Bonus for paying with stimulus check?

Factual Questions
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I heard a while ago about some grocery stores offering 10% discounts on store gift cards bought with the IRS stimulus check. I’ve also heard, in the past, about casinos that will give you a bonus for, say, cashing your paycheck there.

Are there any other good offers like this I should be aware of? I will actually be in Vegas in about a month. I’m looking for most bang for my buck, either for something I’m going to spend money on anyway, or that is readily fungible.

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[QUOTE=iamthewalrus(:3=]
I heard a while ago about some grocery stores offering 10% discounts on store gift cards bought with the IRS stimulus check. I’ve also heard, in the past, about casinos that will give you a bonus for, say, cashing your paycheck there.

Are there any other good offers like this I should be aware of? I will actually be in Vegas in about a month. I’m looking for most bang for my buck, either for something I’m going to spend money on anyway, or that is readily fungible.
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The “bonus” with the casinos I’ve been to (which are a few) is that you get an opportunity to spin a wheel for free with a chance to win some kind of jackpot. I don’t know if you need to be a local to do that, though. I’m not good enough with my money to be handed my paycheck in a wad of cash while standing in the middle of a casino. I’d never make it out of there.

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As far as local stores, Sears and KMart will let you buy a gift card with a 10% bonus. I think that Fry’s has a similar program but you’ll have to go out to Oxnard.

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[QUOTE=iamthewalrus(:3=]
Are there any other good offers like this I should be aware of? I will actually be in Vegas in about a month. I’m looking for most bang for my buck, either for something I’m going to spend money on anyway, or that is readily fungible.
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You may want to read this article (or this one) before turning your check into a gift card just to obtain a ten percent bonus. It may not be a good idea if you don’t read the fine print for the particular gift card you have in mind.

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Uh… how do you prove you’re using your stimulus check? Are you supposed to sign it over to them?

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[QUOTE=Really Not All That Bright]
Uh… how do you prove you’re using your stimulus check? Are you supposed to sign it over to them?
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I always assumed that’s the idea.

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[QUOTE=Duckster]
You may want to read this article (or this one) before turning your check into a gift card just to obtain a ten percent bonus. It may not be a good idea if you don’t read the fine print for the particular gift card you have in mind.
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Those are good cautions, but I’m not worried. I’m only planning on buying a card for something that I would use regularly and would go through quickly, like groceries, or that I could turn back into cash (like, I thought, Casino bonuses). I have the financial discipline to not overspend, and to make sure that I use the card up rapidly. The bankruptcy risk is a consideration, but is overshadowed by the “inactive account” charges. If I have to use my card in a few months to avoid it getting lost/depleted/whatever, the risk that the issuing company will go bankrupt in that time is slight.