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My $503.95 Dilemma with CVS and American Express

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My $503.95 Dilemma with CVS and American Express

The following is a long, true story.  The names and places have been blacked out to protect the innocent.  Enjoy…

Some background information first.  On March 28, I went to my local CVS and bought 2 PayPal My Cash Cards.  I tend to split my *large* CVS purchases onto different receipts to eliminate the need to scan my drivers license and today was no different.  I grabbed 2 PayPal My Cash Cards from the gift card rack and brought them up to the checkout counter.  There was no line in the morning and I chatted with the cashier for a few minutes.  The first PayPal My Cash Card loaded fine, but the second card did not ring up properly.  I told her I would go grab another card from the gift card rack.  That PayPal My Cash Card rang up fine and I took both cards and receipts home.  I used my American Express Target card and a really old American Express Prepaid card (pre-Bluebird).  Here is a copy of receipt #1:

Original CVS PayPal Card Receipt

I was able to drain both American Express cards with one purchase.  Life was good.   Continue reading →

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How to Activate Staples $200 Visa Gift Cards Without Activation Codes

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This post falls in the “I want to activate my gift cards but I don’t want to wait for the activation code letter to arrive in the mail” category.  Let’s say you ordered 4 $200 Visa Gift Cards from Staples.com and they all show up at the same time.  Great!  But.. what do you do if the activation letter (filled with the activation codes) doesn’t arrive at the same time?  Not to worry, you can activate all the gift cards over the phone without the activation codes.

Since Staples.com gift card orders *supposedly* no longer pay out to online shopping portals, this will probably be my last Staples.com gift card order, until something changes (see Frequent Miler’s post). On the back side of the letter that was attached to your Visa Gift Card is a phone number to call (1-866-357-7391) to activate your gift cards over the phone.

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Activate $200 Visa Gift Cards from Staples.com (Gift Card Mall)

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Activate $200 Visa Gift Cards from Staples.com (Gift Card Mall)

Here is how to activate a Visa Gift Card that you ordered on Staples.com.  You will receive a letter with the $200 Visa Gift Card.  You will also receive a letter in a separate envelope with the activation code to activate your gift card.  You need both letters to do anything.  Here is what the gift card letter looks like:

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$200 Visa Gift Cards on Staples.com and $20 Staples Easy Rebate for a $300+ MasterCard Gift Card Purchase

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$200 Visa Gift Cards on Staples.com and $20 Staples Easy Rebate for a $300+ MasterCard Gift Card Purchase

Staples has been busy lately, and it is the good kind of busy, busy making good deals for us miles and points “collectors.”

(Hat Tip to Chasing The Points)

You can now order $200 Visa Gift Cards on Staples.com.  Previously, the highest denomination you could purchase online was $100.  The price online is the same as in-store ($206.95 with free shipping).  Purchase here.

$200 Visa GC

The best part of shopping online is shopping through online shopping portals.  Cash Back Monitor has these Staples.com shopping portal payouts (other cash back offers are available, click the link to see them all):

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