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^^^ Surely if you buy your stamps with your food shopping and pay with CC that will be fine
I remember a few ,years ago I bought gift cards at supermarket with the shopping and paid with a card, pretty sure it was a CC, it can not differentiate between food & card.Being polite and pleasant doesn't cost anything!
-Stash bust:in 2022:337
Stash bust :2023. 120duvets, 24bags,43dogcoats, 2scrunchies, 10mitts, 6 bootees, 8spec cases, 2 A6notebooks, 59cards, 6 lav bags,36 angels,9 bones,1 blanket, 1 lined bag,3 owls, 88 pyramids = total 420total spend £5.Total for 'Dogs for Good' £546.82
2024:Sewn:59Doggy ds,52pyramids,18 bags,6spec cases,6lav.bags.
Knits:6covers,4hats,10mitts,2 bootees.
Crotchet:61angels, 229cards=453 £158.55profit!!!
2025 3dduvets0 -
Correct, but to get the blue light discount at some shops you have to buy vouchers first via a website and then use the voucher in-store. The website selling the voucher gets identified in the transaction as having a merchant category code which will trigger the transaction as being equivalent to a cash advance.2
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I haven't ordered a card- yes, I qualify but I doubt I would get my money's worth. I tend to buy lots of craft oddments online (local craft shops have gone) and no really major purchases (unless something large kicks the bucket!!).Being polite and pleasant doesn't cost anything!
-Stash bust:in 2022:337
Stash bust :2023. 120duvets, 24bags,43dogcoats, 2scrunchies, 10mitts, 6 bootees, 8spec cases, 2 A6notebooks, 59cards, 6 lav bags,36 angels,9 bones,1 blanket, 1 lined bag,3 owls, 88 pyramids = total 420total spend £5.Total for 'Dogs for Good' £546.82
2024:Sewn:59Doggy ds,52pyramids,18 bags,6spec cases,6lav.bags.
Knits:6covers,4hats,10mitts,2 bootees.
Crotchet:61angels, 229cards=453 £158.55profit!!!
2025 3dduvets0 -
Organgrinder said:Correct, but to get the blue light discount at some shops you have to buy vouchers first via a website and then use the voucher in-store. The website selling the voucher gets identified in the transaction as having a merchant category code which will trigger the transaction as being equivalent to a cash advance.
It doesn't go through as a cash transaction on my Barclaycard, and I get 0.5% cashback....1 -
Ooo interesting. Thank you.0
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Organgrinder said:Correct, but to get the blue light discount at some shops you have to buy vouchers first via a website and then use the voucher in-store. The website selling the voucher gets identified in the transaction as having a merchant category code which will trigger the transaction as being equivalent to a cash advance.
* We get cashback on this card and first used it without checking, then realised we’d probably be charged, but were pleasantly surprised.Fashion on the Ration
2024 - 43/66 coupons used, carry forward 23
2025 - 62/892
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