The Offer
Direct link to offer (page six)
- Save $10 off your next visit when you spend $100 or more on participating gift cards: MasterCard Gift Card, Visa Gift Card and American Express Gift Cards.
- Food Lion has stores in: Mid Atlantic, South Atlantic, Georgia, Tennessee, Kentucky, West Virginia
The Fine Print
- Valid until May 12th, 2015
- One offer per transactions
- Mastercard gift card is issued by U.S Bank National Association
- Visa Gift card is issued by MetaBank
- $10 discount expires after 14 days
Our Verdict
Food Lion sell variable load cards ($5.95 fee) which will likely be your best option. Food Lion should code as a grocery store, so this deal will make the most sense for those that have credit cards that earn at a high rate on grocery store purchases. If you purchased a $500 gift card here is your profit:
- $500 gift card + $5.95 activation fee (-$5.95)
- Rewards on credit card (+$25.30)
- $10 discount on next shopping trip (+$10)
- Total profit: $29.35
It’s a shame you can only get one $10 discount per visit, but who knows how much this is actually enforced.
Hat tip to Frequent Miler
Food Lions are iffy about CC buys in some stores. I once was about to be denied, then for some reason, was approved to do the buy.
Hunter, Food Lions have staffing that, shall we say, are observant and have good memories.
Advice: Perhaps one shouldn’t do a particular activity too often. Mix it up a bit. Best wishes.
I went to two foodlion stores near my home. One accept credit cards for gift cards, the other don’t. A supervisor’s approval needed for $500 visa/master debit card. $10 off coupons expire 14 days after purchase.
Thanks, added the expiry information in.
Hi, doctor, I usually just spend the $500 debit gift card at FoodLion buying $500 money order, and deposit back to my checking account. Is there any chances that this behavior will be added into any blacklist or trigger any red flag? Do I have to be careful or something?