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20% off Amazon.com?

so he's giving the info for free, but he's doing so via ebay and paypal so he has to charge 1.99. that seems...odd
 
Originally posted by: HN
so he's giving the info for free, but he's doing so via ebay and paypal so he has to charge 1.99. that seems...odd

Ok, here's the deal. It's actually legit, except that you shouldn't have to pay money for this info.

I did this in the past...and there are a few companies that do this. But basically, you purchase these gift cards from certain websites and they will refund you 20% of what you paid within 2 weeks.

These websites have a membership fee however, but usually the first month is free. AFter that if you want to continue using their service, it's $9.99 or something / month.

So, regarding amazon...I actually bought a $500 GC for amazon. I paid $500, then a week later, I got $100 refunded.

The GC comes in a letter and it worked perfectly online. I quickly cancelled the membership after the month.

Also, I forgot what these websites were. I dont remember the names of them anymore, sorry =(
 
Originally posted by: Schfifty Five
Originally posted by: HN
so he's giving the info for free, but he's doing so via ebay and paypal so he has to charge 1.99. that seems...odd

Ok, here's the deal. It's actually legit, except that you shouldn't have to pay money for this info.

I did this in the past...and there are a few companies that do this. But basically, you purchase these gift cards from certain websites and they will refund you 20% of what you paid within 2 weeks.

These websites have a membership fee however, but usually the first month is free. AFter that if you want to continue using their service, it's $9.99 or something / month.

So, regarding amazon...I actually bought a $500 GC for amazon. I paid $500, then a week later, I got $100 refunded.

The GC comes in a letter and it worked perfectly online. I quickly cancelled the membership after the month.

Also, I forgot what these websites were. I dont remember the names of them anymore, sorry =(


Okay, so if I wanted to buy a macbook pro, which is $2500, could I buy 5 $500 gift cards, pay $2500, and get $500 back?
 
Originally posted by: Merlyn3D
Originally posted by: Schfifty Five
Originally posted by: HN
so he's giving the info for free, but he's doing so via ebay and paypal so he has to charge 1.99. that seems...odd

Ok, here's the deal. It's actually legit, except that you shouldn't have to pay money for this info.

I did this in the past...and there are a few companies that do this. But basically, you purchase these gift cards from certain websites and they will refund you 20% of what you paid within 2 weeks.

These websites have a membership fee however, but usually the first month is free. AFter that if you want to continue using their service, it's $9.99 or something / month.

So, regarding amazon...I actually bought a $500 GC for amazon. I paid $500, then a week later, I got $100 refunded.

The GC comes in a letter and it worked perfectly online. I quickly cancelled the membership after the month.

Also, I forgot what these websites were. I dont remember the names of them anymore, sorry =(


Okay, so if I wanted to buy a macbook pro, which is $2500, could I buy 5 $500 gift cards, pay $2500, and get $500 back?

Well, each website will limit you how much you can buy from a single vendor. Usually it's like $500 max/vendor/year.

So if you bought $500 GC from amazon, you have to wait a year (maybe each month I can't remember) to buy more amazon. However, you'd be free to buy other vendors like circuit city, etc.

What I did was I made 2 accounts and I was able to buy $500 from each site.

$1000 GC for $800.
 
Oh yea, this works for sure. I'm actually a member of their Canadian arm.

We have lifestyles, galleria, and at home, it's a huge thread over at redflagdeals. just google "galleria lifestyles forum"

Here's a thread about it here in wiki format: http://stratford-citizens.ca/tiki-index.php?page=Memberworks

I save 20% off gas, electronics at BB, department stores.. it's pretty decent.
You pay about 20/month, but you can call in and get a promo for $20/year. That's a great deal there because you can order up to $500 per store and get $100 back.

The reason why they do this is for marketing.. when you spend your giftcards they can see your shopping patterns.

CC's do it anyways, so I don't really have a problem with it.

There are no links and it is referal based. PM me for a link to sign up.
 
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