{"id":7582,"date":"2011-11-21T15:50:12","date_gmt":"2011-11-21T19:50:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.befrugal.com\/blog\/?p=7582"},"modified":"2011-11-21T15:50:12","modified_gmt":"2011-11-21T19:50:12","slug":"win-a-300-american-express-gift-card-share-the-savings-and-celebrate-the-holidays-contest","status":"archive","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.befrugal.com\/blog\/contests\/win-a-300-american-express-gift-card-share-the-savings-and-celebrate-the-holidays-contest\/","title":{"rendered":"Win a $300 American Express Gift Card! Share the Savings and Celebrate the Holidays Contest"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Update 9 (12\/21):<\/strong> We have now heard back from the winner. Congrats, David S. and enjoy!<\/p>\n

Update 8 (12\/20):<\/strong> We are still waiting to hear back from the American Express $300 gift card winner. It could be you; check your email for a message from socialmedia@blog.befrugal.com<\/a> letting you know that you won! If this winner does not respond by 12\/23, we'll select another at random.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Update 7 (12\/14): <\/strong>Since our contest rules state that after 10 days, if the original winner has not responded, a new one will be selected, we selected and reached out to a new winner for the $300 American Express gift card. Please check your email to see if it's you! Look for an email from socialmedia@blog.befrugal.com<\/a> with the subject line \"You won a $300 American Express gift card from BeFrugal.com!\"<\/p>\n

Update\u00a06 (12\/7):<\/strong> Right now we are still\u00a0looking forward to getting\u00a0a reply from the winner. The email notification came from socialmedia@blog.befrugal.com<\/a>.Please check your email and see if you won!<\/p>\n

Update\u00a05 (12\/2):<\/strong> We are still awaiting a response from the winner. We'll announce their name after we hear back from them. An email\u00a0was sent notifying the lucky person\u00a0that they won. Please check your email if you signed up for a free BeFrugal account or did Refer-A-Friend during the contest period. You may be the winner! There is still a $10 bonus<\/a> for new accounts and $5 for Refer-A-Friend<\/a>. Take advantage today!<\/p>\n

Update 4 (12\/1):<\/strong> Right now we are waiting to hear back from the winner. Please check your email to see if you won this great prize! We'll announce the winner's name once we get an email reply from the winner.<\/p>\n

Update 3 (11\/30):<\/strong> We're still\u00a0waiting for a reply from our winner before we announce their name. Please check your email!<\/p>\n

Update 2 (11\/30):<\/strong> We just sent an email to the winner, so please check your email to see if you won! When we get the winner's reply, we'll\u00a0reveal who they are. We want to thank everyone who participated.\u00a0\u00a0Also, you can still sign up <\/a>to save money by earning cash back when shopping online plus, if you are a member, you can still refer a friend <\/a>for a $5 bonus!\u00a0 5 friends will equal $25.<\/p>\n

Update 1 (11\/30):<\/strong> The contest\u00a0is now\u00a0closed; a winner will be selected today. Stay tuned and see if you won! We'd like to thank everyone who participated.\u00a0 We will tweet additional updates for you (@BeFrugal).<\/a><\/p>\n

As you know, we at BeFrugal love<\/span> to save and this time of year is all about sharing. With that in mind, our latest contest shares the savings and spreads the joy so you can give great gifts while being frugal this holiday season!<\/p>\n

There are two ways to enter to win a $300 American Express gift card:<\/p>\n

1. Sign up and activate a free BeFrugal.com account by 11\/29\/2011. You will get a $10 Bonus, be entered to win the $300 American Express Gift Card, and enjoy an average of 5% cash back at 1600+ online stores. Sign up here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

2. Or, if you are already a member of BeFrugal.com, refer a friend by 11\/29\/2011. You will get a $5 Bonus, your friend will get a $5 Bonus and you will both be entered to win the $300 American Express Gift Card. Refer a friend through here.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Of course, new accounts need to verify their email address by activating, and bonuses are subject to the BeFrugal.com Terms and Conditions<\/span>.<\/a><\/p>\n

Happy saving and happy holidays!<\/p>\n

Good luck!<\/p>\n

Rules<\/strong>
\nEntry: Maximum of 1 entry per person.<\/p>\n

Eligibility: Must be 18 or older to enter, and a US Resident. Void where prohibited by law.<\/p>\n

Winner selection: One winner will be selected at random on 11\/30 from all entries made before midnight ET on 11\/29.<\/p>\n

Claiming prize: We will send a Direct Message to the winner requesting BeFrugal.com member information. Winner must respond within 10 days, or a new winner will be randomly selected. For full contest terms and conditions, see here.<\/a><\/p>\n

Winner will receive their prize in the form of a $300 American Express gift card.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"<\/a>

\u00a0 Update 9 (12\/21): We have now heard back from the winner. Congrats, David S. and enjoy! Update 8 (12\/20): We are still waiting to hear back from the American ... Read moreWin a $300 American Express Gift Card! Share the Savings and Celebrate the Holidays Contest<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[394,592],"class_list":["post-7582","post","type-post","status-archive","format-standard","hentry","category-contests","tag-contest","tag-expired"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.befrugal.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7582","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.befrugal.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.befrugal.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.befrugal.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.befrugal.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7582"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.befrugal.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7582\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.befrugal.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7582"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.befrugal.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7582"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.befrugal.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7582"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}