Lain
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Oct 4, 2014
Update on the 30% back up to $100 at Newegg ("Select Technology Providers") Amex Offer.
7/17: Purchased $200 (w/$9.95 fee) and $100 (w/$5.95 fee) Vanilla eVGCs and a $20 Playstation eGC at Newegg. Received the Amex Great news! and Newegg confirmation emails right away. Received an email with links to the eGCs about 1.5 hrs. later.
I already had an existing Newegg account, so maybe that's why I didn't experience any problems.
Amex charge eventually posted dated 7/17. $100 statement credit posted dated 7/18.
7/18: "Registered" the eVGCs with my zip code. Used the two eVGCs ($300) at Sam's for two packs of the $150 Disney GCs (together priced at $289.96).
The price of $300 eVGCs was $315.90, with 30% back of $94.77. If we subtract out the fee from the statement credit, that's still a 26.3% return on the $300 eVGC. The $300 eVGC bought $300 Disney GCs for $289.96, a 3.3% discount, with a balance of $10.04 left over on an eVGC. [I probably should've gotten 4x$75 since the discount is a little better.] So the net discount is still close to 30% off even with the fee on the eVGCs because of Sam's discount on the Disney GCs.
My SC membership was about to expire, so I picked up a new membership to set up for DW from Groupon for $32, which included a $10 SC eGC and a $25 SC eGC after a first purchase of $25+ (net $3!). I paid for the SC membership voucher with a $30 Groupon eGC purchased from Gyft for 5x UR on the CIC/PayPal (150 URs!), and $2 on my BBP. I also went through Ebates for 8% back when shopping at Groupon and got $2.56 back in MR. I'm going to roll those $10+$25 SC eGCs with the $10.04 left on a eVGC (totaling $45.04) towards a $50 Disney GC (priced at $47.98). I'll pay for the $2.94 with one of my pile of VGCs.
7/19: Email confirmation from Sam's that the Disney GCs shipped.
7/17: Purchased $200 (w/$9.95 fee) and $100 (w/$5.95 fee) Vanilla eVGCs and a $20 Playstation eGC at Newegg. Received the Amex Great news! and Newegg confirmation emails right away. Received an email with links to the eGCs about 1.5 hrs. later.
I already had an existing Newegg account, so maybe that's why I didn't experience any problems.
Amex charge eventually posted dated 7/17. $100 statement credit posted dated 7/18.
7/18: "Registered" the eVGCs with my zip code. Used the two eVGCs ($300) at Sam's for two packs of the $150 Disney GCs (together priced at $289.96).
The price of $300 eVGCs was $315.90, with 30% back of $94.77. If we subtract out the fee from the statement credit, that's still a 26.3% return on the $300 eVGC. The $300 eVGC bought $300 Disney GCs for $289.96, a 3.3% discount, with a balance of $10.04 left over on an eVGC. [I probably should've gotten 4x$75 since the discount is a little better.] So the net discount is still close to 30% off even with the fee on the eVGCs because of Sam's discount on the Disney GCs.
My SC membership was about to expire, so I picked up a new membership to set up for DW from Groupon for $32, which included a $10 SC eGC and a $25 SC eGC after a first purchase of $25+ (net $3!). I paid for the SC membership voucher with a $30 Groupon eGC purchased from Gyft for 5x UR on the CIC/PayPal (150 URs!), and $2 on my BBP. I also went through Ebates for 8% back when shopping at Groupon and got $2.56 back in MR. I'm going to roll those $10+$25 SC eGCs with the $10.04 left on a eVGC (totaling $45.04) towards a $50 Disney GC (priced at $47.98). I'll pay for the $2.94 with one of my pile of VGCs.
7/19: Email confirmation from Sam's that the Disney GCs shipped.
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