<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by Marysunshine:
I'm not a big Sears shopper but when we were going to purchase an expensive item there, they told us if we got their credit card we would get 10% off of our first purchase. That might work for you if you don't already have the card.</font>
Just saw this on their web site:
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All Home Appliances on Sale
+ 0% Financing for 1 year or
Free Delivery with mail-in rebate
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1) All on sale thru 10/13. Excludes Exceptional Values, clearance, closeouts, outlet store purchases, Maytag(R) Gemini(TM), Wide by Side(TM), Neptune(TM) and Neptune Superstack appliances. 2) 0% Financing: No accrued finance Charges and No Payments until October 2004 on all home appliances over $399 through 10/13 when you use your Sears CardŽ, Sears Premier CardŽ, SearsCharge Plussm, Sears Home Improvement Accountsm (only for qualified installed purchases), Sears Gold MasterCardŽ or Sears Premier Gold MasterCardŽ. Excludes Commercial OneŽ, as well as outlet store purchases. Fixed and variable APRs on Sears credit products are up to 26.15% as of 8/01/03. Rates may vary. Minimum monthly FINANCE CHARGE of up to $1, if any FINANCE CHARGE is due. Regular Credit terms apply after the 0% period. 0% not applicable to existing balances. Sears cards issued by Sears National Bank.
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In addition, the Sears Gold Mastercard could be enrolled in their "Sears Choice Rewards" program (cost = $1 for 1st year & could cancel afterwards), & it appears that one could squeeze out another $25 back, in the form of a gift card, after $2500 worth of purchases had been charged to the card.
Lastly, charging to the Sears Gold Mastercard (or another Gold or Platinum MC) would extend the "in home repair" aspect of the associated warranty by another year.
If it's possible to avail of all of these, one could:
(1) get a 10% discount w/ first use of a Sears Gold Mastercard
(2) get 0% financing until Oct 2004
(3) extend the in-home repair aspect of the warranties by another year
(4) enroll in the Sears Choice Rewards program for $1, & garner another $25 back after $2500 had been charged to the enrolled Sears Gold Mastercard
(& then cancel membership in the Sears Choice Rewards program, & go on one's merry way)
[This message has been edited by ILTE_Miles (edited 10-12-2003).]