Magazines.com - 40 Ultimate Rewards points per dollar
Mar 7, 2012, 8:58 pm
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Magazines.com - 40 Ultimate Rewards points per dollar
Just checked the Ultimate Rewards portal and saw Magazines.com has 40 points per dollar. I think it's usually 20 or 25 points per dollar, so this seems like a decent deal if you were going to order some magazines anyways.
Mar 8, 2012, 9:51 am
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It's actually been at 40 for a while. Plus, if you purchase gift cards first and use them through the mall the second time, you can get 60 pts per dollar! (for some reason gift cards give half the points) I did this back in January for $35, got the gift card then used that for the magazines, and got 2100pts.
Mar 8, 2012, 8:41 pm
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You should have gotten 20 points per $ for your gift card. Then using the gift card, i.e. money already spent, bought a magazine subscription and received 40 points per $. That nets total of 60 points per $.
Mar 8, 2012, 10:30 pm
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It's actually been at 40 for a while. Plus, if you purchase gift cards first and use them through the mall the second time, you can get 60 pts per dollar! (for some reason gift cards give half the points) I did this back in January for $35, got the gift card then used that for the magazines, and got 2100pts.
Mar 9, 2012, 7:46 am
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oh...could be. Like I said, I did this back in January and it worked. Ah well. 40pts still isn't bad!
Mar 9, 2012, 8:24 am
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Be cautious making huge purchases of magazines here. I did one or two, mostly for the points, then noticed in the terms that they keep your card info and auto-renew. I couldn't find a way to change that.
Not that big of a deal if you only order mags you enjoy, but if you are making massive purchases for a school just to get the points, you might have a lot of leg work to do canceling them.
Not that big of a deal if you only order mags you enjoy, but if you are making massive purchases for a school just to get the points, you might have a lot of leg work to do canceling them.
Mar 9, 2012, 9:13 am
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Be cautious making huge purchases of magazines here. I did one or two, mostly for the points, then noticed in the terms that they keep your card info and auto-renew. I couldn't find a way to change that.
Not that big of a deal if you only order mags you enjoy, but if you are making massive purchases for a school just to get the points, you might have a lot of leg work to do canceling them.
Not that big of a deal if you only order mags you enjoy, but if you are making massive purchases for a school just to get the points, you might have a lot of leg work to do canceling them.
Mar 9, 2012, 9:46 am
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That was my experience, too. I got 40 for my purchase but not the 20. I'm pretty sure the double dipping is dead.
Mar 9, 2012, 10:36 am
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From the UR website:
Magazine subscriptions that are automatically renewed are not eligible. Not eligible on the purchase of books.