With the holidays comes holiday shopping and meticulous searching for the best deals and prices. Citi is helping to take some of the load off of you and help you find the best prices. With Citi Price Rewind, you can track your holiday purchases and if there is at least a $25 discount within 30 calendar days, you will be refunded the difference.

Keep in mind that you do need to create an account for this free service and that you should save all your receipts to claim a refund. You can search for products by UPC code, product name, model number, or product description. Citi Price Rewind monitors the daily progress of your list of products and you’ll be notified by e-mail whether or not you quality to request a refund.

Citi cardholders, have you checked out Citi Private Pass yet? Citi Private Pass is similar to Mastercard Priceless NY: you get exclusive access to different categories, including music and sports events, BUT it is not limited to NY only.

Currently, citi credit and debit cardholders can get VIP, preferred seating, and presale tickets to many shows, including, but not limited to:

• Moscow Ballet’s Great Russian Nutcracker
• Dave Matthews Band
• Lady Gaga The Born This Way Ball
• The Presidents Cup
• 2K Sports Classic

Open a new Citigold Account checking account and get a $200 or $500 bonus!

The account must be opened with new money before the end of August. Citibank allows 90 days from account opening to meet the balance requirements. To get a $500 Citi U.S. Olympic Prepaid Visa Card, you must deposit as least $250,000. To get the $200 Citi U.S. Olympic Prepaid Visa Card, you must deposit at least $50,000. Deposit balances include checking, money market account, savings, CDs and investment balances in Citi Personal Wealth Management Accounts. Balances must stay on deposit for at least 30 days. Allow 90 days after fulfilling requirements for your card to arrive.

Are you a Citi credit or debit cardholder in or around New York City? All Tuesday Mets home games this season will be home to Citi Tuesdays. Just show your card at the Citi Information Booth or Citi Tuesdays Truck the day of the game and receive a variety of perks:

• Gain special access to the Acela and Caesars Clubs
• Score a free dessert, gift, or $10 gift card
• Get exclusive daily discounts off merchandise
• Save 10% on a Mets ticket

Get $15 cash back from Citibank when you sign for purchases using your Citibank Mastercard Debit Card.  At checkout, just choose “credit” and sign for 3 or more qualifying purchases totaling $250 or more by September 15, 2009.    That’s about 6% Cash back assuming you make the minimum $250 in purchases.

If you don’t already have the Citibank debit card, you can enroll at citibank.com/debitcard.  For more information call 1-877-248-4551 or visit your local Citibank branch office.