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Weekend Update: OC and San Diego Meetups this Weekend, Chime Card takes 2 Weeks to Arrive, Staples.com Blocking Staples GC for Visa GC Purchases, Prettier Pages on TWG, and 2 Movie Trailers

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Weekend Update: OC and San Diego Meetups this Weekend, Chime Card takes 2 Weeks to Arrive, Staples.com Blocking Staples GC for Visa GC Purchases, Prettier Pages on TWG, and 2 Movie Trailers

Just a reminder, tonight is the OC Meetup at the Tustin District In-N-Out (link) and tomorrow night is the San Diego Meetup at the Starbucks/Sammy’s Pizza in La Jolla (link).  Hopefully I will be able to meet some of you this weekend.

In-N-Out Logo

I’ve written about the Chime Card a few times (link), but it seems like this small company from Salt Lake City is over their heads.  They are having a hard time keeping up with all the demand (thanks to FlyerTalk, MilePoint, and other forums) so your card may take up to 2 weeks to arrive.  My dad ordered his Chime Card on the morning of July 9…

Applied for Chome Card on 7-9-14

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$20 Staples Gift Card After Purchasing $300+ of MasterCard Gift Cards at Staples

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$20 Staples Gift Card After Purchasing $300+ of MasterCard Gift Cards at Staples

(Hat Tip to Frequent Miler (link) – he is on vacation and still has time to find great deals)

This is similar to other Staples Easy Rebates, but this time, you will get a Staples Gift Card as a rebate, instead of a prepaid Visa/MasterCard gift card.  The terms of the offer say you can only get the rebate once per household (think out side the box neighborhood).  Offer valid from July 13th – 19th.

$20 Staples Easy Rebate $300 GCs

Since you have to buy MasterCard gift cards, you will have to go to a Staples store.  Staples.com only sells Visa Gift Cards.  You must buy MasterCard gift cards to qualify for the Easy Rebate.  If you have never completed an Easy Rebate, they are really easy (link).

$200 Visa GC Only

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Refresh your Memory: Plink, Shopkick, Visa Savings Edge, Checkout51, and Chime Card (Plus Enter my Contest for 2 $10 Amazon eGift Cards)

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Refresh your Memory: Plink, Shopkick, Visa Savings Edge, Checkout51, and Chime Card (Plus Enter my Contest for 2 $10 Amazon eGift Cards)

If you are interested in winning one of the two $10 Amazon eGift Cards, just leave a comment below with your guess between 20,000 – 50,000.  Good luck.

Since there are so many rewards programs out there, it might be good to refresh your memory on them and point out some of the benefits of each program.  I will link to all relevant posts since I talked about all of these programs at least once my blog.

1 – Plink – Sort of like your best friend in high school.  You were really close for a long time, but then your friend changed and now you barely talk or think of the other person.  What I mean is, Plink used to partner with Staples and Office Depot and you used to earn oodles of Plink Points by buying gift cards in-store and online.  Unfortunately, Plink no longer partners with Staples or Office Depot.  Instead, they have the following partners:

Plink Merchants 7-10-14

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Pop Quiz: Chase Ink Bold Retention Bonus – 10,000 Chase Ultimate Reward Points or $95 Statement Credit?

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Pop Quiz: Chase Ink Bold Retention Bonus – 10,000 Chase Ultimate Reward Points or $95 Statement Credit?

One of my friends asked me about Chase Ink Bold retention bonuses this afternoon.  I told him I asked for my $95 annual fee to be waived and Chase responded by issuing a $95 statement credit to my account (see original post).  My friend told me that he was only given one retention bonus offer: spend $5,000 in 3 months and receive 10,000 Chase Ultimate Reward Points.  Since that was the only offer given to my friend, he took the retention bonus.  My question to you (all of you are my students, I am your sensei), if you were give the option to take a $95 statement credit or complete the spending bonus, which would you pick?

Answer now before going on…

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