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Update 2-11:00pm: DEAD!

Update-9:40pm: HURRY! Still bookable on orbitz and priceline but dead on continental.com

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Now bookable on priceline, orbitz, or continental.com.  Search for LGA-SJC.

The price is $39 plus tax for each way.  Total should be about $58 with tax each way.

Travel is valid between 12/04-12/15.

Sample valid date: 12/08-12/15.

This is a great fare for a mileage run! You will earn at least 3,024 redeemable miles for each way, and 6,048 elite miles.

Thanks to g.f. for the comment!

Jetblue Linky

To see the full list of Jetblue sale cities just click on the “Jetblue Happy Jetting” logo and click on “The Great Trio Sale.”

All fares are $39, $69, or $99 each way.

Sample fares:

Boston-Los Angeles: $69
JFK-Chicago: $69
JFK-Nassau, Bahamas: $69
New York Airports-Florida Airports: $69

The Jetblue fares are only valid for travel through 12/17.

Virgin America Sale Linky

Virgin also has a $39, $69, $99 sale.

Their fares are good through 05/23/10, and many other airlines are starting to match!

The Watchery Linky

Use code (Exp: 11/30): GIVING

Gap Linky

Banana Republic Linky

Old Navy Linky

Athleta Linky

You can use the tabs on top of any of the other brands to navigate to Piperlime.

Use the following code for 20% off and free shipping (Exp: 11/30): MONDAY

SanDisk 16GB Cruzer USB Flash Drive Linky

The sale price is $30, and you’ll save a bonus $5 by checking out with Google Checkout!

Just be sure to select free budget shipping!

Endless.com Linky

Offer Details and Exclusions Linky

No code is required, $30 will come off your $100+ purchase instantly at checkout!

Endless.com:
-Is an Amazon owned site, you just login with your Amazon login info!
-Ships your shoes out overnight for free.
-Offers an entire year to return shoes that you don’t like-and return shipping is always free as well!
-Offers a 100% price guarantee, so if you find a cheaper price on another site, or even if their own price goes down, you will get a refund of the difference!

Newegg Cyber Monday Sale Linky

Shoebuy Linky
Shoebuy Crocs Post Linky

Use the following code for 25% off: EMLFRIENDS09

From your cart select “Click here to checkout” and on the next page select the Google Checkout button. Then sign into your Google account and the 25% discount code will stack with the $5 off $30 for using Google Checkout.

Pay with Google Checkout and you can save $5 off $30 or $10 off $60 at select stores.

For example Buy.com and Shoebuy.com has $5 off $30 when you pay with Google Checkout.

Nintendo Wii Offer Linky

Just click to add the Wii and the $20 GC to your cart and the GC will price out as free at checkout!

Crocs.com Linky

Today only there is 20% off sitewide.

Plus you can use these 2 stackable coupons:

-Free shipping with code: secondchance

-Bonus 5% off with code: N9DWZLKY3ISA

Ashford.com Linky

Ashford now offers free shipping and free return shipping!
These deals expire on 12/01/09 at 11:59pm.

Deal #1:
Women’s Movado Series 800 Watch (#2600028)
Retail on this watch is $1,200, This exact watch sells for $720 on Amazon.
The Ashford sale price is $660.
Use the following coupon code to take $365 off the sale price, making the final price  just $295 shipped: dansdeals1

Deal #2:
Movado Men’s Series 800 Performance Stainless Steel Watch (#2600041)
Retail on this watch is $1,600, This exact watch sells for $960 on Amazon.
The Ashford sale price is $960.
Use the following coupon code to take $565 off the sale price, making the final price just $395 shipped: dansdeals2

Deal #2:
Take 25% off any Movado 800 Series Watch At Ashford.
Use code: movs800

HT: Shmuli T.

Coupon Linky (Exp: 01/15/10)

Jomadeals.com is now featuring 3 luxury deals daily!  There is now a watch tab, fashion tab (handbags, wallets, apparel, etc.), and a Daily special (jewelry, misc. daily deals).

Today’s watch deal: Seiko Chronograph Black Dial Watch For $99
Today’s fashion deal: Ferragamo Jungle Design Letter Wallet For $99
Today’s daily special: Tiffany and Co. Paloma Picasso Loving Heart Pendant For $199

Also today is the last day for 30% off on all handbags and accessories from Jomashop.com, just use code: handbag30

Amazon Cyber Monday Sale Linky

-Before I start rambling, I have to give credit to the Torontonian Dansdeals readers for their 67 (!) responses to my query about what to do in Toronto. Very impressive!

-I was in Toronto for my brother-in-law’s wedding and got 2 room suites at the Crowne Plaza Toronto Airport for hotel rooms for the entire party flying into Toronto. The web rate for each suite was about $300/night with tax. I was able to book 9 suites for a total of 26 nights for just $780 total with all taxes! They were all booked via Pointbreaks. You can read about booking PointBreaks hotels for $30/night in the 3rd installment of my Israel trip notes. Not surprisingly when I went back to the site the next day the hotel had been pulled from the pointbreaks list…boy they must have been peeved when they saw that many suites booked up for $30/night!

-Some of the hotel rooms were renovated and some were not.  The renovated rooms were very nice with 2 LCD’s and plenty of sitting and working room, see the end of this post for some pics!

-Clearing the Canadian Customs line upon arrival into the Toronto airport was a mess with 30 lines of people all 25 people deep…not fun.  Especially not fun when you get stuck just behind a family that doesn’t speak any English.  You clear US customs when you depart the Toronto airport and it was much more efficient with a single line of people.  Clearly the Americans have studied queueing theory. US: 1, Canada: 0.

-Apparently there’s a new heavy-handed eco-law requiring all retailers to charge a nickel for each bag that you need. It’s incredibly annoying, especially when you already pay for the items by credit card, and then the store remembers that they need to collect the nickel but it needs to be in cash, which means I need to break a US bill to receive Canadian change back…US: 2, Canada: 0.

-In that post with 67 comments of what to do in Toronto there must’ve been 66 of food stuff and 1 activity. And there was no way that I was going to part with $30-$40 to go up the CN tower.
As I’m a hopeless foodie the comments suited me just fine.   Here are some of my thoughts on the Toronto kosher food scene.

-The food at the BAYT for the wedding was indeed quite nice.  The attitude of the staff on the other hand left much to be desired.  They were too quick to take food away, would typically ignore any requests made at the table, and actually physically stopped me from taking a chocolate lemon tart from the dessert cart “too early” and made me put it back on the tray after I had taken it! Shockingly bad service!

Other kosher eatery notes:

-A few commenters mentioned the Sushi “Pizza” at D-lite’s which sure enough turned out to be a crowd pleaser.  Their french onion soup is served in a bread bowl and the soup itself loaded with onions, croutons, and cheese was delicious.  The bread bowl itself was actually still partially frozen though and was disappointing.

-What’s the difference between a kosher Prime Rib steak sandwich ($16.95) and a kosher Philly Steak Sandwich ($14.95)? Absolutely nothing at Miami Grill except the Prime Rib sandwich comes with fries! I got a kick out of that after my sister-in-law and I wound up with the exact same sandwich…it was however a very good steak sandwich!

-The kosher Second Cup location on Clark is not all cholov yisroel but was very proud of having the only cholov yisroel “icepresso” machine in the world (or so they claimed). Little good it did for me as the machine was awaiting repairs when I came to try it out.

-The kosher Sobey’s Supermarket is great-tons of fresh made kosher food and hard to find items-it’s the first time I’ve seen the cholov yisroel Nestle Dibs chocolate covered vanilla flavor! Picked up some stuff that’s only kosher parve in Canada like the original Aunt Jemima’s pancake mix, the all-dressed flavor of Ruffles chips (good recommendation!), and some cereal like French Toast Crunch, and a few flavors of Quaker cereal. I’m sure I missed plenty more though…

-The cholov yisroel location of It’s Not Just Yogurt was fun with lots of flavors and tons of toppings. The Oreo flavor was delicious, the strawberry not so much-it had that fake “Israeli style” strawberry flavoring.

-Chocolate Charm’s cholov yisroel chocolates were excellent, they even give you a cute little guide to remember the flavors of each chocolate. I just wish that they made more flavors! And is it just me, or does their logo and name seem like something that belongs in Hogsmeade?

-One of my favorite places was Omni Java and Jewels which is also all cholov yisroel. It’s a cute place with a jewelry store and restaurant all in one. Their Caramel Cheesecake was absolutely incredible, and the white-chocolate cheesecake was a close second. Also when I asked for a drink recommendation the waitress suggested her personal favorite, an “off-the-menu” cold drink that was some sort of Mocha Frappuchino with Caramel, which was divine!

Bakeries:
So many of the comments mentioned different danishes, so understandably I had to try them all out for my dear readers!

-Richman’s: From the comments, “Richman’s Bakery – double chocolate danish. An absolute must. You really can’t miss it. I have my mother send them to me in Yerushalayim at every opportunity”
With a recommendation like that how could I pass it up? Unfortunately when I went there at 10 in the morning they were already sold out! I settled on a “Chocolate Buffalo.” It was not very good.

-Amazing Donuts: I remember as a kid loving the cake donuts from this place so naturally I had to go back and try one out after a few readers mentioned it. But this place, like many others in Toronto apparently, have gone nut-free which means no cake donuts! What a disappointment! With incredible regular style donuts back home in Cleveland at Unger’s (no regular style donut can touch their cinnamon version!) there didn’t seem to be a need to sample these.

-Grodzinksi: From the comments: “Be sure to go to Grozinsky’s bakery on Bathurst and get a cinnamon danish – they are out of this world!!!”
Perhaps a slight exaggeration, but they were quite good, as was the chocolate danish, but the cheese danish was nothing special. Their cookies are so cute that I couldn’t help but bring back a handful.

-Hermes: From the comments: “Stop at Hermes for their one of a kind chesse danishes!!” They were quite good, but I’m not sure I’d call them one of a kind.

-I never did make it to Mac’s for a slurpee, so did I really miss something there?

-As for the commenter who suggested, “A Farbrengen with Rabbi Wagner at the Yeshiva 3055 Bathurst St.!!!” well I got to attend a sheva brocha at his house, so I think I can count this done as well!

-There were quite a few heated Montreal Vs. Toronto comments, I did find Montreal to be a cooler city to explore, but I was impressed with the extent of the Toronto kosher food scene.

-I still can’t believe the horrible gate area that Continental occupies in Toronto…here’s hoping they move in with their new Star Alliance buddies soon!

Anyway I had to leave Toronto after all that lest I hear one more Canadian accented “Eh”

Cookies from Grodzinksi’s

Clockwise from top left: Chocolate buffalo from Richman’s, Chocolate Danish from Grodzinksi’s, Cinnamon Danish from Grodzinksi’s, Cheese Danish from Hermes, Cheese Danish from Grodzinksi’s.

Chocolate Charm!

Crown Plaza Room Pictures

Movado Men’s Gentry Sport Watch Linky

Use the following code to knock $122.50 off the price: dansdeals

Ashford now offers free shipping and free return shipping!

All of these GPS units have text-to-speech which means that they will speak street names.  A cheaper GPS without this feature is basically useless which is why I never post a deal on them.

Additionally all of these models have 4.3″ widescreen displays.

Garmin Nuvi 260W-$119.99 Shipped

Garmin Nuvi 285WT-$129.99 Shipped
Same features as 260W, plus bluetooth and 9 month MSN*.

Garmin Nuvi 265WT-$159.99 Shipped
Same features as 260W, plus bluetooth and lifetime traffic subscription.

Garmin Nuvi 780-$178 Shipped
Same features as 285WT(bluetooth and MSN*) plus multi-destination routing and MP3 Player/FM transmitter.

Garmin Nuvi 765T-$209.99 Shipped
Same features as 265WT(bluetooth and lifetime traffic) plus lane assist, multi-destination routing, and MP3 Player/FM transmitter.

* Note: MSN direct gives flight status, traffic alerts, local gas prices, weather information, movie listings, stock information, news and local events, and you can use Windows Live Local on your computer to wirelessly send locations to MSN nuvi’s.  MSN service is free for 9 months and then $50/year.  MSN service is being permanently discontinued on 01/01/12.

Save an additional $10 by paying with a discover card.

Get a free Wired Magazine Subscription With Purchase

George Foreman Champ Grill: Was $24.99, Now Just $14.99 Shipped:
George Foreman Champ Grill Linky

Kingston 8GB SD Card: Now Just $15.95 Shipped:
Kingston 8GB SD Card Linky

Kingston 8GB USB Flash Drive: Now Just $16.95 Shipped:
Kingston 8GB USB Flash Drive Linky

Norton AntiVirus 2010, 3 Computer’s Version: Was $59.99, Now Just $19.99 Shipped:
Norton AntiVirus 2010, 3 Computer’s Version Linky

McAfee Internet Security 2010, 3 Computer’s Version: Was $69.99, Now Just $19.99 Shipped:
McAfee Internet Security 2010, 3 Computer’s Version Linky

Netgear RangeMax N Wireless Router: Was $96, Now Just $34.99 Shipped:
Netgear RangeMax N Wireless Router Linky

D-Link SecuriCam Wireless Internet Camera: Was $119.99, Now Just $61.99 Shipped After $20 Rebate:
D-Link SecuriCam Wireless Internet Camera Linky
$20 Rebate Linky

Lexmark Professional Multifunction Wi-Fi Printer: Was $229.99, Now Just $88.99 Shipped:
Lexmark Professional Multifunction Wi-Fi Printer Linky

Memorex Blu-ray Disc Player: Was $299.99, Now Just $89.99 Shipped After $10 Auto Rebate:
Memorex Blu-ray Disc Player Linky
“Purchase this Memorex Blu-Ray Player from Buy.com & receive a $10 Prepaid Visa Debit Card! (No forms to mail in. Please allow up to 60 days to receive card.) Card will be mailed to Shipping address.”

Seagate FreeAgent 640GB Ultra-Portable Hard Drive (Ruby Red) Was $199.99, Now Just $109.99 Shipped:
Seagate FreeAgent 640GB Ultra-Portable Hard Drive Linky

AOC 23″ Full Hi-Def Widescreen LCD Monitor: Was $194, Now Just $149.99 Shipped:
AOC 23″ Full Hi-Def Widescreen LCD Monitor Linky

Samsung 24″ 1080p Full Hi-Def LCD TV: Now Just $249.99 Shipped:
Samsung 24″ 1080p Full Hi-Def LCD TV Linky

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It seems hard to believe, but this site is now 5 years old! Seems like just yesterday when I was down in Brazil and decided to stay connected by starting a little blog for friends and family and now some 10,000 people a day come to check it out!

And yes, together with the site’s birthday comes my own…I’ve now been around for quarter of a century!  Best thing about turning 25? Cheaper car rentals!

It’s a been a great year, and a fun challenge to keep the site updated while flying across the world…A month at 4 Hawaiian Islands (I’ve been a hopeless Hawaii addict ever since the $87 inclusive deal of 2006), 2 weeks in Israel, 3 trips to LA, 2 to KC, 6 to NYC, Toronto, a free trip to Vegas at the beautiful Wynn and Encore…wow that’s a lot of miles burned!  I’ve also enjoyed sharing some of my own thoughts on each place via the “Trip Notes” posts.  (I’ll tag the end of this post with “trip notes” so you can click on it and read other trip notes postings.)

People ask me why I like traveling so much…it’s quite simple!  I fly everywhere for free with my miles.  Most of my flights are in First class and trust me, flying in a lie-flat bed to Israel makes you just wish the flight was longer!  When I travel I carry around enough “wallet candy” to make sure that I never have to wait in a line and that I always have access to an airport lounge.  My rental cars are Infiniti’s, Camaro’s and Caddy’s for the price of compact cars.  I get upgraded to fabulous suites that I didn’t pay a cent for.  What could be better?  I hope that by following the site religiously and participating in the dansdeals forums that you too can have as much fun as I have doing this!  It’s really not so hard…just start by churning some credit cards!

Anyway there have been a ton of incredible deals this past year.  My favorites have been the US mint coins (hauling in a quarter million in coins is great exercise!) and all of the Hyatt deals, free top-tier diamond status, a free Hyatt night that came with the diamond status (which also counted towards faster free nights), and then the stay twice at any Hyatt and get 14,000 miles+6,000 points+1 free night in any Hyatt.  Now I just need to figure out what to do with the  350K miles and 22 faster free nights that I got from that promo!

But there were lots of other amazing deals over the past year…let’s hear what your favorite was!

P.S. Stay tuned for the winners of the Dansdeals.com 5th Anniversary promotion…the raffle will take place by 11/30!

Update: Links fixed.

Related: Endless.com Fall Promotions

All of the items from these links will be 30% less than the listed price! The 30% savings will be taken off instantly at the final checkout page!

Men’s 30% Off Boots Linky

Women’s 30% Off Boots Linky

Kid’s 30% Off Boots Linky

Men’s 30% Off Slippers Linky

Women’s 30% Off Slipper Linky

Kid’s 30% Off Slippers Linky

Bags & Accessories 30% Off Boots Linky

Sunglasses 30% Off Boots Linky

Flip Ultra 120 Minute Videocamera White-$89

Flip Ultra 120 Minute Videocamera Black-$99

Save an additional $10 by paying with a discover card. (Warning: Discover does not have warranty/purchase/return protections like an AMEX will have)

You will get the free shutterfly print credit and wired magazine subscription after making the order.

Free Shutterfly Prints Offer

Free Wired Magazine Offer Linky

Many stores have holiday return policies in effect.
For example anything you purchase from buy.com, best buy, or from Amazon until 12/31 can be returned until 01/31/10!

Of course if you purchase items on cards like the Starwood AMEX or Chase Sapphire you anyway get an extended return window!

Dell Vostro 1720 Linky

Shipping is $8 or free if you add $100 of upgrades.

Base specs at $599:
-Intel Core 2 Duo T6670 (2.10GHz)
-Windows 7 Professional
Also available:
-Windows 7 Professional With Media and Belkin Easy Transfer Cable (add $0)
Windows 7 Professional With Windows XP Professional downgrade (add $0)
Windows 7 Ultimate With Windows XP Professional downgrade (add $50)
-17.0″ WXGA+ Anti-Glare LED Display
-4GB RAM.
-CD/DVD Burner
-Intel Integrated Graphics Media Accelerator 4500mhd.
-320GB, 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive with Free Fall Sensor
-Dell 802.11a/b/g/n Wi-Fi Internal Card.

50% Off Linky

Many stores open tonight at midnight!

Update: Now $159.99!

Garmin Nuvi 265WT Linky (4.3″ LCD)

Save an additional $10 by paying with a discover card.

Get a free Wired Magazine Subscription With Purchase

The Nuvi 265WT comes with a receiver that includes free traffic information for the lifetime of the device!

With the new screen interface you can easily see how far you are from your next turn and the road’s speed limit.

Bluetooth is included on the device for hands-free calling, and the 265WT has the critical text-to-speech feature, so it will say “turn right on Main Street,” instead of just “turn right.”

The 265WT also has Garmin Hotfix for a quicker Satellite lock with predictive technologies.

-This hot deal was sent to all of our dansdeals.com facebook group members. Join the 1,415 people already registered on the Dansdeals.com facebook group to automatically receive similar hot deal alerts!
-Every single deal is instantly sent to the 386 followers of our dansdeals twitter page! Follow us and you can choose to get a text message whenever the site is updated!

Pick any of the colors below:

Canon PowerShot SD1200IS Linky (Dark Gray)

Canon PowerShot SD1200IS Linky (Light Gray)

Canon PowerShot SD1200IS Linky (Blue)

Canon PowerShot SD1200IS Linky (Pink/Red)

Canon PowerShot SD1200IS Linky (Green)

Canon PowerShot SD1200IS Linky (Orange)

Then add the 4GB SD card below to your cart, which will be free at the checkout page when purchased with the camera.

Kingston 4GB SD Card Linky

You can also buy a spare battery for half price-just $3.35, when purchased at the same time as the camera!

Additionally you can save $10 by paying with a discover card.

You will get the free shutterfly print credit and wired magazine subscription after making the order.

Free Shutterfly Prints Offer

Free Wired Magazine Offer Linky

Shoebuy Linky
Shoebuy Crocs Post Linky

Use the following code for 25% off: EMLFRIENDS09

When you register for a new Shoebuy account with a new email address an additional 10% off is taken off automatically at the final checkout page for the first 60 days that the account is open!

Shoebuy always offers free shipping and free return shipping!

Update: DEAD!

Logitech LX710 Cordless Laser Desktop Linky

Use the following code to make the price $26.99 with free shipping: BGFC6SQ865829Z

Ultra-Slim Pentax Optio P70 12 MP/4x Optical Digital Camera Linky

Update: DEAD!

George Foreman Grill With Bun Warmer Linky

As brick and mortar stores have basically turned black friday into pure hype with no deals, their online competition take over the mantel and actually have great deals this week!

Amazon Black Friday Week Linky

McAfee AntiVirus Plus 2010: Was $39.99, Now Just $8.99 Shipped:
McAfee AntiVirus Plus 2010 Linky

EasyStore 8GB SDHC Card: Was $29.99, Now Just $14.95 Shipped After $15 Rebate:
EasyStore 8GB SDHC Card Linky

Memorex Blu-ray Disc Player Full HD 1080p: Was $299.99, Now Just $114.99 After $10 Auto-Rebate With Free Shipping:
Memorex Blu-ray Disc Player Full HD 1080p Linky
“Purchase this Memorex Blu-Ray Player from Buy.com & receive a $10 Prepaid Visa Debit Card! (No forms to mail in. Please allow up to 60 days to receive card.) Card will be mailed to Shipping address”

So I’m in Toronto (my first time arriving by plane, which makes it my 56th airport that I’ve flown to/from as you can see in our airport competition thread over at the dansdeals forums) until Wednesday.

Any reader tips for what activities are not to be missed or which kosher restaurants/bakeries to hit up?  Which kosher food can be bought here that can’t be had in the states?

Hit the comments and let’s hear about ‘em!

$3 Of Free MP3 Credit From Amazon Linky

Go ahead and download some 8th day, Moshav, Matisyahu, or Blue Fringe tracks.  Any other Jewish music on amazon that I’m missing?

Limit of one free $3 MP3 code per amazon account.

Update: DEAD!

Related: Top 20 Magazines That Dansdeals Readers Ordered This Past Week
Save $3-$10 Instantly Off Already Deeply Discounted Magazines At Amazon!

ESPN Magazine Linky

The magazine will price out at free at checkout but it’s very buggy and may take many tries.  Your best bet is to add anything else from amazon.com and then the ESPN magazine will be free!

Try adding another magazine to your cart and you can get both for under $5!

HT: David Z.

Update 5: Remember that the application window closes at 11:59pm est on Sunday…best of luck to all!

Update 4: The technical difficulties with getting to AMEX application pages continue…The best solution is to use a web browser from where you don’t login to your other AMEX accounts, or to clear your cookies and cache from your web browser in order to get the application to properly load.

Update 3: Due to the numerous technical issues AMEX has been having this week with their applications not loading properly, the window to apply for a card under this promotion will be extended until the actual 5th anniversary of this website-Sunday, November 22, at 11:59pm est. This will be the only extension, so please make sure to apply by then to participate!
The raffle will be held towards the end of November as AMEX is taking up to 7 days to report approvals.  The winners will be notified no later than 11/30.

Thanks for your understanding and best of luck to all!

Update 2: All problems should be fixed now, please post a comment if any of the links aren’t working!

Update: There have been some technical difficulties with some of the AMEX links over the past day.  They are being worked on and I will update this post when they are fixed.

Welcome to the Dansdeals.com 5th Anniversary Promo!

As of 11:59pm on 11/17: Total number of participants: 36, total number of applications: 56, current raffle ticket leader (@ 1 ticket per app, 3 more tickets per approval) for a guaranteed free night: 13 tickets.

Originally posted on 11/08:

There will be 2 winners of this promotion!

The grand prize winner will get 6 free nights valid at any Hyatt hotel or resort in the world!

The person with the most raffle entries will also get 1 free night valid at any Hyatt hotel or resort in the world.  If the person with the most raffle entries wins the grand prize then the “most entries prize” will go to the person with the 2nd most entries.  In case of a tie for most entries the person who applies for the cards earlier will have precedence.

The winner will be able to choose from Park Hyatt’s (found in places like Sydney, Paris, Milan, Tokyo, Buenos Aires, Toronto, Washington DC and Chicago) that go for as much as $1,300/night for a room or Grand Hyatt’s in places like Kauai or even in NYC, or any other Hyatt in the world.

Raffle entries are earned by applying for the credit cards listed below.  If you get approved for the card you will get even more raffle entries!

You will earn 1 raffle entry for each card that you apply to.  You will get 3 additional raffle tickets for each card that you are approved for!

The promotion window for applying for the credit cards is between 11/08 at 6:00am EST and is tentatively scheduled to close next Wednesday night, 11/18, at 11:59pm EST.  The closing time is subject to change.

Important-To get the raffle tickets please follow all directions exactly and email me no later than 11/23, at 12:59am EST with:

1. A list of the exact credit cards that you applied for.

2. The exact local time and location from where you clicked on each application link.

3. Your full name and home address.

-By entering you consent to have your name published on this site if you win!

Send the email to 

-Please post a comment if you have any questions!

You must apply via the links below in order to get the raffle tickets.

AMEX Cards:

Starwood AMEX (Free for first year, $45 subsequently) 10,000 Starpoints signup bonus, 15,000 bonus Starpoints for spending $15K. Includes AMEX Return protection, extended warranty, and purchase protection.

AMEX Premier Rewards Gold Charge Card (Free for first year, $175 subsequently) 15,000 AMEX MR Points signup bonus after spending $1,000, 15,000 bonus points for spending $30K in a year, triple points on air travel, double points on gas and groceries. Includes AMEX Return protection, extended warranty, and purchase protection.

AMEX Gold Charge Card ($125/year) 10,000 AMEX MR Points signup bonus after spending $500. Includes AMEX Return protection, extended warranty, and purchase protection.

Delta Reserve AMEX ($450/year) Delta SkyClub membership included. Earn up to 40K elite miles/year.Includes AMEX extended warranty, and purchase protection.

AMEX Platinum Charge Card ($450/year) 25,000 AMEX MR Points after spending $1,000.  Free unlimited access for you and family or 2 guests to AA, Continental, and Delta airport lounges.  Includes full gamut of AMEX protections including lost item refunds, travel and baggage insurance, roadside protection, and much much more.

Delta Platinum AMEX ($150/year) Earn up to 25,000 miles signup bonus and up to 20,000 elite miles/year. 1 free companion certificate/year, waived expedite fees and award partner fees on Delta mileage redemptions. Includes AMEX extended warranty, and purchase protection.

Costco AMEX (No annual fee for Costco members) $25 cash back signup bonus, 3% cash back on gas up to 3K/year and dining out, 2% cash back on travel, 1% cash back on everything else. Includes AMEX extended warranty, and purchase protection.

Chase Cards:

Chase Sapphire (No annual fee) 10,000 Ultimate Rewards points signup bonus. Includes extended warranty and return protection.

Chase Freedom (No annual fee) $50 cash back signup bonus, 1%-3% cash back on purchases based on rotating categories.

Chase Slate (No annual fee) 0% intro APR.

Discover Cards:

Discover More Card (No annual fee) Up to 5% cash back, Free Balance Transfers and 0% APR for 6 months,

Discover Motiva Card (No annual fee)

Discover Escape Card ($60 annual fee) 1,000 miles every month you make 1 purchase for 25 months, Free Balance Transfers and 0% APR for 6 months,

Discover Miles Card (No annual fee) Free Balance Transfers and 0% APR for 6 months,

Discover Student Card (No annual fee) 0% APR until 05/10.

AMEX Canada Cards:

AMEX Air Miles Card ($50 annual fee) 50% bonus Air Miles

MBNA Canada Cards:

Best Western Card (No annual fee) 5,000 BW points signup bonus.

Eco-Logique Card (No annual fee)

Gold Card (No annual fee)

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One of my favorite fringe benefits of the AMEX Starwood card is the return protection.  Sure the Starpoints are amazing and other fringe benefits like warranty coverage are extremely useful, but the return protection is incredible.

It works like this, if you buy something under $300 and the store won’t take it back then you can return it to AMEX as long as you file a return within 90 days of purchase and send it back to AMEX within 30 days of filing for a return.

Plus it can all be done online and it is a fairly painless process.

It’s great for stores that don’t accept returns or have a short return policy. Or for buyer’s remorse for paying too much for a pair of designer sunglasses or clothes that can’t be returned to the store.

I recently picked up the Chase Sapphire card to transfer the bonus miles over to Continental and noticed that it too has return protection, but with even more generous terms.  Plus the card has no annual fee!

Some of the items not eligible for returns by either card:
-Anything that’s not “personal property”
-Defective, damaged, or non-working items (These must be returned to the store or refunded via a chargeback)
-Items purchased outside the U.S.
-Items that are still within the return policy from the store of purchase
-Items upon which alteractions were made.
-Animals and living plants.
-Antiques and artwork
-Jewelry
-Rare and precious coins
-Computer software
-Motorized vehicles
-Formal Attire (Gowns, Tuxedos, etc.)
-Medical Equipment.

Items excluded for return to Starwood AMEX, but not excluded by Chase Sapphire:
-Watches
-Refurbished items
-Cellular phones
-Compact discs, digital video discs, video console games.
-Maps
-Books
-Tickets of any kind.

Items excluded for return to Chase Sapphire, but not excluded by Starwood AMEX:
-Rechargeable batteries.
-Seasonal/Holiday items.

AMEX Starwood return terms: File a claim online within 90 days of purchase.  Return an item within 30 days of the claim up to $300 in value.  Limit of $1,000 of returns in a calendar year.

Chase Sapphire return terms: File a claim over the phone within 90 days of purchase.  Return an item within 30 days of the claim up to $500 in value.  Limit of $1,000 of returns in a calendar year.
Chase Sapphire Benefit Phone Number: 888-320-9961.

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Use your registered AMEX between 11/27-12/20 at 3 or more participating merchants to make a total of at least $300 in purchases and you’ll get a $50 statement credit!

There are over 650 participating merchants such as Ikea, AT&T, J. Crew (which incidentally also gives a discount with a student ID), and Century 21 (Thanks Moshe!) and and there’s no minimum spend requirement at any one store so it shouldn’t be too hard to meet that quota!

If you have more than one AMEX you get the $50 credit on each one that you register!

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