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The Offer
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Check your Safeway Just4U for a digital coupon to get:
- $15 off when you buy two $100 in Visa gift cards.
- $10 off when you buy two $50 in Visa gift cards.
The Safeway deals are usually at Von’s, Albertson’s, Randall’s, Tom Thumb, Acme, Shaw’s, and Jewel too.
The Fine Print
- One time use
- Valid through February 22, 2020
Our Verdict
Remember to save the offer first to your card before use. You won’t get fuel points on Visa/MC gift cards. Make sure to use a card that earns at a high rate on grocery store purchases. This version of the offer does not work on the variable cards.
Hat tip to GC Galore
Deal is back for Mastercard version, expires 4/11. $15 off 2 x $100, $10 off 2 x $50. These coupons do not typically work on variables, just fixed.
Discover 5% at grocery stores thru 3/31, Chase Freedom starts 4/1
Not showing on their website anymore for new accounts…. wonder why lol
These deals usually run for two weeks, but you have to add them in your Just For U account during the first week.
Didn’t work for 2 x 100 Fuel everywhere. Usually, it is the best deal because Fuel everywhere only costs $3.95.
I find it ironic that no one has mentioned the whopping activation fees on these cards. Two $100 cards will total $11.90 in fees (offset by the $15 off leaves you at $3.10 profit/cashback); two $50 cards will total $13.90 in fees (offset by the $10 off leave you at $3.90 in cost, zero profit until the 5% CB CC is factored in). Net CB using your 5% rotational grocery category card would be: two $50 cards is effectively 6.55%; 1.10% for two $50 cards. Add 5% to your savings if you’re a first-year DiscoverIt account holder.
However, if your only strategy is to meet minimum spend to receive bonus rewards, then it is a little more valuable.
Note: Calculations were based on Vanilla Visa activation fees. I find that most of these fees outside of WalMart/WalMart Neighborhood Market and Sam’s Club (all a dollar less) are pretty standard.
The fee for a regular $50 card is $4.95 and the fee is only $9.90 for 2.
I use these for Amex Min Spends and annual spend bonus. Amex doesn’t scrutinize safeway like they do Staples.
Disclaimer: “Offers cannot be doubled or combined with any other offer, savings, coupon or discount. Internet/digital coupons cannot be doubled except manufacturers’ coupons, where permitted by the issuing manufacturer and accepted by participating store locations.”
That said, has anyone had success in buying 2x $50 VGC with their 2x $100 VGC on the same transaction and got both discounts to apply at the register?
Yes. You can do the $50×2 and $100×2 at the same time.
Yes I was able to get both on same transaction
Confirmed, I bought 2x variable load $500 meta vgc, did not get $15 off.
Thanks
Did you really end up buying 2x $500 vgc without promo? I told them upfront that I will only buy if promo worked, which of course didn’t, so I instead ended up buying 2x $100 VGC.
Still a great deal for meeting spend or grocery bonus at 3x…..Im in.
Hmm, a lot of hassle to deal with these $100 cards, but I also still need to hit my $1500 limit for 5% on Discover for Q1.
Risk waiting for the variable offer or do it now?
P.S.: Also, as others have mentioned, DoC’s statement “This version of the offer does work on the variable cards.” is sadly incorrect…
Why not just buy 3 $500 Visa gc and forget about this “deal”?
$1500 via $500 cards: 505.95 x 3 = $1517.85
$1500 via $100 cards promo: $100 x 15 = 1476,75
(since each 2 cards will cost $196.90)
Profit: 1517.85 – 1476.75 = $41.10
(+ $75 from 5% Discover either way 🙂 )
Btw, I can – comfortably – offload up to 6 cards at my nearest Walmart per trip (got 3 reloadable pre-paids and use Money-Center and Cust.-Service separately).
I have BB and GoBank. Would you share which 3 reloadable you have? Thanks.
But you would need 8 safeway accounts (and phone numbers?) to buy $1500 of $100 GCs, right? I only have 5 ppl in my family so I only have 5 safeway accounts.
There must be a lot of people that do that, I wasn’t able to sign up under my home phone number of nearly 30 years because someone else did. The casualty of random made up details apparently 🙂 Luck of the draw I guess.
Then again, I tend to combine my home and cell numbers when giving out a number and don’t want to get calls… turns out that is someone’s number. Oops. Karma bit 🙂
Lol. If you tell me your number, I can see if I have it and give the account to ya… 😉
LOL. I think it had something to do with when all these grocery stores combined under one rewards program. I admit I used to use my phone numbers with different area codes to generate accounts over the years. I ended up using a GV number. Sh*t happens 🙂
Is office max still doing deals on gift cards? Haven’t seen an announcement recently.
At Jewel at least on the Just4U they’re also offering this:
Celebrate Valentine’s Day!
When you purchase any TWO participating gift cards.* Limit 1 per household.
Coupon
One time use
Expires: 02/14/20
OfferDetail: *Participating Gift Cards: GameStop®, Macy’s, Spafinder®, Staples, Happy Dining, and Happy Bride. Limit 1 per household. Club Card required.
To clarify that, it’s save $5 when you buy two (you forgot to include how much you save :)).
Unless you can buy less than $25/ea, the $5 off coupon for each $50 spent on gift cards at Mejier is a better way to go and a better selection of choices.
Happy Bride (which work at Ulta, Macy’s and BBBY) can be bought for a minimum of $20.
So $5 off $40 works out to 12.5% discount. Not bad if you need to make purchases at any of those stores (ofcourse stack with coupons and portals)