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2 $10 Amazon eGift Card Giveaway – Announcing New Partnerships with Award Wallet and Award Magic (Giveaway Ended)

Update: 9am PST on 10/23/2014 – the winners have been announced. Joe and Ruth, thank you for your comments, you will receive an email from me with your $10 Amazon eGift Card.
2 Amazon Gift Cards

2 $10 Amazon eGift Card Giveaway – Announcing New Partnerships with Award Wallet and Award Magic

Good morning everyone, it’s been a while since I did my last giveaway and I thought you guys deserved a treat before Halloween.  The purpose of this post is to announce my new partnerships with Award Wallet and Award Magic.  I would also like to refresh your memory on my stance regarding my Amazon affiliate link, credit card referral links, credit card affiliate links, and sign up links.  The details of the $10 Amazon eGfit Card giveaway are at the bottom of this post.  So without further ado, let’s get started.

Full Disclosure: Award Wallet is showing my logo on their site in exchange for me showing their logo on my site.

I was contacted a few weeks ago by Award Wallet and asked if I would like my blog to be featured / promoted on their website (Duh Yes!).  When you refresh your Award Wallet account, you may see my logo appear beneath your updated account balances.  It is an honor to be featured on Award Wallet, thank you guys!

Travel with Grant on Award Wallet

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Random Offers: 2 Staples Easy Rebates, $10 Tabbed Out, FlexPerks Bonuses, IHG Into the Nights, Cadillac Test Drive, $50 Amazon, Alaska and Southwest Shopping Portal Promos, Buy Choice Hotels and Virgin America Points, and 3 AMEX Offers

Staples Logo

Random Offers: 2 Staples Easy Rebates, $10 Tabbed Out, FlexPerks Bonuses, IHG Into the Nights, Cadillac Test Drive, $50 Amazon, Alaska and Southwest Shopping Portal Promos, Buy Choice Hotels and Virgin America Points, and 3 AMEX Offers

I got a lot of random offers to share, I hope you’re ready to save some money.  First off, Staples has another great gift card promo that started on Sunday.  Buy $300 or more in Visa Gift Cards and get a $20 Visa Gift Card rebate (Miles to Memories).

Staples Visa Gift Card Promo 10-21-2014

While you are in the store, you might want to stock up on some paper too.  $4 for 5 reams of Staples printer paper (retail price garage sale price is $10 for a box of 5 reams).

Staples Paper Rebate Coupon 10-21-2014

Both rebates offer a Visa gift card as payment.  P.S. Check out the gift card rack for other “interesting” gift cards.  I cannot say any more.

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Set up Apple Pay in Passbook on your iPhone 6/Plus

Apple Passbook App

Set up Apple Pay in Passbook on your iPhone 6/Plus

(Hat tip to Mac World for the info)

As of today (October 20, 2014), you can add these credit and debit cards to your Passbook (other banks will be supported over the coming weeks/months, including gift cards):

  • American Express
  • Bank of America
  • Capital One
  • Chase
  • Citi
  • MasterCard
  • Visa
  • Wells Fargo

If you have an iPhone 6/Plus that is on 8.1 or newer, you can set up Apple Pay.  Click the Passbook icon on your iPhone and then scroll to the very top and click the ‘+’ button to add a credit or debit card to your Passbook.

Add Credit Debit Card to Passbook App

To read the full article, please click here.

AMEX Offers: McDonald’s, Bulgari, 1-800-Flowers, Personal Creations, Maison Birks, and Staples (Sync)

AMEX Offers

AMEX Offers: McDonald’s, Bulgari, 1-800-Flowers, Personal Creations, Maison Birks, and Staples (Sync)

Yesterday, American Express and McDonald’s announced that you would be able to redeem your Membership Reward Points for McDonald’s purchase (Business Week).  I thought to myself: MS for McNuggets.  Not for me (for several reasons), but could be good from some people.  I also spotted this offer linked to my AMEX Everyday card.  I’m lovin’ it!

McDonalds AMEX Offer

At the other end of the spectrum, if you are a big shopper at Bulgari, this deal is perfect for you.  This offer was probably linked to my AMEX Platinum, not AMEX Everyday card.

Bulgari AMEX Offer

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Random News: 500 Amtrak Points for MetLife Quote, Uber and Walmart AMEX Statement Credits, and Chicago Seminars Dinner Meetups for Friday and Saturday Night

Amtrak and MetLife Logo

Random News: 500 Amtrak Points for MetLife Quote, Uber and Walmart AMEX Statement Credits, and Chicago Seminars Dinner Meetups for Friday and Saturday Night

Good evening everyone, it is now 9:30pm, which means it is T-Minus 12 hours until my great Amtrak Coast Starlight journey begins.  If you have no idea what I am talking about, please check out part 1 and part 2.  Coincidentally, I received an email from Laura this afternoon regarding an Amtrak promo where you can earn 500 Amtrak Points for calling MetLife and getting an auto or home insurance quote.  I haven’t had a chance to get my quote yet, since MetLife’s office is closed right now.  To learn more about the promo, check out this link.

MedLife Amtrak 500 Points Promo Email

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