I bought something on Friday at Home Hardware for the first time in forever. Gave my AP card (the reason for being there) and I heard a beep when they scanned barcode. There's no indication of AP on the receipt though. Is that normal? If it is (and there's 1 AP coming), what's the normal time to post? I have until Jul 9 and worst case will probably redeem for a Costco GC (only 0.75c/pt or so, but not likely to use AP to fly any time soon).

Also, without digging back through the thread, there were 2 easier ways (spend $1 at Amazon through AP Store, spend $1 at eBay through AP Store), but both seem to be gone. Are those removals permanent? is there any other easy way to shop and spend a really minimal amount (I spent $2.29 at HH on something that's $1.25 at DollarTree, but figured it was worth it).

Thanks.
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