Updated Disney Gift Card Deals and More

[Euby]

Money In My Pocket - 6/19/20

I recently received a non-solicited letter from a company claiming I had $1,261 being held by the State of Michigan. I had never heard of this company so I googled to find out more about them. This brought me to the Better Business Bureau. Even though my search revealed a few positive reviews for this family owned business and private investigator, I wasn't about to release my personal information to them and pay their 25% finders fee especially since I could do it myself for free.

Every state has a division called "State of (Your State) Unclaimed Property". All you need to do is fill in your name, City and Zip Code, then press Enter. It really is that easy... really? Since you might be owed money in multiple states, be sure to check everywhere you’ve lived. The issue I had in finding my funds was with the zip code. The Zip Code had changed and I had to enter the old zip code and there I was. The company's letter reported my claim was for $1,261 but according to the State of Michigan I was owed $1331. I don't know why there is a discrepancy between this company and the State, I never called to ask but I'll go with the State!

Every now and again, the local news always has a story about how to find unclaimed property. A few years a go, I found some money in Texas. The entire process was very easy and didn't take more than a month before I had the money. It wasn't much, but it was more than I had when I started the process.

 

[FoxC63]

Added Offers - 6/22/20

Discount District
Dollar General: Save 15% On $25 Or $50 Xbox Gift Card
Limit 1. Digital Coupon Required. Expires 7/11/20. Direct link to offer.

Groupon:

• Buy $30 Smokey Bones Gift Card For $25
  • Stack For ~33% Total Discount. Limit 1 per person, may buy 1 additional as gift(s). Expiration unknown. To learn more go here.
• Save 15% On Select Landry’s Brands
  • McCormick & Schmick’s
    • $50 gift card for $42.50
    • $100 gift card for $85
  • Joe’s Crab Shack
    • $50 gift card for $42.50
    • $100 gift card for $85
  • Morton’s The Steakhouse
    • $50 gift card for $42.50
    • $100 gift card for $85
• Limit 1 per person. Limit 1 per visit. Limit 1 per table. Expiration unknown. To learn more go here.

Kroger: Buy 2x Spafinder Gift Cards Totaling $50+ & Save $10
Limit 1 coupon per household. Expires 7/08/20. Direct link to digital coupon

Rite Aid: Earn 20% BonusCash

• Buy $30 of the following gift cards & get $6 BonusCash
  • Domino’s
  • DoorDash
• Buy $25 of the following gift cards & get $5 BonusCash
  • Hulu
  • Netflix
• Limit 2 offers per customer per gift card pairing. Expires 6/27/20. Direct link to weekly ad.
• Stack this with the Rite Aid Chase Offer/BankAmeriDeal (if that actually works on gift cards) or pay with a Citi Dividend card for 5% back this quarter. GC Galore

Credit Card Offers
Darden Brands Amex Offers: Get 10% Back On Up To $150 At Each Brand:
Olive Garden, LongHorn Steakhouse, Cheddar’s, Bahama Breeze & Yard House
Expires 7/31/20. Link

Office Depot/OfficeMax Chase Offer: Get 10% Back On Up To $80 Of Spend
Targeted. Expires 6/24/20. Link

Verizon Launches Visa Credit Card: With VerizonDollars 4% Back on Groceries & Gas; AutoPay Benefit; $100 Signup Bonus; Potential Of Up to $1,000 Signup Bonus. To learn more go here.

Traveling with Points
Alaska Airlines Shopping Portal: Earn 500 Bonus Miles When Spending $200+
Expires 7/1/20. Link

MISC
MyGiftCardsPlus: Earn 100 Bonus Swagbucks On All $50+ Gift Cards - Link

Raise: Save 7% Off All Gift Cards In App With Promo Code RAISEAPP7
Targeted. Maximum savings of $15. Not valid on cash back gift cards. One use per household. Expires 6/30/20. Link

Rakuten: Buy $50 Xbox Gift Card For $45 With Promo Code LOAD5
A 10% discount isn’t very exciting seeing as Dollar General is selling them for 15% off this week. There’s also a lot of Xbox gift cards on the resale market right now due to the Dell credits on the Amex Business Platinum card.
Limit 1. Expires 6/24/20. Link

Regal Cinemas: Buy $50 Regal Cinemas Gift Card & Get $15 Concessions Promo Card Free
Limit 2 per order. Promotional Concessions eCard is valid July 10 – August 31, 2020. Offer expires 6/26/20 or while supplies last. Link


READS
Amazon: Major ‘Summer Sale’ Now Live: Amazon Fashion
Doctor of Credit

Bed Bath & Beyond Looking To Sell Two Of Its Brands: Cost Plus World Market & Christmas Tree Shops - Link

New York & Company: Preparing For Bankruptcy & Permanent Closure Of All Stores - Link

Paypal: Updates it's Policy - Link


EATS
Panera: Free Unlimited Coffee Through September 7th With MyPanera+ (Free Subscription) Link

 

[FoxC63]

Doctor of Credit
Recap: 287 Airlines, Hotel Bill Credit Card Surcharge & More

Check your credit cards! Back in October we planned to drive from Michigan to Daytona Beach in June. Made Hilton refundable reservations through their online system which we canceled in March. On June 8th the date we should have arrived we were charged $103 No Show Charge. It took three days to get this fee off our bill even though we received a cancellation email from Hilton in March.

 

[FoxC63]

For those interested, here is a complete list for the Summer Sale.
Amazon: Major ‘Summer Sale’ Now Live

Activewear Brands: up to 40% off

Adidas Apparel

Adidas Footwear

Adrianna Papell and BCBG Dresses

Cole Haan Shoes

Daily Ritual Apparel

J.Crew

Kate Spade Shoes, Handbags, and Accessories

Levi's

Lucky Brand Apparel, Accessories and more

Premium Denim: Hudson, True Religion and more

Puma Apparel, Shoes and Accessories

Ray-Ban Sunglasses

Rebecca Minkoff Handbags

Samsonite Luggage

Sketchers

Steven Madden Shoes

Swimwear Deals: Select Styles

Tory Burch Handbags, Shoes, and Accessories

Vera Bradley Handbags

Women's Jewelry

Women's Watches: up to 50% off

 

[MinMou]

Walt Disney World Discontinuing Complimentary MagicBands For Resort Guests In 2021- Link

That doesn't make sense to me, unless they are having financial problems
Magic Bands make it possible for guests and castmembers to make contact-less transactions.
Many stores around me won't accept cash, and magic bands mean you deal with even less paper than using credit cards.

 

[TarotFox]

Probably more of a cost-cutting measure since many people already have them, or can be otherwise inclined to buy a special one.

 

[afan]

That doesn't make sense to me, unless they are having financial problems
Magic Bands make it possible for guests and castmembers to make contact-less transactions.
Many stores around me won't accept cash, and magic bands mean you deal with even less paper than using credit cards.

They're expecting more people to opt into using their phone. Would also imagine the number of people upgrading their bands is enough to show they can get rif of free and people will pay the upgrade charge or use an old band.

 

[MickeyMouseCD524]

That doesn't make sense to me, unless they are having financial problems
Magic Bands make it possible for guests and castmembers to make contact-less transactions.
Many stores around me won't accept cash, and magic bands mean you deal with even less paper than using credit cards.

I think it’s a combination of “we don’t need to give them out for free because people are buying them” and becoming more contactless by encouraging people to use their phones. Just thinking of things like Apple Pay where youdon’t need to hand over any money just double click the button on your phone. And there would be no need to set up PIN numbers because your phone could just use Face ID.

 

[Disneyfan754321]

Today i am here to post the results of giftcardeal.com
I paid $820 for $1050 in giftcards.(20%)
It took two weeks I was so nervous spending so much. I paid via zelle and I had to call my bank because they blocked my first try thinking that it was a scam.
Today I got two 525 giftcards and I applied them immediately.
I wish I had more money they have 5250 giftcard for $4000. Thats crazy savings at 24%

 

[holyrita]

Today i am here to post the results of giftcardeal.com
I paid $820 for $1050 in giftcards.(20%)
It took two weeks I was so nervous spending so much. I paid via zelle and I had to call my bank because they blocked my first try thinking that it was a scam.
Today I got two 525 giftcards and I applied them immediately.
I wish I had more money they have 5250 giftcard for $4000. Thats crazy savings at 24%

Thank you for sharing! What do you mean by "applied them immediately"? Did you use them to purchase something? I know previous posters expressed concern over the funds being revoked by business somewhere down the line if the card gets marked as stolen or something similar.

That 24% savings is very tempting, though I don't have any payments/purchases to make for Disney for $5250 at the moment, and with these gift cards I feel like I'd want to use them immediately to minimize potential issues.

Does anyone know if these deals are pretty frequent? Or are they happening more because of everything that's going on? I was just on this site yesterday or the day before and all 3 values were sold out!

 

[MinMou]

I think it’s a combination of “we don’t need to give them out for free because people are buying them” and becoming more contactless by encouraging people to use their phones. Just thinking of things like Apple Pay where youdon’t need to hand over any money just double click the button on your phone. And there would be no need to set up PIN numbers because your phone could just use Face ID.

I had Wi-fi issues using my phone in 2018; if they push everyone to phones, that could reoccur. We'll have to see.

 

[bbsearchlight]

I just read about the things that will still be closed at Hollywood Studios once Disneyworld reopens:
Indiana Jones stunt Show, Voyage of the Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Frozen Sing a long, plus no Fantasmic and Fireworks. Honestly, that is more than half of the entertainment there. I guess people who really want to see Glaxay's Edge might show up, but I can't imagine anyone else would with all that being closed.

We aren't scheduled to go until August 16 and we have until 5 days before to cancel, but unless they open all those things up, there is no way we are going to spend thousands of dollars to go when almost all the main attractions are closed.

 

[SL6827]

The end of the free Magic Bands was the plan before the virus hit. The virus may have just bumped it up a bit sooner than expected. Another example of having to now pay for something that was once free.

 

[MinMou]

The end of the free Magic Bands was the plan before the virus hit. The virus may have just bumped it up a bit sooner than expected. Another example of having to now pay for something that was once free.

Thanks for putting this in perspective. I should have figured this would happen

 

[SL6827]

Thanks for putting this in perspective. I should have figured this would happen

Right. Now I will say that there was a lot of waste in giving these bands out to people with numerous trips, but I just wonder how long it will take for the "discounted" bands to migrate to full price in the future?

 

[FoxC63]

I had Wi-fi issues using my phone in 2018; if they push everyone to phones, that could reoccur. We'll have to see.

That's a good point, anything can happen. It was a few years ago Epcot had issues, I believe during the Food & Wine Festival guests had to pay for food & beverages with cash. We typically carry a few bucks for soft drinks or a lite snack but not enough to buy 3 full meals and tip.

 

[SL6827]

I will pay for the bands. But I will also try to use some we have already if they will still work. Don't want to use my phone for much of anything except to make pics and fast passes.

 

[FoxC63]

Added Offers - 6/24/20

Disney Gift Card Deals
Kroger:

• Save $4.95 On Variable Load Visa & Mastercard Gift Cards
  • This is a highly targeted offer. Limit of 1 coupon per household. Expires 6/30/20. Link

Discount District
Hy-Vee: Buy $50 Happy Gift Cards & Earn 20c Off Per Gallon
Expires 7/07/20. Link

Kroger:

• Save $4.95 On Variable Load Visa & Mastercard Gift Cards
  • This is a highly targeted offer. Limit of 1 coupon per household. Expires 6/30/20. Link
• Save $2.50 On Select Prepaid Phone Gift Cards
  • Includes: Verizon, Boost Mobile and Cricket Wireless
  • Expires 7/07/20. Direct link to digital coupon.
• Save 10% On Cincinnati Local Favorites Gift Cards
  • BEST OF CINCINNATI GIFT CARD (50 West Brewing Co., Moerlein Lager House, Tafts Ale House & Nada)
  • BEST OF COVINGTON GIFT CARD (Bouquet Restaurant, Braxton Brewing Co., Dee Felice Café, Hotel Covington, Coppin’s Restaurant & Bar)
  • BEST OF BREWS GIFT CARD (50 West Brewing Co., Moerlein Lager House, Tafts Ale House & Braxton Brewing Co.)
  • BOURBON PASSPORT GIFT CARD (Boone County Distilling Co., Neeley Family Distillery, The Old Pogue Distillery, New Riff Distilling & Second Sight Spirits).
  • Expires 7/21/20. Direct link to digital coupon. GC Galore

READS
GiftCardMall Reducing Monthly Cap From $60k To $2k Per Month - Link

 

[FoxC63]

Added Offers - 6/24/20

Discount District
Albertsons Companies (Albertsons, Safeway, Vons & More) DP:
Just For U Program: How it Works - GC Galore
This is a very extensive article listing numerous aspects of how this program works. I'm thankful to Stephen for all the information and updates.

MISC.
Dosh: Earn 2% Cashback In-Store At Safeway & Vons. Link

 

[Beckers617]

Today i am here to post the results of giftcardeal.com
I paid $820 for $1050 in giftcards.(20%)
It took two weeks I was so nervous spending so much. I paid via zelle and I had to call my bank because they blocked my first try thinking that it was a scam.
Today I got two 525 giftcards and I applied them immediately.
I wish I had more money they have 5250 giftcard for $4000. Thats crazy savings at 24%

Thanks for this, convinced me to take the plunge. That and the Norton guarantee.