by PointsGuru | Jul 18, 2017 | Retail
One of my favorite Amex Offers is back again! While last time you received a $25 statement credit on a $65+ purchase at Boxed.com, this go around it is the same $25 statement credit but on a $75+ purchase. And the best thing is that this offer is available via Twitter, so everyone is eligible and you can take advantage of this offer on every single American Express card you own! This offer expires September 30, 2017.
- Make sure you have synced your AMEX Card with a Twitter account.
- Register your Amex card to this promotion by Tweeting: Click Here to Tweet #AmexBoxed to get $25 statement credit on a purchase of $75 or more at Boxed.
- If you are new to Boxed.com, sign up here to save $15 on your first Boxed order of $60 or more. This is a stackable promo you can use so you save $40 in total if you are new to Boxed when spending over $75 for the total order. They sell everything from food to kitchen appliances and cases of energy drinks.
Boxed also runs coupon codes and offers a rewards program for AMEX card members meaning you get around 2% back on each order so your account will have money in it waiting for the next order. Some coupon codes I have used lately are SAVEUP10 (10% off), GETBULK (15% off), JULY17 (17% off). You can try these and see if they will work or do some googling for Boxed Promo Codes and check your emails from them they send out Graduation, Back to School. and holiday codes all the time.
Background on Boxed:
Boxed.com also offers 2-day shipping via FedEx and front-door delivery of fresh produce in select cities. I am a pleased Boxed customer, but, have recently found myself shopping at Jet primarily because of their larger product selection.
- 2-Day shipping on every order
- Free shipping on first order
- No membership fee
- “Boxed for Business” accounts save an additional 10% on each order
- 2 free samples with each order!
- No Sales Tax!
Both Jet and Boxed fall into the online shopping club category. This means their direct competitors are Costco and Amazon. One large exception is that neither charges a membership fee like Costco or Amazon’s Prime program that cost $55 and $99, respectively. This is a big win-win when it comes to maximizing savings due to the lack of recurring expenses for Jet & Boxed, if you do not need additional services like digital streaming or buying discounted gasoline.
by PointsGuru | Jun 7, 2017 | Retail
CVS Pharmacy offers new users of Curbside Pickup $10 off $10+ when you apply promo code CVSCURBFLASH1010 at checkout. Place your order Online or via the Mobile App.
- 1st-time Curbside users can either goto CVS.com or open their mobile app and start the order.
- Enter Zip code to find your store. Note: Not every CVS offers the Curbside Pickup locations but it will ask you your zip code to proceed.
- Add $10 or more worth of merchandise to your cart
- You can STACK this with other coupons. I was able to stack mine with this weeks 30% off email coupon sent to me. I was pleasantly surprised to see them add in the 30% off. Do this before you go to Checkout.
- In cart, apply promo code CVSCURBFLASH1010
- You should see $10 subtracted from the total.
- After you check out they will text you a link to complete your order.
- When the order is ready to be picked up they will send you a scannable image.
- Reply “Here” after parking close to the store entrance and in my case they brought out the order promptly.
Don’t want to drive to CVS? There’s an app for that. Postmates is offering $100 in free deliveries for 7 days but you cannot use this CVS Curbside $10 off and you have to pay full price.
Disclaimer:
Offer available on first curbside pickup order only, available in select stores on select products.. Expires 5/4/17 at 11:59 PM ET. To receive discount off your purchase, enter Coupon Code at Checkout. Savings are not transferable. No cash back. Tax charged on pre-coupon price where required. Requires valid mobile phone number with smartphone and location services. In the event of suspected fraud or abuse, CVS Pharmacy reserves the right to modify or terminate this offer.
by PointsGuru | Jun 7, 2017 | Retail
Katy Perry is hiding an unreleased part of her new album WITNESS exclusively in the Postmates app. Be one of the first in the world to hear it by unlocking it, right now. It doesn’t release until Friday but you can get it before anyone else! Plus, Postmates will give you a chance to be flown to an undisclosed location to see her first live performance after the album drops this Friday.
If you are unfamiliar with Postmates then go here and read about how they work compared to other delivery apps. You will also get a $100 delivery credit if it’s your first time using the app.
Here is how to get your $100 Free Credit on Postmates and win unreleased Katy Perry Witness songs now!
1. Download the app or head over to Postmates.com to sign up.
2. Select your location then and add any free offers to your cart or the meal that you wish to have delivered or good from any local business. Add them to your cart, and create an account. Use this promo code 478n and you should get $100 in credits to cover the delivery fee. Then go in and enter the code Witness.
Existing Users
1. Open the Postmates app.
2. Enter code WITNESS at checkout for your shot to see Katy live.
3. Find the secret easter egg to 👂 unreleased new 🎶 after you place your order.
4. Good luck and Bon Appétit, Baby!
by PointsGuru | May 9, 2017 | Retail
Amazon’s Echo is getting a touchscreen and many new features. The online retailer introduced the Echo Show featuring a 7-inch touchscreen and dual 2-inch stereo speakers. It can also do everything that an Alexa-powered device can do right now, including access third-party skills, tell you the forecast, set a timer, and play music. The Echo Show is available for pre-order in black or white and will start shipping on Wednesday, June 28.
Right now if you buy two of them and enter the code SHOW2PACK at checkout, you’ll activate a special $100 discount. So you’ll get two new Echo Shows for the price of two standard Echos. Go in on this deal with a friend, or buy a few for yourself (they work very well in multiple rooms). Echo Show brings you everything you love about Alexa, and now she can show you things.
Watch video flash briefings and YouTube, talk with family and friends (if they have Echos as well), see music lyrics, security cameras, photos, weather forecasts, to-do and shopping lists, and more. All hands-free—just ask. Select two-day shipping when you checkout, and Amazon says you’ll have it the very day it’s released. Read More ▶ (more…)
by PointsGuru | May 4, 2017 | Retail
TopCashback is one of the highest paying shopping networks for getting cash back when buying things from stores such as Macy’s, Best Buy, Amazon, and more. When you compare across sites such as Ebates, Befrugal, and MainStreet Shares most of the time you will find this one as the top earning cashback site. As an incentive to join before they are offering new members a $5 Amazon Gift Card sign-up bonus when you join using this link.
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by PointsGuru | Apr 26, 2017 | Retail
Trim is a free service that offers automated statement credits to your Visa credit or debit card when you connect your card, activate cashback coupons via Facebook Messenger, and make qualifying purchases on your card at participating retailers or in select shopping categories. It not only monitors your credit cards but your bank accounts to help cut down on unnecessary bills or overpaying.
Save up to $40 in Bonus Statement Credits
You can earn $40 in bonus statement credits on your everyday purchases when you sign up for Trim. After linking your Visa card you get a grocery offer then after activating that offer in Facebook Messenger they send two more offers. Here are some example offers:
- Spend $5 or more at any U.S. grocery and get $1 back. Can be repeated up to ten times for a total savings of $10. Expires 7/3/17. Tip: You could charge this on a card that is paying a quarterly 5% cashback bonus to double up on the rewards. Chase Freedom Visa is paying a 5x Bonus on Grocery stores during this quarter.
- Spend $5 or more at any U.S. restaurant and get $1 back. Can be repeated up to ten times for a total savings of $10. Expires 7/3/17.
- $10 Back On $50+ Grocery Purchases
- Spend $20 or more at any U.S. movie theater and get $10 back. Expires 8/31/17.
How To Activate Trim Savings
1. Head over to Trim to Sign-Up!
2. Click “Savings” under the Menu in your Trim account and register your Visa credit card or Visa debit card with Trim Savings. Tip: We recommend using a credit card over debit cards for any purpose.
3. Once you register, Trim Savings will offer you cashback coupons via Facebook Messenger.
4. Activate the cash back coupons that you want to use via the “Activate” button on Facebook Messenger.
5. After you’ve Activated the offers, you simply use your Visa card to make qualifying purchases.
6. Once you’ve made a qualifying purchase, the statement credits will be automatically applied to your Visa card account.
Trim Remembers To Cancel “Free Trials” So You Don’t Get Charged
While some may love the bonus incentives to use Trim they offer some possibly really helpful services as well. Trim also helps you cancel unwanted Credit Card Subscriptions. If you are like me you sign up for tons of “free trial offers” such as Netflix and Hulu then lose track of all the subscription services that are registered with what promotion. Trim can easily find and cancel unwanted credit card subscriptions. Trim finds all the subscriptions on your credit card or debit card such as Amazon Prime or Google Play renewing then sends you a list of them in a text message and then cancels the ones you don’t want.
Save on Your Cable Bill
Trim is offering an exclusive Comcast cost-cutting service. Perhaps, this will keep you from cord-cutting if you save money with your cable bill. Trim will monitor your Comcast bill and use chat to get reductions. They basically negotiate your rate and you pay 25% of the first bill’s reductions so if they save you $10 per month then you’ll pay $2.50. That certainly beats calling into the cable service but we recommend you do that every 6 months or so anyway no matter what the hassle to get deeper discounted rates or promotions. We hope they expand to include Spectrum and other cable providers such as Cox Communications.
Statement Credits for Targeted Visa Transactions
Trim also offers a card link program as part of Visa Trial Link. When you link your Visa card with Trim, you’ll get targeted cash back offers in the form of a statement credit. This works with Visa cards only. Any account linked in Trim with the bank login should automatically be part of the card-link program (without inputting the card numbers) managed exclusively via Facebook messenger.
Should I Share My Login and Credit Card Information with Trim? Is it Safe?
The Login you give them is actually converted to a token where Trim only gets read-only access to your transaction data. They cannot move money or make any changes to your account. You can revoke their read-only access token at any time. They also use 256-bit SSL encryption for their website and all server-side databases using Amazon Web Services (AWS), a secure online data storage and hosting service that is used by the Department of Defense, NASA, and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA). They have stated that your data on our servers will never be accessed or used by any other party and they will not sell your data or use it in any way without your permission.
Conclusion
As a credit card and frugal nerd I am more than excited to give this service a go. I am not worried about sharing login information as I will be using a credit card that is not connected to a bank account. I will most likely use my Capital One Visa and Chase Freedom cards. My only worries are that this program will interfere with Rewards Network or Shell Fuel Rewards in which I get a big savings on my gas and that is much needed right now. I plan on testing this service out and seeing how it goes and writing more as I go along so make sure and bookmark this page or add us on Twitter and Facebook for updates.
