I wrote about Cardpool not accepting a certain gift card and how reluctant they were to release more information on why they would not accept my card. I tried my luck with ABC Gift Cards. They are the same thing. They rejected the cards, but their responses were more helpful and open. Good Morning [Name Withheld], Thank Read More

Here are my latest lessons of gift card churning that I am going to pass to you. The obvious: Be patient Points/Cashback take a while to post Gift cards take a while to arrive in your mailbox Gift cards that allow you to transfer funds easily are a pain to sell If you had past Read More

I was looking up a vendor for the MCC code in the Visa Supplier Search and noticed the column “Enhanced Data Level” I had to look it up and there are three levels. According to bluepay.com, the levels of data are: Level 1 Basic data – merchant name, transaction amount, transaction date Level 2 More Read More

Yesterday I posted about my experiment with Office Max and I already have some results. TopCashBack and Office Max gave me 6% of the purchase before gift cards were applied.   Easy, multiple dippings could be used: Buy discounted Office Max gift cards through Cardpool/Plasticjungle and receive cash back Wait for site wide discount at Office Max like Read More

Thanks to Personal Finance Digest for alerting me of the Office Max deal, I was about to buy at 50 packs of paper towels from Staples to resell on Amazon, but they had a limit of 2 per customer. In addition at small quantities, it wouldn’t be worth it because paper towels are bulky items Read More

In My Thoughts On Chase Freedom Q2 Categories – Lowe’s, Restaurants, and Movie Theaters, I said I would follow up if I could double dip with Ultimate Rewards and it is confirmed. As a reminder, I bought a $25 Lowe’s gift card online Read More

This rejection is far worse than any other rejection I have ever felt. For the first time for me, Cardpool has rejected two of my sales of a popular vendor. For one transaction: We’ve recently received your gift card, but were unfortunately unable to accept it at this time.  For your convenience, we are returning Read More

When gift card churning, you must know your limitations. Not in regards to your financial limits, but after owning the gift card you need to know your limits.   For instance, if you purchased a Sears Ecode gift card, what else can you do with it? Not a whole lot, but spending it. It’s a Read More

In my Targeted American Express Offer – Wholefoods Market post, I discussed purchasing a $75 gift card for the $10 back. It seems like the only location in Wholefoods to purchase the gift card is at the customer service desk. First she asked to see my ID and compared it to the card. After that, she wrote Read More