Today another Amazon deal passed across my purview: if you link your Twitter account with your American Express card and spend $75 at Amazon, you get a $25 statement credit. Go to American Express's facebook page to see for yourself.
It just so happens we want to buy something that costs $80 on Amazon (see below--another exciting holiday purchase). We don't have a twitter account. We do have an American Express card. Should we do it?
As often with these quandaries, I emailed Frugal Son and asked him. Now I'm asking you. (Hmmmm. The item we want has gone down in price, perhaps for Cyber Monday??)
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No idea about linking Twitter and American Express, presumably that boosts their 'social' rating or counts as advertising or something? I have a Twitter account, but rarely think to look at it (or Pinterest for that matter); I'm trying to have a life!
I think heating a single room in winter can be a real money saver; I did this for the first couple of years after I retired. Our winters are relatively moderate and I could get away with only having the central heating on briefly in the mornings and then on again after sunset. Bill's not so keen on that method, but then I don't sit still as much as I did when blogging more regularly.
I'm interested that you have an American Express. The one time I looked into it there was something like a $75 annual fee. Have you found that this pays off somehow? Loads of places here in Britain don't take American Express. No idea why.
I love my Twitter account where I follow both interesting scholars and couponers/savers as well as many others. So I'd do this in a sec if it applied to me in Canada.
If a simple action can reap real savings, it's wortwhile. I always start the laundry or dishwasher after 7 on weeknights or on the weekends in order to take advantage of lower utility rates. It's worth the minor planning headache to me!
Seems like a good deal to me and you can resist tempting specials. I too have a twitter account that I never use, and I don't read tweets.
When I lived in Ontario, I always used the off-hours electricity cost reduction but then we moved to Quebec, where there is none, and I really miss seeing that savings, even though hydro is cheaper here.
I'm absolutely kicking myself for forgetting to pick a book for the 30% off deal, especially after I shared it with a few people! I had so many picks I couldn't settle on one, and now I've missed it :(
@Shelley--My Amex is free and gives me a nice cashback on purchases.
@Janice--Maybe I'll try to do Twitter. Wish we had lower utility rates for off-peak use...
@Duchesse--OK--i will try to set up a Twitter acct--i think that offer is good till end of december.
@Revanche--I miss "deals" all the time and then I am soooo angry at myself. PLEASE--don't YOU do that. Usually, another similar deal will pop up.
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