Chase Freedom Will Earn 10x instead of 5x

by | Nov 17, 2015 | Chase Cards

Chase_Freedom_10percentbackThe Chase Freedom card normally earns 5% in rotating categories but this time it seems to be offering a highly competitive offer for the Christmas season. Possibly because of Discover Card’s double offer. This Quarter’s categories are Amazon, Zappos, Audible, and diapers.com and they are claiming to pay back 10x cashback on these instead of 5x starting November 23, 2015. Normally each category runs for three months of the year and you can earn 5x on up to $1500 per quarter but this bonus gives extra spending incentive at places such as Amazon.

From November 23 until December 31 you’ll earn 10% back for the category bonus. Keep in mind that before that date it will be the normal 5%.
You could earn up to $225 in rewards by spending $1500 between October 1 and November 22 then spend another $1500 between November 23 and theend of the year. This would be a maximum of 22,500 UR points if you are earning points instead of cashback. (more…)

Citi Smart Savings Similar to AMEX Offers

by | Nov 17, 2015 | Citi Cards

Offers_For_You_CitibankCiti Cards is finally catching up to the amazing AMEX Offers we have enjoyed so much this year. Once a week we have made a post on the amazing American Express offers so let’s hope that Citi gives us something to talk about as well. They have launched the new Citi Smart Savings Program that offers special deals at participating merchants when you make purchases with your targeted Citibank credit card. They’re only targeted offers for now and no Twitter or social media syncing like the AMEX Offers.

You can connect your credit cards with deals at select retailers and service providers. You can access the available offers within your online account for your Citibank credit card. Although, You must add the offers to your card before you make the purchase in order to qualify for the deal. These deals offer cash back in the form of an account statement credit on qualifying purchases at participating merchants.

Some of the offers on my card with Citi were a Earn 10% cash back at Chili’s Grill and Bar, Sear’s, Sports Authority for in-store and online, and Earn 20% cash back at Starbuck’s. (more…)

Discover Card Not Working with Apple Pay at Whole Foods?

by | Nov 12, 2015 | Discover

I have been embarrassed yet again by Discover Card holding up a checkout line at Whole Foods Market because they cannot seem to get Discover Card to work with their Apple Pay. This has happened twice now. The first time I got it to blink but it would not show up on the register as paid. It accepted my payment on my phone but not at the register and blinked. So odd. I then had the cashier transfer my transaction over to the customer service at the front of the store. It still would not work. I then called Discover Card to see if my card had a fraud alert on it. They acted like it should have worked and I had no fraud on my card so it was not on hold.

I used to be a big fan of Whole Foods and still love them more than Sprouts that sells food under the disguise that it’s natural. Sprouts takes the Apple Pay just fine though but I could do without the chemicals they put in their turkey. I really wish I could get this to work at Whole Foods and it’s frustrating. Especially since I drive 10 miles or so to get to Whole Foods. Target, Kroger and Walmart are closer and sell a lot of the same things now so I do not go there as often unless there’s a promotion like this one and that is why it’s such a big fail.

After the first embarrassment I thought I would try again a few weeks later thinking they had finally cleared up the problem. I went in my local Whole Foods tonight and it did not work again. Trying to get rewards or use coupons should not be this complicated especially at a high priced place such as Whole Foods. I have two Discover It cards and neither would work with the Apple Pay. (more…)

Food and Task Delivery Services You May Not Know About

by | Nov 10, 2015 | Restaurants

The success of ride-sharing startups is increasing along with on-call food-delivery services for restaurants that don’t have their own drivers. Some of these services offer not only food delivery but also favors such as bringing you a battery or picking up your suit from the cleaners.

Favor has announced it has reached one million deliveries nationwide. The delivery service no longer just delivers food. It connects people with personal assistants, called runners, who will fetch anything from batteries to burritos. Customers place their requests through Favor’s mobile phone apps, available for both iOS and Android platforms. It reports an average delivery time of 35 minutes. Favor currently makes deliveries in 15 markets in the U.S. and Canada. Go here for $5 off your first Favor Order.

Groupon-owned OrderUp launched recently in Orlando with around 60 drivers bringing food from restaurants to homes and businesses competing with local companies. Doorstep Delivery and Munchem are the local delivery services who are facing a growing threat from app-based services in the central Florida city which lacks Postmates for now. (more…)