I don’t do a ton of online shopping, and the Upromise card is not in my wallet, but Upromise is an interesting enough program that that I do make use of both its portal and its credit card from time to time. The latest feature of theirs to catch my eye is their in-store deals. Apparently these have been around for about a year and a half but I never noticed. [Read more…]
The Dick’s Sporting Goods credit card is totally lame
A few days ago I wrote about my brief experience with the Gander Mountain credit card. To my surprise and delight, the piece went viral and I was featured on CNN! Just kidding, it actually generated comments like these:
- “Dude”
- “You’re an idiot”
- “Shame on us for believing there was a trick u could show us? Yeah shame on us. Smh.”
Ladies and gentlemen… the Gander Mountain credit card! As long as I’m writing about experimental cards, it’s a good time to give you all an update–and I know everybody has been waiting eagerly for this–on the Dick’s Sporting Goods credit card. So without further ado, here is a summary of my past six months with this card:
- The Dick’s Sporting Goods credit card, as far as I know, still exists.
And that’s it. Aside from receiving a generic brand awareness flyer in the mail several months ago, I have not heard a peep from their marketing department.
That’s disappointing because the card is issued by Synchrony, which as you know offers the Banana Republic credit card, which sends out all kinds of cool promotions. Maybe the Dick’s Sporting Goods marketing team works in a different city from the Banana Republic marketing team and they don’t swap stories too frequently? Then again, I also have a Toys R Us credit card, also from Synchrony, and they hardly ever do anything cool either.
Speaking of the BR card, I just got an offer from them in the mail today: 2X on all spending. Yawn! Next.
The one weird trick that got me two promos on my Gander Mountain credit card!
As I recently wrote, I applied for the Gander Mountain credit card, offered by Comenity, to see if it might be a source of decent promotions, a la the Banana Republic credit card.
In the past few weeks I’ve received two promos. (Note: the weird trick mentioned in the headline was the act of applying for the Gander Mountain credit card. How many other people do you know who have done that? Pretty weird, right? Shameless clickbait, I know, and shame on you for falling for it.) Here’s the first one:
Four points on gas isn’t world-changing, but it’s not bad either. (Note that points are worth one cent each–two thousand points equal one $20 gift certificate.) I checked the fine print and it seems to be uncapped.
Here’s the second one:
This one is uncapped as well, for what it’s worth. My household doesn’t have enough expenses in either gas or travel for this to be worthwhile for me, but it’s not a bad start compared to some other retail cards I’ve tried out.
I know this isn’t the most exciting post in the world, but for those of you who complain that every blogger recycles the same crap over and over again: I hope you enjoyed your thrilling Gander Mountain credit card update. You’re going to read this, and you’re going to like it. In fact, you’re going to love it. You’re going to be responsible for this post going viral on social media. And remember: when it comes to excitement, the Gander Mountain card trails only the Hawaiian Airlines® World Elite MasterCard®! And possibly the Chase Sapphire Preferred®.
Time for another Charlotte points & miles get-together?
It’s been a while since our last meet-up, which had a surprisingly strong turnout despite the Great Blizzard of 2016. Anybody up for another one? I’ll throw out June 18 and June 25 as possible dates. If you’re interested, leave a comment below so I can add you to the email list. Feel free to suggest a venue as well. If you’ve never been to one of these before, it’s just a bunch of like-minded folks talking about points, miles, credit card deals, and the like. Nothing fancy, so don’t be shy.
Who’s interested?
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