Last edit by: Klemhuzzah
This is the thread for 2018. The previous discussion can be found here.
Giftcards.com (and giftcardmall) now limit Visa loads to $250. No more $500 cards, Change happened sometime in 2020.
Check cash back portals to help cover the fees. Around the holidays there is usually free shipping. http://www.cashbackmonitor.com/cashback-store/giftcards.com/
Limit 5k/ every 48 hours (2 orders under 2.5k including the fees). However, system will reportedly "error out" if more than two orders are attempted within two days.
Cards must be activated before use. Orders usually arrive in 5-7 days.
Select the free letter on the left instead of paying for a card on the right of the screen to save money.
Warning: Orders can be lost or stolen. Call to have them reissued.
Giftcards.com (and giftcardmall) now limit Visa loads to $250. No more $500 cards, Change happened sometime in 2020.
Check cash back portals to help cover the fees. Around the holidays there is usually free shipping. http://www.cashbackmonitor.com/cashback-store/giftcards.com/
Limit 5k/ every 48 hours (2 orders under 2.5k including the fees). However, system will reportedly "error out" if more than two orders are attempted within two days.
Cards must be activated before use. Orders usually arrive in 5-7 days.
Select the free letter on the left instead of paying for a card on the right of the screen to save money.
Warning: Orders can be lost or stolen. Call to have them reissued.
giftcards.com master thread (2018 onwards)
#497
Join Date: May 2015
Posts: 1,066
Thanks wyogold. I got it to work. Hopefully it pays out and lasts a while.
#498
Join Date: Jul 2007
Posts: 477
I understand but the reason the fees matter is that if for some reason it tracks at 1% instead of 2% it becomes a bad deal and you wont know until you have completed the purchase. At 2% cash back it is definitely worth it but if the fees were $6.95 with no shipping then I might still do it because if it tracks at 1% it is still an acceptable deal.
#499
Suspended
Join Date: Sep 2014
Posts: 350
I understand but the reason the fees matter is that if for some reason it tracks at 1% instead of 2% it becomes a bad deal and you wont know until you have completed the purchase. At 2% cash back it is definitely worth it but if the fees were $6.95 with no shipping then I might still do it because if it tracks at 1% it is still an acceptable deal.
#503
Join Date: May 2011
Posts: 889
I understand but the reason the fees matter is that if for some reason it tracks at 1% instead of 2% it becomes a bad deal and you wont know until you have completed the purchase. At 2% cash back it is definitely worth it but if the fees were $6.95 with no shipping then I might still do it because if it tracks at 1% it is still an acceptable deal.
#505
Join Date: May 2011
Posts: 889
Should be about an hour after order placement. They can sometimes fail to track if you close the TCB or GCC window too quickly after placing an order or if you've got a adblocker. The email may come many hours later, but it's typically an hour in my experience that you can see the tracking in the TCB website
#509
Join Date: May 2011
Posts: 889
I've had failure to track because I closed the TCB / GCC windows too soon after submitting the order. I now do everything in a fresh incognito window and toggle back and forth to reload the pages a couple times, which seems to have resulted in consistent tracking. I also don't place a second order until the first one is showing as tracking, placing a second order too soon seems to have caused problems in the past where the system couldn't distinguish between two orders close together.
#510
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: LAX/SFO
Programs: AS 100k, BA GGL, UA 1k, DL DM, AC SE, B6 Mosaic4, Hyatt/Hilton/Wyndham/IHG Diamond, Marriot Ti
Posts: 1,187
i'm not getting anything tracking at all. did 2 to test this morning, nothing showing up. never had problems with gcc in the past.