Posts Tagged ‘Debit’

My Perk Heaven

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As you may have seen on our Facebook wall, we’re asking our customers to share their stories with us regarding how having perks has changed their lives and what they love about PerkStreet. We shared some of the email responses aloud in our staff meeting today (our attempts to capture on video were thwarted but we will have video posts soon, I promise) and there were a few in particular that really hit me. Here are some of my favorite excerpts:

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One Sweet Deal

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>The Results
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According to our friends at the National Confectioners Association, July 7 is Chocolate Day! Not like you needed an excuse to indulge, but now you have one.

Actually, you have two, because we’re giving you 5% cash back on any non-PIN debit card purchases you make on July 7, 2010 at candy stores!

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Your daily dose of awesome

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You heard they were coming. You waited patiently. And today we have unleashed the first of what will be many PerkStreetSM Daily Deals.

Use your PerkStreet FinancialSM Visa® Debit Card to make a non-PIN debit card purchase at any Apple® Store between tomorrow, June 24 and Sunday June 27th, 2010 and get 5% cash back. That’s right. A whopping 5%. And that’s in addition to the great perks you’re enjoying now.

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How do you make the best debit card rewards even better?

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By introducing 2% cash back.

SAY CHEESEBURGER!

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We’ve spent the last few months working on something we’re excited to announce: the best debit card rewards program just got twice as good!  The PerkStreet FinancialSM Visa® Debit Card now lets you earn 2% cash back on all non-PIN purchases on days where your Account Balance is $5,000 or more.  When your balance is less, you’ll still get 1% cash back — more debit rewards than any card offers today.

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From Credit Card Nation to Debit Card Nation

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Is America still a Credit Card Nation?

The other day I was standing three people deep while waiting to pay for my groceries when the person in front pulled out their checkbook. You could almost hear the collective groan as it took seemingly forever for this person to write the check, update the balance ledger and show the cashier their driver’s license. As I stood there wondering how long it takes unrefrigerated tuna to go bad, I started thinking about how people choose to pay for things. Aside from my erstwhile friend at Kroger, I rarely see anyone using checks. Most everyone I know falls into one of three groups: credit card addicts, debit card devotees or cash lovers.

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