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Nov 3, 2005 | 10:04 am

adamak

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Cash gift card?

Normally I give cash to my doormen at XMas. What are the alternatives in which I can get miles / points in place of cash? I prefer cash gift card, don't want to give them any specific stores' gift cards.
Thanks.

Nov 3, 2005 | 12:26 pm

cszulc

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Get them a Starbuck's gift card-almost everyone drinks that expensive habit nowadays. I don't know if AMEX gives you miles, but get them a American Express gift card or a Dining Gift Certificate card. They have to go out to eat once in awhile!

When my wife was living in New York for a couple months for work, we gave him $100 for all his work because he was so nice to us.

-Chris

Nov 3, 2005 | 1:40 pm

acf573

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There are Visa Buxx cards (and some MC equivalent):
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=267256

Otherwise you can try GiftCertificates.com SuperCertificates (essentially a GC for GC.com). With that you earn your CC miles and you can earn miles/cash back through various airlines/Ebates/FatWallet. I believe there's a small fee if you want a paper SuperCert but the electronic ones are free (with free shipping on the redemption).

Nov 3, 2005 | 2:52 pm

DannyS

Join Date: May 2004

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You can get Northwest Airlines miles for buying certificates from giftcertificates.com

They might have partnerships at other airlines at well.

The supercertificates can be cashed in for a huge number of places.

Nov 4, 2005 | 10:00 am

Marathon Man

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a friend reminded me to buy the home depot gift card on the AA shopping site and you get double miles for that. This means if you spent $100 on your CC for a card, you could get 200 miles for the pruchase! Makes a good gift to anyone and not only did I see no restrictions on buying GCs for these miles, you can get them in any denomination. I just chose a hundred for one for myself though.