How Your Credit Card Can Make Valentine's Day Cheaper
NEW YORK (
) -- You already know you can use your credit card to buy your Valentine a heartfelt gift, but you might not realize it can also help you save a few dollars on the holiday in the long run.
Issuers are known to offer deep discounts and additional cash-back bonuses on popular Valentine's Day items in their bonus point malls as Feb. 14 approaches. Here are a few of the better ones to consider.
There can deep credit discounts and additional cash-back bonuses on Valentine's Day items as Feb. 14 nears. |
Flowers
Discover
(DFS) - Get Report
is offering 20% cash back at
1-800-Flowers
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,
FTD.com
(UNTD)
,
ProFlowers
and
Teleflora
through its
, while
Citi
(C) - Get Report
is offering 15% cash back at
KaBloom
through its Citi Bonus Cash Center. Citi also has coupon codes available with FTD Florist that sweeten the 10% cash back cardholders can take advantage of in the
. This includes $5 off on an order of red roses bought before Feb. 12.
Meanwhile,
Chase
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is offering 15 extra points per dollar spent at ProFlowers and KaBloom in their
.
Candy
Chase is offering rewards cardholders seven extra points per dollar spent on
Godiva
products and is providing a coupon code that entitles them to $10 off an order of $60 or more over at Ultimate Rewards. Citi is also featuring the coupon and offering 5% cash back on Godiva purchases through its Bonus Center. Citi cardholders can also get 6% cash back on purchases from
Harry & David
, plus an additional 20% off purchases using a coupon code.
Bank of America
(BAC) - Get Report
is offering seven points back on each dollar spent at
Ghirardelli
in its
.
ShopDiscover is offering 20% cash back at 1-800-Baskets for cardholders looking to give chocolates, cookies or other assorted gifts. If your Valentine has an affinity for both chocolate-covered strawberries and charity,
American Express
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is letting cardholders earn 12% back on purchases at
Shari's Berries
, which will be donated to the United Way through its
.
Wining and dining
ShopDiscover has another 20% cash back promotion going on with
Restaurants.com
, which is known for its attractive discounts available at local restaurants. Cardholders can also get 15% cash back on purchases from
Wine Enthusiast
, so if you're heading to a BYO, you'll be all set.
Chase is offering 12 points per dollar spent on Restaurant.com purchases in the Ultimate Rewards Mall. Citi cardholders can get 12% cash back on Restaurant.com purchases and 8% cash back on
Zagat
Wine purchases through its bonus center.
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