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For those Discover Card Customers, make sure to sign up for the October to December cashback bonus offer for 5% cash back on Grocery Stores, Restaurants, Movie Theaters, and Movie Rentals. You get 5% cash back on $400 of purchases which give you $20 maximum.

Visit the sign up link

From the website:

Just pay using your Discover Card and earn 5% Cashback Bonus on up to $400 in these purchases from October 1 through December 31.
Grocery Stores

Restaurants

Movie Theaters

Movie Rentals

*Sign up to earn 5% Cashback Bonus on purchases made at Grocery Stores, Restaurants, Movie Theaters, and Movie Rentals from 10/1/08 (or the date on which you sign up, whichever is later) through 12/31/08, subject to a cap of $400 in purchases. These purchases must be post to your account by 12/31/08. Allow up to 5 weeks for this reward to be added to your Cashback Bonus account. You will continue to earn unlimited Cashback Bonus of up to 1% on all other purchases. Only Discover More Cardmembers are eligible to participate in this program. See Cashback Bonus Terms and Conditions for further details.

Don’t have a Discover card? I recommend the following with sign up bonuses too.
$50 Discover More Review

$100 DiscoverBiz Review

$100 Miles Review

Miles by Discover® Card gives you 12,000 miles if you make one purchase every month during the first year. You can exchange 10,000 miles for $100 travel credit according to the Discover miles chart. Another option would be spending $50 for an additional 100 double miles, then you can exchange 12,100 miles for a $50 gift certificate and a $25 cash credit.

For $100 gift card, you must have 14,400 miles to qualify according to this chart.

Here’s the fine terms on the bonus:

Terms of 12,000 BONUS MILES OFFER: Earn, 1,000 bonus Miles each calendar month you make a purchase for 12 months from the date your account is opened, with a cap of 12,000 bonus Miles. Bonus Miles will be applied within 8 weeks. We are not responsible for merchant delays in processing transactions. This promotional offer is in addition to the Standard Miles earned on purchases.

Miles by Discover® Card gives you 12000 bonus miles if you make one purchase every month during the first year

• Book any travel through any airline, travel agent or online travel site
• Double Miles on up to $3,000 in travel and restaurant purchases each year
• 1 Mile for every $1 on all your other purchases
• Unlimited Miles that never expire as long as you use your card
• Redeem for travel credits to your account, gift cards from any of our 70 brand-name Partners or cash starting at just 1,000 Miles.

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Do you have a Discover More card? Discover gives you a chance to get 5% cash back on special categories. The categories change every month or so. In order to take advantage of the special promo, you must sign up through this Discover link. For the month of February, you get 5% cash back on Restaurants, Florists, Candy Shops, Bookstores, and Pet Stores. Maximum cash back is $200.

From the website:

Sign up to earn 5% Cashback Bonus on purchases at restaurants, florists, bookstores, candy shops and pet stores from 2/1/08 (or the date on which you sign up, whichever is later) through 2/29/08, subject to a cap of $200 in purchases. Restaurant purchases are those made at merchants we classify as full-service restaurants, cafes, cafeterias and fast food locations. Purchases of flowers, books, candy and pet supplies must be made at qualifying stand-alone florists, bookstores, candy shops and pet stores. These purchases must post to your account between 2/1/08 and 2/29/08. Allow up to 5 weeks for this reward to be added to your Cashback Bonus account. You will continue to earn up to 1% unlimited Cashback Bonus on all other purchases. Only Discover More Cardmembers are eligible to participate in this program. See Cashback Bonus Terms and Conditions for further details.

Discover® More^SM Card

• 5% Cashback Bonus® in categories like travel, home, gas, restaurants, movies and more
• 5% to 20% Cashback Bonus at top retailers through our exclusive online shopping site
• Up to 1% Cashback Bonus on all other purchases automatically
• Unlimited cash rewards
• Increase, even double, your rewards when you redeem for gift cards from our 100 Cashback Bonus PartnersApply Now!

For December, you can get an extra 5% cash back on groceries purchases in addition to restaurants and movies. The maximum is only up to $200 on groceries purchases which is $10 cash bonus. This only work on Discover cards that do not have 5% permanent cash back such as the Discover More or Discover Motiva Card.

In order to get the 5% cash back on groceries, you must login into your Discover account. Then click here to go directly for the sign up page.

Here’s a screenshot of the promo.

Use any Discover Cards at Fadango for Buy 1 Get 1 Free Movie Tickets.

Here are some good Discover Cards:

1. Discover More Card - Monogram
2. Discover Open Road Card
3. Miles by Discover Card

From the website:

Buy one or more movie tickets and get one free when you use your Discover Card to order tickets from this page. Here’s how to redeem this exclusive offer:

1. Enter your ZIP code or city name above and click “Go”.
2. Select a theater and showtime for the movie you wish to see.
3. Select the number of tickets you wish to purchase (at least 2)
4. Use your Discover Card during check out and the price of one ticket will be automatically deducted from your order

HOT OFFER: $40 bonus with Discover More Card

The Discover More Card is a cash back credit card with a reward combo. Cardholders earn 5% cash rebate for purchases at merchant partners of Get More Purchase program, double the value of your cash rebates if you exchange them for gift certificates or gift cards of partner merchants, and earn unlimited rebates.

For a limited time only, you can get $40 cash back bonus when you make $500 in purchases.

The best part about this card is its 5% cash back program. For October to December, you can get 5% cash back whenever you dine at restaurants or go to the movies. The 5% cash back is up to $400 in purchases in these categories. The program starts today. For those with a Discover card, sign up the 5% bonus here.

The Discover More Card is a tiered cash back credit card with up to 2% rebate. It’s based on your annual expenditure. If your annual expenditures exceed $3,000, you earn 1% rebate. How do you come up with the 2%?

You can double the value of your rebates by exchanging your cash rebates into gift certificate. E.G. $50 cash rebate can get you a $100 gift certificate from one of the following merchants.

Bennigan’s
Black Angus/Cattle Company Steakhouse
Bonanza Steakhouse
Chili’s Grill & Bar®
Maggiano’s Little Italy®
On The Border Mexican Grill & Cantina®
Ponderosa Steakhouse
Red Lobster
Romano’s Macaroni Grill®
Steak & Ale
Ace Hardware
Bed Bath & Beyond®
Callaway Golf
Cooking.com
Crutchfield
K B Toys
Pep Boys
Pier 1 Imports
The Sharper Image®
Sofa Mart
Sprint
Staples®
AMC Theatres BLOCKBUSTER®
BLOCKBUSTER Online®
Borders Books & Music®
Fandango
Great American Days
Hollywood Video
Waldenbooks®
M&M’s World
Mrs. Fields
Omaha Steaks Carnival Cruise Lines
Celebrity Cruises®
Enterprise Rent-A-Car
Hyatt Hotels & Resorts
Royal Caribbean International
Samsonite Company Stores
BLOCKBUSTER Online®
Callaway Golf
Cooking.com
Crutchfield
Fandango
L.L. Bean
Mrs. Fields
Omaha Steaks
Ultra Diamond Outlet

Another great feature is called Shop Discover. It’s a shopping portal through Discover’s website with great merchants. Here are some cash back from feature merchants: 7% Barnes and Nobles, 5% Circuit City, 5% Overstock.com, and more.

Discover More Card has no annual fee with APR rate ranges from Prime Rate plus 2.74% to 9.74%. Of course, you can get a 0% APR for 12 months for both purchase and balance transfer.

Quick Summary:

• Apply now and get $40 Cashback Bonus*
• Earn more cash in more ways than anyone else^SM*
• Unlimited cash rewards, automatically
• Up to 20% Cashback Bonus® when you shop
  online*
• Double rewards with more than 80 Cashback Bonus
  Partners*
• Customer Service in less than a minute, anytime you want
• 0% Intro APR*

Apply Now!