- A few quick Pepper updates:
– Pepper has two processing backends, PayArc and Stripe
– AmEx cards work if you have Pepper on PayArc, but not on Stripe
– Merchant coding has changed from software to advertising on PayArc
– Exceeding purchase limits is no longer obvious, and your account gets locked if you do
– This isn’t new, but as a reminder, new Pepper accounts don’t see increased payout rates until (1) Pepper decides they should, or (2) they spend a lot of money in a short amount of time
– Pervasive errors generating gift cards continue to be pervasive
The company’s plan to drop bonus payout rates “toward sustainability” happened last week, but this week’s publicized step-down hasn’t occurred as of this writing. - The Capital One Venture card has increased its bonus to 100,000 bonus miles after $5,000 spend in three months via referrals
because it was jealous that Chase got six articles in 12 h at a prominent travel blog for its 100,000 point bonus. This referral offer was around in February too, but more are now targeted.
The non-referral public offer is still 75,000 miles so ask around before applying. (Thanks to David) - Alaska MileagePlan Shopping has a bonus of 500 miles after $100+ spent through the portal by April 18.
Perhaps pair with this week’s rage, a Tory Burch American Express $50 off of $250 or $100 off of $500 offer? - Apparently the RebatesMe has a $45 referral bonus after the referred spends $10, though I couldn’t find it on my accounts, possibly because I use them? (Thanks to MtM)
Happy Thursday!
In other news, water continues to be wet and the mountain on your water bottle is only for illustration.