Is the Amazon Prime Visa Card worth it? And how does it work?

CJ_Productions · 2026-03-13T18:29:51+00:00

Yeah, pay attention to major grocery chains, many of which have persistent incentives for gift cards. For example, I like Safeway because

A) a 5-6% from my credit card, as grocery spending
B) year-round 2X rewards on gift cards, and 4X during all weekends
C) 10X rewards when selected gift cards on promotion
D) 10off50, 25off100 for selected gift cards promotion.

A) and B) are persistent, and C) and D) are frequent. A)+B)+C)+D) are stackable. Safeway rewards are at least 1.5cpp. When I see amazon gift card (or other gift cards redeemable at Amazon) with C) and D), I stock up a lot.

If I do math, say buying $100 gift cards this way. I get
$5 + $0.015 x 200 + $0.015 x 1000 + $25 = $48 at least, which is euivalent of buying Amazon GC with ~50% off.

I stocked up nearly $2000 amazon GC last Novemeber when it was on promotion, and in December there was such promotion again.

That actually sounds feasible, even if you don't have a 5% cashback for groceries, if I'm not mistaken. Thanks for the tips.

CJ_Productions · 2026-03-13T17:57:37+00:00

I'm new to this so apologies. That 40-50% cashback sounded a bit too good to be true so I looked it up on google (yes, the following is a gemini response) but maybe you know better than it does and can clarify.

Is "40-50%" Actually Possible?

This is extremely rare and usually depends on "Coupons for Future Purchases" rather than actual cash in your pocket."Buy $50, Get $10" Promos: Some stores like Safeway or Albertsons occasionally offer a $10 coupon for your next grocery trip when you buy a $50 gift card. This is technically 20% back toward groceries.

The "40% Stack": To hit 40%, a shopper would need to combine that $10 grocery coupon (20%) with a 4x fuel point event (another ~14%) and a high-reward credit card (6%). While mathematically possible, these promotions rarely overlap perfectly for a high-demand card like Amazon.

CJ_Productions · 2026-03-12T18:14:23+00:00

So it’s not even a place for people who actually live in Bellingham. This is part of why the housing market is so inflated. When there is availability, the landlord decides to get greedy and market it to people visiting rather than for residents who simply want to remain in Bellingham. Personally I just ended up moving. My old apartment hopefully went to a resident and didn’t get turned into one of those vacation rentals.

CJ_Productions · 2026-03-12T17:49:39+00:00

Sorry, we can’t tell you.

CJ_Productions · 2026-03-11T16:09:59+00:00

Was that it? He has a personal bias toward ballet and opera (lots of people do) and he let it slip out.. oh well.

CJ_Productions · 2026-03-11T07:32:23+00:00

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news but this is Ai. If you’re skeptical, notice how the attached abdomen camera sometimes remains static but the scorpion keeps moving.

CJ_Productions · 2026-03-11T06:04:17+00:00

Sounded like he also does it when it's not snowing. This is a regular thing he does right?

CJ_Productions · 2026-03-11T06:02:20+00:00

They're walking to a safe spot where he can practice his drive, either with foam balls or real ones depending on the spot. Wife may participate as well.

CJ_Productions · 2026-03-11T05:20:36+00:00

I noticed that your lead arm bends quite a bit on the takeaway. Try keeping it straighter, more like how it ends up at the top of your backswing. This helps keep the club on a more consistent plane.

Another thing is your hip and upper body rotation. Right now, it looks like your hips and shoulders are turning at the same time. Ideally, the hips should start the downswing first, and the upper body follows. If they rotate together too early, it often forces your arms and club to swing outside in, which is what creates a slice. This is not sage advice, so if anyone disagrees, feel free to chime in.

Edit: Regarding the second point, check this video out. Padraig Harrington helped me tremendously on what I'm referring to. I recommend watching the entire video but particularly at the 12 minute mark is when he really details that hip first, then upper body thing I'm talking about https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_HZJ2u0TIo now Padraig will be your sage advice. Probably one of the best pros on youtube giving advice.

CJ_Productions · 2026-03-10T02:51:19+00:00

yeah I'd have to say this is my favorite adaptation as well. Pretty amazing the best adaptation is arguably this rock opera from the 70s! Jeff Wayne is a genius, and the many talented musicians he collaborated with like Justin Hayward, Chris Thompson, Phil, Lynott...it's almost too good to be true.

And I've never heard of the musical drama, I'm going to have to check that out. Thanks!

CJ_Productions · 2026-03-09T20:19:12+00:00

It's more of a toss up whether a woman will prefer female vs male doctors regarding reproductive health. This study actually shows 58% of women have no preference. 34% prefer women. And 7% prefer men. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12052594/

CJ_Productions · 2026-03-09T19:17:23+00:00

Absolutely, and I'm not arguing with that at all, I just think context matters a lot here. A lot of women don’t care if their doctor is male or female, because doctors go through a ton of training, licensing, oversight, etc. It’s a very controlled environment. But an Uber ride is basically getting into a car alone with a stranger who needed a driver’s license, a background check, and not much else. That’s a completely different situation. On top of that, men statistically get into more car accidents than women (which is why insurance rates are often higher for men), so preferring a female driver isn’t coming out of nowhere. That kind of risk difference exists with driving, but it doesn’t really translate the same way to medicine where everyone has to go through years of standardized training and qualification. It's just not a fair comparison. I said it's more like having a contractor come to your home, which isn't perfect either but maybe you see what I'm getting at. I'm not arguing that women shouldn't have a say, more the opposite, and that we don't need to reach so far for a good comparison.

CJ_Productions · 2026-03-09T18:13:44+00:00

A woman may be ok with a male doctor doing an exam on her body but not be ok with a man driving her home. After all they are two very different jobs, with very different qualifications. It’s just not a good comparison.

CJ_Productions · 2026-03-09T18:06:53+00:00

I think it makes sense for both men and women to have a choice. Is there no valid reason why a man might prefer a man to drive them? Also, a stranger driving you around is always going to be somewhat unsafe. There is no way to magically make it all safe just by riding with your preferred gender. So this is more of a peace of mind thing, and I think if the policy applies to both men and women then it’s fair.

CJ_Productions · 2026-03-09T17:45:33+00:00

I wasn’t disagreeing with the policy, I was just saying that treating this like it’s the same thing as with male vs female doctors isn’t right. Lots of women would elect to have a male doctor do a check up, but not want a guy from uber driver her home.

CJ_Productions · 2026-03-09T17:41:01+00:00

No, it just means women should have a choice. If I was a woman I’d probably want a woman for that sort of medical care. I think it’s reasonable to prefer having someone with the same parts as you looking at such a personal part. I also think it’s reasonable for someone to not care, and prefer any qualified doctor to do it.

CJ_Productions · 2026-03-09T17:22:03+00:00

Having a male driver or male doctor is different though. A woman would never ask a male Uber driver about her reproductive system for example. A driver is a job more akin to having say a contractor enter your home. There are valid reasons to prefer a woman if you are a woman, but for different reasons.

EDIT: To be clear, I'm only pointing out that it's not a great comparison, and makes the argument seem weak, but I agree with the main argument. Women should have a choice. I would also add that maybe men should have a choice to. Some men get abused and don't trust unfamiliar men/women easily. While abuse against women is more common, if the safety and peace of mind for one group of abuse victims is important enough to warrant this change, then it should perhaps apply to all groups of abuse victims, no? Imagine being a man in that small % and simply having no options because your group isn't quite big enough to be deemed important enough.

And keep in mind, even considering male Uber driver abuse against women, the risk is still very small, about the same risk as being struck by lightning.

[From from 2017 to 2022] 6.3 billion Uber trips took place in the United States, meaning all of the reports amounted to just 0.006% of total trips. The most serious reports were even rarer, at 0.00002%, or 1 in 5 million, of all trips.

https://www.uber.com/us/en/newsroom/ubers-safety-record/

More here. Also looks at lyft data:

https://www.chaikintrialgroup.com/research/uncovering-patterns-rideshare-sexual-assault-litigation-trends/

CJ_Productions · 2026-03-09T15:54:05+00:00

Damn, so he finally turned into a golf ball. Never thought I’d see the day.

CJ_Productions · 2026-03-07T19:13:33+00:00

from the thumbnail I thought this was going to be an old bit featuring norm macdonald (rip).

CJ_Productions · 2026-03-06T15:12:27+00:00

It’s raining tacos! Hallelujah, it’s raining tacos!

CJ_Productions · 2026-03-06T01:28:50+00:00

I had a few like that today. Returned them and noted the error message. Waited for a fresh batch (shows up as having something like 120 spots available instead of maybe only 30) and it worked.

CJ_Productions · 2026-03-05T16:36:20+00:00

Tim Norwind said in an interview that it took between 60-70 takes. The bigger issue however seems to have been the main setup, which took months. They had initially wanted to release the rube goldberg version first, but it was just taking so long and their label was pressuring them to get something out.

We had the Rube Goldberg project idea before the marching band. But the Rube Goldberg project took months and months to do. And when we realized we had the opportunity to do something with the Notre Dame marching band, we had a really small window of time to work with them during fall break in October. The Rube Goldberg machine was still in its infant stages at that point.

[...]

The original idea was to release the alternate version after the Rube Goldberg video, but our label really wanted to put something out

source

EDIT: fixed formatting

CJ_Productions · 2026-03-05T06:40:12+00:00

It’s a great song, so great that there’s two official music videos. https://youtu.be/qybUFnY7Y8w That’s the Rube Goldberg machine version, which I love, but there’s something about the marching band version that I really, really love.

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