Earn Miles Buying Gift Certificates + 5% Discount Code
Apr 29, 2004 | 12:27 pm
#1
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Join Date: May 2002
Location: Orlando, Florida- AA 2M Life Platinum, UA Gold, SQ Gold, Best Western Diamond, Marriott Titanium, IHG Platinum, Hilton/Sixt/Hertz Gold, Accor Silver, Avis Chairmans, National Executive
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Earn Miles Buying Gift Certificates + 5% Discount Code
The website, www.giveanything.com, has to be one of the best sites for buying gift certificates as they are good for so many merchants. If done correctly, you could churn lots of miles.
You could use either you credit card or gift card to buy gift certificates + 5% discount.
Here is the promotional code MH3377 to use at checkout, kind of looks like a Malaysia Airlines codeshare flight #.
You could use either you credit card or gift card to buy gift certificates + 5% discount.
Here is the promotional code MH3377 to use at checkout, kind of looks like a Malaysia Airlines codeshare flight #.
Apr 29, 2004 | 12:50 pm
#2
Join Date: Jan 2001
Posts: 617
Be aware of critical restriction
From GiveAnything.com's Terms of Sale and Conditions of Use:
GiveAnything.com Gift Certificates may not be sent to, or redeemed by the same individual who purchased the gift certificate. Any gift certificate sent to or redeemed by the same individual making the purchase will be voided and the corresponding credit card charge will be refunded.
Apr 29, 2004 | 2:29 pm
#3
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Join Date: May 2002
Location: Orlando, Florida- AA 2M Life Platinum, UA Gold, SQ Gold, Best Western Diamond, Marriott Titanium, IHG Platinum, Hilton/Sixt/Hertz Gold, Accor Silver, Avis Chairmans, National Executive
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Darn, I guess that means we will have to be creative and exchange with family members and friends for each other. I guess there is no such thing as a free lunch. Oh wait, you can buy the gift certificates and then use them at restaurant.com ; which sells $25 valued restaurant certificates for $10 each. Thus, I can buy $55 worth of restaurant.com certificates worth over $125. Still a winner, especially if used later at an iDine restaurant?!? 
Apr 29, 2004 | 6:57 pm
#4
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Nashville, TN
Posts: 762
Originally Posted by idealflyer
Darn, I guess that means we will have to be creative and exchange with family members and friends for each other. I guess there is no such thing as a free lunch. Oh wait, you can buy the gift certificates and then use them at restaurant.com ; which sells $25 valued restaurant certificates for $10 each. Thus, I can buy $55 worth of restaurant.com certificates worth over $125. Still a winner, especially if used later at an iDine restaurant?!?
Apr 29, 2004 | 6:57 pm
#5
Join Date: Jan 2001
Posts: 617
Darn, I guess that means we will have to be creative and exchange with family members and friends for each other.
Thus, I can buy $55 worth of restaurant.com certificates worth over $125. Still a winner, especially if used later at an iDine restaurant?!?
Apr 30, 2004 | 9:51 am
#6
Join Date: May 2001
Posts: 277
Originally Posted by idealflyer
Thus, I can buy $55 worth of restaurant.com certificates worth over $125. Still a winner, especially if used later at an iDine restaurant?!?
Apr 30, 2004 | 2:36 pm
#7
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Join Date: May 1998
Posts: 2,513
Originally Posted by sactoroy
Uh no, iDine is based on what is charged to your registered cc. Since the certificate will be used to reduce your bill, only the net is charged to your cc and miles are based on the amount charged to your cc. @:-)
Apr 30, 2004 | 2:41 pm
#8
Join Date: May 2001
Posts: 277
How would iDine know?
Originally Posted by pgary
And you are not supposed to be able to combine an iDine award with any other discount. Over on the iDine forum they are saying that sometimes this gets enforced.