Cyber Monday Travel Deals

Cyber Monday is here! If you weren’t already worn down by Black Friday starting on Tuesday, well, in some cases, Cyber Monday sales have started early. In other cases, they have not. Here’s a round-up: Air New Zealand (UK site) – 100 Seats to Los Angeles from London for 199 GBP, round trip. Start booking…

Enhanced cashback via Ebates mobile app

Shopping Portals are a big difference maker in reselling, earning more miles, or getting cashback for purchases you were going to make anyway. I wrote a few months ago, that Ebates was offering temporary increased cashback when making purchases through the mobile app, and before that, enhanced cashback on American Express gift cards when bought…

Ice Cream Doesn’t Fix Uber’s Systemic Problems

I preface this article with the following disclaimer: ever since a poor experience with multiple UberX drivers in Boston, I’ve not been a fan of the 21st Century car service. I’ve also not been a fan of their customer service policy: instead of addressing the problems the customer faces, their customer service policy seems to…