[EXPIRED] Giftcards.com offer
Jun 13, 2013, 11:25 pm
#108
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: So Cal
Programs: UA Gold/0.744MM, WN AL, Hyatt Diamond, MR Scum, Hertz PC, National Exec, Avis PC
Posts: 5,566
Can someone check my math here.
Card earns 2x at grocery stores, but only 1x at giftcards.com.
If I buy a $500 GC at the grocery store, the fee is 5.95 and I earn 1000 miles. Cost is 0.595cpm
Thru this deal, I buy a $500 GC and the fee is 2.94 (4.95-4.00+1.99) and I earn 500 miles. Cost is 0.588cpm.
So, I have to spend twice as much to get the same number of miles, I have to wait for them to arrive in the mail, and I only save 0.007cpm (or to put it more clearly, 7 cents on every 1000 miles).
Unless there is a cashback element on top of that (someone mentioned 2%), I'm clearly missing why this is such a great deal....
Card earns 2x at grocery stores, but only 1x at giftcards.com.
If I buy a $500 GC at the grocery store, the fee is 5.95 and I earn 1000 miles. Cost is 0.595cpm
Thru this deal, I buy a $500 GC and the fee is 2.94 (4.95-4.00+1.99) and I earn 500 miles. Cost is 0.588cpm.
So, I have to spend twice as much to get the same number of miles, I have to wait for them to arrive in the mail, and I only save 0.007cpm (or to put it more clearly, 7 cents on every 1000 miles).
Unless there is a cashback element on top of that (someone mentioned 2%), I'm clearly missing why this is such a great deal....
Jun 14, 2013, 5:00 am
#110
Join Date: May 2013
Posts: 939
Jun 14, 2013, 6:49 am
#111
Join Date: Oct 2006
Posts: 216
Jun 14, 2013, 8:25 am
#112
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: So Cal
Programs: UA Gold/0.744MM, WN AL, Hyatt Diamond, MR Scum, Hertz PC, National Exec, Avis PC
Posts: 5,566
Fair enough. Although, if you have a Chase card, those are still free and 0 cpm beats everything, well, expect for the times where they pay you to take the money as Safeway has done recently
Jun 14, 2013, 1:04 pm
#114
Join Date: Mar 2007
Posts: 376
Where do you see 2% CB? The maximum I could find was $1 and they stated it doesn't work if you use coupons.
Jun 18, 2013, 7:30 pm
#118
Join Date: Aug 2010
Posts: 53
got my card the other day and activated it today. when i called to get the pin number the lady didnt really want to give it to me she said that i can just use it as credit. i told her i wanted the pin just in case because the card says debit on it. she then said well what are you going to use it for and i didnt really have an answer. i just told her i heard from some people that you should get the pin just in case.
just wondering what you guys tell them?
just wondering what you guys tell them?
Jun 18, 2013, 8:33 pm
#119
Join Date: Jan 2013
Posts: 203
got my card the other day and activated it today. when i called to get the pin number the lady didnt really want to give it to me she said that i can just use it as credit. i told her i wanted the pin just in case because the card says debit on it. she then said well what are you going to use it for and i didnt really have an answer. i just told her i heard from some people that you should get the pin just in case.
just wondering what you guys tell them?
just wondering what you guys tell them?
Jun 18, 2013, 8:38 pm
#120
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: So Cal
Programs: UA Gold/0.744MM, WN AL, Hyatt Diamond, MR Scum, Hertz PC, National Exec, Avis PC
Posts: 5,566
got my card the other day and activated it today. when i called to get the pin number the lady didnt really want to give it to me she said that i can just use it as credit. i told her i wanted the pin just in case because the card says debit on it. she then said well what are you going to use it for and i didnt really have an answer. i just told her i heard from some people that you should get the pin just in case.
just wondering what you guys tell them?
just wondering what you guys tell them?
