Category - Misc

A number of portals have added fine print to their exclusions lists for eBay. Previously eBay branded gift cards and bullion were excluded, now on some sites (e.g eBates, BeFrugal & Upromise) all gift card purchases are excluded... Read More →

August has now come and gone, I thought it would be useful to take a look at our most popular posts that we added to the site for last month. I’ve put them into categories (in order of most popular) and purposefully haven’t included any... Read More →

There are a few things you should be aware of that will be gone September 1st. $400 Checking Bonus Citi are currently offering a $400 checking bonus, it requires a deposit of $15,000 but no direct deposit. It’s one of the best... Read More →

As you know, RadPad was offering free credit card rent payments when you used AndroidPay until the end of the year. Yesterday that deal was ended unexpectedly. RadPad originally reached out to me when the promotion was launched and... Read More →

Normally going into bank branches is a waste of time and exceptionally frustrating experience, right now I can think of three good reasons as to why you’d want to visit a Chase branch: Possible to get the Chase Sapphire Reserve... Read More →

Paypal sent out notice of their new User Agreement to take effect on October 19, 2016. The new agreement appears to backtrack from the current restriction of paying with a credit card when you have a Paypal balance. Link to new terms... Read More →

In case you didn’t know, GiftCardRescue has closed down but many people that have sent them giftcards are still waiting on their payments to come through. GCR still hasn’t filed for bankruptcy though and the Maryland... Read More →

At the start of the year, I asked people to share the blogs they owned in the comments of this post with a vow to add every blog listed into my RSS feed. It’s now more thna half way through the year, so I thought I’d give a... Read More →

AT&T is a partner of the American Express coalition loyalty program Plenti. Currently AT&T customers that are enrolled in paperless billing and are linked to Plenti receive 1 Plenti point per $1 spent. Starting September 1st... Read More →

Recently a number of third parties that sell eBay gift cards have either removed them entirely (Target & Staples) or limited the amount you can purchase (Gyft). I don’t think it’s a coincidence that sites that were... Read More →

Uber is testing out a loyalty program for select riders in the L.A. market. Here is how the loyalty program is currently structured: For every UberBLACK trip you will earn 200 points When you’ve earned 3,000 points, you’ll... Read More →

What Are Resort Fees? If you travel, you’ve probably come across the dread resort fee before. For those that aren’t in the know, a resort fee is a fee that is charged by hotels and resorts that isn’t included in the... Read More →

Amazon used to provide a price protection policy, if you purchased an item and it went down in price within seven days they would refund you the difference. The downside to this price protection policy is that you had ask for this... Read More →

Amazon didn’t use to allow you to purchase giftcards on their website when using an Amazon gift card (or a gift card balance on your account) but several readers (and this thread on /r/churning) have reported that they are now... Read More →