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Happy Festivus: AwardWallet Team Members Air Their Grievances and Share Feats of Strength Happy Festivus: AwardWallet Team Members Air Their Grievances and Share Feats of Strength

Happy Festivus: AwardWallet Team Members Air Their Grievances and Share Feats of Strength
AwardWallet
by AwardWallet
3 hours ago
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Happy Festivus! The Seinfeld-popularized holiday is celebrated each year on December 23, and it comes with a few time-honored traditions: a Festivus pole, feats of strength, and the Airing of Grievances. So, we gathered the AwardWallet team around a virtual Festivus pole to air our grievances about the most frustrating developments of the year, but also celebrate the redemptions, wins, and clever strategies we’re most proud of.
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