Sep 10, 2013, 10:33 am
Last edit by: Alcibiades
Blue Monday thanks to Cerberus
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xx/xx/15 - xx/xx/15 Promotion
Participating items must be purchased in a single transaction. Limit one(1) offer per transaction
These coupons often do not scan properly(coming up -0.01 along with a 0.01) and require override. Override is always required at SCO.
If the coupon off your next order does not print out, you can request it online here.
When redeeming the coupon, the following items are excluded in the calculation of the minimum spend requirement:
-Fluid dairy such as Milk, Half & Half, etc
-Blunts, alcohol, and smokes
-Gift cards, Lottery tickets, MoneyGram, etc
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xx/xx/15 - xx/xx/15 Promotion
Participating items must be purchased in a single transaction. Limit one(1) offer per transaction
These coupons often do not scan properly(coming up -0.01 along with a 0.01) and require override. Override is always required at SCO.
If the coupon off your next order does not print out, you can request it online here.
When redeeming the coupon, the following items are excluded in the calculation of the minimum spend requirement:
-Fluid dairy such as Milk, Half & Half, etc
-Blunts, alcohol, and smokes
-Gift cards, Lottery tickets, MoneyGram, etc
Safeway/Vons master thread(up to 2017)
Apr 10, 2014, 12:41 pm
#811
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: SFO/DTW
Programs: DL PM 0.5MM, Hyatt Globalist, HHonors Gold, SPG Plat, Marriott Gold, Avis PC, National EE, Hertz PC
Posts: 1,988
This sounds like it could be an awesome deal right, especially if you shop at Safeway and if you could use the self-checkout to pay for these cards? I wonder if you can do five or so transactions at the self-checkout and receive 5 coupons as well? If anyone can give me a heads up, I will be trying this today as well after exams!!
Going thru self-checkout also requires an override from the associate for all giftcards/prepaid cards so might be a hassle.
Apr 12, 2014, 8:27 am
#812
Join Date: Aug 2012
Posts: 110
Jewel Osco promotion
Not sure if it is OT for this thread but there is new promo at Jewel Osco - might be available at Safeway/Vons etc. I posted details on -
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/manuf...-store-gc.html
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/manuf...-store-gc.html
Apr 12, 2014, 11:32 am
#813
Join Date: Jan 2014
Posts: 100
Is getting gas points for VGCs or MCGCs YMMV? Just brought a $490 VGC at Safeway yesterday but didn't get any gas points. This was my first time at a Safeway so I had to sign up for the card.
Apr 12, 2014, 2:12 pm
#815
Join Date: Nov 2013
Posts: 163
Loving the deal. Luckily, there are 2 working WM Kiosks around where I live that happen to be working right now, so it is easy to liquidate the $100 MC GC.
Apr 12, 2014, 4:11 pm
#816
Join Date: Sep 2012
Posts: 4,431
Scaling this up, you can buy 10
MC and get 10 coupons of $10, each having to be used separately. You'd pay $60 in fees. With a 5x card, you get $50 back, so net -$10.
The alternative is to buy 2 $500 gift cards. Fee is $12, and after 5x savings, net is +$38. Compared to 10 $100, this is +$48. No coupons, but potential gas points and a lot less work. (Heaven forbid no working WM kiosk)
Apr 12, 2014, 8:56 pm
#817
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: SFO/DTW
Programs: DL PM 0.5MM, Hyatt Globalist, HHonors Gold, SPG Plat, Marriott Gold, Avis PC, National EE, Hertz PC
Posts: 1,988
However, for the 5x card, I would get the Visa variable ones as those have much less of a hassle of unloading.
Apr 13, 2014, 10:54 am
#818
Join Date: Sep 2012
Posts: 4,431
I agree-- even without gas points, with a 5x card, the hassle of unloading 5 $100 gc is not worth the $10 Vons coupon. Also, my sister was able to get gas points with AMEX variable gc, as long as you buy it with something else. I think FM wrote about this a while ago.
Apr 13, 2014, 1:20 pm
#821
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: SFO/DTW
Programs: DL PM 0.5MM, Hyatt Globalist, HHonors Gold, SPG Plat, Marriott Gold, Avis PC, National EE, Hertz PC
Posts: 1,988
Ah thanks for the tip. I didn't think AMEX variable GC gave gas points, but if you get them when you buy other things, it might be a good way to get those fuel points.
Apr 13, 2014, 5:47 pm
#822
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: Houston, TX
Programs: UA AA MR UR
Posts: 37
My store has been out of $100 MC GC for a week. Asked about restocking, but kept telling me maybe in a couple of days.
Apr 13, 2014, 7:09 pm
#823
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: SFO/DTW
Programs: DL PM 0.5MM, Hyatt Globalist, HHonors Gold, SPG Plat, Marriott Gold, Avis PC, National EE, Hertz PC
Posts: 1,988
You could just get a variable MC, and go to customer service - tell them the coupon did not print. They will give a $10 giftcard or $10 cash. Takes a bit longer than usual, but ends in the same result.
Apr 13, 2014, 7:20 pm
#824
Join Date: Mar 2014
Posts: 18
I've done the same on a couple occasions, but I'm wondering if this is worth it.
Scaling this up, you can buy 10
MC and get 10 coupons of $10, each having to be used separately. You'd pay $60 in fees. With a 5x card, you get $50 back, so net -$10.
The alternative is to buy 2 $500 gift cards. Fee is $12, and after 5x savings, net is +$38. Compared to 10 $100, this is +$48. No coupons, but potential gas points and a lot less work. (Heaven forbid no working WM kiosk)
Scaling this up, you can buy 10
MC and get 10 coupons of $10, each having to be used separately. You'd pay $60 in fees. With a 5x card, you get $50 back, so net -$10.
The alternative is to buy 2 $500 gift cards. Fee is $12, and after 5x savings, net is +$38. Compared to 10 $100, this is +$48. No coupons, but potential gas points and a lot less work. (Heaven forbid no working WM kiosk)
Last couple weeks I got 2x gas rewards on GC @SW tho...a nice oversight that was fixed over the weekend.
Apr 15, 2014, 12:44 pm
#825
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Austin TX
Posts: 276
I've done the same on a couple occasions, but I'm wondering if this is worth it.
Scaling this up, you can buy 10
MC and get 10 coupons of $10, each having to be used separately. You'd pay $60 in fees. With a 5x card, you get $50 back, so net -$10.
The alternative is to buy 2 $500 gift cards. Fee is $12, and after 5x savings, net is +$38. Compared to 10 $100, this is +$48. No coupons, but potential gas points and a lot less work. (Heaven forbid no working WM kiosk)
Scaling this up, you can buy 10
MC and get 10 coupons of $10, each having to be used separately. You'd pay $60 in fees. With a 5x card, you get $50 back, so net -$10.
The alternative is to buy 2 $500 gift cards. Fee is $12, and after 5x savings, net is +$38. Compared to 10 $100, this is +$48. No coupons, but potential gas points and a lot less work. (Heaven forbid no working WM kiosk)
10 x 5.95 in fees= -59.50
10 x $10 off coupon = $100
+$40.50
Plus points, cash back, whatever.
But why not mix and match, if the coupons are working to cover fees.
Buy $500 card for 5.95
Buy $100 card for 5.95
Use $10 off, pay $1.90 after first set where you don't have a $10 off to use.
If you can't cover fees just buy food. Everybody eats.