IW said:puck71 said:lunarscape said:Last year, my mall's info desk kept a log of everyone who claimed a card, so they checked if I had five cards already before letting me redeem receipts. Once I hit $1000 redeemed, they cut me off. Does Discover keep track in any way? If there are four participating malls in your area can you get $100 from each one?The fine print says: Limit five Gift Cards per account during the promotion period. I know, but I was just wondering if they actually have a way of keeping track (as in, are the $20 cards tied back to your account somehow).

Thanks Virginia for not participating. I appreciate that.

Info for those who haven't played this one before:

1. Receipts can be cumulative. (e.g. $23 for Store A + $190 for Store B)
2. Gift Cards do not get returned if you return the merchandise. The deal is with the company that runs the malls, not the individual stores.
3. Yes, you can purchase gift cards
4. When your receipt is verified for redemption, it is stamped so that you can not use it again.
5. Yes, you can use multiple Discover Card accounts.
6. Shop early these will run out by December.

Bonus - If your mall has a restaurant, eat there. 5% for the restaurant promotion + the receipt total counts towards the amount needed for the gift card redemption.

I'm not clear if redemptions have to be made in $200 increments. If I buy a $1K item and present that single receipt will they issue a single $20 card of five $20 cards? Thanks.

mikeccall said:I'm not clear if redemptions have to be made in $200 increments. If I buy a $1K item and present that single receipt will they issue a single $20 card of five $20 cards? Thanks.

Yes, you will get 5 $20 gift cards for a single $1,000 purchase. I did exactly this last year.

tarcapone said:Westfield Sunrise in Massapequa, NY (on Long Island) has a WalMart. Do you think I could buy $1000 in WalMart gift cards, get $100 back in Discover cards and the WalMart gift cards on eBay?

that is just retarded, you must guarantee to get 90% back on your $1k gc to even the cost. and that is not including paypal/eBay fees

Sweet. I can hit every mall on my way from DC to NYC and collect $100 in each!

PerkGetter said:Ain't worth it. The participating shopping centers are few and expensive. Unless you live close by, you can probably do just as well or better if you pass this one up.This appears to include "The Mills" malls (it included the few I checked for that I know where they're at), which I don't think are all that expensive at all, they typically include outlet stores. Westfield Malls are also heavily represented and those are just your typical malls, with Black Friday sales or other such deals I'm sure that many people could find this deal quite useful.

Just got my 5 cards. I bought 2 $500 visa gift cards. Paid 2.00 per card at the same counter I redeemed for my 5 $20 cards.

The service person had to swipe my discovercard to give me the 5 gift cards. When I asked her about the swipe she said that was to record my info for the 5 limit with discover. I am not sure if I can get another 5 cards somewhere else as it was now recorded onlien with discover.

Has anyone been able to get another 5 cards at a different location with the same discovercard "this year"?

nymgiants said:Just got my 5 cards. I bought 2 $500 visa gift cards. Paid 2.00 per card at the same counter I redeemed for my 5 $20 cards.

The service person had to swipe my discovercard to give me the 5 gift cards. When I asked her about the swipe she said that was to record my info for the 5 limit with discover. I am not sure if I can get another 5 cards somewhere else as it was now recorded onlien with discover.

Has anyone been able to get another 5 cards at a different location with the same discovercard "this year"?

Swiping your card doesn't mean they're recording anything "online." The "swiping" system they use could be local to each mall allowing one bonus/account there, and only there. OTOH, a centralized system would obviously preclude double-dipping with the same account. The only way to tell, and even that experience could still be mall-specific, would be for someone to be the guinea pig.