15% off at GiftCertificates.com---12/23 only

There was a thread about a 10% discount recently---that expired. This deal I ripped from Techb@rgains. They don't list any specifics other than it expires today. There may be a $100 minimum purchase, as this has been a common restriction on these deals in the past. The discount code is: SUPER1507.

Apparently they charge a $1 fee just to email an e-card gift certificate (used to be free, back in the day).

You can try for the 3% FatCash, but FW has a disclaimer that says "Use of coupons not found on the GiftCertificates.com Merchant Page may void Cash Back." So YMMV on that. eBates offers 4% back, BTW.

Best bet is to buy an emailed SuperCertificate for yourself, then redeem that for the GC of your choice when needed. Has worked well for me in the past.

People are posting that the SuperCertificates cannot, for some reason, be used to purchase Amazon.com GCs, but do seem to work for other store's GCs. In years past, I used to get Amazon.com GC's this way. Guess they've changed.

Link to site

they have not yet delivered my Dec 1 order. they suck

wxgee2002 said: Doesn't look that good since on a $100 Amazon e-certificate they charge $11 in handling fees meaning you only save 4%. Warm at best.

I think if you buy the SuperCertificate first, you avoid that fee. Unless I'm mistaken, that $11 happens if you try to buy an Amazon e-certificate with a credit card. There's no 10% penalty for buying a SuperCertificate with a credit card, however.

What gives with the extra charge wording on the Amazon gift card? Not even a lawyer could figure this one out...

Can anyone confirm that when you buy a SuperCertificate that you don't have to pay service fees for the merchants?

What is the difference between SuperCertificate and Select Supercertificate?

In the product fees section for Amazon it states:
If you are Shopping with a Select SuperCertificate and make a purchase equal to the value of the Select SuperCertificate then there are NO ADDITIONAL FEES. If you are shopping with a Select SuperCertificate and make a purchase of greater value than the Select SuperCertificate, the product fees below apply.Many other items do not mention "Select".

vxmqzzboxer said: it seems it takes forever for them to send out the gift certificatesMaybe they need new orders to pay for old orders?

What product fees are associated with a SuperCertificate purchase?
$2.95 product fee for orders up to $200
$3.45 product fee for orders between $200 and $500
$3.95 product fee for orders over $500

What Service Fees are Charged?
The purchase a merchant gift card or a SuperCertificate includes a service fee, which covers the cost of U.S. Mail shipping, packaging, customer service, etc.
Service fees are not assigned to merchant gift cards when a SuperCertificate is being redeemed

Emailable merchant gift certificates are not charged a service fee.
Emailable SuperCertificates are charged a $0.95 service fee.
Physical SuperCertificates are charged a $1.95 service fees.
Physical merchant gift cards are not charged a service fee.
American Express® Gift Cheques are charged a total service fee of $12.95 and $2.75 per cheque plus applicable shipping charges for orders up to $100.
American Express® Gift Cheques are charged a service fee of 12% and $2.75 per cheque plus applicable shipping charges for orders exceeding $100.
Shipping fees are calculated based on a maximum of 400 gift certificates and a value of $10,000 per package. Orders exceeding either amount will ship in multiple packages and will be charged accordingly. Your credit card will not be charged until your order ships from our facility

The GiftCertificates.com MasterCard® Gift Card
The GiftCertificates.com MasterCard Gift Card must be shipped via standard US Mail. A shipping fee of $1.00 will be applied to orders.
No service fees are charged until the thirteenth month from the day of purchase, whereupon a Monthly Maintenance Fee of $2.00 per month will be applied to any remaining balance, except where prohibited by law.

> Do you buy a SuperCertificate or e-SuperCertificate? I can't find any information that says what's the difference between the two.

SuperCertificate is paper and e-SuperCertificate is email

$450 e-SuperCertificate qualifies you for a 15% discount = $67.50
Subtotal $382.50 + $1 email fee + $3.45 product fee = $387 + 3% FatCash = about $375 for a $450 e-SuperCertificate

dealhunter999 said: Has anyone got an eSuperCertificate using 15% today?
Have they been able to use it to buy Merchant giftcard e.g. BestBuy or Amazone without paying product fee?
Is so, which merchant gift card they bought for how much?How realiable is this company?

Hopefully someone can post their experience, but I would be amazed and shocked if they try to apply a 10% fee to redeeming a SuperCertificate. The assumption being, SuperCertificates are marketed as gifts, and it would be a very distasteful surprise if a SuperCertificate gift recipient discovered that they had to give up 10% of their gift's value just to redeem it.

ktg said: dealhunter999 said: Has anyone got an eSuperCertificate using 15% today?
Have they been able to use it to buy Merchant giftcard e.g. BestBuy or Amazone without paying product fee?
Is so, which merchant gift card they bought for how much?How realiable is this company?

Hopefully someone can post their experience, but I would be amazed and shocked if they try to apply a 10% fee to redeeming a SuperCertificate. The assumption being, SuperCertificates are marketed as gifts, and it would be a very distasteful surprise if a SuperCertificate gift recipient discovered that they had to give up 10% of their gift's value just to redeem it.

This is from the Merchant Gift Card page. Hope it is valid....

Product Fees
If you are Shopping with a SuperCertificate and make a purchase equal to the value of the SuperCertificate then there are NO ADDITIONAL FEES. If you are shopping with a SuperCertificate and make a purchase of greater value then the SuperCertificate the product fees below apply. The following product fees apply for this merchant gift card if you are purchasing by credit card: 10% of Face Value

Well, got two confirmation emails for my order, the first one with 15% off, the second one took the 15% off away. Had to call to cancel.

dealhunter999 said: Has anyone got an eSuperCertificate using 15% today?
Have they been able to use it to buy Merchant giftcard e.g. BestBuy or Amazone without paying product fee?
Is so, which merchant gift card they bought for how much?How realiable is this company?

itunes is not compatible too

i guess the e-gift certificate are all filtered out

I too got the first email with the 15% off total for the e-supercertificate, but then the subsequent email didn't have that. Not sure how much they charged my card yet. Order history on the website indicates I got the 15% off.

You can't use the ecertificate on Amazon, Target, Best Buy, Starbucks (those were the ones I tried). Too bad about the Amazon once since I have Amazon Prime. Alas. I was, however, able to exchange it into a variety of electronic and real gift cards and stacked the 10% off coupon on top of it; they charged me $10.95 for shipping. But in total I was able to save like 22% on a variety of gift cards. Combined with post Xmas sales at places like Pottery Barn Kids (my wife likes it there) and Old Navy, B&N, Staples, Drugstore, I think I did pretty well.

-j.

jse75 said: I too got the first email with the 15% off total for the e-supercertificate, but then the subsequent email didn't have that. Not sure how much they charged my card yet. Order history on the website indicates I got the 15% off.

You can't use the ecertificate on Amazon, Target, Best Buy, Starbucks (those were the ones I tried). Too bad about the Amazon once since I have Amazon Prime. Alas. I was, however, able to exchange it into a variety of electronic and real gift cards and stacked the 10% off coupon on top of it; they charged me $10.95 for shipping. But in total I was able to save like 22% on a variety of gift cards. Combined with post Xmas sales at places like Pottery Barn Kids (my wife likes it there) and Old Navy, B&N, Staples, Drugstore, I think I did pretty well.

-j.

Same emails here. I just checked my credit card online, it looks like the temperate charge is with 15% off. BTW, how soon you guys receive the e-supercertificate code in email?

For some reason it won't even let me checkout. Keeps asking me to enter a credit card.

This has got to be the worst shopping website ever.
I placed an order and got the 15% discount, and got a confirmation.
Then got another confirmation showing full price. What's the deal with this?
Now the customer service dept is closed, so I won't be able to do anything until Wednesday probably.

This is just so stupid. I wish I could speak to a customer rep so I can blow off some steam.. I hate when websites do this..

I called my CC company after getting the e-mail as others have showing full price when the 15% is applied. They said there was a pending charge for the correct amount (with the discount applied) so I guess it was charged right. I've already used the e-certificate, so my only recourse will be to file a chargeback if they billed me incorrectly once I get the monthly statement. Dunno how that will pan out, but I'm hoping that won't happen.

/edit: BTW, gave this thread a red cause the OP put in Amazon could be purchased... I ended up getting some F.Y.E. and Sharper Image GC's, neither of which I would've really wanted, but I didn't want to go through canceling my order after the thing was e-mailed to me.

pkp413 said: Which store are eligible for redeeming a e-supercert?

That's what I'd like to know. I especially want to know if Staples is eligible.

yes
roy7736 said: pkp413 said: Which store are eligible for redeeming a e-supercert?

That's what I'd like to know. I especially want to know if Staples is eligible.

LOOPHOLE said: There was absolutely nothing that indicated that these Supercertificates
would not be valid on "half" the gift cards that they sell.

No where does it state any limitation on these, not in the email,
not on their site, not anywhere, see below:

....

This is false advertising and fraud.

I have print outs of everything and will pursue this until I can redeem my cert.
for whatever I want, I won't even take a refund. They will honor their cert. or be sued.I am still unable to get them to honor the Supercertificate on all gift cards that they sell.