The Kroger company family of grocery stores is offering a 10% bonus when you buy grocery store gift cards. In many places the stores are called Kroger but they have numerous different names. In Las Vegas, they're called Smith's. For a complete list of their brands visit their site at http://www.thekrogerco.com/.

I decided to try this today at a Smith's store near my house. I asked the person at the cash register about it and he confirmed that an individual is eligible to do it once for an amount of up to $1,200 (hence a $120 bonus.) These gift cards are good at any Kroger company grocery store throughout the country.

They decided to ring up the transaction as 4 cards each with $330 on them, and then charged me $1,200 for them. I also used my credit card that gives me a 2% rebate on grocery store purchases for another $24 in value.

Since I know that I'll always be buying groceries, I figure I just made $144 in a few minutes buying the gift cards. A husband and wife could each do it together and double the benefit.

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