Posts by KUKU
WeChat HK | Mainland China ID-verified users will no longer be able to make purchases at mainland merchants
WeChat has always been a bellwether in mainland China’s payments sector, including when it comes to using U.S. credit cards: WeChat Pay + U.S. Credit Cards: A Complete Guide + Risk...
Bug? | Pinduoduo app + Apple Pay lets you select any foreign credit card, but payment fails
DP from Feicha’s “his person.” Not sure whether this is a bug, but the Pinduoduo App is just wild. It actually supports paying via Apple Pay and then using any credit card linked t...
USPS Change-of-Address Forwarding Guide (Mail Forwarding) [2020.11 Update: Amazon Offer Extended, BofA Checking $100, and More]
This offer has been extended again, now through the end of December. A new BofA Checking $100 bonus has also been added. USPS now offers paid extension options for forwarding, but...
Cash App | $5 off with no minimum purchase requirement after 5 transactions of any amount
Cash App launched a pretty good promotion on the 12th: make 5 purchases anywhere, with no minimum amount per transaction, and unlock a $5 off offer with no minimum purchase require...
Don’t Try the Privacy + PayPal Key Combo for Now: Privacy Has Started Closing Accounts
As we mentioned earlier, Privacy can officially be nested with 5205’s PayPal Key, which enabled a lot of different use cases. However, many readers in our WeChat groups have recent...
Use WeChat Pay Refunds to Make $3–$10 on a Single Transaction (Just for Fun)
Friendly reminder: exchange rates have been extremely volatile lately and this is a sensitive topic, so treat this as an entertaining quick news post only. As we know, using WeChat...
Series Update #1: Places in Mainland China That Accept U.S. Cards — Shanghai Metro App Supports Foreign Mastercard Credit Cards
KUKU will be putting together a roundup of places in mainland China that can directly accept foreign credit cards, focusing mainly on mainstream, budget-friendly merchants. These w...
Reminder: Mint Mobile AMEX Offer Ends on 11/09
This offer ($90-$45), combined with Mint Mobile’s various features, makes it possible to keep a Mint Mobile phone plan at a low cost. The maximum recharge amount is $360, enough to...
WeChat Pay | Dmall Supports US Credit Cards at Self-Checkout in Many Supermarkets
Dmall is a supermarket self-checkout app (and it also works via a WeChat Mini Program) that is available in many mid-sized and large supermarkets across numerous cities. It has act...
TopCashback | Visible cashback from orders placed in 2020.5 has posted in batches
I wrote about this Visible phone deal in May 2020. The original post was: [Original title] "Bargain price! Get the latest iPhone SE2 (unlocked) from Visible for as low as $140/$120...
"TCB Cashback Is Tracking" — Use TopCashback + Slide to Buy an iPhone at 10%-20% Off
[Update 2] The cashback is tracking. It looks like even purchases that originally showed 3-4% are now tracking at 10%. If you already bought, check your TCB records. HT: WeChat rea...