- Office Depot/OfficeMax stores have $15 off of $300 or more in Visa gift cards through Saturday. For best results:
– Even multiples of $300 typically have the best percentage discount
– Link your credit cards to Dosh
– Try for multiple transactions, back-to-back
– There are different versions of cards with different activation fees
These are Pathward gift cards. - Do this now: Register for 2x points on Marriott Homes & Villas stays booked by July 26 for three night or longer stays through the end of 2024.
- Two Incomm gift card sites have fee-free gift cards through the end of July:
– TheGiftCardShop fee-free Visas with promo code 100GIFT
– MasterCardGiftCard: fee-free Mastercards with promo code SUMMER2024 or 100MCGIFT
These are Vanilla/Incomm gift cards. Liquidation of the e-gift card variants has become rather cumbersome, and the physical card versions are only slightly better. Each store has a $10,000 per rolling 24 hour limit. - Chase Offers has new Marriott offers for spend through August 15. The good news? Each brand has its own offer. The bad news? Each brand has its own offer. The offers:
– 10% at Sheraton on $100+, up to $57 back
– 10% back at Fairfield on $100+, up to $38 back
– 10% back at TownPlace on $100+, up to $57 back
– 10% back at Westin on $100+, up to $57 back
– 10% back on Autograph Collection on $100+, up to $62 back
– 10% back at SpringHill Suites on $100+, up to $43 back
– 10% back at AC Hotels, up to $57 back
All of these are more-or-less gameable, and the most above-board way to game them is to pick up a gift card at the front desk. If you go that route though, call ahead and make sure they have gift cards in stock.
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