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Save up to 50% on Mother's Day flowers with these stackable promotions

Katherine Fan
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Katherine Fan is a former senior travel features reporter at The Points Guy who covered everything from personal finance to travel and aviation.
May 04, 2021
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7 min read
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With Mother's Day 2021 right around the corner, it's time to once again maximize one of the most lucrative purchase you'll make all year: Flowers. Between shopping portal bonuses, credit card offers and discounts galore, it's possible to save 20% on your flower purchase while earning 9 miles per $1 spent.

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1-800-Flowers

1-800-Flowers is the megabrand of the floral delivery industry is. Its online ordering platform offers bouquets shipped from a network of corporate and franchise-owned floral shops across the nation. You aren't limited to blooms alone: You can also purchase gift baskets and gourmet foods or even a giant teddy bear through the site's partners.

Shopping portal deals

1-800-Flowers offers some of the best cash back and point-earning potential this season. You'll earn up to 30% cash back, 15 miles or 10 Chase Ultimate Rewards per dollar on every purchase.

You can also double-dip on earning potential by stacking some of these bonuses with other promotions, such as the $10 off $50 via Amex Offers.

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Stackable promos

You can stack your shopping portal rewards with other apps and card promotions. For example, Amex and Chase routinely offer bonus points or cash back at floral dealers. While Chase has not included 1-800-Flowers on its list this year, it's worth checking as you get closer to ordering.

  • Amex Offers: $10 off $50, or 15% cash back
  • United MileagePlus X app: 9 miles per $1 when you purchase a gift card. You can purchase a gift card on your phone within the MileagePlus X app, then use that digital gift card toward your purchase and still earn your shopping portal bonus.

You can stack the Rakuten bonus with the Amex Offer to save 50% on Mother's Day flowers, or you can forego the Rakuten bonus and opt for 15 miles per $1 spent through an airline shopping portal.

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The Bouqs

If your flower recipient cares about the environment, The Bouqs is a great brand. This Shark Tank success story brings the "farm to table" concept from food to flowers, eliminating middlemen whenever possible to bring eco-friendly blooms to your door as quickly as possible at the lowest ethical price point.

Shopping portal deals

At the moment, TopCashBack has the highest cash back deal at The Bouqs, offering 12% cash back. If you're looking for airline miles, American AAdvantage is offering 6 miles per $1 spent at this retailer. And while Chase Ultimate Rewards isn't listed here, I can confirm that I was targeted for 10

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Highest earning rates

Stackable promos

  • Amex Offers: In the past, Bouqs has offered $20 off of $65 or more through Amex Offers. To find out if you're targeted, login to your Amex account, scroll down the "Offers" and browse through the deals available to you. If you do see an offer you want to take advantage of, add it to your account and then use your linked Amex card to pay for the purchase and receive the discount.

FTD

You can currently earn a whopping 20% cash back on FTD floral orders through Rakuten.com. Mileage earnings are equally generous: 30 miles per dollar through United, Delta and American Airlines shopping portals. If you'd rather earn transferrable rewards, you can opt for 10 points per dollar through the Chase Ultimate Rewards or BarclayCard RewardsBoost.

Shopping portal deals

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The highest offers:

  • Rakuten: 20%
  • American, United, Delta: 30 miles per $1 spent
  • Chase Ultimate Rewards: 10 points per $1 spent with Chase Freedom

Shop directly with local florists

The best way to support your (or your mother's) community is by shopping directly with a local florist. You can call directly to place an order. If you prefer an online retail experience, Farmgirl Flowers can help you buy a floral arrangement that's unique, sustainable and ethical. Better yet, you're supporting a woman-owned small business when you purchase from this brand.

Unfortunately for the points-and-miles fanatics among us, the earning bonuses on purchases from independent businesses tend to be slim to nonexistent. In these situations, your best bet is to use a credit card that earns bonus miles or points on every dollar you spend, regardless of category.

Our current favorite cards for everyday spending include:

  • Chase Freedom Unlimited®
  • Capital One Venture Rewards Credit Card
  • Amex EveryDay® Preferred Credit Card from American Express
  • The Blue Business® Plus Credit Card from American Express
  • Bank of America® Premium Rewards® credit card
  • Citi® Double Cash Card
  • Chase Ink Business Unlimited Credit Card
  • Blue Cash Preferred® Card from American Express

The information for the Amex EveryDay Preferred card has been collected independently by The Points Guy. The card details on this page have not been reviewed or provided by the card issuer.

Rules of thumb for Shopping Portals

Before you click that checkout button, take a quick skim through our guide to maximizing online shopping portals to make sure you understand all the hidden rules. If you're a shopping portal newbie, here are some quick guidelines to keep in mind:

  • You must click through the link on the portal’s site and then make a purchase from the page that pops up. Don’t navigate away and come back later; you may miss out on the bonus. Some sites also won't offer you rewards for any items that are already in your online "shopping cart" before clicking through the affiliate link.
  • Make sure your browser's cookies are enabled for the retailer’s site. This is what allows the portal to “track” your purchases and award bonuses accordingly.
  • Be sure to read the restrictions for each merchant. Many won’t count gift cards as eligible purchases for earning bonuses; others will exclude certain products.
  • Don't use any coupon codes that aren't found on the affiliate shopping site of your choice. Most partner sites have rules against using coupons, promotional codes and other discounts that aren't explicitly mentioned on their site.
  • Remember to use a travel rewards credit card that offers the best earning rate on your purchase. Most of these merchants don’t fall into the traditional bonus categories, so you’ll probably want to stick with a card that’s good for everyday purchases.

Not into flowers?

If your someone special isn't a flowers person, no worries: Check out our guide to nine donation-worthy charities in lieu of a Mother's Day gift, or the 12 best travel-related gifts for the holiday.

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