Tuesday, October 7, 2014

Rewards Programs

Have I gone FRUGAL or CHEAP or BOTH?

These days, I have relied to go online to shop and look for the best deal possible. I have found multiple resources to get some bargains. It actually became a treasure hunt now. I found a site that listed a bunch of websites that were offering FREE stuff for your birthday and I have been signing up since this past summer. This week I have seen a trickle of coupons on my inbox.

Here are some tips, so you can reap the rewards throughout the year!

  • Provide a separate mailbox when signing up for rewards. They can get overwhelming, so make sure you have a  separate mailbox to access these emails. Some retailers have sent them weekly, monthly or worse every day (which I have not seen or noticed)
  • Sign up for retailers that you know you'll be coming back to again and again. I wish chipotle had a rewards program, but make sure you sign up to places you will be purchasing things at least a couple of times to actually benefit from the emails that they constantly send you.
  • Be organized - or at least try to be. Just like the first tip... these emails can and might get overwhelming, so just sign up to establishments you know you will visit often.
  • Be mindful of the expiration date. You are already getting something for FREE so just be mindful when it expires because they aren't really liable to give it to you even if you throw a fit.
  • These rewards programs doesn't stop on your birthday. Sometimes they have deals around the holidays or even random deals throughout the year. 

I'll be reviewing a couple of deals that I got once I use them.





Do you have a favorite rewards program? Anything we all should be aware of? If so, do share with us on the comments below!




8 comments:

  1. I agree with having a separate email for rewards programs. It does get a bit overwhelming with all the emails flowing to your personal email address. My favoriate rewards programs are usually the ones that give free food on your birthday!

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    1. Yes, that's what I actually tried and I cannot believe how many there are!

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  2. Oh yeah, definitely have a separate email for rewards and shopping mailing lists. That way when you are thinking about buying a particular item you can check that email rather than see the email and then buy something you actually didn't need.

    Applebees has a buy 7 dinners and get the 8th free and since there's one down the street from us ... Yeah, we may have gotten 2 free dinners in the last year ;)

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    1. That's awesome. I didn't know applebees has a reward program. It seems like all restaurants nowadays have them. I have just taken advantage of Starbucks until I found these great deals. I wrote about them on the next post =)

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  3. Good point about the separate email for rewards. I never thought of that but have my personal email box overflowing with stuff I really need to clean up. This actually makes me think that having a separate email for blog subscribing (sometimes you can't avoid subscribing if you want an ebook) would be a good idea as well.

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    1. I know! I used to have just one email for everything, but I unsubscribed to most things and created a new one just for any subscriptions so I dont miss important emails

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  4. I think the separate email is crucial! Otherwise, you will get stuff in your main inbox all the time--it won't ever stop. And I am too OCD to have unread messages, so I would end up hearing my phone go off day and night.

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    1. Same here! I do not have my notifications turned on for my phone - but it makes me crazy when I see a red dot on my email app lol

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