Monday, August 29, 2011

Features and Benefits of IDBI Magic Card

IDBI Bank has recently introduced Magic Card which apart from being just a debit card can also acts like a credit card but with far lesser charges than the regular credit card though.  IDBI Bank’s Magic Card works best on your regular IDBI Bank Salary Account and gives you excess credit even if there is no money in your savings account and helps you with the money when you need it.  It is a debit card with inbuilt credit (card) option.


 


IDBI Magic Card is India’s first ever debit card with a credit limit set to it.  But will have charges which is far less when compared with the charges levied by a regular credit card.  This Magic Card works well with your regular Salary Account that you may have with IDBI Bank.  This card apart from spending from your salary can also helps you spend more and helps you stretch the limit on your regular debit card.  Hence works like your salary never ends at all.


 


Features of Magic Card




  • Overdraft of 2 to 3 times of your salary

  • Daily limit of Rs. 50,000 in ATMs and debit card machines

  • There is no processing fees

  • Loyalty points if you use your card for shopping

  • Additional insurance cover for the Magic Card in case of loss or theft

  • Exclusive discount offers at various merchant establishments


 


Charges


There will be no transaction charges applicable on using this Magic Card at anywhere as per the IDBI Bank’s latest customer delight campaign where they have introduced a super savings account where there are no charges on any transaction or usage that you make on your card.  But there will be 4% p.a. for the government or public sector employees on the credit usage and 5% p.a. for the rest of the magic card users.


 


Card Details


This IDBI Magic Card will be issued along with the Visa and is accepted as a regular debit card across India and abroad.  The Magiccard will be valid for 5 years from the date of issuance.

Friday, August 26, 2011

Kingfisher Airlines and Standard Chartered Offer

For all the Standard Chartered Credit Card and Debit Card holders, including the Manhattan Credit Card holders, they have collaborated exclusively with the Kingfisher Airlines to offer us up to Rs. 500 discount on a return trip booked via Fly Kingfisher Website using the SCB Credit Card or Debit Card.  And also you will get up to Rs. 200 off on a one way ticket booked.


 




To get the discount on your Standard Chartered Bank Debit Card or Debit Card you will need to visit www.flykingfisher.com/scb and use the exclusive promo code KFASCB at the appropriate place and then proceed to book your domestic tickets via Kingfisher Airlines.  Without the given promo code this offer will not be valid and you will not get the discount.  Otherwise you will get upto Rs. 500 off on round trip or Rs. 200 on a one way trip booked at Kingfisher Airlines Website.


 


This offer is valid on Kingfisher Red and Kingfisher Class flights and available only on the domestic tickets booked.  The discount will be applicable only on the base fare and not on the total fare including service tax, etc.  This offer is valid till September 22, 2011.

Saturday, August 20, 2011

Additional 5% discount at Crossword with Standard Chartered Cards

Crossword bookstore is running its annual sale, The Great Crossword Sale, across all its stores in India till September 4, 2011 where you can buy books, music, movies, toys, and stationery with up to 50% off on them.  If you can use your Standard Chartered Credit Card, Debit or even the Manhattan Credit Card to buy from the Crossword Store you will get additional 5% off from the existing discount that is applicable at the stores during this Crossword Sale.


 


This offer is valid on all the SCB Debit Card, Credit Cards as well as its other Manhattan Credit Cards.  Any other offers like the Book Rewards offer cannot be clubbed with this offer though.  This offer is brought by both the Cross Word Bookstore as well as the Standard Chartered Cards in India.  Additional 5% off will be credited immediately during billing and you will only need to pay the balance amount using your Standard Chartered Card.


 

Sunday, August 14, 2011

SBI Card and Gift360 Offers August 2011

As usual, the SBI Credit Card and Gift 360 have come up together with various offers to choose from.  There will be no processing fee and no documentation required to avail these offers but just your SBI Card to buy them.  You can also avail 0% interest scheme for 6 months on selected products brought at the Gift360.in website or thru phone.  There are various products ranging from LCD TV, home theatre, cordless phone, Philips player, home products, mobile phone, laptops and much more to choose from.


 


You can order these products online at gift360.in/sbicard or contact Gift 360 at their toll free phone number at 1800 425 1120 during weekdays to buy them using your SBICard.


 


Below are the offers where the price mentioned in brackets are the MRP and you can avail it for the special SBI Card price given below.


 


Offers at Gift360




  • LG LCD 22” TV - Rs. 16,494 (Rs. 18,500)

  • LG LCD 26” TV – Rs. 22,992 (Rs. 24,990)

  • Blackberry Playbook – Rs. 28,404 (Rs. 29,500)

  • Philips Home Theatre – Rs. 5994 (Rs. 10,798)

  • Voxtel Cordless Phone – Rs. 2892 (Rs. 3990)

  • Samsung Camcorder – Rs. 12,990 (Rs. 13,900)

  • Dell Volstro 3400 Laptop – Rs. 37,500 (Rs. 38,990)

  • Sony W570 Digital Camera – Rs. 10,794 (Rs. 10990)

  • Philips Vibe 4 GB player – Rs. 3348 (Rs. 3499)


 


There are also many more products to choose from like the Philips Rice Cooker, Coffee maker, Nova Sandwich Toaster and Roti Maker, Prestige Induction Cooker, Cutlery Set, HCL Kids Learning Laptop, Philips Juicer, LG Microwave to choose from with this offer at a special SBI Credit Card price.

Saturday, August 13, 2011

Credit Card offers at Cinemax Movies

Cinemax has come up with exclusive discounts if you book movie tickets via their website at Cinemax.co.in.  I have already shared about the ICICI Cinemax offer and in here I am sharing the other offers applicable on American Express, HDFC Bank and Kotak Credit Cards.


 


If you can book movie tickets using your American Express Credit Cards you can just get 25% discount on the tickets booked at their website!  Which is indeed the best offer that you can get on movie tickets ever!  But valid only if you book using your Amex Credit Card.


 


Similarly if you can book the movie tickets at Cinemax using your HDFC Bank Credit Cards you will get a discount of 10% on your tickets booked.


 


Likewise you will get 10% instant discount and another 10% cash back on your monthly statement if you book the tickets at Cinemax using your Kotak Credit Card.  This too is a wonderful offer you get 20% savings on the movie tickets booked using your Kotak Card!

Get 20% discount at Cinemax with ICICI Cards

ICICI Bank Credit Card or Debit Card has come up with the Cinemax offer where you will get 20% discount on the tickets booked at their website Cinemax.co.in.  This offer is valid only for the ICICI Bank Card Holders.  Also valid only if you book movie tickets at Cinemax.  This offer is also not valid at the Cinemax multiplexes but valid only if you book it online at their website only and not valid on booking tickets for Cinemax at any other websites.


 


How to Get 20% off


Just visit www.cinemax.co.in and choose your favorite movie and book your tickets and pay using either your ICICI Bank Debit Card or Credit Card and you will get your 20% discount automatically on your booking made.  Pay the balance and enjoy the movie at Cine Max.  This offer is valid till August 31, 2011 only.


 


Also Cinemax is offering discounts on other bank credit cards as well, do check them in my next post which I have shared it in detail.  Seems like a good offer to me as you get flat 20% discount on the above ICICI Bank Offer while you get at least 10% discount on tickets booked at Cinemax with other bank credit cards.

Friday, August 12, 2011

Reliance Trends Independence Day Offer 2011

Just like last year’s Independence Day Sale, Reliance Trends this year too have come up with the special Independence Day Special Sale.  This sale or offer is valid till August 15, 2011 only.  To avail this offer you need to shop for Rs. 1947 and will get clothes worth Rs. 1947 for free.  This offer is valid only on select merchandise available at Reliance Trends Store in your city.  There are clothes and merchandise available even without this offer, which you can buy normally.


 


This 1947 sale commemorates the year in which we got the independence, obviously and hence this amount is given as free by Reliance.  They are also offering early bird offer where if you shop at Reliance Trends between 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. you will get additional 5% off on your shopping!  This offer is valid at all Reliance Trend Store across India.  They have opened 2 stores in Chennai, one at RK Salai Mylapore and the other one at Valasaravakkam at Arcot Road near Cars India.


This offer is valid only till the independence day this year and not after that and hence hurry to avail this decent offer from Reliance!  If you are looking for clothing shopping this month try utilizing this offer to get free clothes worth Rs. 1947.

Thursday, August 11, 2011

Biggest Shopper Jeetega Offer with SBI Card

SBI Credit Cards and Acer presents the Biggest Shopper Jeetega offer.  This is valid from August 1, 2011 to August 31, 2011.  To be eligible for this offer, all you have to do is to use your SBI Credit Card throughout this month for all your purchases.  The biggest spender for a particular day, week or month will win various prizes like smartphones, laptop, notebook, tablet, etc.  All these gifts are sponsored by Acer.


 




  • The biggest spender of the day for this entire month will win 1 Smartphone everyday, i.e., the Acer Liquid Ferrari Smartphone.  31 Smartphones to be won this month.

  • The biggest shopper for every week will win 1 laptop from Acer eMachine.  4 laptops to win this month

  • The biggest shopper for the fortnight will win 1 notebook every fortnight, i.e., the Acer Aspire Care I Notebook

  • The highest spender using the SBI Card for this whole month will win 1 tablet, i.e., the Acer Iconia A500 Tablet sponsored by Acer


 


SBI Cards will choose the winner on a daily basis, weekly, fortnightly or monthly basis according to the highest usage of the SBI Credit Card on those given time period.  Those who swipes the maximum for this month will be eligible to win all these prizes mentioned above.

Wednesday, August 10, 2011

The Blindfold Sale of upto 60% off at eZone

eZone, just like every year for the Independence Day, has come up with the Blindfold Sale where you can get to buy various electronics, home needs, computer accessories, digital cameras, mobile phones, laptops, smartphones, tablets and much more at the special price as well as get to buy them along with freebies as well.  This eZone Blind Fold Sale is on from August 6, 2011 to August 15, 2011, as part of the Independence Day Offer 2011.


 


These offers are available at all the eZone Stores across India as well as you can buy them online at ezoneonline.in.


 


Offers at Blindfold Sale




  • LG Infinia 32 Inches LED TV price Rs. 31,990 as against Rs. 53,490

  • Acer Ferrari Liquid Phone at Rs. 16,990 (MRP Rs. 29999)

  • Philips SPA Speaker at Rs. 1450 instead of the original price of Rs. 2499

  • Up to 55% off on mobile phone handsets and smartphones

  • Pendrives and memory storage, hard disks at 50% off price

  • Seagate Go Flex 500 GB external hard disk at Rs. 2600 (MRP Rs. 5000)

  • Motorola Sterling EX115 is priced at Rs. 3990 (MRP Rs. 5990)


 


There are no other hidden charges or prices applicable on the prices mentioned at the stores.  Other than that there are various offers applicable on brands like Nokia, LG, Motorola, Sony, Samsung, Philips, Home appliances, etc.