Milenomics reader Kathy (Thanks Kathy!) mentioned to me earlier this week that Albertsons would be having a holiday gift card deal. The deal is for an assorted list of store gift cards, and Mastercard Gift Cards as well. Buy $100 in Gift cards get a coupon for $20 off of $20 worth of groceries.
I visited my store today, bought a $100 MC GC and received a $20 coupon. I then spent the coupon on groceries and bought another MC GC to make sure this worked more than once.
You cannot buy variable load cards to get this to work. We won’t earn a ton of miles on this deal, but this is a really good moneymaker, and one I wanted to share with you all. Each time you do this you’ll earn $14 net, and the points on the $100 GC purchase. Not the best way to earn miles–but a great way to save big on your Thanksgiving feast. I ended up spending $24 (including the 5.95 x 2 GC fees) for $52 worth of groceries, I also earned 400 miles ($200 x 2).
The deal runs 11/20 through 12/3 (coincidentally the same end date as the current Safeway promotion, which is less of a moneymaker but a better way to earn miles). This one isn’t really a Milenomics MMR worth deal–so I’ve filed it as a quick deal instead.
Update:
Readers Matt and Mary both report that 2x$10 coupons printed for them. Matt mentioned his store has the following type of printing in the circular:
Strangely the wording on the deal above is the same as at my store: EARN $20 off your next grocery purchase. Offer valid 11/20/13 – 12/03/13 *See store for participating gift cards. $20 free grocery coupon issued at checkout and may be redeemed on your NEXT grocery purchase. Coupon expires (1) week after issuance. Coupon not valid for previous purchases and cannot be used to purchase gift cards. Limit one coupon per qualifying and redeeming transaction – see coupon for additional restrictions. While supplies last. No rain checks. Gift card brands are subject to availability and selection varies by store – product offer may not be available in all States. See gift cards for details, terms and conditions and (if applicable) fees. All trademarks are property of their respective owners. **Qualifying MasterCard gift card purchases limited to $25, $50 and $100 denominations only. The MasterCard Gift Card is issued by U.S. Bank National Association, pursuant to a license from MasterCard International Incorporated. MasterCard and the MasterCard Brand Mark are registered trademarks of MasterCard International Incorporated.”
If you’re stuck with 2 $10 coupons try to break up your shopping into 2 purchases and use one coupon on each. I’d be surprised if a checker would deny that, but I agree with Matt, 2 $10 coupons are not as useful as 1 $20 coupon.