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Originally Posted by cepheid
(Post 8349952)
The Denny's coaster thing is limited to 100 points. Read the fine print before you snag too many.
-outoftown, with only one active coke account at a time to limit my losses... |
Check the BA board for the Tesco thread. They've had some amazing ways to get points by buying groceries.
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Originally Posted by griffinj
(Post 8349797)
ok. anything current?
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Well it's hard to submit any new gig right here on the front and center board seen by many all too new people to FT who may just take the idea, over do it, kill the deal and run without even posting back with a "thanks guys, and here's mine that will work equally nicely for you all for a year or so!"
As well, someone in another thread puts it perfectly and this fits my current family life, which is why I have to say "thanks but am not doing it anyway" to that Denny's thing: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showt...90#post8350290 see KAZ's post #17. What i would suggest for "new" schemes and deals is to seek out more on gift cards. try to find companies and new banks that entice customers by buying them. One such was PNC bank. I have to say it looked good but the rate they charge for their gift card to be loaded and shipped to you was a bit too high for the value of the miles you could get by loading it. I bring this up because you still CAN get these gift cards and maybe you can look at its model, at least, to find ones like it. the process was worth doing though, because they have a visa card that comes with your free checking account that earns points on purchases. Getting into the gift card thing helped me find out about that, and those points can be earned by just using the visa. One promo gave me 5000 points just for using the visa 5 times. I know this may be standard for some, but it's still good to have other ways to get things when you are trying to save up big chunks of miles elswhere. In otherwords, spending $5-10 5 times on this visa gave me a lot more right away than adding another 25-50 miles on my NWA or AMEX card would have. PGary's site is always a great way to maximize such things. It may not have the next pudding scheme but it sure makes you think and know about how to best use your point earning worlds! http://home.earthlink.net/~pgary/TravelFrame.html |
Originally Posted by Marathon Man
(Post 8349272)
I know that the AMEX Traveler's Fund card is also going to die soon and I have been loading and unloading it vigorously, seeing as how it's last day to do so will be when the Red Sox clinch the AL EAST (:D end of this month). This gift card enabled one to earn many a Starpoint because an AMEX could load it, thereby creating a $2700+ purchase on your AMEX bill, and that many starpoints in your account by next statement. You could later cash out the TC card but it always was laced with risk and issue. Now that they have discontinued it and are no longer supporting it, I am finding its risk of fast load and unload is gone, but its days are numbered so you wont get much if you still have one. Anyway, I will be looking for something like it. I should be able to load it a few more times before the sad end. |
Originally Posted by Helena Handbaskets
(Post 8353095)
Thanks for the observation that the risk is now gone! I've had only a couple of dollars lingering on my TC card, and now I know how I'll make sure I hit the $25,000 spending threshold this year on my business DL Amex.
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Originally Posted by Marathon Man
(Post 8351112)
Well it's hard to submit any new gig right here on the front and center board seen by many all too new people to FT who may just take the idea, over do it, kill the deal and run without even posting back with a "thanks guys, and here's mine that will work equally nicely for you all for a year or so!"
As well, someone in another thread puts it perfectly and this fits my current family life, which is why I have to say "thanks but am not doing it anyway" to that Denny's thing: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showt...90#post8350290 see KAZ's post #17. What i would suggest for "new" schemes and deals is to seek out more on gift cards. try to find companies and new banks that entice customers by buying them. One such was PNC bank. I have to say it looked good but the rate they charge for their gift card to be loaded and shipped to you was a bit too high for the value of the miles you could get by loading it. I bring this up because you still CAN get these gift cards and maybe you can look at its model, at least, to find ones like it. the process was worth doing though, because they have a visa card that comes with your free checking account that earns points on purchases. Getting into the gift card thing helped me find out about that, and those points can be earned by just using the visa. One promo gave me 5000 points just for using the visa 5 times. I know this may be standard for some, but it's still good to have other ways to get things when you are trying to save up big chunks of miles elswhere. In otherwords, spending $5-10 5 times on this visa gave me a lot more right away than adding another 25-50 miles on my NWA or AMEX card would have. PGary's site is always a great way to maximize such things. It may not have the next pudding scheme but it sure makes you think and know about how to best use your point earning worlds! http://home.earthlink.net/~pgary/TravelFrame.html |
oops sorry gary, did it again.
well, it's the first listing in google if you type your name in :D |
Thanks for the info on the FFF site. BTW, I'm addicted to collecting Coke points now:p
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being addicted to coke was never so good, eh?
:D anyway, for those using the soon to fade AMEX TC cards, you know if you have more than one card from different AMEX holding sponsors, they still only let you load any one of those every 14 days either way. (regular days, not biz days, fortunately) I have 2 cards. Will have one loaded in 2 days. |
Seems that the short answer is NO.
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I've always thought this thread was a good fishing excercise done by a long time FTer with a secondary screen name to seek out leaks and score a few new ideas from a different perspective, and yet... isnt THAT the point of FT even if you use the one name you have? :D:D:D:D:D:D
and yes, of course I bit! gotta see if my ideas work for others, right? Especially the ones that are limited in use and could die or are dying or are unused anyway |
Originally Posted by outoftown
(Post 8349405)
Who can forget the USAIR software glitch (12 segments for CP) and the more recent and similar Priority Club glitch?
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MM, how do you unload AMEX traveler checque card? By ATM? The cost seems to be quite high.
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Originally Posted by Force
(Post 8368930)
MM, how do you unload AMEX traveler checque card? By ATM? The cost seems to be quite high.
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