There has been rumblings that Saks Fifth Avenue has been nearing bankruptcy for the last few months, but WSJ is now reporting that Saks is preparing for bankruptcy after missing a debt payment Read More →
Category - Misc
Most Popular Posts From 2025
Some readers have asked what the most popular posts from 2025 were. I’ve divided these into new posts that were created in 2025 and existing posts. Keep in mind this includes deals that have now ended. You can see the most popular posts... Read More →
Best Comments Of October/November/December 2025
We are bringing back the best comments of the month post to highlight valuable contributions to the site. As a way of rewarding the readers that left these comments they will be able to choose one of their comments in a referral thread... Read More →
Google Play Class Action Settlement (‘Parens Patriae’)($630 Million)
It's alleged that consumers paid too much for apps and in app purchases from the Google Play store due to monopolized app distribution on some Android devices and in-app billing services Read More →
JPMorgan Signs Deal With Fintechs Set To Pay For API Calls
In late July it was leaked that JPMorgan Chase was trying to secure deals with fintechs to charge them for using API calls. JPMorgan Chase has now signed a deal with these fintechs after months of negotiations that will see them pay for... Read More →
Capital One Has Three “Dummy” Transfer Partners
Currently Capital One has three dummy transfer partners showing a 1:0.5 transfer rate Read More →
Patreon Class Action Settlement ($7.25 Million Settlement, $35-$175 Per Claimant)
Update 11/13/25: Looks like payments are coming in for around ~$44 It’s alleged that Patreon disclosed its users’ identities and video-viewing preferences without consent in violation of federal law. Patreon has denied any... Read More →
Venmo Adds Rewards Program ‘Venmo Stash’
Venmo has added a new rewards program called 'Venmo Stash'. Read More →
Visa & Mastercard Near Settlement With Merchants To Lower Fees, Not Accept All Card Types
According to the WSJ Visa & Mastercard are close to a settlement for a 20 year long legal dispute regarding anticompetitive interchange fees and acceptance terms with merchants. Main points: If a merchant accepted one type of Visa... Read More →
Southwest Signs Lease For First Ever Lounge (Honolulu)
Southwest has signed a lease for its first ever lounge Read More →
reCaptcha Error – How To Fix To Make Comments & Comment Update News
Unfortunately we have had to update how we handle spam comments due to Akismet insane price increases. We are now using invisible reCaptcha, some users are getting the following issue ‘reCaptcha validation fails. The response... Read More →
Wyndham & Vacasa To End Partnership
Following Vacasa's acquisition by Casago for $130 million it has been announced that Vacasa is ending it's partnership with Wyndham Read More →
[Invite Only] Starbucks Rewards Coffee Loop: Punch Card Program
Starbucks has launched something called the Starbucks Rewards Coffee Loop program Read More →
California Increases Giftcard Cashout To $15 From $10
California has passed a new bill that increases this to $15 and also includes eGiftcards Read More →
Site Updates/Issues
Some readers have noticed that we have been making changes to the site lately and have had questions/issues. Rather than having comments all over the place and being informed multiple times of issues I thought I’d quickly make... Read More →