February 2015

  • Wacoal iPants Caffeinated Undergarments Class Action Settlement

    The FTC sued Wacoal alleging that the company made misleading claims about its iPant products. The company claimed its caffeine-infused women’s undergarments would slim hips and thighs and reduce the appearance of cellulite. But the FTC says Wacoal didn’t have adequate scientific support for these claims. If you bought Wacoal iPant products after January 2011,…

  • DOT Will NOT Enforce Ticket Bought During that United Mistake Fare

    The DoT has announced that it will not be enforcing United tickets bought with Danish Kroner on February 11th. We covered that mistake fare extensively here and this was not something unexpected. DOT decision on Feb. 11 exchange rate error On February 11, 2015, a currency exchange-rate error in 3rd party software supplied to United…

  • Barclaycard US Airways, Extra 50% Bonus Offer

    Barclaycard is offering a bonus of 50% on all miles earned on your US Airways or American Airlines Aviator cards from Barclaycard. There is no offer link for this one, but you can log in to check if you have been targeted. There’s a limit of 10K bonus miles. Here’s how Log into your Barclaycard…

  • [Expired] Santander Bank extra20 Checking $20 a month ($240 a year) bonus

    I’ll just mention the Santander Bank offer again, since I just received my two $10 deposits for the month. It is a steady $20 a month that will bring in $240 a year, with an investment of just over $1500. That’s a 16% return. I don’t make any commission on this, but it is a…

  • JetBlue, Check out Their Current List of Low Fares

    Just received an email from JetBlue with a list of low fares that they are currently offering. You have to book by February 24th and travel between March 10th and May 20th. There’s also a few blackout dates. This is not some amazing deal, but it might be of interest if you find a decent…

  • Flint, A One Time $3750 in Free Spend

    Flint is a phone app that allows you to manage many core aspects of your business from anywhere – all you need is your mobile device. The most important feature for us though, is the card payment processing. You just scan the credit card with your phone, verify card info, and you’re done. No card reader is needed,…

  • Evolve Money, 3% Fee Starts Tomorrow

    I just received an email from Evolve. We already knew this was happening, as we posted the news last week. But now they have a set date, and today is the last day to use your debit and gift cards without a fee. They also note that there will be increased limits soon. Dear Valued…

  • Qantas, Now a Citi ThankYou Rewards Transfer Partner

    Citi ThankYou Rewards has added another name to their partner list, Qantas. ThankYou Rewards expanded its transfer options last summer with 9 new partners and now they probably have the most impressive name yet. You can now do 1:1 point transfers from ThankYou Rewards to Qantas Frequent Flyer. I flew with Qantas last year and I was very impressed. They have…

  • Rocketmiles, 1K-5K Dividend Miles for every night you book

    Yet another offer from Rocketmiles that I just received by email. Rocketmiles lets you earn 1,000 to 5,000 US Airways Dividend Miles for every night you book, the fastest and easiest way to earn miles yet. Plus, for a limited time, you’ll earn a guaranteed 5,000 miles or more for your first stay when you book by…

  • Walmart to Halt GC Unloading?

    There’s been some discussions recently that Walmart might stop the loading of Bluebird/Serve and the purchase of money orders with PIN-enabled Visa gift cards. Personally I have noticed that store managers are shutting down their Money Center ATMs more often. Also, I have been approached by employees in two occasions in recent weeks, with a form to fill out…

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