I got some mail from a certain yellow and blue electronics retailer yesterday! And look what was inside:
You may recall a post about the same deal two months ago. Why is triple points so awesome it deserves multiple blog entries?
Because triple points at this particular retailer means 10% back for those of us with a credit card and 6-7% back for everybody else.
You normally get a base of 2% back on all of your purchases, so triple points means 6% back. If you’re Premier Silver (meaning you’ve spent $2,500 in a calendar year), then you get an extra 1% back, which brings you up to 7% back. (If you’re not Premier Silver, this is an excellent time to earn that title.)
And if you have the credit card associated with this particular retailer, you’ll get an additional 3% back, bringing you to a nice round 10%.
The verbiage on the back of the 3X coupon says, “Bonus points not awarded for gift card purchases.” Purchases of other sorts of cards are fair game, however, and I had no issues last time around.
And you know what else the card says? It says “limit 1 bonus offer per membership, per transaction.” That’s one per transaction, not one total. So rinse and repeat may be in play here depending on how they set things up.
This may have been a targeted mailing, BUT the coupon does not seem to be linked to my membership number. The mailer was addressed to “PFDigest or current occupant.” So if you have any friends who received this coupon who would be willing to part with it–or if you can find one on eBay–then it may be worth your while. The coupon is valid July 17 through July 27.
Best of luck with your buying!
Do you see this simply as an optimal time to conduct your spending at this particular retailer or are there other opportunities in play here that would not be readily obvious to those of us who have not done further research? Simply put, if I have this card, is this worth looking into even if I do not consider myself to be in the market for any bby merchandise?
I’ll put it this way: if you’re a fan of the Amex Bluebird, then yes, you may find this card worthwhile, though that depends on how much interest you have in large amounts of RZ gift certificates.