I’m afraid that’s changing as this will be the last post on GC Galore.

Why GC Galore Will Be Ending

Working on this site takes up a lot of my time – significantly more than I’d anticipated when launching the site six years ago. Ultimately, I’ve enjoyed the hard work and, most of all, have enjoyed being of assistance to all of you readers.

Ads on the site and affiliate revenue through sites like Amazon have earned a somewhat decent amount of money, although when compared to the amount of time spent looking for deals and publishing them, the income has probably been minimum wage.

That’s been fine, but continuing the site would likely soon take up significantly more of my time. Following the election result tonight, my wife and I are planning on moving overseas in the new year. Due to issues accessing deals from overseas that I’ve experienced when traveling abroad over the last six years, I’d estimate that the same amount of work that I have to do now would take about twice as long due to problems with switching between VPNs and other issues. Knowing how long I spend working on the site already, that’s simply not a viable option.

As for why we’ll be moving overseas, there are various reasons behind this. A key one is that I’m an immigrant. I’m a legal immigrant, but an immigrant nonetheless. I come from a country that JD Vance regards as now being an Islamist country, despite it being led by a white, straight, non-Muslim male lawyer. Trump has said he wants to revoke status for those in the country legally (like myself).

My wife is still of child bearing age. My wife and I haven’t been silent about the problems with a Trump presidency and Trump previously wanted to have protestors shot and now has immunity for “official” acts.

We therefore don’t want to stick around to see what happens. We’re also disgusted that a significant portion of the country has bought into transphobia, racism, hardship for those who can afford it least, misogyny and other hatred. The fact that so many people will willingly vote for a rapist who tried to launch a coup when he lost four years ago is mind-blowing.

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I was considering keeping GC Galore going at least through the holidays. However, I’m setting off on the Frequent Miler Million Mile Madness challenge tomorrow. I was originally planning on working the entire time on that trip and forgoing doing anything fun in order to do that. Then, when I returned, I’d be in Vegas for a couple of weeks, but wasn’t planning on having time to do much due to nonstop posting about gift card deals leading up to Thanksgiving and Cyber Monday. Then we were due to be in Hawaii for a month, but with gift card deals continuing through to Christmas, I wasn’t expecting to see as much of Hawaii as I might’ve liked in order to continue working on this site.

If this site wasn’t going to continue though, it didn’t make sense to miss out on what could be two months of fun activities to focus on a site that would be ending in early 2025 anyway. As a result, I’m afraid that there’ll be no more deals posted on this site.

Thank You!

I’d just like to thank everyone for their support over the last six years. From sending me details about gift card deals that I hadn’t been aware of to sharing stories about how knowing about these deals had saved you money (or made you money), I’ve loved having a chance to make your life better.

Good luck with all your gift card activities in the future

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The Deal

• Buy $50 Instacart gift cards for $35 as today’s AARP Rewards Daily Deal.
• Direct link to offer.

Key Terms

• Expires November 6, 2024.
• Limit 1 for this deal.
• Limit 5 discounted gift cards per month.
• New offer available to the first 300 AARP Rewards members (50 U.S. (D.C.)) each week day (Monday through Friday) while supplies last.

Tips & Ideas

This is an excellent deal that’ll sell out very quickly after it goes live at 12pm ET. If it somehow doesn’t sell out, it’ll end at 2pm ET.

Past Offer Dates

• November 22, 2023

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The Deal

• Earn 10x points when buying $50+ gift cards for the following brands:
  • Zillions
  • Lowe’s
  • Bath & Body Works
• Direct link to digital coupon – Safeway, Albertsons & other Just For U stores.
• Direct link to digital coupon – United Supermarkets, Albertsons Markets & Market Street

Key Terms

• Expires November 9, 2024.
• Unlimited use.

Tips & Ideas

10x points are worth up to 25% back towards gas or lesser amounts on groceries or when transferring to Alaska Airlines. That’s a great deal for these brands, especially Zillions seeing as some of those brands allow you to redeem for Amazon gift cards.

One thing worth being aware of is that with some Zillions gift card deals in recent weeks, Safeway et al haven’t credited points correctly. Hopefully that’ll be fixed this week, but be sure to verify the number of points you earn.

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The Deal

• Best Buy is offering discounts on the following gift cards:
  • 15% off Bath & Body Works
  • 10% off PetSmart
• Direct link to offer (our affiliate link).

Key Terms

• Expires November 6, 2024.

Tips & Ideas

Pay with an Amex Business Gold card to earn 4x Membership Rewards if this is one of your top two earning categories this billing period.

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The Deal

• Buy $50 gift cards for $40 for the following brands at Food City:
  • Dick’s Sporting Goods
  • Lowe’s
  • Lululemon
  • Ace Hardware
  • Academy
  • Fanatics
  • L.L.Bean
• Direct link to weekly ad.

Key Terms

• Expires November 12, 2024.
• Limit two promotions, per customer, per day & must be in a single transaction.

Tips & Ideas

20% off these brands is a great deal.

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The Deal

• Earn 8x points on all third party gift cards at Winn-Dixie, Harveys & Fresco y Mas.
• Direct link to weekly ad.

Key Terms

• Offer valid November 6-December 3. 2024.
• Excludes Winn-Dixie, Harveys and Fresco y Mas gift cards.
• Excludes all Visa, Mastercard & American Express gift cards, as well as reloadable & prepaid debit cards such as Netspend & Green Dot.

Tips & Ideas

8x points is worth 4% back towards groceries. That’s not a great deal on most gift card brands, but can be OK for higher value brands like Best Buy.

Past Deals

• July 24-August 6, 2024
• June 26-July 9, 2024
• April 26-June 18, 2024
• March 13-April 2, 2024
• February 7-20, 2024
• February 1-14, 2023
• February 2-15, 2022
• July 28-August 10, 2021
• February 3-16, 2021
• July 29-August 11, 2020

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The Deal

• Buy $100 gift cards for the following brands at CVS & get $20 ExtraBucks Rewards:
  • Zillions/Online Exchange/ChooseYourCard
  • Chipotle
  • GameStop
  • JCPenney
  • Domino’s
  • Wayfair
  • Academy
  • DoorDash

Key Terms

• Expires November 16, 2024.
• Limit 1 per household with card per week.

Tips & Ideas

Some Zillions brands can be redeemed for Amazon gift cards, so that’s perhaps the best value.

h/t S E

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The Deal

• Earn 20% Raise Cash when buying Spafinder gift cards from Raise (formerly known as Slide) and GCX (formerly known as Raise).
• My referral link – Raise (formerly Slide) app.
• Direct link to offer – GCX (formerly Raise)

Key Terms

• Expires November 5, 2024.

Tips & Ideas

Costco sells Spafinder gift cards for 20% off every day of the year.

Note that the “cashback” you receive isn’t cashback that you can cash out. Instead, it comes in the form of GCX Cash which can only be redeemed by buying other gift cards from GCX. You also can’t resell gift cards bought from GCX on GCX.0

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The Deal

• Pepper Rewards is offering increased rates on the following gift cards:
  • 20%
    • Sephora
    • Finish Line
  • 18%
    • Champs Sports (interchangeable with Foot Locker)
  • 16%
    • Kohl’s
  • 15%
    • Lowe’s
    • Converse
    • Nike
• My referral link – use referral code 588157.

Key Terms

• Expires November 5, 2024 at 11:59pm ET or while supplies last.
• Bonus points will be awarded on November 19, 2024.
• Unlimited use.

Tips & Ideas

After a couple of issues with coding, it seems like Pepper Rewards should still be earning 4x Membership Rewards on the Amex Business Gold card if it’s one of your top two earning categories for the billing cycle.

As with all these Pepper Rewards deals, you only earn some of the points now, with the remaining bonus points being awarded at a future date. Unfortunately the app doesn’t give you any way to easily track what you’re owed, so you’ll need to track that yourself to ensure they credit you the correct amount which is frustrating.

I’d also recommend that you read this cautionary post.

For deals where you earn bonus points rather than get an instant discount, make sure that the boosted rate is still showing in the app before each purchase you make. Popular deals often sell out quickly, so it would be a shame to buy at the standard earning rate. To check if it’s still available, tap the envelope icon in the middle of the menu bar at the bottom of the app and see if the deal is listed there. Sometimes it’ll sell out before Pepper Rewards actually sends out an email about the deal.

Seeing as with these deals you normally have to wait 2+ weeks to earn the bulk of the bonus points, be sure to evaluate your risk tolerance in case you don’t receive those payouts for one reason or another.

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The Deal

• Buy 2x $50 Jiffy Lube gift card multipack for $74.99 from Costco.
• Direct link to offer.

Key Terms

• Limit 5.

Tips & Ideas

Costco has sold these for $74.99 in the past but it’s been a while since they last sold these, so it’s good to see them making a return. Jiffy Lube gift cards often go on sale for 20% off elsewhere, so it’s great that you can save an additional 5% plus earn 2% back if you have an Executive membership.

Costco has also run other deals on these gift card multipacks in the past, dropping the price as low as $64.99, so hopefully we’ll see that again in the coming weeks/months.

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The Deal

• Buy $50 Chipotle gift cards for $42.50 from Newegg.
• Direct link to offer.

Key Terms

• Expires November 5, 2024.
• Limit 3.

Tips & Ideas

Saving 15% on Chipotle gift cards is a decent offer.

Pay with an Amex Business Gold card to earn 4x if this is one of your top two spending categories and a Newegg Amex Offer giving 2% back. There are also Newegg Citi Offers giving up to 2% back and a separate Amex Offer for US Electronics stores.

Past Offer Dates

• November 3, 2023

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The Deal

• Buy $200 Sephora gift cards for $190 from Newegg when using promo code SSDYA22.
• Direct link to offer.

Key Terms

• Expires November 5, 2024.
• Limit 2.

Tips & Ideas

Normally a 5% discount on Sephora gift cards wouldn’t really be worth posting about. However, because it’s from Newegg there are stackable saving and/or earning opportunities that can make it even better.

Pay with an Amex Business Gold card to earn 4x if this is one of your top two spending categories and a Newegg Amex Offer giving 2% back. There are also Newegg Citi Offers giving up to 2% back and a separate Amex Offer for US Electronics stores.

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The Deal

• Buy $25 Regal Cinemas gift cards for $20 at BJ’s Wholesale Club.
• Direct link to offer.

Key Terms

• Expires December 1, 2024.

Tips & Ideas

A 20% discount on Regal gift cards is a decent deal.

Click through from a shopping portal in case the purchase tracks and pays out – you can find the current portal rates here and here.

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The Deal

• Buy $50 Darden gift cards for $35 as today’s AARP Rewards Daily Deal.
• Direct link to offer.

Key Terms

• Expires November 5, 2024.
• Limit 1 for this deal.
• Limit 5 discounted gift cards per month.
• New offer available to the first 300 AARP Rewards members (50 U.S. (D.C.)) each week day (Monday through Friday) while supplies last.

Tips & Ideas

Saving 30% on Darden gift cards will be profitable for reselling, while the fact that this deal is for a $50 denomination rather than $10 or $20 like most AARP Rewards Daily Deals means this will probably sell out quickly once it’s gone live at 12pm ET. If it doesn’t sell out, it’ll end at 2pm ET.

Past Offer Dates

• September 19, 2024
• November 21, 2023
• September 22, 2023

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The Deal

• Earn up to 9% cashback when buying $50 Amazon gift cards during a Fluz Party.
• Direct link to offer (my referral link).

Key Terms

• Offer goes live at 12pm ET on November 5, 2024.
• Offer ends at 8pm ET on November 5, 2024 or while supplies last.
• Minimum spend $50.
• Maximum spend $500.
• Number of shoppers required to unlock higher rate = 100.
• Cashback rates earned depends on payment method as follows:
  • If offer is unlocked:
    • 9% – ACH or cash balance
    • 8% – debit card
    • 6% – credit card, PayPal, Google Pay or Apple Pay
  • If offer remains locked:
    • 4% – ACH or cash balance
    • 3% – debit card
    • 1% – credit card, PayPal, Google Pay or Apple Pay

Tips & Ideas

To participate in this deal you have to RSVP in the Fluz app. Note that the offer isn’t live yet, so I’ll republish this post on the day the party takes place as a reminder.

With Fluz parties it’s sometimes the case that you can only buy one specific denomination, but other times you can choose your denomination provided it satisfies at least the minimum purchase. There’s no way of knowing which scenario a Fluz Party will be until it starts.

Something important to be aware of is that the higher rate is only earned when enough people participate in this party. If not enough people buy the gift card, the higher rate won’t be unlocked and you’ll earn at the lower rate.

Be aware that it’ll initially show you earning the lower rate of cashback. The cashback you earn will be updated to the higher amount once this Fluz Party has ended provided it gets unlocked by enough people participating.

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The Deal

• Earn 10x points when buying the following gift cards at Dierbergs:
  • Macy’s
  • Kohl’s
  • Darden
  • Gap
  • Panera Bread
• Direct link to weekly ad.

Key Terms

• Offer valid November 7, 2024 only.

Tips & Ideas

Dierbergs Rewards offers 15 points per dollar as standard, so with this type of promotion you earn a total of 150 points per dollar. That means that for every $20 you spend on gift cards you’ll earn 3,000 points which can get you $2 off groceries. That works out to be a 10% return.

These deals usually have a limit of 37,500 points per day (i.e. $250 per day). That’s not listed in the ad I checked, but bear that in mind if you were planning on trying to scale this deal.

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The Deal

• Buy $100 Instacart gift cards for $85 from Newegg.
• Direct link to offer.

Key Terms

• Expires November 1, 2024 (possibly)
• Limit 10 per rolling 48 hours.

Tips & Ideas

Costco is still giving a 20% discount on Instacart gift cards.

Pay with an Amex Business Gold card to earn 4x if this is one of your top two spending categories and a Newegg Amex Offer giving 2% back. There are also Newegg Citi Offers giving up to 2% back and a separate Amex Offer for US Electronics stores.

Past Offer Dates

• August 29, 2024
• June 13, 2024

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The Deal

• Pepper Rewards is offering increased rates on the following gift cards:
  • 20%
    • PetSmart
    • Victoria’s Secret
    • Sephora
    • Macy’s
  • 18%
    • Adidas
    • Kohl’s
  • 15%
    • Converse (interchangeable with Nike)
    • Hulu
  • 14%
    • Sam’s Club (interchangeable with Walmart)
• My referral link – use referral code 588157.

Key Terms

• Expires November 4, 2024 at 11:59pm ET or while supplies last.
• Bonus points will be awarded on November 18, 2024.
• Unlimited use.

Tips & Ideas

After a couple of issues with coding, it seems like Pepper Rewards should still be earning 4x Membership Rewards on the Amex Business Gold card if it’s one of your top two earning categories for the billing cycle.

As with all these Pepper Rewards deals, you only earn some of the points now, with the remaining bonus points being awarded at a future date. Unfortunately the app doesn’t give you any way to easily track what you’re owed, so you’ll need to track that yourself to ensure they credit you the correct amount which is frustrating.

I’d also recommend that you read this cautionary post.

For deals where you earn bonus points rather than get an instant discount, make sure that the boosted rate is still showing in the app before each purchase you make. Popular deals often sell out quickly, so it would be a shame to buy at the standard earning rate. To check if it’s still available, tap the envelope icon in the middle of the menu bar at the bottom of the app and see if the deal is listed there. Sometimes it’ll sell out before Pepper Rewards actually sends out an email about the deal.

Seeing as with these deals you normally have to wait 2+ weeks to earn the bulk of the bonus points, be sure to evaluate your risk tolerance in case you don’t receive those payouts for one reason or another.

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The Deal

• Spend $150 on Amazon & get 1,200 bonus Membership Rewards with a targeted Amex Offer.

Key Terms

• Expires December 31, 2024.
• Limit of 3,600 additional Membership Rewards® points per eligible Card Member.
• Offer valid only for purchases made at Amazon.com and via the US Amazon mobile app using your enrolled eligible American Express Card after enrollment and prior to 12/31/2024.
• Excludes corporate gift card and custom-designed gift card purchases.
• Not valid at international sites owned and/or operated by Amazon or websites affiliated with/linked to/from Amazon.com.
• Excludes Prime memberships and auto-renew subscription services.
• Offer not valid for Amazon Go, Amazon Local, Amazon Mechanical Turk, Amazon Web Services, Amazon Home & Business Services, Amazon Currency Converter, Home Services, Prime Photos, Amazon Inspire, Amazon Video Direct, Amazon business, Amazon Global, or Amazon Drive.
• Offer valid only on purchases made in US dollars.

Tips & Ideas

This is a decent offer if you’re targeted, especially seeing as it can be used up to three times. I’m not sure if spending $450 in one transaction would earn the full 3,600 bonus points or if you only get one 1,200 point reward per transaction of $150+.

Although there’s an exclusion for corporate gift cards and custom-designed gift card purchases, buying Amazon gift cards or any other third party gift cards will trigger the bonus points (our affiliate links).

h/t EW

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The Deal

• Spend $75 at Lego & get $15 back with an Amex Offer, or
• Spend $75 at Lego & get $10 back with an Amex Offer.

Key Terms

• Expires January 5, 2025.
• Offer valid in-store or online only at US website lego.com.
• Valid at participating locations in the US.
• Not valid on purchases shipped outside of the US.
• Excludes airport locations, the LEGO company store (555 Taylor Rd, Enfield CT 06082), LEGO House, LEGOLAND Parks, and LEGOLAND Discovery Centers.
• Offer valid only on purchases made in US dollars.

Tips & Ideas

Lego sells both digital and physical gift cards online, so you should be able to buy a $75 Lego gift card of either variety to lock in the 20% savings from this Amex Offer.

If buying online, click through from a shopping portal – here are the current rates.

h/t EW

Update: There’s also a version giving $10 back rather than $15, so be sure to check the details of your offer before buying. h/t DK

Past Expiry Dates

• January 15, 2024

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