Stockpile is a company we’ve blogged about before, they are basically a company that sells gift cards for different companies that can be turned into stocks for those companies. Previously you’ve only been able to purchase... Read More →
Category - Manufactured Spending
Can REDbird Still Be Loaded with Debit Card?
Multiple reports on Flyertalk and Reddit indicate that most/all people trying to load REDbird at Target with a debit card are not working. The issue has nothing to do with prepaid gift card loads; all debit card loads are not working... Read More →
Staples Now Selling $300 Visa Gift Cards Online With $8.95 In Fees
Staples.com is now selling $300 Visa gift cards online, the card comes with the following fees: $7.95 in purchase fees $1 in shipping/handling fees I don’t know of any way to get the $1 shipping fee removed, so it’s... Read More →
$20 Staples Gift Card with $300 Mastercard Purchase, 10/4-10/10
The Offer Direct Link (ad page 2) Purchase $300 in Mastercard gift cards from Staples and receive a $20 Staples gift card via Staples Easy Rebate. The Fine Print Valid 10/4/15 – 10/10/15 Limit 1 per household Staples doesn’t... Read More →
Giftcards.com Increases Shipping Fees To $7.45
Giftcards.com has become a popular place to purchase gift cards from, they have a rewards program that earns points on personalized gift cards and used to charge a $4.95 activation fee (now $6.95). In the past they have also released... Read More →
Best Buy Starts Accepting Apple Pay In-Store
Best Buy started allowing in-store acceptance of Apple Pay and other NFC payment methods such as Android Pay. Best Buy already accepted Apple Pay for in-app purchases since April and they promised then that it would be rolled out in... Read More →
Discover’s Deal of the Year and the New Gift Card Exclusion
Apple Pay Promo You’ve surely heard about Discover’s offer to get 10% back on all Apple Pay purchases until year’s end and how it would be possible to get up to $2200 or more in cashback by utilizing the offer... Read More →
Plastiq: Pay New Bills with Mastercard for 1.5% Fee
The Offer Pay any new bill with Plastiq using a Mastercard credit card or gift card and pay just 1.5% processing fee. You can pay things like mortgages, car payments, or any other business. Only new bills which you have not paid before... Read More →
How Good is One VIP Serve?
We wrote about the various versions of Serve and which option is best, see Six Different Flavor of Serve and How to Remain Fee-Free. Briefly, most of the Serve options charge either a monthly fee or a Serve loading fee. The only option... Read More →
Amex Serve Loads No Longer Counting for Minimum Spend?
All versions of the Serve cards offer the ability to  be loaded with $1,000 in credit card loads online, which can then be used to do things like pay credit cards bills or even withdraw the money to your bank account. See Six Different... Read More →
$20 Staples Gift Card with $300 Amex Gift Card Purchase, 8/30-9/5
The Offer Direct Link (next weeks ad page 13) Purchase $300 in Amex gift cards and receive a $20 Staples gift card via Staples Easy Rebates. You need to submit a Staples Easy Rebate in order to get the $20 gift card. The rebate... Read More →
$150 Amex Gift Card for $141 at Safeway/Vons & More
The Offer Purchase $150 or more in American Express gift cards at Safeway/Vons/Pavilion’s and get a $15 instant discount with coupon. $150 Amex gift card will cost $141 total after the discount. There’s also an offer to get... Read More →
Visa Gift Cards: $15 Off $300 at Office Max, $600 for $591
The Offer Purchase $300 in Visa gift cards at Office Max and receive an instant $15 discount at the register. This offer is not found on the website but is being shown in some/all Office Max locations. The Fine Print Valid... Read More →
Paypal Business Debit Will Soon be 1% For Everyone
The Paypal Business Debit card (PPBDC) is a unique debit card which pulls money from your Paypal account and offers 1% cashback on all signature purchases. The PPDBC used to offer 1.5% cashback and, until now, those who have the card... Read More →
Changes to Portal Cashback on Amex Gift Cards
Updated 8/27/15 As many of you are aware, yesterday the news was breaking that most cashback shopping portals switched the terms on the purchase of Amex gift cards to only include cards in denominations of $200 or less. Previously, many... Read More →

