{"id":890460,"date":"2025-07-17T11:42:52","date_gmt":"2025-07-17T18:42:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/shop\/?p=890460"},"modified":"2025-07-20T08:03:01","modified_gmt":"2025-07-20T15:03:01","slug":"bobby-vegas-gift-cards-points-straddles-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/blog\/bobby-vegas-gift-cards-points-straddles-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Bobby Vegas — Gift Cards, Points, and Straddles Oh My"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Who knew giving away a dozen free cookies a day would be so hard. Help me. Please. My blood sugar begs you. Or planning an almost free trip to Vegas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With the launch of the Frugal Video Poker Strategy Guide ebook, the $10 discount offered to LVA subscribers (SUBSCRIBE ) or previous purchasers of FVPSG\u2019s hard copy (HARDCOPY), I threw in a dozen free Tiffs Treats cookies (COOKIE) for pickup through End of July, making the whole package if not free ($48 in value for $9.88), at least a fantastic value play.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You get the FVPSG, my \u201cBest VP on the Strip\u201d booklet, and a dozen warm cookies (good till all cookies are sold). Go to my previous blog<\/span><\/strong><\/a> for details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As for gift cards, I love <\/em>gift card deals. If a retailer wants to give me 25% off on something I buy regularly, I\u2019m in. Here\u2019s the problem. People lose their cards<\/em>. Or forget about them. Me too. Big time. It\u2019s like TITO tickets at Caesars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Example: I bought a discounted Alamo Drafthouse e-gift card and lost it recently. Then the excellent live customer service person located my card and noticed I had several in my account. Checking the balances, I had over $200 worth dating back four years ! Holy buttered popcorn, Batman! Would AI have found that? No way. That\u2019s one reason I solicit companies with live customer service \u2014 and why so many companies are eliminating them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Next, our local custard place, Goodberry\u2019s, sells discounted gift cards as gifts for friends and well, me. While decluttering, I found four $25 cards I\u2019d lost. It pays to declutter<\/em>, at least at my house.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As for points and credits, I\u2019m a big fan of Chase Ultimate Rewards points. I charge everything I can, then pay off the balance and accrue enough points for my Vegas flights. My card gives a 25% bonus using their points on their 24\/7 live travel portal. $400 plane flight? Only $300. nice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Next, casino offers and coupons, oh my. I have two comp nights a month at Downtown Grand where they let me straddle. After stacking, I love straddles. I\u2019ll have four nights over Labor Day weekend \u2014 two in August, two in September \u2014 for free.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Straddling months also works on casino free-play offers like Four Queens. You get two offers on one trip.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Finally, using my Rio no-resort-fee LVA MRB coupon Sunday thru Friday will cost me $127 total for five nights, saving the $285 in resort fees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019ll be in Vegas for nine nights and 10 days, free flight on points. Total hotel cost $135.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I still have to pay for my car. Working on that next. Even paying for that, my out-of-pocket trip cost will be under $500. For nine nights. And there were other very good deals at Plaza and the Grand with no resort fee, free parking and daily food comps I didn\u2019t use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s a tough job, but someone\u2019s gotta do it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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