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I’m probably not alone in loving the look and style of designer clothing. It’s probably no surprise, since I write a blog about deals, that I ABSOLUTELY HATE PAYING RETAIL. Sorry..I got worked up there, but it’s the truth. So when the opportunity arises to make some seriously discounted purchases on some nice threads…I’m all in. Enter: Amex Offers, a cashback portal, and 7 for Mankind
If you’re not familiar with 7, they’re a luxury jeans and casual apparel company, and for my body type, they fit me really well. I live in Los Angeles, so I’ve made many a trek to the outlet malls in Camarillo to buy 7 at a discount. Now, with Amex Offers, and some nifty tricks – we can actually Quad stack to get some insane deals. Let’s go through my thinking.
Sidenote: Amex Offers are one of the biggest reasons I keep 4 American Express cards: Amex Platinum, Amex Business Platinum, Amex Gold, and Amex Blue for Business
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Discount #1: 7 still has many of their items on sale post Christmas. My $686 down to $286
Case in point:
- T-shirt $69 for $39
- Jean Jacket $269 for $79
- Khakis $179 for $69
- $169 pair of jeans for $99
- Total: $686 for $286
Stack #2: Sign up for 7 email list and get $20 off your first order over $150. My Order down to $266
Discount 3: Top Cash Back is offering 4% back on orders: My order down to $255.36
And Discount 4: Amex Offers spend $250, get $75. My $686 worth clothes are reduced down to to $180.36 or almost 1/4 the price.
You’ll notice there isn’t any specifically precluding sale items and the $75 back is good for online purchases. BINGO!
How to do it?
First, add your targeted amex offer to that card’s profile online.
Second, You’d need to populate the 7 for mankind site via Top Cash Back. If you use my link I get $10 and so do you, so you’d even get a bigger discount.
3rd, once the site is populated, you’d sign up for their email list. Receive the email and then add your items to your shopping cart.
4th, At check out, use the promo code and pay with the Amex that you added the offer to. Voila… Stacks on stacks on stacks.
The Point:
Designer clothing may not be your jam, but the strategy can be employed in a lot of situations. Get your savings and look like a champ. More lux, less bucks -> Byah!
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Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card
Welcome Offer
Earn 60,000 bonus points after you spend $4,000 on purchases in the first 3 months from account opening.
Annual Fee
$95
Points Earned
Transferrable Chase Ultimate Rewards
- 5x on all travel purchased through Chase Travel℠
- 3x on dining, including eligible delivery services for takeout & dining out
- 3x on select streaming services
- 3x on online grocery purchases
- (excluding Target, Walmart and wholesale clubs)
- $50 Annual Chase Travel Hotel Credit via Chase Travel℠
- The begins immediately for new cardmembers and after your account anniversary for existing cardmembers
- 2x on all other travel
- 10% Anniversary Bonus
- Every year you keep the card, your total spend will yield a 10% points bonus. If you spend $10k in a year, you’ll get 1k bonus points
- Chase Sapphire Preferred continues to redeem at 1.25c in the Chase Travel℠ and the slew of other benefits remain in tact including Auto Rental Collision Damage Waiver ( primary ), purchase protections, etc.
- Points are transferrable to 14 Ultimate Rewards partners
- Redeem in Chase Travel℠ for 1.25 cents per point
- No foreign transaction fees
- Suite of Travel and Purchase Coverage
- Auto Rental Collision Damage Waiver is my favorite
- Get complimentary access to DashPass which unlocks $0 delivery fees and lower service fees for a minimum of one year when you activate by December 31, 2027.
- $95 Annual Fee
We keep an up to date spreadsheet that lists the best ever offers: You can find that spreadsheet here.
Historically 80k is a very, very good offer and hit in both 2022 and 2023. In 2021, we saw the offer hit an all time high of 100k. Who knows if that will ever come back.
Main Cast:
Cards that earn flexible points and should be used on the bulk of your purchases.
Supporting Cast:
Cards that earn fixed points in the currency of the airline/hotel and can not be transferred at attractive rates. These cards yield benefits that make it worth keeping, but not necessarily worth putting a lot of your everyday spend on.
The Chase Sapphire Preferred® is exceptional starter card and offers transferrable Ultimate Rewards, and pairs well with other Chase cards.
If you carry this card alongside Chase’s cashback cards like the Chase Freedom Flex® and Chase Freedom Unlimited® or the business versions: Ink Business Cash® , Ink Business Unlimited® you can combine the points into Preferred account and transfer into hotel and airline partners
Annual fee is quite low at $95 a year + you get a 10% anniversary bonus on points + $50 hotel credit in Chase travel.
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