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Office Depot + Plink + Shopkick = 1 Big Happy Family

UPDATE 3/23/2014 at 11AM PST:  Shopkick lowered the amount that you will earn for shopping at Office Depot, so I had to recalculate my numbers.  Thank you Rajiv for the heads up.

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Office Depot + Plink + Shopkick = 1 Big Happy Family

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Plink Points not enough?  Well, you are in luck then.  A new company called Shopkick will reward you with Shopkick “Kicks” aka points for certain purchases.  The great thing is you can double dip with Plink Points and Shopkick Kicks on all Office Depot purchases.  You can link up to 6 Visa and MasterCard credit cards to Shopkick (hopefully one is an Ink Bold/Plus card).  The payout structure is shown below.  You earn 1 Kick per dollar plus bonus Kicks if you spend more than $25, $50, or $75.

Office Depot Shopkick Payout

Let’s say you wanted to buy a $200 Visa gift card at Office Depot with your Chase Ink Bold card, your total would come to $206.95.  Here is what you would get back:

  • 207 x 5 = 1,035 Chase Ultimate Reward Points
  • 300 Plink Points = $3.00 in Amazon/Walmart gift cards
  • 206+ 375 = 581 Shopkick Kicks = $? (see below)

Shopkick Kicks Earned at Office Depot

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Office Depot now in Plink… Until April 10, 2014

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Office Depot now in Plink… Until April 10, 2014

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Can’t we just all get along (and have both Staples and Office Depot as Plink participating merchants)?  Well today is the day that Staples says good bye and Office Depot says hello.

Plink Staples and Office Depot

Here are the full terms for Office Depot and Plink.  They have the same points-earning structure as Staples, but this offer will only be around until April 10.  Then what?  Office Max’s turn to be a Plink merchant?  If you look at the terms of the offer closely, you will see that there is no “limit 10 transactions per month” clause.  I bet we will see that line appear soon.

Office Depot Plink

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Can’t make it to a Staples Store before 3/11? Shop for Gift Cards Online

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Can’t make it to a Staples Store before 3/11? Shop for Gift Cards Online

As we all know, Staples and Plink are separating on March 11, only to be replaced by Office Depot.  Therefore, you only have 3 more days to earn Plink Points for your Staples purchases.  If you are busy and can’t squeeze in any last minute visits to Staples, why not shop online?  You cannot buy $200 Visa or Mastercard gift cards online, but you can buy $100 Visa gift cards (gift card link).  The price comes to $106.95 with free shipping.

$100 Visa Gift Cards Staples

To sweeten the deal, there are plenty of cash back and miles/points-earning shopping portals to choose from on Cash Back Monitor.  My favorite would be the Chase Ultimate Rewards Mall, but chose whichever portal you want.

Staples Shopping Portals

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IHG Cash and Point Stays do not Earn Bonus IHG Points

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IHG Cash and Point Stays do not Earn Bonus IHG Points

My Chase IHG Rewards Club Visa credit card statement closed a few days ago and I just wanted to share some of my findings with you.  This is in reference to 2 Cash and Points stays.  I am planning a trip to Utah over Memorial Day Weekend and have plans to stay at the Holiday Inn Price, Utah, and Holiday Inn Express Moab, Utah.  Both reservations are 1 night stays on Cash and Points.

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Holiday Inn Express Moab

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March 11, 2014: Staples will be Removed from Plink

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March 11, 2014: Staples will be Removed from Plink

(Hat tip to Gary)  See the update post here.

All good things must end, unfortunately.  Luckily, there is still time to make 10 qualifying purchases at Staples before the March 11 deadline.  This is a huge letdown, since most of us earned 99% of our Plink Points from Staples.  On the positive side, maybe we will see Office Max or Office Depot?  That’s a long shot, but it could happen.

Plink Staples Ending 3.11.2014

Since starting with Plink, I have earned a lifetime total of 15,945 Plink Points = $159.45 in Amazon Gift Cards.  Pretty good deal, how many Plink Points do you have in your account? (Hint: go to the My Account tab and scroll all the way to the bottom)

Lifetime Plink Points

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