2011 Christmas Holiday Shopping Bonuses

Similar to when I wrote about Discover Card doubling their cashback bonus with select merchants back in July, Discover has increased lots of their partner returns for the holiday season.

Below is a comprehensive list of all the current holiday bonus partners for the 2011 season. I have not done so for the entire list, but on some of the retailers I also included some other shopping portals for reference. (FW= FatWallet; BC= Big Crumbs; )

– Advance Auto Parts (10%; previously 5%)(FW- 5.5%; eBates- 6%; BC- 6.4%)
– Athleta (10%; previously 5%)
– Banana Republic (10%; previously 5%)(EVRewards Comparison)
– Barnes & Noble (15%; previously 10%)
– Beauty.com (15%; previously 10%)
– Best Buy (10%; previously 5%)
– Blair.com (15%; previously 10%)
– Bobbi Brown (10%; previously 5%)
– Brookstone (15%; previously 10%)
– Carter’s (10%; previously 5%)
– CB2 (10%; previously 5%)
– Chef’s Catalog (10%; previously 5%)
– Chico’s (10%; previously 5%)
– Clinique (10%; previously 5%)
– Crate & Barrel (10%; previously 5%)
– Darphin Paris (10%; previously 5%)
– Dell Consumer (10%; previously 5%)
– Dell Small & Medium Business (10%; previously 5%)
– Drugstore.com (15%; previously 10%)
– DSW (10%; previously 5%)
– Eddie Bauer (10%; previously 5%)
– Estee Lauder (10%; previously 5%)
– Express (10%; previously 5%)
– Fannie May (20%; previously 15%)
– FTD (25%; previously 20%)
– Gap (10%; previously 5%)
– Godiva (10%; previously 5%)
– Guitar Center (10%; previously 5%)
– Hanes (10%; previously 5%)
– Harry & David (10%; previously 5%)
– Home Decorator’s (10%; previously 5%)
– Home Depot (10%; previously 5%)
– HSN (10%; previously 5%)
– JCPenny (10%; previously 5%)
– Jos. A Bank (10%; previously 5%)
– Kmart (10%; previously 5%
– Kohl’s (10%; previously 5%)
– Land’s End (10%; previously 5%)
– Lenevo (10%; previously 5%)
– Lord & Taylor (10%; previously 5%)
– Lumber Liquidator’s (10%; previously 5%)
– Macy’s (10%; previously 5%)
– Magellan’s (20%; previously 15%)
– Microsoft Store (10%; previously 5%)
– Moose Jaw (15%; previously 10%)
– New York & Company (15%; previously 10%)
– Nike (15%; previously 10%)
– Old Navy (10%; previously 5%)
– Omaha Steak (15%; previously 10%)
– Origins (10%; previously 5%)
– Oshkosh B’gosh (10%; previously 5%)
– Pet Smart (15%; previously 10%)
– Piperlime (10%; previously 5%)
– Puma (15%; previously 10%)
– Red Envelope (15%; previously 10%)
– Restaurant.com (25%; previously 20%)
– Sears (10%; previously 5%)
– Sephora (10%; previously 5%)
– Shari’s Berries (15%; previously 10%)
– Shutterfly (15%; previously 10%)
– Smashbox (10%; previously 5%)
– Sport’s Authority (10%; previously 5%)
– Target (10%; previously 5%)
– The Land of Nod (10%; previously 5%)
– The Limited (10%; previously 5%)
– Tickets Now (15%; previously 10%)
– Ulta (15%; previously 10%)
– Under Armor (15%; previously 10%)
– Vera Bradley (10%; previously 5%)
– VisionDirect.com (20%; previously 15%)
– VistaPrint (15%; previously 10%)
– Walgreens (15%; previously 10%)
– White House Black Market (10%; previously 5%)

Just checking a handful of these retailers versus other shopping portals, and most of the time, Shop Discover is at the top for the most amount of cashback earned for purchases. We have been very fortunate that we have never had any issues receiving our cashback (or miles on our other Discover Card) via Shop Discover.

Ironically, as I was writing this article, my wife needed to make a holiday purchase for Vera Bradley. Luckily, the Shop Discover promotion was the best offer I could find, so we already have taken advantage of this holiday promotion.

If you are not yet a Discover Card member, they are currently offering $150 after $1,000 in purchases within the first 90 days. Discover® More Card – $150 Cashback Bonus with $1,000 in purchases in the first 90 Days

$20 Gift Card for MasterCard $200 spend

Million Mile Secrets also points out this week that registering a MasterCard and spending $200 online before the end of the year will earn you a free $20 gift card.