Has anyone else confirmed this besides jatan1986? I was about to just apply.

I just applied for the Providian card too -- waiting on whether they will accept me or not --- and now it doesn't matter.

rollypolly said:so is the buysmart thing 100 cards total or per retailer?

It's 100 cards total per calendar year, independent of retailer (from what I've read about it). So, you could have 100 of Circuit City, or 60 of Circuit City and 40 of another retailer, etc.

However, it appears BuySmart is closed to new members.

I got a email today that might intrest a lot of people:


Star Club Rewards Phasing Out of Service

Important Message - June 7, 2006:
Star Club Rewards Phasing Out of Service

We regret having to inform you that Star Club Rewards will phase out our services and benefits on June 7, 2006 at 11:59 PM (Pacific Standard Time). You can continue to earn credit towards your rebate until July 7, 2006 at 11:59 PM PST.

To see if you have qualified for a cashout by July 7, 2006 at 11:59 PM PST, please login to your account to check the status. You will be able to access your account page and complete the necessary rebate redemption form up until August 7, 2006 at 11:59 PM PST.

We hope you enjoyed using our service. To submit a question, please log in to your account page and click "Contact Us."

We have appreciated serving you,

Star Club Rewards Customer Support

Could someone please ban superdealz? I don't think the rest of us can afford to have him around.

I am brand new to the discussion and was wondering what clubs have "current" clubs have Home Depot and Lowes cards and which are the best. I am a current member of mainstreetsavings and today's escapes.

I have gone through about 25% of the recent discussion pages, but having a hard time figuring it out.

superdealz said:mnhardy said:I am brand new to the discussion and was wondering what clubs have "current" clubs have Home Depot and Lowes cards and which are the best. I am a current member of mainstreetsavings and today's escapes.

I have gone through about 25% of the recent discussion pages, but having a hard time figuring it out.

Of the programs I'm a member of, 24Protect Plus and At Home Rewards have Home Depot and Lowes.

Also, the first page of this thread has stores listed by program, and programs listed by store. I don't know how up to date it is though.

neroman said:Does anyone know if the credits post at different times for the (+) programs? I am a member of Shopping Essentials (+) and Today's Escapes (+) and purchased gift cards in late May and still have not received credit for any of the purchases. In the past I have received credits at the first of the month for the old programs.

I'm still relatively new to DealPass, but from what I understand, if you purchase cards very late in the month (not sure of the exact cutoff), your credits may not post the following month. It may take until the month after that. (So in your case, your credits may not appear until July if you purchased very late in May.)

boober said:I didn't search this, so take it for what it's worth.... But just FYI-
If you get Staples giftcards through dealpass programs, you CANNOT use the online.

That has been the case for a long time. One time my local store exchanged them for me for a 'store' card as the on line purchase was special order not available in the store. Maybe your local one will do that too.

Walter

Just something I learned...I have consolidated quite some Sears gift card at my local Sears. But yesterday when I wanted to use them on line, I found out the one I consolidated doesn't have a PIN number. Too bad I didn't know this when I consolidated them. Their site states that your gift card has to have a PIN number if you want to use it online. The Sears cards from dealpass do have PIN number and Sears.com can take up to 15 cards.