Marriott Cheques are back!
 

$50 Cheques:
1 week pool: $47.00
2 week pool: $45.00
1 month pool: $42.50

There are also $100 checks, but the % discount is not nearly as good.
http://www.volumebuy.com

what are 50 cheques?

Yeah they are getting stingy with the discounts at Volumebuy, hardly makes it worth the time. Did you see the Barnes & Noble certificates this week? 5% off! I know money is money, but it probably costs more than that to put it through on our credit cards.

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Earn money back for shopping online -- http://www.ebates.com/index.jhtml?referrer=keithnj973

Check out ValueConsumer.com for discounted gift certificate optionsl.

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"It is not doing the things we like to do, but liking the things we have to do, that makes life blessed." - Goethe

I agree that the discounts offered by Volumebuy are weak. I buy my Marriott gift certificates at 25% discount, and get them within days. If anyone is interested, here's a cut & paste of a post I made a while back:

(1) sign up at ebates.com, which gives cash rebates for purchases at various Internet stores, including 25% at Sparks.com http://www.ebates.com/index.jsp?referrer=betterthanwork
(2) From Ebates.com, enter Sparks.com, a store that sells a bunch of gift cretificates, including Marriott Hotels.
(3) Buy your gift certificate and remember to click the box that entitles you to ClickRewards -- currently 200 for any purchase over $20.

Using this system, if you buy a $50 Marriott gift certificate, you'll get $12.50 cash rebate from ebates.com (25%); 200 ClickRewards miles -- convertible to 200 airline miles or 300 Marriott Rewards points; and, of course, the $50 gift certificate to Mariott.

Good luck all.

Gift Certificates from sparks.com are not eligible for the ebates.com rebate. Granted, I did receive the rebate a couple of times but generally I haven't gotten it consistently.

[This message has been edited by TravelLover (edited 06-12-2000).]

That's interesting, I've had no problems so far. I've had over 40 transactions, all properly credited.

mschaefer, you just got lucky. http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/smile.gif Don't get too set up if you don't get the rebate next time. So 25% via ebates.com isn't sure thing...

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"It is not doing the things we like to do, but liking the things we have to do, that makes life blessed." - Goethe

I also have gotten the Ebate for gift certificate purchases at Sparks. And I just checked the Ebates site and that disclaimer about not earning on gift certificates is not there anymore!

FYI, from ebates.com's FAQ.

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"It is not doing the things we like to do, but liking the things we have to do, that makes life blessed." - Goethe