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Starbucks is giving away their Gold status from July 20th to July 31st. Simply go into any Starbucks and purchase any drink or food item with a registered Starbucks Card or app and receive a full year of Gold benefits. Gold level benefits include Monthly Double-Star Days, a personalized gold card, and free drinks or…
From time to time deals will come along that include a prepaid Visa Card. For example, the Canon PIXMA PRO-100 Digital Photo Inkjet Printer goes on sale for $300 with a $250 prepaid Visa card as a rebate. The problem I find with prepaid visa cards is that it’s a pain to track the balance…
Leave it to the country that brought us IKEA to come up with this clever couch. This sitting area in Arlanda airport in Stockholm is designed to look like a baggage claim shared by Reddit user Svengelska1900. Granted, the sofa does need a good cleaning but this does look awfully comfortable if you were in…
Marriott is offering 500 free points simply by following them on Instagram. In order to receive your 500 points: 1. Follow Marriott Rewards on Instagram 2. Click on this link that is in their bio page. 3. Enter the email address linked to your Marriott Rewards account. 4. Receive your 500 bonus points. You must…
When Apple upgraded their operation system, iOS, to version 9 – it added a feature called Wi-Fi assist. Wi-fi assist is intended to make sure that you have a strong wi-fi signal and in the event that your wi-fi signal is weak, this feature will switch over to cellular data in order to ensure a…
With the popularity of smartphones in the world and with the unlimited availability of social media networks and apps, it is quite common to see folks walking down the street staring directly at their phone rather than actually watching where they’re going. A couple of enterprising folks in Sweden decided to create faux traffic signs,…
American Express Small Business Saturday was one of the most lucrative annual promotions out there. In the beginning, American Express offered a $25 credit for spending at least $25 at local merchants. The best part of the promotion was that you could get a credit per authorized user so my family would get $300+ in…
AwardWallet is my favorite tracker of all of my loyalty programs. I have it loaded with my entire families accounts and it’s so convenient and easy to have balances and expirations tracked automatically. In celebration of AwardWallet’s 10th anniversary, they’re offering 25% off the standard upgrade price today, November 20th, only. If you’re already a…
The architecture firm Dutch Docklands is planning to build a floating 5 star hotel in Tromsø, Norway. The hotel is called The Krystall and would have 86 rooms. The hotel is set to open in December 2016 and will feature glass roofs to get the picturesque view of the Northern Lights. Access to the hotel…
I am a newly minted Gold member of the Starbucks Rewards program as I chronicled in this post. I earned Gold status by earning 30 stars. A star is earned for each transaction regardless of the dollar amount which makes it a pretty easy way to amass stars. This morning I received an email from…
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