Rod Caster Posted December 5, 2012 Report Share Posted December 5, 2012 Just wondering what other people are doing to collect reward points and turn them into fishing gear. I sometimes travel and stay in hotels for work and I found that the Wyndham program is the best for gift certificates. Basically 7 stays, plus promotional items and I got a $100 Canadian Tire gift certificate! Not a bad deal considering I also get my Air Miles points through my AMEX. Air Miles is the worst for gift certificates/cash. 95 points gets you $10 cash... but it would take over $1500 in gas to get that 95!! Air miles only good for travel. Aeroplan is ok for Gift Certificates as well. I got a $100 to Home Hardware (which sells fishing gear in NBay) after a few flights and car rentals. This $100 CTire gift card is probably going towards a winter jacket. FREEEEE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADB Posted December 5, 2012 Report Share Posted December 5, 2012 (edited) MBNA Mastercard...no annual fee, 5% cash back on gas and groceries for the first 6 months. 2% back thereafter and 1% back on everything else. In the first three months I easily earned $100 for essentially doing nothing. Only catch is 5% cash back is limited to $400 of spending per month. Edited December 5, 2012 by ADB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NAW Posted December 5, 2012 Report Share Posted December 5, 2012 I guess so in a bit of a way... I mow the lawn to make the wife happy. Then I use the brownie points I scored to go fishing! Does that count? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Caster Posted December 5, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 5, 2012 I guess so in a bit of a way... I mow the lawn to make the wife happy. Then I use the brownie points I scored to go fishing! Does that count? Absolutely It's comparable to me cleaning the microwave yesterday...I don't really care if it's clean or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigmac1984 Posted December 5, 2012 Report Share Posted December 5, 2012 MBNA Mastercard...no annual fee, 5% cash back on gas and groceries for the first 6 months. 2% back thereafter and 1% back on everything else. In the first three months I easily earned $100 for essentially doing nothing. Only catch is 5% cash back is limited to $400 of spending per month. X2 on the MBNA mastercard. I've had it for over a year now, and with buying a house and all the expenses that go with it, plus all the gas needed to tow the boat around, I've easily got back $500+ since (my G/F also has the card too). You don't have to "redeem" your points so to speak, as soon as you hit the $50 threshold worth of points, a cheque is sent to your house. Its fantastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckrb2007 Posted December 5, 2012 Report Share Posted December 5, 2012 (edited) I have petro points, esso extra and aeroplan in my work truck. I put in approx $120 every day and a half(not my $$$...company gas card). I use my petro points for gas cards for my oldest son(university student), esso extra points for cases of water and havent checked my aeroplan miles yet. lol Edited December 5, 2012 by ckrb2007 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigdritchie Posted December 5, 2012 Report Share Posted December 5, 2012 I never redeem Air Miles or Aeroplan for gift cards. Both have far more value when used for travel, so I'll use them to cover my hotel costs and/or flights on trips to fishing destinations. It makes a trip west for sea-run steelhead, or a drive down to Tennessee for smallmouth and muskie in February much, much easier on the wallet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Caster Posted December 5, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 5, 2012 I never redeem Air Miles or Aeroplan for gift cards. Both have far more value when used for travel, so I'll use them to cover my hotel costs and/or flights on trips to fishing destinations. It makes a trip west for sea-run steelhead, or a drive down to Tennessee for smallmouth and muskie in February much, much easier on the wallet. Good point My air miles are going to be used to take Wifey and me to Nova Scotia to visit family and maybe try some east coast fishing. The Air Miles program is especially a rip off for gift cards/cash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigdritchie Posted December 5, 2012 Report Share Posted December 5, 2012 I don't know if I would say Air Miles is a rip off when you redeem on gift cards, but there's no doubt you get much better value when you redeem against travel expenses. That's what Air Miles and Aeroplan specialize in. So instead of gift cards, I use those points for travel. I think most of us spend a few nights in hotels each year while out fishing. It doesn't have to be a big trip to some exotic location, it can just be a weekend at Quinte. There's a Best Western everywhere. So why not use points instead of cash? Fact is, I LOVE my Air Miles card. And, I have the gold Air Miles Mastercard to go with it, so I can double-dip. Just on gas, groceries and booze that I'm going to buy anyway, I get a couple of free hotel stays every year. How do you beat that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LucG Posted December 5, 2012 Report Share Posted December 5, 2012 I have been collecting Aeroplan for quite some time now, I should see how many points I have. But I do buy a spool of line every spring with the Canadian Tire $$ I have accumulated for a year lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skipper D Posted December 6, 2012 Report Share Posted December 6, 2012 I have been collecting Aeroplan for quite some time now, I should see how many points I have. But I do buy a spool of line every spring with the Canadian Tire $ I have accumulated for a year lol Whoa! how many can i get for this much ...... lol , Never thought of spending it for fishing gear before , hec of a good idea tho . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Bob Posted December 6, 2012 Report Share Posted December 6, 2012 With you boys and girls north of the U.S.A. boarder I really don't know if you qualify for these rewards...but if so...they are the BEST in their own class... Hunting/Fishing Gear...CABELA'S Credit Card.... http://www.cabelas.com/custserv/custserv.jsp?pageName=clubhome&WTz_l=Footer For Air Miles...SOUTHWEST Credit Card...FREE 50,000 points...enough for 2 tickets to VEGAS and back...the wife and I got our own card through this SPECIAL TIME LIMITED offer....so 2 FREE trips... https://creditcards.chase.com/a1/southwest/2ffhero?int=HOMEHEROCHASE2121205 And finally a CASH back reward card that pays you 3% on Gas purchases, 2% on Grocery Purchased and 1% on all other purchases.. https://www.bankofamerica.com/credit-cards/overview.go IT DON'T GET BETTER then those 3 IMHO... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotsky Posted December 6, 2012 Report Share Posted December 6, 2012 I use my Walmart Mastercard a lot you get points pretty quick and can redeem them as soon as you have $5 or you can save up (one time I had $50 in rewards.). Some Walmarts have a decent fishing selection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigdritchie Posted December 6, 2012 Report Share Posted December 6, 2012 (edited) I didn't read all the terms and conditions Bob, but almost guaranteed one has to be a US citizen for those. Or, have a US mailing address at least. Too bad, they look enticing. Edited December 6, 2012 by Craig_Ritchie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Bob Posted December 6, 2012 Report Share Posted December 6, 2012 I didn't read all the terms and conditions Bob, but almost guaranteed one has to be a US citizen for those. Or, have a US mailing address at least. Too bad, they look enticing. Ya...kind of figured...SORRY about that part.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Caster Posted December 6, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 6, 2012 I have petro points, esso extra and aeroplan in my work truck. I put in approx $120 every day and a half(not my $$...company gas card). I use my petro points for gas cards for my oldest son(university student), esso extra points for cases of water and havent checked my aeroplan miles yet. lol I'm in the same boat with the company gas card, except I usually go to shell...don't know why, I just do. Free gas is nice enough...points are just a bonus! I have been collecting Aeroplan for quite some time now, I should see how many points I have. But I do buy a spool of line every spring with the Canadian Tire $ I have accumulated for a year lol something like 20 000 points will get you $100 at CT! Whoa! how many can i get for this much ...... lol , Never thought of spending it for fishing gear before , hec of a good idea tho . That's a nice wad of cash I see tipups and winter boots in your future Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bare foot wader Posted December 7, 2012 Report Share Posted December 7, 2012 Whoa! how many can i get for this much ...... lol , Never thought of spending it for fishing gear before , hec of a good idea tho . that is awesome skipper, as a kid i was amazed at my grandfather's coffee can of cdn tire money Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gordy28 Posted December 7, 2012 Report Share Posted December 7, 2012 For those that collect Air Miles and shop online use: www.airmileshops.ca Its an affiliate website login and shop at Cabelas, Bass Pro, LL Bean and Sierra Trading Post to name a few and you earn airmiles om your purchases/ I also have Bass Pro's loyalty card - you earn cash back on each purchase I don't spend a lot on fishing gear- and I already earned a free $10 in about 6 months Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davey buoy Posted December 7, 2012 Report Share Posted December 7, 2012 I use the CT gas multiplier coupons from in store. I top up every morning,always 30 litres or more. On a 6x=60 cents min,for a 10x=$1.00 max. every day depending on weekly multiplier amount. Usually $3bucks to $5bucks per week. Doesn't take long to add up. This buys my line,lures,swivels,artificial bait and more for the year. Today new tip up,all on CT money!!!!!:clapping:We all need to buy gas anyway,the rewards are a bonus!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aplumma Posted December 7, 2012 Report Share Posted December 7, 2012 That pretty cool we have a grocery store called Giant that if you spend $100.00 it gets you 10 cents per gallon. This is good for up to 36 gallons of gas. A four hundred dollar grocery spree gets us $14.40 off at the pump which is easy to do with the truck and boat. Art Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Bob Posted December 8, 2012 Report Share Posted December 8, 2012 That pretty cool we have a grocery store called Giant that if you spend $100.00 it gets you 10 cents per gallon. This is good for up to 36 gallons of gas. A four hundred dollar grocery spree gets us $14.40 off at the pump which is easy to do with the truck and boat. Art We have the same thing with "Tops" grocery store...they either own Giant or did own them...only problem is if your timing is off when you need gas you can't cash in on the full amount because it's a one time purchase using your points per their redemption period...about every 6 weeks but not sure.. http://www.topsmarkets.com/Savings/Gas_Savings/_SS_4A6T9RE20E01d78P7ec16391xOkN6L5368A6CF%7C32224%7C1212080910%7C%7C%7C# Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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