Tuesday: Shop Your Way Madness, American Express Employee Offers, Atmos Partner Updates, and Office Depot Cards

1. The Citi Shop Your Way Rewards card sent out beginning of month offers via snail mail and email over the last week. Each offer is valid once a month for September, October, and November, and some have bonuses for getting all three months’ bonuses:
   
   – $25 monthly credit on $750 monthly, and a bonus $50 for hitting all three
   – $40 monthly credit with five $75+ transactions monthly
   – $50 monthly credit on $1,500 monthly, and a bonus $50 for hitting all three
   
   Yes, these stack with both of last month’s offers. No, this card isn’t available for new applications any more, sorry. (Thanks to birt, Jared, and K)
   
2. American Express has new online for adding new employee cards, limit five per primary card:
   
   – Delta Business Gold: 5,000 SkyMiles with $1,000 spend in six months
   – Delta Business Platinum: 10,000 SkyMiles with $2,500 spend in six months
   – Delta Business Reserve: 20,000 SkyMiles with $4,000 spend in six months
   – Business Gold: 15,000 Membership Rewards with $4,000 spend in six months
   – Business Platinum: 15,000 Membership Rewards with $4,000 spend in six months
   
   Before you ask: No, you don’t have to choose the employee cards with annual fees with these offers.
   
3. Alaska MileagePlan Atmos is changing its relationship with both Singapore Airlines and LATAM on October 1:
   
   – Reduced earning on tickets booked in September (LATAM) or September – December (Singapore) for travel through December 31 through any channel
   – No new Singapore award bookings starting on October 1, ditto with LATAM
   – No points earning unless tickets are booked directly via Alaska starting in 2026 for Singapore
   – No points earning regardless of booking channel on LATAM starting October 1
   
   This was bound to happen when Alaska joined oneworld, but that doesn’t mean it doesn’t sting.
   
4. Office Depot / OfficeMax stores have $15 back on $300 or more in Visa gift cards through Saturday. What sorcerers could have predicted this after they had the same deal on Mastercards last week? All of them, I think. Anyway:
   
   – Even multipliers of $300 give bigger discounts
   – Go for the lower-fee “Everywhere” cards if you can liquidate them
   
   These are Pathward / BlackHawkNetwork gift cards.

Gift card sale prediction sorcerers in action.