- $30 off a $150 Zappos purchase
- $10 off a $50 Crate & Barrel purchase
I saved both the offers to my card and on of Emily's. Then I went to Crate & Barrel (after checking evRewards first to ensure I also receive the best portal bonus and bought a $50 gift card on each of our cards. Note that the terms specifically exclude e-gift cards but not physical ones. I did the same thing at Zappos with $150 gift cards that we will definitely make good use of across the year.
The entire process took me about 10 minutes. Total cost was $400 and I'll receive $80 in cash back, 200 American Airlines miles, (valued at around $4) and 400 Starwood points (valued at around $12).
Even better, when I redeem the gift cards, I can double dip through a shopping portal to earn even more points/miles. The Amex Offers program is pretty awesome. Looking at their website, they display the total amount card members have saved since the launch of the program about 4 years ago. Currently, over $78,000,000. That is pretty cool!!
Perfect, I need some new shoes!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing I was looking for someone that had success using the Zappos by purchasing a giftcard. I'm not clear though for Zappos you bought egift or physical? My concern was this statement on their webpage:
ReplyDeleteProducts on Zappos.com are sold by Zappos Retail, Inc. and Gift Cards and e-Gift Cards sold on Zappos.com are sold by Zappos Gift Cards, Inc.
I was worried that bc of that it wouldn't trigger the credit.
@ Kelly Michelle I've had no issues triggering the credit with physical gift cards. I have heard that e-Gift cards are an issue but as long as you can wait to get physical cards (usually delivered in 2-3 days) it's worked every time for me.
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