An internet troll laughed at me for buying a “real” gift card instead of a Visa gift card. That made me wonder if he was right or not. Let’s do the math on this and figure this out together. Let’s assume instead of me buying 6 x $50 Home Depot gift cards, I bought 3 […]
If you didn’t read part 1, stop and start there. Stop 5 – 2720 Beverly Blvd, Los Angeles If you’ve never been to a SF store before, imagine a Costco but 1/10 the size and without the expensive jewelry. This store was fairly small and it was PACKED! There were 2 checkout lanes open when […]
Introduction As I told you guys earlier in the week, I was flying down to Los Angeles this weekend to make a gift card “run” to hit up as many Smart and Final stores with my stash of AMEX cards. Here is my running diary of the run. I was debating whether to make this […]
Sure, most of you have heard about the “mileage run” where you find a cheap flight and fly it just to gain the miles and elite status. Then you have the “mattress run” where you find a cheap room rate and check in but don’t really spend the night there just because the bonus points […]
There was an AMEX Offer lately (maybe it still works) where you could get $25 off a $50 purchase (3 times) at Smart & Final grocery stores. I had never heard of them, which meant they weren’t in the Seattle area, so I decided to pass on the deal. I had read they were on […]