There is a lull here in good manufactured spending opportunities with the loss of Dosh at Kroger. It got me thinking, what is the lowest profit for $500 gift card I’d be willing to work for? With all the different methods we employ to pick up cash or miles and points, I’d like to hear … Read more
I’ve been getting reports from readers who think they’ve been banned by Moneygram from buying money orders at Walmart. Apparently frequent churners have been getting “transaction could not be completed” messages when attempting to buy money orders. This usually happens when they try to purchase over $1,000 worth, which prompts them to provide a driver’s … Read more
Update on 10/28/19: The $1,000 Simon Mall VISA gift card deal has been extended “indefinitely.” Great news for those of you who like hassle-free gift card churning: Simon Mall is extending the $1,000 Visa promotion through October 31, 2019! Simon Mall had originally planned on running this promotion through August 4, then extended it through … Read more
Last week, I made a routine stop at my MS-friendly Walmart. I’ve been going to this location for years. I know the manager, staff and even trained a few cashiers on how to deal with “gamers.” [UPDATE 8/15/19: I returned to the Walmart location this morning and was informed the new rule was implemented by … Read more
I’ve been doing this gift card thing for a long time now. So long, in fact, I remember buying money orders directly with my rewards credit card. That’s right. Buy the money order with my credit card. No gift cards needed. Now that I’ve dated myself, I’ll tell you about my peril and see if … Read more
Last week, I bought $29,000 worth of Visa gift cards at Simon Mall across two visits. The total was split across three credit cards: The Discover it Miles Card, Fidelity Rewards Visa and Chase Ink Plus. The reason I used the Chase Ink Plus was because I miscalculated my remaining Discover It Miles Card limit. … Read more
I just got word that Simon Mall is extending the $1,000 Visa gift card promotion through August 31! This is exciting news if you’ve been maxing out this promotion since it started two weeks ago. If you’re like me and mostly waiting until the weekend to bulk up on $25,000 purchases, it’s even better. There … Read more
I think this may be the first manufactured spending week where almost all of my rewards consisted of cash back. Normally I’m using cash back rewards to cover manufactured spending fees. But this week I was trying to maximize Simon Mall’s $1,000 Visa gift card promotion. Since the fees are higher than my usual MS … Read more
iConsumer’s payout on giftcards.com fits manufacturing spenders perfectly. Here’s the deal: When you make an initial $25 purchase, they give you 500 shares of stock in the website. It is currently trading for 17 cents per share (symbol RWRDP). That’s about $85 if my math is correct. Update 8/1/19: iConsumer now pays out 1.2% in … Read more
It has been reported that Amex is cracking down on issuing points on purchases made to buy gift cards. That is a major blow to us churners, as they appear to have expanded their previous policy of not crediting gift card purchases for minimum spending requirement. I understand it is already showing up in the … Read more