Getting spending up without the Mint
Jan 30, 2012, 12:55 pm
#1486
Join Date: Sep 2011
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When they go for 10 UR/$, buy Sears GC, trade for eBay GC, then purchase Safeway GC on eBay. I have a saved eBay search for Safeway GC and new items posted 2-3 times per week during January.
Jan 30, 2012, 1:55 pm
#1487
Join Date: Dec 2009
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Jan 30, 2012, 2:30 pm
#1488
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: USA
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Regarding Delta, the Skymiles award system is heavily gamed IMHO. But I was able to book from a city far west of Atlanta to Doha, Qatar with an incidental touchdown in Saudi Arabia for 80K +$80. Like British Airways you have to find a valid date to get a peek at flight options. Unlike BA, you can't just move forward and back week by week. You have to redo from start for each date. Delta kept coming back with nothing or 100K 40+ hours flights from hell. Then finally the flight dropped into place. Got an extended weekend flight in the cooler season. Delta-KLM.
BTW, if you think you are a creative thinker when it comes to manufacturing miles and money, consider the soda lady of Lynn, Massachusetts as reported in USA Today:
She allegedly used a stolen welfare benefits card to purchase $64 worth of soda, then immediately fed the full cans into an automated redemption machine to collect the nickel deposit on each can. As the machine was not used to digesting 18 full 12-packs of soda, damage to the machines was well over $250.
BTW, if you think you are a creative thinker when it comes to manufacturing miles and money, consider the soda lady of Lynn, Massachusetts as reported in USA Today:
She allegedly used a stolen welfare benefits card to purchase $64 worth of soda, then immediately fed the full cans into an automated redemption machine to collect the nickel deposit on each can. As the machine was not used to digesting 18 full 12-packs of soda, damage to the machines was well over $250.
Wow, very desperate for $10.80 (216 cans at $.05 each).
Jan 30, 2012, 3:35 pm
#1489
Join Date: Sep 2011
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You have to go to a B&M Sears or KMart and find the gift card rack. Most people report being able to purchase other GCs with Sears GCs (even though it is against the T&C) but I would advise doing a test run of one $25 card before investing a lot into Sears GCs. Make sure you get a physical plastic mailed to you rather than doing the print-at-home route, as that creates confusion with the checker (learned that lesson the hard way).
I have purchased several hundred dollars worth of other GCs at my local KMart over the past few months with Sears GCs but this past weekend got turned away - not sure if they are becoming stricter or it was a fluke. I'll try again in a few days and try a different cashier.
I have purchased several hundred dollars worth of other GCs at my local KMart over the past few months with Sears GCs but this past weekend got turned away - not sure if they are becoming stricter or it was a fluke. I'll try again in a few days and try a different cashier.
Jan 30, 2012, 5:39 pm
#1490
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: Ann Arbor, MI
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You have to go to a B&M Sears or KMart and find the gift card rack. Most people report being able to purchase other GCs with Sears GCs (even though it is against the T&C) but I would advise doing a test run of one $25 card before investing a lot into Sears GCs. Make sure you get a physical plastic mailed to you rather than doing the print-at-home route, as that creates confusion with the checker (learned that lesson the hard way).
I have purchased several hundred dollars worth of other GCs at my local KMart over the past few months with Sears GCs but this past weekend got turned away - not sure if they are becoming stricter or it was a fluke. I'll try again in a few days and try a different cashier.
I have purchased several hundred dollars worth of other GCs at my local KMart over the past few months with Sears GCs but this past weekend got turned away - not sure if they are becoming stricter or it was a fluke. I'll try again in a few days and try a different cashier.
Jan 31, 2012, 6:50 am
#1493
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Thanks for the shout out. Yep, I write a lot about this stuff (http://thefrequentmiler.com)
Mike
Jan 31, 2012, 7:19 am
#1494
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You have to go to a B&M Sears or KMart and find the gift card rack. Most people report being able to purchase other GCs with Sears GCs (even though it is against the T&C) but I would advise doing a test run of one $25 card before investing a lot into Sears GCs. Make sure you get a physical plastic mailed to you rather than doing the print-at-home route, as that creates confusion with the checker (learned that lesson the hard way).
I have purchased several hundred dollars worth of other GCs at my local KMart over the past few months with Sears GCs but this past weekend got turned away - not sure if they are becoming stricter or it was a fluke. I'll try again in a few days and try a different cashier.
I have purchased several hundred dollars worth of other GCs at my local KMart over the past few months with Sears GCs but this past weekend got turned away - not sure if they are becoming stricter or it was a fluke. I'll try again in a few days and try a different cashier.
I also buy the Sears GC at Petro Canada so I can earn AM.
Jan 31, 2012, 11:52 am
#1495
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Feb 1, 2012, 12:41 pm
#1498
Join Date: May 2011
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I bought $400 worth of BP GC s $75 B&N & $30 Tmobile using Sears GCs at a KMART . I had $2000 of Sears 10X GC i was working on.
When they had a problem getting the Tmobil to go thru I asked for cash back intead of credit on the GC and got it.
They said NP buying GCs with a SEARS GC when I asked
Feb 1, 2012, 2:06 pm
#1499
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I bought $400 worth of BP GC s $75 B&N & $30 Tmobile using Sears GCs at a KMART . I had $2000 of Sears 10X GC i was working on.
When they had a problem getting the Tmobil to go thru I asked for cash back intead of credit on the GC and got it.
They said NP buying GCs with a SEARS GC when I asked
When they had a problem getting the Tmobil to go thru I asked for cash back intead of credit on the GC and got it.
They said NP buying GCs with a SEARS GC when I asked
that said, it seems some let you and some do not.
Does anyone here know if Staples sell HomeDepot GCs?
Feb 1, 2012, 3:20 pm
#1500
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Well, MM, to paraphrase The Captain in Cool Hand Luke "What we've got here is (a) failure to communicate." Communicate company policy, that is. That is why so many opportunities are YMMV - policies are inconsistently communicated, then laxly enforced. While you may profit from this situation, it is far more profitable to have a company issue a flawed policy which is heavily communicated and enforced. Flawed policies are much more backup-the-truckworthy.
"Terms and Conditions: Valid only if purchased from a Staples U.S. retail store, at staples.com® or from an authorized reseller or distributor, or received from an authorized distributor; Staples reserves the right to not honor cards obtained from unauthorized sellers, including Internet auction sites. Card has no value until activated. Lost, stolen or damaged cards replaced only with valid proof of purchase to extent of remaining card balance. May be used only in Staples U.S. retail stores. **Cannot be used for credit card payments or to purchase other gift cards (including Staples Gift Cards) or wireless cards.** Not redeemable for cash or credit except where required by law. No more than five cards may be used for any single purchase. Cards may not be consolidated.
Card issued by Staples Value, LLC."
"Terms and Conditions: Valid only if purchased from a Staples U.S. retail store, at staples.com® or from an authorized reseller or distributor, or received from an authorized distributor; Staples reserves the right to not honor cards obtained from unauthorized sellers, including Internet auction sites. Card has no value until activated. Lost, stolen or damaged cards replaced only with valid proof of purchase to extent of remaining card balance. May be used only in Staples U.S. retail stores. **Cannot be used for credit card payments or to purchase other gift cards (including Staples Gift Cards) or wireless cards.** Not redeemable for cash or credit except where required by law. No more than five cards may be used for any single purchase. Cards may not be consolidated.
Card issued by Staples Value, LLC."
I attend a class a few times a week with a young lady who works as a manager at a Staples. She is one of those 'oh no you cannot buy a GC with a GC at Staples' people. She said newer people will do it for customers but if they come to her she will say no.
that said, it seems some let you and some do not.
Does anyone here know if Staples sell HomeDepot GCs?
that said, it seems some let you and some do not.
Does anyone here know if Staples sell HomeDepot GCs?
