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Old May 31, 2013 | 10:36 am
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Originally Posted by whatmakes
...I try to take points normally when I can but it seems like the cash here is a better value, since I get 5% cash back vs. 3p points.
It's 5% vs 2 extra points. You will receive one point for dollar either way. If you value points less than $0.025 each take the discount.
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