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American Express Holiday Wishlist was a big thing back in 2007 and in 2006 when I last time participated. Last year was a disappointment as I couldn’t get on any of the deals - the quantities were so limited and the offers would sell out in seconds. Let’s see if this time is going to be different.

It is worth to note that American Express has now turned the Wishlist into a year around enterprise but the variety and quantities increase as the holidays approach and so in theory the chances of getting anything should improve (unless the demand increases proportionally). Below is the schedule for the current week. In addition to these, there is a few secondary smaller offers plus some not so great promotions that you can take part in at any time (‘Shop Anytime’ section):

Tuesday, Nov 24

• $100 American Express Gift Card for $50.00 (Total Qty: 75)
• $250 Back When You Spend $500 or More at TigerDirect.com (Total Qty: 100)

Wednesday, Nov 25

• $100 Charity Certificate to GivingExpress for $50.00 (Total Qty: 30)

Friday Nov 27

• $100 Back When You Spend $200 Or More at Walmart (Total Qty: 500)
• $75 Off When You Spend $150 or More PUMA Online Shop (Total Qty: 200)
• Nintendo Wii Gaming Console CompUSA.com for $119.00 (Total Qty: 150)

Monday Nov 30

• 2010 BMW 328i for $16,838.00 (Total Qty: 3)
• $100 Back When You Spend $200 or More at Amazon.com (Total Qty: 200)
• Lenovo IdeaPad S10-2 Netbook for $199.00 (Total Qty: 100)

Tuesday Dec 01

• Samsung 46” LED 1080p HDTV for $999.00 (Total Qty: 100)
• LG Home Theatre System LHB953 for $239.00 (Total Qty: 150)
• 50% off FedEx (Total Qty: 700)

Wednesday Dec 02

• Spend $200 Or More at Target and Get $100 Back (Total Qty: 500)
• Dell Studio XPS 8000 Desktop w/ Monitor for $1099 (Total Qty: 100)
• $200 Back When You Spend $500 or More at Best Buy (Total Qty: 125)

I logged into my American Express account to check the balance and upon logging off noticed an ad on the right hand side (see the screen shot below) which claimed I could register my credit card to earn 5 cent cash back from each dollar I spend at PB gas stations. Here are more details about the offer and the sign up link:

To be eligible for the offer, you must register your American Express Card at americanexpress.com/bpcashback and complete all qualifying transactions by December 31, 2009. You may register more than one Card for this offer, but only those Cards you register individually for the offer will be eligible to earn statement credits. Certain American Express Cards, including prepaid, OPEN(R), and Corporate Cards, as well as additional Cards with a different Card account number, are not eligible. Statement credits will generally be issued within 5 days after each qualifying purchase, but may take up to 2 billing cycles to post to your account. Additional terms apply. See registration website for details.

You will need to enter your name and CC number upon registration. There is no fee for signing up and the CC number is needed to verify eligibility (according to the message that pops up).

Sure enough my American Express from Costco qualified for the promotion which is terrific news since any additional discount is good in the touch financial times like these