by PointsGuru | Mar 9, 2016 | Gas Savings
ExxonMobil rolled out a new service for 6,000 locations today allowing you to pay faster at the pump without having to look through your wallet for a physical credit card. They will start accepting Apple Pay as a form of payment but they won’t be tap-to-pay, unlike the experience at almost every other point-of-sale system that works with Apple Pay. With these gas stations, Apple Pay will be integrated into Exxon’s existing Speedpass+ app, which is free to download and uses your geolocation to pull up local pumps.
How Apple Pay works at ExxonMobil:
A customer drives up to the pump. Then enters the pump number within the Speedpass+ app. You will then and use a thumbprint to authorize payment through Apple Pay.
Earn Rewards Easy
This is a great alternative to the Speedpass key tag which is a “touchless“ payment device that links to your existing credit or debit card. This is a physical keyring device where you can pay at the pump or in-store at participating Exxon- and Mobil-branded service stations. You needed to do this to link it to Plenti and earn rewards. You should now be able to earn rewards using the app with the Apple Pay. Gas retail competitor Shell has a rewards program that is similar but you have to use a card or enter the member number. We hope Shell gas stations upgrade to the Apple Pay in their Fuel Rewards Program.
This comes at a time when gas stations are changing over to EMV chip cards which can be more hassle than a basic swipe-and-go card. The Speedpass+ could prove to be faster than the EMV chip card in some cases (we are hoping). It could also be slower having to pull up an app and using your phone’s network to connect with the pump. From a rewards standpoint it’s so much better. Standing outside at a gas station fumbling through your wallet for cards is sometimes dangerous so this is a great alternative to showing every person asking for money outside how much cash is in your wallet.
This is not available at all ExxonMobil locations they plans to extend support of Apple Pay to 8,000 locations by mid year.
by PointsGuru | Mar 4, 2016 | AAdvantage American
American Express has released new Twitter sync promotions to save money at participating merchants. Make sure that you sync these offers with your AMEX Card immediately as the number of available uses is limited. It’s kind of like any other freebie you find online you have to act fast. Just click the links below to allow you to Tweet directly from this page to sync these offers with your American Express card.
Qantas Airlines –
Click Here to Tweet #AmexQantas to get $400 back when you Spend $2,000+ at Qantas online by Qantas Spend $2000 or more, get $400 back.
Expires 04/14/2016. This would be great for a non-stop roundtrip flight from DFW or LAX to Sydney in business class.
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by PointsGuru | Mar 3, 2016 | American Express
From now for just a few weeks you can earn 35,000 Starwood points on both the AMEX personal and small business cards when you sign-up and meet the minimum spending requirements. Starwood points are highly valuable because they’re not as diluted as other programs and are hard to earn apart from staying at Starwood hotels. This is the highest offer ever for the Starwood Preferred Guest American Express Card!
Apply here before March 30, 2016, to earn the increased bonus on both cards. You’ll get:
- 35,000 Starwood points after you spend $3,000 on purchases in the 1st 3 months of opening your account (personal card), OR
- 35,000 Starwood points after you spend $5,000 on purchases in the 1st 3 months of opening your account (small business card)
- 2 points per $1 you spend at Starwood hotels (includes Aloft, Design Hotels, Element, Four Points, Le Meridien, Sheraton, St Regis, The Luxury Collection, Tribute Portfolio, Westin and W brand hotels)
- 1 Starwood point per $1 you spend on everything else
- Unlimited use of Boingo Wi-Fi hotspots (excluding in-flight)
- For small business cardholders, access to Sheraton Club lounges (free breakfast and hors d’oeuvres) for cardholder and 1 guest staying in the same room (3rd-party bookings such as Orbitz or Hotwire are excluded).
- 2 stay credits or 5 night credits toward Starwood Elite Status
- $95 annual fee, waived for the 1st year
- No foreign transaction fees
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by PointsGuru | Feb 19, 2016 | Cheap Travel Deals
DOUBLE DOWN TO VEGAS.
You Can Now Get 2 For 1 Fares To Sin City!
Virgin America has new service between Dallas Love and Las Vegas and they are giving away some amazing deals if you buy right now. Virgin America flights come with happy hour on demand, WiFi, moodlighting and more. Book now to fly March 1 through April 30.
This offer ends on February 21, 2016 at 11:59pm PT. This offer is valid for nonstop travel in DAL-LAS only; offer is not valid for any multi-city itineraries. Travel must occur between March 1, 2016 and April 30, 2016. Blackout dates include: 4/24- 4/28. One time use promo code is valid in Main Cabin only. Promo code applies to newly booked travel and may not be applied to prior bookings. Promo code discount is valid for 50% off the base fare of two guests’ tickets. USE PROMO CODE: 2FER when booking.
Need hotel booking promo codes or transportation to and from the airport?
Earn Up to 3500 Virgin America Elevate Bonus Points
Virgin America Elevate members earn 500, 1000 & 2000 points on their 1st, 2nd and 3rd rentals, and four points for every $1 spent on additional rentals with Silvercar. For a limited time, 1st time renters reserve with promo code VME and ELEVATE50 online in the Silvercar mobile app for $75 off on any reservation of 2 days or more. Returning customers, use code ELEV15 and save 15% off your next reservation!
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by PointsGuru | Feb 8, 2016 | Retail
Free shipping is by far an online shopper’s favorite feature when comparing retailers. Most people do not keep in mind that when you shop at some retailers online you do not get free returns. Some retailers force you to go into a physical location or pay a fee for the return processing. Paypal is now changing this from now until January 31, 2016.
To get FREE Return Shipping for Paypal Purchased Items head over to Paypal.com and click the activate offer button to activate it for your account. You will then get free return shipping reimbursement for up to 11 purchases (max refund of $30 per return shipment) from now through 12/31/16.
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