With the advent of the new year, most of the previously available Amex Sync deals have expired, but some new ones have cropped up. Among them are deals from Panera Bread, Elephant Bar and Godiva. Read on to get the details.
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Via Flyertalk, there’s now a promo available for the Capital One VentureSM Rewards Card that offers 50,000 bonus miles after you spend $3,000 within the first 3 months. That’s up from the 20,000 bonus miles after spending $2,000 that the card typically offers. 50,000 bonus miles can be redeemed for $500 towards travel.
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Though American credit card companies have been slow to adopt it, smart chip technology is a feature that you may want to look for in your next card. The benefits are primarily twofold: 1) it makes your international travel easier, as many merchants, especially in Europe, will not accept credit cards without a chip, and 2) it makes your credit card information more secure, a benefit that shouldn’t be overlooked in light of the recent Target data breach.
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There’s a new offer out for the Alaska Airlines Visa Signature card that promises a more lucrative than usual sign-up bonus. Up from the usual 25,000 mile bonus, there’s currently a promo available that offers up to 50,000 bonus miles. Under this new offer, you’ll earn 25,000 bonus miles upon approval and another 25,000 bonus miles when you spend at least $1,000 in the first 90 days of cardmembership.
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Do you feel like you shouldn’t need to pay for shipping when you shop online? If so, you aren’t alone. Forrester Research’s recent “US Online Holiday Retail Forecast, 2013” found that consumers have come to expect free shipping, particularly during the holidays, and many will leave a site if it’s not offered.
Given that more and more spending has shifted online–according to ComScore, online sales grew by an astounding 20% on Cyber Monday–it’s not surprising then, that some payment providers have begun experimenting with offering free shipping to differentiate their service and attract that spending.
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Through December 15, Barnes & Noble is offering a $10 discount off your Toys & Games purchase of at least $19.95 when you use your MasterCard. This offer is valid in-store when you present this coupon or online at BN.com using code MCTOYGAME.
Your total Toys & Games merchandise must be at least $19.95 before taxes and shipping and handling charges, but after all other eligible discounts are applied. This offer excludes LEGO Architecture Studio, LEGO Mindstorms EV3, VTech Innopad Interactive Learning Tablet and LeapFrog LeapPad Ultra Kids’ Learning Tablet.
American Express is definitely looking to get a nice slice of your holiday spending this year, as it continues to roll out more and more Sync deals. In addition to the Amazon.com and other offers mentioned yesterday, it just opened up a few more just in time for your Cyber Monday shopping.
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In what will certainly be one of the most popular deals of the holiday season, American Express is giving cardmembers who spend at least $75 at Amazon.com by 12/31/31 a one-time $25 statement credit after they have synced their eligible American Express card.
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Through December 17, 2013, when you use your Citi credit card on Tuesdays on an eligible purchase of $100 or more at Walmart.com, you’ll receive a $10 Walmart eGift Card. To qualify for this offer, you must make a single transaction of at least $100 at Walmart.com, excluding taxes and shipping charges, and pay for the purchase with an eligible Citi® credit card.
Once you’ve made your qualifying purchase, a $10 Walmart eGift Card will be emailed to you within ten days.
Your purchase may not include gift cards, Pharmacy, tires, Photo, customized or personalized items, Vudu, or Walmart To Go. All Citi-branded cards, excluding business credit and professional cards, are eligible for this promotion.
Small Business Saturday, the holiday that American Express created to encourage holiday shoppers to patronize small, local businesses (and in turn promote its own credit cards to those businesses), is back again for 2013. Starting today, and through 11:59pm MST November 30 unless the enrollment limit is reached sooner, American Express cardmembers can register their cards for the opportunity to earn a $10 statement credit for spending at least $10 at a local small business on November 30, 2013.
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