exclusion, With Slight Leeway
Discover announced a while back that the 10% Apple Pay promo won’t apply to gift card purchases. My friend Deanna made numerous Apple Pay purchases immediately when the 10% promo started on September 16. She got a few very... Read More →
Fee-Free Visa Gift Cards for AAA Members [Select Areas]
The Offer Direct Link For a limited time, AAA members can purchase Visa gift cards of up to $500 each with no purchase fee at any AAA location in the Mid-Atlantic. AAA Locator It appears on the Mid-Atlantic AAA web page; other areas are... Read More →
Stay Away From Giftcardmall Visa Gift Cards
Update 1/11/17: From what I understand, Giftcardmall Visa gift cards are coming PIN-enabled now. Numerous readers have noted that the Visa gift cards now being sent out by Giftcardmall are not PIN enabled and will not be able to be used... Read More →
Staples: $20 Rebate on $300 Visa Gift Cards, 10/25-10/31, Stack with INK or Apple Pay
The Offer Direct Link (ad page 5) Purchase $300 in Visa gift cards at a Staples store and receive a $20 Visa prepaid card as a rebate using the Staples Easy Rebate system. The Fine Print Valid 10/25/15 – 10/31/15 (starts this... Read More →
Virtually Fee-Free Visa Gift Cards from Giftcardmall with Code + Portal
The Offer Giftcardmall.com is offering a Halloween promo to get a $3 discount on the purchase of a Visa gift card with promo code: PumpkinSpice. After applying the discount, a $250 card costs just $252.95 with free shipping. The max you... Read More →
Macerich Malls Offering Fee Free Visa Giftcards Until October 22nd
The Offer Twitter reader @maddiesdaddy78 let me know about a promotion that Macerich malls are running. Basically all gift cards that are $100 or more in value will have their purchase fee waived. @Drofcredit Macerich Malls no-fee Visa... Read More →
$15 Rebate on $200 Visa Gift Card at BedBath&Beyond, Starts 10/25
The Offer Direct Link Purchase a $200 Visa gift card from BedBath&Beyond and receive a $15 Visa prepaid card via mail-in rebate. The Fine Print Limit 1 per household Valid 10/25/15 – 10/31/15 Must be postmarked by 11/30/15... Read More →
Office Depot/Max Now Selling $500 Visa & Mastercard Gift Cards
@konorth let us know that Office Depot/Max’s are currently stocking $500 Visa & Mastercard gift cards, this is great news as a lot of credit cards earn at a high rate on office supply stores and it’s generally much... Read More →
Giftcards.com Removes $500 Visa Gift Cards
Many people have been using giftcards.com as a means of buying $500 Visa gift cards since Giftcardmall lowered the highest denomination to $250. The bad news is that giftcards.com has now made the same move and $250 is the highest... Read More →
Death of REDbird: Current Best Options & To-Do Checklist
REDbird is Dead The speculation that Target no longer allows in-store debit card loads for REDbird has now been confirmed. FrequentMiler got a picture of the Target memo indicating the change (bolding mine): Tender Accepted Select... Read More →

