Yesterday I wrote a post describing how I used the online bill-pay service Plastiq to meet minimum spend on a new credit card I applied for a few months ago. Typically this site charges a 2.5% service fee when you use an American Express, Visa, Mastercard, or Discover card to send payment to pay a bill. While paying this fee usually isn’t worth it for your regular bill payment, it might be worth it to meet minimum spend that you might not be able to meet otherwise. Related blog post.
For a limited time, however, new members that sign up for Plastiq can receive their first $400 fee-free! That means you can pay $400 on your credit card through this service and you will not receive a charge! Even if you aren’t trying to meet minimum spend, you can always pay use it to earn some free points or miles.
It looks like this promotion actually started last week. The terms specifically state that some sections of the site and emails state the standard amount, but you’ll still receive the double bonus. As long as you make your first payment of at least $20 between March 14, 2017 and April 18, 2017, you’ll receive $400 free dollars. The person making the referral will receive $800 in free dollars. For those new to the site and wanting to take advantage of getting some free points/miles on their card or to make a payment towards meeting their minimum spend requirement, you can sign up here. Feel free to leave your referral code below, and here is my referral code if you want to support – 630501.
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Woohoo! Always love free points. My referral code is 453070
https://www.plastiq.com/cardholder_ui/start?referralCode=706644
Trying to pay off a school loan with a ton of Visa Gift Cards I’ve acquired. I’d be grateful if you use my code: 606405. Thanks for the opportunity Mrs. Deals!
Appreciate all the referrals – trying to meet minimum spend!
https://www.plastiq.com/cardholder_ui/start?referralCode=633685
Thanks!!
Thanks to anyone who randomly decides to pick mine over the others here!!!
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Thanks for the heads up. I used your referral code to join. Can you tell me how Plastiq works with prepaid giftcards, specifically how the fee is applied? If I load a $200 gift card and try to make a payment using the full amount, does the $5 fee get applied against another card that I have loaded to my account or does the payment get rejected because I don’t have $205 on that card?
I can answer that – whether talking to me or not. Your first purchase you have to pay the fee. On $20 that will be $.50. Then $400 fee-less payments will go into your account. I registered my Visa and MC Gift-cards – just to make sure an address was assigned to the card. Then you would input the card in the same way you would a credit card. It will ask for a Cardholder Name – and I just listed Gift Card. When checking out it will list the bill paid PLUS the fee for the transaction. Underneath the total is a link to subtract the fee. Refer a friend soon and get another $800 spend without a fee. Pretty slick.
Thanks!
@Randy – Thanks so much for your response to help out other readers!
I just signed up using your code. Mine is 633984, if anyone would care to use it.
Thanks for the heads up!
If you need a referral code, please consider using mine: 480627. https://try.plastiq.com/480627
Thanks so much!
Feel free to use my referral code: https://try.plastiq.com/606338
Thanks!
Thank you for this! I was looking for a way to increase my monthly spend:
My referral code is: 636444
Awesome! If anyone wants to help a girl out, please use my referral code: 503786
https://try.plastiq.com/503786
All,
If you’re still in need of a referral code please consider mine: 480627
https://try.plastiq.com/480627