Pay $75, Get $100 iTunes e-Gift Card [pay $40 get $50 Michaels plastic GC]

To the eBay Deals we return, with a Gift Card round-up:

+ Pay $75, Get $100 iTunes electronic Gift Card delivered by e-mail from PayPal’s Digital Gifts
+ a 25% off discount, limit 4 per customer
+ of interest for camera and photo iOS apps, along with photography e-books and camera guides, some of which may be iOS-exclusive

+ Pay $40, Get $50 Michaels physical gift card delivered for free by mail by GiftCardMall’s eBay store (they manage the gift card stalls in many brick and mortar chain stores)
+ a 20% discount, limit 3 per customer

(ENDED) Pay $95, Get $100 eBay Gift Card via e-mail

This sold out too, and just like before, it looks like the limit is 10,000 units. If you missed it, fear not, it is a recurring offer, but I don’t know when it will return…

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20% off iTunes Gift Cards delivered by e-mail ($25 only – others sold-out)

Back to the eBay Deals, where PayPal’s Digital Gifts is offering iTunes Gift Cards (delivered by e-mail) with a 20% off discount, in three different gift-card-amount denominations as follows:

+ Pay $20, Get $25 iTunes Gift Card (limit 4)

+ this sold-out too: Pay $40, Get $50 iTunes Gift Card (limit 4)

+ this sold-out: Pay $80, Get $100 iTunes Gift Card (limit 4)

+ these are electronic gift cards delivered by e-mail after the order is placed
+ can be used to purchase anything at iTunes, including the various camera and photography apps, and various photography e-books and more

GoPro Hero4 Session with $40 Gift Card for $275

We have further discounting on the GoPro Hero4 Session. Its price is now down to $275 at Amazon, who also offers a free $40 plastic Amazon Gift Card. Simply add both the GoPro and the Gift Card, and at the top right corner of the checkout page, the total price will be adjusted with a -$40 to make the gift card free. The free gift card offer is only good when Amazon is the actual seller, not 3rd-party sellers.

PS: GoPro has earned enough “street cred” that you can now find a shortcut link to all the GoPro links at the top menu of this blog, under “Manufacturers”.

Sony a6000 with 16-50 & 55-210 & HVL-F32M Flash & $50 Gift Card & 64GB SD & Filters & NewLeaf for $900

If you are interested in a Sony a6000 really-getting-started-with type of a bundle, Adorama has another Sony a6000 bundle for $900 with free shipping. This includes:

  • Sony a6000 with 16-50mm lens
  • Sony 55-210mm f4.5-6.3 OSS lens
  • Sony HVL-F32M TTL External Flash
  • $50 Adorama Gift Certificate
  • 64GB Lexar C10 SDXC card
  • Pro Optic 49mm Digital Essentials Filter Kit
  • 1-year New Leaf Spills-n-Drops warranty
  • no coupons, no rebates, just add to cart

Sony a6000 w/16-50mm & $50 Gift Card & 64GB Lexar & NewLeaf for $650

If you are interested in a Sony a6ooo “take pictures with” kit, Adorama has created a Sony a6000 w/16-50mm bundle for $650. For that, you get the aforementioned kit plus a $50 Adorama Gift Certificate (to be used in future orders), a 64GB Lexar Class 10 SDXC card, and a 1-year NewLeaf Spills-n-Drops warranty.

(ENDED) Pay $95, Get $100 eBay Gift Card (delivered via email)

This particular offer ended with 10,000 units sold but it is a recurring offer, it returns every few days/weeks… This is not a glamorous discount, but if you are a frequent eBay shopper, it is a 5% discount on everything you buy using the gift card. So let’s start from the beginning. Among the latest eBay Deals, PayPal’s Digital Gifts is offering a $100 eBay Gift Card (delivered via email) for $95. Limit one per customer.

[Amazon Students only!] Buy $25 Amazon Gift Card, Get $5 Promotional credit

UPDATE 4:30am ET: This offer is valid ONLY to Amazon Student members

They didn’t mention this in the Lightning Deals Upcoming schedule, but it turns out this offer is ONLY good for Amazon Students members, by entering coupon code STUDWEEK at Checkout. Amazon Student is a special program for eligible/qualifying students. The general population cannot use it. I don’t have an “Amazon Student” account so I can’t test it.

If you are an “Amazon Student”, this offer is good until the end of day on 10/9/15. The $5 promotional credit expires 11/22/15. The $25 gift card never expires…

If you are an “Amazon Student”, they have a number of Other offers running in parallel as well…

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YMMV Targeted: Amazon Auto-Reload Rewards: $10 bonus + 1% bonus [Debit Cards only]

Please note this is a YMMV promotion. Amazon has been running multiple of these promotions the last few weeks, but each time, only a percentage of their customers are eligible. As fate would have it, I am finally eligible for one of these, so I can tell you what happens.

You find out if you are eligible if you are logged on to your Amazon account and visit the Auto Reload Rewards page. If you are eligible, you will see the promotion mentioned below.

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GoPro Hero4 Session + $40 Gift Card for $300

An even better price for the GoPro Hero4 Session. Now $300 gets you both the GoPro Hero4 Session camera and a $40 plastic Amazon Gift Card (delivered by mail). Simply add both the camera and the gift card from the promotional page and proceed to checkout. The price of the gift card will be adjusted in the shopping cart with a “-$40” discount.

Pay $95, Get $100 eBay Gift Card via e-mail (limit 1)

Among the latest eBay Deals, PayPal’s Digital Gifts is offering a $100 eBay Gift Card (by e-mail) for $95. Limit one per customer. This is essentially a 5% discount on everything you buy using this gift card. Over 7850 gift cards got sold so far.

They have more gift card offers (discounts up to 20% off) available through the Trending eBay Deals.

Gift Cards: Pay $80, Get $100 iTunes; $10 bonus on $100 Best Buy, etc

To the eBay Daily Deals we return, where they are having a gift card sale as follows:

+ Pay $80, Get $100 iTunes eMail Gift Card
+ limit 4; delivered by email; from PayPal Digital Gifts

+ Pay $100, Get $100 Best Buy eMail Gift Card and $10 eBay Gift Card
+ limit 2; delivered by email separately; from PayPal Digital Gifts

+ Pay $100, Get $100 + $20 Overstock eMail Gift Card
+ limit 2; delivered by email; from PayPal Digital Gifts

+ Pay $85, Get $100 Staples eMail Gift Card
+ limit 3; delivered by email; from PayPal Digital Gifts

+ more gift card offers from Lowe’s (by mail), K-Mart, Gamestop and more at the Trending eBay Deals

Panasonic TS6 elementproof + $50 Gift Card for $278

Not to be confused with the entry level Panasonic TS30 (still going for $100), the Panasonic TS6 is a higher spec model (tip: single-digit is the more advanced model in the TS-series) is bundled with a $50 Adorama gift certificate for $278 total with free expedited shipping. That’s an effective $228 price assuming you will have no problem spending the $50 GC. If not, you can buy the camera on its own for $240.

You can see all the aforementioned TS6 bundles and colors at Adorama website.

(ENDED) Wedn: Sony H300 compact-zoom with $20 GC for $170

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YMMV: $10 Bonus with $100+ Amazon Gift Card Auto Reload

This is a YMMV promotion. You receive a $10 bonus if you setup an Amazon Gift Card Auto Reload with $100+. Only some Amazon customers are eligible for this promotion (depending on however their computers determine this). You can tell if you are eligible if you are logged on to your Amazon account and then visit the Auto-Reload FAQ page. If you are eligible, you will see it there. Unfortunately I am not eligible for this offer, so I can’t tell you how it works…

If you are not eligible for this offer, you will see the FAQs but at the top of the page you will see this message: “Thank you for your interest in Amazon.com Gift Card Balance Auto-Reload. Unfortunately, you are not eligible for this offer.”

If you are not logged to an Amazon account, you will see this message: “Oops! You aren’t signed in. Please sign in and refresh this page to confirm if you qualify for this offer.”.

Pay $95, Get $100 eBay Gift card via e-mail (limit 1)

To the eBay Deals we go where we have a meta-deal of sorts: Pay $95, Get $100 eBay Gift Card via e-mail, sold by PayPal Digital Gifts. Limit one per customer. Over 10,000 sold so far. It may take up to 2-4 hours to arrive in some cases. As usual, this is a limited time offer of unknown expiration date.

Pay $85, Get $100 Sears Gift Card by mail (limit 2)

If you like to shop at Sears (many photo retailers sell on their website as third-party sellers), and you are willing to take a detour through eBay via the Gift Card Mall, one of the latest feeBay Daily Deals is this: Pay $85, Get $100 Sears Gift Card (physical plastic gift card delivered by mail), with a limit of two per customer. Over 7800 got sold so far from this listing. I had to use a calculator for this, I believe it is a 15% off discount 🙂

23-inch Dell monitor with $100 Promo Gift Card for $171

The Dell Home store has a special promotion good until 8/14/2015 at 7am Central. You pay $171 and you get the 23-inch Dell S2340L computer monitor (VGA, HDMI, 1920 x 1080, IPS) along with a $100 promotional Dell Home electronic gift code. The $100 promotional gift code will be sent to you in 10-20 days after purchase and will expire in 90 days.
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If you are not a frequent Dell shopper, you may want to plan both this purchase and the $100 promo purchase, so you don’t end up buying random things you may not need just because you have a burning promo gift card in your e-pocket. (you can see the details of the promo gift card after you add to cart and click on the “View Details” link below it in the shopping cart).

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You get additional benefits if you are part of their Dell Advantage program (free 2nd day shipping, extended warranty, etc).

Gift Card Update: iTunes and Google Play continue {eBay’s own sold out}

This sold out as of 7pm ET recheck with 5001 gift cards sold through this offer… Back to Les eBay Dealseaux where they have another electronic eBay Gift Card promotion, of interest to frequent eBay shoppers, Buy $100 eBay Gift Card, receive $5 Free eBay Gift Card (both delivered by email) with a limit of one per customer.

The seller is PayPal Digital Gifts, so it’s as close to a safe purchase as it gets on eBay. US only. This is effectively a 4.76% discount on everything you buy using the combined $105 amount. A slightly smaller discount than the previous “pay $95, get $100” offer – sneaky accountants 🙂 Strategically this might be good to use on items that sell for the same price everywhere.

While we are on the topic of eBay and gift cards, they have a couple of other offers:

Under the iOS-Android fairness doctrine, we are obligated to also mention a Google Play Gift Card offer, good until Saturday night (8/8/15), you receive 500 Plenti rewards points if you buy a $25 Google Play Gift Card at Rite Aid stores (limit 2). 500 Plenti points translate to a $5 future purchase at RiteAid stores (or other participating retailers), making it a rare 20% off (effective) discount on Google Play gift cards which can be used on all digital content (apps, books, music, video) but not hardware or subscriptions. You have to be a member of the Plenti program, which is free to join, and puppet-mastered (fancy way of saying administered) by American Express.

(ENDED) Pay $95, Get $100 eBay Gift Card (email delivery)

This offer ended with 10,000 units sold but the gift card offers are recurring (I don’t know when they will return though)…

And now something utilitarian for regular eBay shoppers, featured at the eBay Deals, you pay $95 and you receive a $100 eBay Gift Card (email delivery) with a limit of one per customer. Essentially a 5% discount on what you use it on later. Strategically this might also be of interest if the items you want to buy have the same prices everywhere. The seller is PayPal’s Digital Gifts.

Pelican Elite Progear with Free Gift Card and Light (27 options)

This offer is so new, the thumbnails haven’t been fully created on the website. Adorama has 27 different Pelican Elite ProGear Bundles that include one of the CarryOn/Vacationer cases, along with a free Adorama Gift Card ($50 or $75 or $100 depending on item) and a free Pelican light. You can see the freebies and open the gallery for each item (if it doesn’t have a thumbnail yet) by opening the “This Kit Includes” section. Annotated screenshot below points to relevant parts…

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GoPro HERO4 Silver with $60 Gift Card for $400

For a limited time, you can get a $60 Amazon plastic physical Gift Card when you purchase the GoPro Hero4 Silver for its usual price of $400. To do that, don’t add to cart with the regular button. Instead page down to find the “Special Offers” section, and click on the “Add Both to Cart”. While this promotion is running, this will put both the GoPro and the $60 GC in your shopping cart, with the price automatically adjusted at the top right corner of the Checkout page. Annotated screenshots below to show you what to look for:

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The Top right corner of the Checkout page while this promotion is running:
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Pay $40, Get $50 iTunes Gift Card via email (limit 4)

To the eBay Deals we travel where you Pay $40 to get a $50 iTunes Gift Card (via email). A 20% off discount. The seller is PayPal Digital Gifts with a limit of four per customer. You can use these on iTunes content (apps, ebooks, music, video, etc).

Speaking of eBay, Acer’s official Outlet store is offering the manufacturer refurbished 11.6″ Acer Chromebook for $110 with free S&H and 90 day Acer warranty, limit 5 per customer (2GB RAM, 16GB SSD, model CB3-111-C8UB).

(ENDED) Sun: Sony HX50v superzoom + $50 Gift Card for $300

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Pay $95, Get $100 eBay Gift Card via email (limit 2)

Back to the ebay deals, if you frequently purchase items on eBay (or are planning to make a $100-$200 purchase at some point), the electronic eBay Gift Card promotion is back. The PayPal Digital Gifts eBay store offers this: Pay $95, Get $100 eBay Gift Card via email, with a limit of two per ebay account. As usual, these are limited time offers of unknown/unpredictable expiration date. Most of these arrive from a few minutes to 2-4 hours but could take up to 24 hours.

64GB Sony SDXC (SF64UX/TQN) for $30 w/free S&H

Back to the eBay Deals where Beach Camera (authorized Sony dealer) is offering the new condition 64GB Sony SDXC card (model SF64UX/TQN, Class 10, UHS-I, up to 94MB/sec) for $30 with free shipping with a limit of five per customer.

Speaking of eBay, PayPal’s Electronic Gift Cards store is offering a Pay $60, Get $75 Staples Gift Card via email promotion, with a limit of three per customer. This is a 20% off discount!

Pay $85, Get $100 Sears Gift Card (email delivery, limit 2)

Sears sells some cameras on their own but also a number of well-known authorized camera retailers are selling there (Adorama, Cameta, Beach Camera, OneCall, etc) as well, similar to them having eBay and Amazon marketplace stores. As such, among the latest eBay Deals, you can pay $85 and get a $100 Sears Gift Card (email delivery) with a limit of two per customer. The seller is PayPal’s Digital Gifts.

Pay $80, Get $100 iTunes Gift Card by Email (limit 4)

To Les eBay Deals we go where PayPal’s Digital Gifts is offering $100 iTunes Gift Cards (email delivery) for $80, with a limit of four per customer. This is a 20% discount. Not the lowest ever, but definitely lower than full price. Over 3700 sold so far. This is email delivery, not a plastic gift card by mail. iTunes has a variety of camera/photo apps, along with various camera and photo related e-books, some of them iOS-exclusive.

GoPro Hero3+ Silver Edition Camera with $50 Gift Card for $300

As part a Two Day Sale at Best Buy ending by Saturday night (no fever), you can get the new condition GoPro Hero3+ Silver Edition Camera with a $50 Best Buy Gift Card automatically included by Best Buy while this limited promotion is running for $300 with free shipping, or Store pick-up if available at your local sto’ors.

Panasonic GX7 w/14-42 and $250 Gift Card for $800

Adorama has a new gift card promotion on the Panasonic GX7 with 14-42mm kit. You pay $800 and you receive the standard kit plus a $250 Adorama Gift Certificate and 4% promotional rewards on the full amount (= $32~). The offer is available on silver color scheme and the black color scheme.