Disclaimer 1: As many regular readers know, I am not a QR Code fan. It’s not the technology so much as the assumption that the central processing model and constant […]
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CASHLESS Rebate JRE POINT Pay Day
November 5 was JRE POINT CASHLESS rebate pay day, a grand total of ¥178. Big whup. After a month of using the CASHLESS rebate program, I can say that most […]
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JAPAN CASHLESS iOS Map App v2 Update
After a weak start with bad data, the JAPAN CASHLESS rebate map app has finally gotten its act together. The data is fixed and today’s v2 update adds filtering, search […]
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The JAPAN CASHLESS Rebate Day 6: Rebate Mana
2% and 5% CASHLESS rebates are processed and paid out at the end of each month. So I was a little surprised last night when I opened JRE POINT app, […]
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Reviews are in and it’s official: CASHLESS Rebate maps suck
Japan App Store reviews are fun to read because the Japanese write wonderfully scathing reviews. Never ‘this sucks’, but a numbing dry, oh so super dry analysis of everything wrong. […]
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The JAPAN CASHLESS Rebate Day 2: the convenience store 2% instant rebate easter egg hunt continues
Another day, another adventure. Today’s discovery was that some convenience stores not yet listed in the CASHLESS iOS map app are already working for 2% instant rebates but and some […]