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11-29-2008, 01:54 PM
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We bought ourselves gift certificates today
One thing that careful shoppers can sometimes clean up on is promo offers on gift cards. We went out to lunch today at a local restaurant that we like. They are running a special on gift cards: buy $100, get $20 free. So we did. I paid $100 and got $120 in gift cards. None of it will be used for gifts, though. We will keep it all for ourselves. We used $25 to pay for today's meal, leaving a $95.00 balance.
In addition, I paid for the purchase with my Discover card since restaurant purchases get a 5% cashback bonus through December, so the $100 really only cost me $95, meaning I got $25 free, exactly what today's meal cost. A local mall is doing a gift card promo. If you buy 3 $20 cards, you get a $15 gas card. That's also a good deal though we haven't done that one yet.
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11-29-2008, 07:47 PM
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DH hits the Godiva store for their post-holiday clearance sales (50% off the day after Valentine's Day or Christmas) and gives the chocolates to his customers as gifts ... Costco recently had $50 Godiva gift cards for sale for $40 each so I went ahead and bought him 2 of them. He'll be shopping at Godiva anyway ... why not save an additional 20%? (Hopefully they won't go out of business before Dec 26th! Not that I think they will, but these days you never know. If you buy a gift card, you are taking a bit of a calculated risk.)
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11-30-2008, 01:12 AM
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Very interesting, please keep these coming.
Ray
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11-30-2008, 04:07 AM
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I also took advantage of a similar deal.
We were taking my SOs father out to Outback for his birthday. I knew the meal would approach $100 so I bought a $100 gift card, got a free $20 one and paid the meal with the $100. I still have $14 left over from that one, and the $20 one...should be enough for me and my SO to go to outback on our own 
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11-30-2008, 06:46 AM
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Buca di Beppo, a chain of Italian restaurants, is giving you a free $25 GC when you buy $100.
You can order online here: Buca di Beppo: Buca Gift Cards
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Steve * Despite the high cost of living, it remains very popular. * Why should I pay for my daughter's education when she already knows everything? * There are no shortcuts to anywhere worth going.
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11-30-2008, 07:10 AM
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I saw that at CVS American Express is offering a mail in rebate when you buy gift cards. It isn't as good as the one I found before but still a rebate!
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