For anybody who doesn't have the time to read through 7 pages of posts, here are my notes for a condensed summary of what seems to be an option to manufacture spend for a ton of UR points with relatively minimal effort:
0. Get Chase Ink Bold and BB :)
1. 2 minutes, 1% discount: Sign up Ink (must be Visa) at https://www.visasavingsedge.com/ to automatically get 1% cash back, at least for Staples purchases.
2. 3 minutes, 2x points: Go to Staples.com via the UR portal ultimaterewards.chase.com -> (log in) -> Shop and Earn Extra Points -> Office & School Supplies -> click through Staples.com
3. 5 minutes, 5x points: Search for Visa gift cards and buy a bunch of the $200 ones with a $6.95 activation fee. You should get 1% cash back, so effectively the activation fee will be around $4.88.
There's a suggestion that Staples Rewards members get another 5% off -- looked like the fine print said GC were excluded so I didn't bother, but would be ecstatic to be corrected.
4. To liquidate the cards: 10-60 minutes, 0 points: Go to Walmart and fill load BB at kiosk using the $200 GCs.
Or load GCs to evolvemoney.com to pay bills if no walmart nearby.
I haven't done either of those steps in #4 yet but have been preparing by reading peopleofwalmart.com .
I miss anything? Will just update this post with any corrections if I'm smart enough to figure out how to do this.
0. Get Chase Ink Bold and BB :)
1. 2 minutes, 1% discount: Sign up Ink (must be Visa) at https://www.visasavingsedge.com/ to automatically get 1% cash back, at least for Staples purchases.
2. 3 minutes, 2x points: Go to Staples.com via the UR portal ultimaterewards.chase.com -> (log in) -> Shop and Earn Extra Points -> Office & School Supplies -> click through Staples.com
3. 5 minutes, 5x points: Search for Visa gift cards and buy a bunch of the $200 ones with a $6.95 activation fee. You should get 1% cash back, so effectively the activation fee will be around $4.88.
There's a suggestion that Staples Rewards members get another 5% off -- looked like the fine print said GC were excluded so I didn't bother, but would be ecstatic to be corrected.
4. To liquidate the cards: 10-60 minutes, 0 points: Go to Walmart and fill load BB at kiosk using the $200 GCs.
Or load GCs to evolvemoney.com to pay bills if no walmart nearby.
I haven't done either of those steps in #4 yet but have been preparing by reading peopleofwalmart.com .
I miss anything? Will just update this post with any corrections if I'm smart enough to figure out how to do this.