Best way to MS on INK plus to hit 5k.
Dec 10, 2013, 10:05 am
#1
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Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: DCA/IAD
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Best way to MS on INK plus to hit 5k.
Is the best way for me to do MS on the Ink plus, to buy VGC at Office Depot or Staples and then go and load those on to my bluebird account at wal-mart.
that way I get 5x the points.
that way I get 5x the points.
Dec 10, 2013, 10:17 am
#2
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: Florida
Posts: 448
If you can find GCs/VR at gas stations (I can), then it's a little more complicated.
Gas stations (2X) $500 GC @ $4.95 = 1000UR pts for 0.5cpm (0.4 cpm if its a VR)
Staples (5X) $200 GC @ 5.95 = 1000UR pts for 0.6cpm
Trying to spend 5k:
at gas stations, will cost you $4.95 x 10 = $50 and net you 10k UR pts (on top of the 50k bonus)
at Staples, will cost you $5.95 x 25 = $149 and net you 25k UR pts (on top of the 50k bonus)
So you could pay an extra $100 for 15k extra UR pts by going the Staples route (0.67cpm).
Plus you have to factor in that you should also be paying your cellphone/cable/internet bill during these 3 months, thus reducing the amount that you have to manufacture. And don't forget that Staples/Office Depot/Max sell retail/gas gift cards...so actually filling up your tank should net you 5X as well not 2X.
Personally, I was lucky enough to get my Ink when Office Depot was still selling $500 GCs so my first 3 months with the Ink netted me 75k UR pts for about $30 (I spent about 2k out of the 5k on cellphone/cable/internet so only had to manufacture about 3k)!
Gas stations (2X) $500 GC @ $4.95 = 1000UR pts for 0.5cpm (0.4 cpm if its a VR)
Staples (5X) $200 GC @ 5.95 = 1000UR pts for 0.6cpm
Trying to spend 5k:
at gas stations, will cost you $4.95 x 10 = $50 and net you 10k UR pts (on top of the 50k bonus)
at Staples, will cost you $5.95 x 25 = $149 and net you 25k UR pts (on top of the 50k bonus)
So you could pay an extra $100 for 15k extra UR pts by going the Staples route (0.67cpm).
Plus you have to factor in that you should also be paying your cellphone/cable/internet bill during these 3 months, thus reducing the amount that you have to manufacture. And don't forget that Staples/Office Depot/Max sell retail/gas gift cards...so actually filling up your tank should net you 5X as well not 2X.
Personally, I was lucky enough to get my Ink when Office Depot was still selling $500 GCs so my first 3 months with the Ink netted me 75k UR pts for about $30 (I spent about 2k out of the 5k on cellphone/cable/internet so only had to manufacture about 3k)!
Dec 10, 2013, 11:44 am
#7
Join Date: Sep 2011
Posts: 268
If you can find GCs/VR at gas stations (I can), then it's a little more complicated.
Gas stations (2X) $500 GC @ $4.95 = 1000UR pts for 0.5cpm (0.4 cpm if its a VR)
Staples (5X) $200 GC @ 5.95 = 1000UR pts for 0.6cpm
Trying to spend 5k:
at gas stations, will cost you $4.95 x 10 = $50 and net you 10k UR pts (on top of the 50k bonus)
at Staples, will cost you $5.95 x 25 = $149 and net you 25k UR pts (on top of the 50k bonus)
So you could pay an extra $100 for 15k extra UR pts by going the Staples route (0.67cpm).
Plus you have to factor in that you should also be paying your cellphone/cable/internet bill during these 3 months, thus reducing the amount that you have to manufacture. And don't forget that Staples/Office Depot/Max sell retail/gas gift cards...so actually filling up your tank should net you 5X as well not 2X.
Personally, I was lucky enough to get my Ink when Office Depot was still selling $500 GCs so my first 3 months with the Ink netted me 75k UR pts for about $30 (I spent about 2k out of the 5k on cellphone/cable/internet so only had to manufacture about 3k)!
Gas stations (2X) $500 GC @ $4.95 = 1000UR pts for 0.5cpm (0.4 cpm if its a VR)
Staples (5X) $200 GC @ 5.95 = 1000UR pts for 0.6cpm
Trying to spend 5k:
at gas stations, will cost you $4.95 x 10 = $50 and net you 10k UR pts (on top of the 50k bonus)
at Staples, will cost you $5.95 x 25 = $149 and net you 25k UR pts (on top of the 50k bonus)
So you could pay an extra $100 for 15k extra UR pts by going the Staples route (0.67cpm).
Plus you have to factor in that you should also be paying your cellphone/cable/internet bill during these 3 months, thus reducing the amount that you have to manufacture. And don't forget that Staples/Office Depot/Max sell retail/gas gift cards...so actually filling up your tank should net you 5X as well not 2X.
Personally, I was lucky enough to get my Ink when Office Depot was still selling $500 GCs so my first 3 months with the Ink netted me 75k UR pts for about $30 (I spent about 2k out of the 5k on cellphone/cable/internet so only had to manufacture about 3k)!
Dec 10, 2013, 12:13 pm
#8
Join Date: Nov 2013
Posts: 30
If you can find GCs/VR at gas stations (I can), then it's a little more complicated.
Gas stations (2X) $500 GC @ $4.95 = 1000UR pts for 0.5cpm (0.4 cpm if its a VR)
Staples (5X) $200 GC @ 5.95 = 1000UR pts for 0.6cpm
Trying to spend 5k:
at gas stations, will cost you $4.95 x 10 = $50 and net you 10k UR pts (on top of the 50k bonus)
at Staples, will cost you $5.95 x 25 = $149 and net you 25k UR pts (on top of the 50k bonus)
So you could pay an extra $100 for 15k extra UR pts by going the Staples route (0.67cpm).
Plus you have to factor in that you should also be paying your cellphone/cable/internet bill during these 3 months, thus reducing the amount that you have to manufacture. And don't forget that Staples/Office Depot/Max sell retail/gas gift cards...so actually filling up your tank should net you 5X as well not 2X.
Personally, I was lucky enough to get my Ink when Office Depot was still selling $500 GCs so my first 3 months with the Ink netted me 75k UR pts for about $30 (I spent about 2k out of the 5k on cellphone/cable/internet so only had to manufacture about 3k)!
Gas stations (2X) $500 GC @ $4.95 = 1000UR pts for 0.5cpm (0.4 cpm if its a VR)
Staples (5X) $200 GC @ 5.95 = 1000UR pts for 0.6cpm
Trying to spend 5k:
at gas stations, will cost you $4.95 x 10 = $50 and net you 10k UR pts (on top of the 50k bonus)
at Staples, will cost you $5.95 x 25 = $149 and net you 25k UR pts (on top of the 50k bonus)
So you could pay an extra $100 for 15k extra UR pts by going the Staples route (0.67cpm).
Plus you have to factor in that you should also be paying your cellphone/cable/internet bill during these 3 months, thus reducing the amount that you have to manufacture. And don't forget that Staples/Office Depot/Max sell retail/gas gift cards...so actually filling up your tank should net you 5X as well not 2X.
Personally, I was lucky enough to get my Ink when Office Depot was still selling $500 GCs so my first 3 months with the Ink netted me 75k UR pts for about $30 (I spent about 2k out of the 5k on cellphone/cable/internet so only had to manufacture about 3k)!
Dec 10, 2013, 1:49 pm
#9
Join Date: May 2012
Location: DFW
Programs: Marriott (Titanium); National (Exec); Hilton (Gold)
Posts: 175
Have you had any success liquidating the gift cards? Recently, WM has stopped loading Bluebird from prepaid cards (at least the WMs I visit). Often the gift cards at gas stations and grocery stores are Metabank or US Bank which seem to be way more trouble than they're worth. I end up with thousands laying around in GC and the trouble to liquidate isn't worth the stress and additional fees.
Dec 10, 2013, 1:56 pm
#10
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: USA
Posts: 1,179
Dec 10, 2013, 2:53 pm
#12
Join Date: Dec 2011
Posts: 375
If you can find GCs/VR at gas stations (I can), then it's a little more complicated.
Gas stations (2X) $500 GC @ $4.95 = 1000UR pts for 0.5cpm (0.4 cpm if its a VR)
Staples (5X) $200 GC @ 5.95 = 1000UR pts for 0.6cpm
Trying to spend 5k:
at gas stations, will cost you $4.95 x 10 = $50 and net you 10k UR pts (on top of the 50k bonus)
at Staples, will cost you $5.95 x 25 = $149 and net you 25k UR pts (on top of the 50k bonus)
So you could pay an extra $100 for 15k extra UR pts by going the Staples route (0.67cpm).
Plus you have to factor in that you should also be paying your cellphone/cable/internet bill during these 3 months, thus reducing the amount that you have to manufacture. And don't forget that Staples/Office Depot/Max sell retail/gas gift cards...so actually filling up your tank should net you 5X as well not 2X.
Personally, I was lucky enough to get my Ink when Office Depot was still selling $500 GCs so my first 3 months with the Ink netted me 75k UR pts for about $30 (I spent about 2k out of the 5k on cellphone/cable/internet so only had to manufacture about 3k)!
Gas stations (2X) $500 GC @ $4.95 = 1000UR pts for 0.5cpm (0.4 cpm if its a VR)
Staples (5X) $200 GC @ 5.95 = 1000UR pts for 0.6cpm
Trying to spend 5k:
at gas stations, will cost you $4.95 x 10 = $50 and net you 10k UR pts (on top of the 50k bonus)
at Staples, will cost you $5.95 x 25 = $149 and net you 25k UR pts (on top of the 50k bonus)
So you could pay an extra $100 for 15k extra UR pts by going the Staples route (0.67cpm).
Plus you have to factor in that you should also be paying your cellphone/cable/internet bill during these 3 months, thus reducing the amount that you have to manufacture. And don't forget that Staples/Office Depot/Max sell retail/gas gift cards...so actually filling up your tank should net you 5X as well not 2X.
Personally, I was lucky enough to get my Ink when Office Depot was still selling $500 GCs so my first 3 months with the Ink netted me 75k UR pts for about $30 (I spent about 2k out of the 5k on cellphone/cable/internet so only had to manufacture about 3k)!
Staples $200 GCs are $6.95, not $5.95.
Dec 10, 2013, 3:18 pm
#13
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Join Date: Nov 2013
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I see on staples its 6.95 a card but the most I can get is $100 GC online. I also keep hearing stories about WM saying they need a non-GC debit card to load BB, but what about getting MO with those GC.