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The Offer
- Dollar General stores are offering 15% off most gift cards on 12/10
The Fine Print
- Valid 12/10 only
Our Verdict
Unfortunately Dollar General doesn’t say what gift cards are excluded. Some Dollar General are cash only for gift cards, others accept credit cards.
Hat tip to GC Galore
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Home Depot (variable up to $500) for $250 did not work
Southwest works, still out looking for Disney and Lyft.
Uber, Starbucks, Chipotle, Taco Bell worked.
Texas Roadhouse, Chick-fil-a did not.
I was able to convince them to use a credit card even though at first they said no.
This is so weird to me. I have never had an issue in Ohio purchasing a gift card with a credit card.
Any store offers similar break on gas-stations cards?
Are Draftkings cards included?
So far, Uber works, Amazon doesn’t
Were you able to pay by credit card?
I’m just using cash today, chase shut me down (9 cards) and all I have is Amex, can’t afford another shutdown right now.
No, I was using all my wife’s cards for purchases and transferring the points to my sapphire to cash out, basically showed me as unprofitable and my wife got dragged down with me.
Ouch, that sucks.
I’m curious, what language did they use on the phone/letter to state the reason for closing your accounts? I imagine they wouldn’t explicitly tell a customer they are unprofitable.
It took a few tries but a rep finally told me it was my point redemptions between the two of us. A side note was the lack of spend among all my cards, they didn’t care that it was during the height of lockdown so of course I wasn’t spending anything.
That's pretty crazy, it had to be high volume and obvious though? Can you say what your avg monthly spend/xfer was? I do something similar as well, but low volume (around $2k a month) never imagined it bringing a shutdown.
Yikes, they do that???
Cause that's pretty much my strategy too.
Just called my local DG (not that close to me so I didn’t want to drive). Lowe’s has a buy 2, get $5 off promo but is not part of the 15%. Mostly restaurants for the 15% except PlayStation and Uber/ubereats. Lowe’s is already sold out anyways.
Debit and cash only.
@guest_1297608 Thanks for the update. You saved me a 2-hour round trip.
This was posted by Bubbleheadbee on August 15, 2021
The DG markets code as grocery for Chase
https://www.doctorofcredit.com/dollar-general-save-15-on-giftcards-for-ubereats-doordash-and-more-restaurants/
If it's true, I'm surprised it's not recommended by Chuck, he always offers some guidance on which cc to use. Otherwise many past posts seem to offer the same advise, Dollar General doesn’t count as groceries for any CC
I should have clarified that DG Markets code as grocery, not the normal retail versions, but both sell gift cards.
Think more DPs would be needed but no Chase cards are offering a higher percentage for grocery at this point, is there?
What does Dollar General code as? is it a grocery store?
In my experience shopping at two DG markets in Tennessee, the DG Markets code as grocery with Chase.
It doesn’t code as anything extraordinary
It codes as our interchange fees are so low the best you can do is 2%
waiting for Amex offer on Dollar General
Ha. Check your Serve card for that offer. It might actually be there.
You'll be dead before that happens. Amex is more targeted towards higher income earners, they don't get much from Dollar General.
Yet there is a walmart offer on plat and free walmart shipping subscription...
Because nearly everyone shops at Walmart and they have a partnership with them. "Nearly everyone" includes high income earners. That's why most credit cards target "groceries and gas" - because everyone uses them. It's an easy grab. Shopping at dollar stores in generally done by lower income people or if you happen to live close to one it's quicker to grab something small. It's certainly not a desired place everyone is thinking of buying something at. I can guarantee you aren't waiting for a sale on those $3 sandals or $2 christmas stockings.
Why does Walmart bakery taste like cardboard
May have something to do with the lawsuit over wood in their cheese.
The "typical" Walmart shopper earns $80k a year. I'm sure Amex has interest in that group of income earners.
Define typical