@mistercheap said in Farberware® 15-Piece Stainless Steel Knife Set $29.74 shipped, get back $15 Visa Rebate JCPENNEY ac:

@midwestusdealguy said in Farberware® 15-Piece Stainless Steel Knife Set $29.74 shipped, get back $15 Visa Rebate JCPENNEY ac:

While the item page for the Farberware Knife set clearly shows “$15 Rebate Available”, when you click on the rebate form link, the offer for the knife set on the rebate form, shows that the rebate is only valid through 11/24. 😬

Based upon my experiences with JCPenney, I’d say it’s a big roll of the dice to expect them to honor the rebate, even though it shows the link for the rebate on the product page. YMMV.

Please, don’t add YMMV to my deals when they are not. this rebate is VALID FOR .com only orders and is submitted online https://www.jcpenneyrebates.com/#/home?pc=18-55484

Mr. Cheap:

I’ve gotten burned by JCP on rebate typos in the past, with them refusing to honor them, despite their error.

I appreciate all of your posts on here, but no need to take my comment of YMMV personal.

@lo said in SYWR Points Back with Purchase Offers Thread:

Has there been a notable change in SYW CS quality lately? The Midwest call center was reportedly shut down last Friday, and the majority of the SYW department (including a couple high-level executives) was laid off a couple weeks ago (source is this layoff forum where Sears employees post: https://www.thelayoff.com/t/W9XoBFu ; separate thread regarding call center: https://www.thelayoff.com/t/Wn5Dw5j). I tried emailing them a couple days ago for a points deal that mucked up on me and got no response; normally they would respond next day. Wondering if they stopped monitoring email at all, or if it’s just slower now.

Hmm… Have only gotten an offshore call center for all of my phone calls to the SYWR call Center since September. And have called before 5PM Central Time. I’m surprised they’ve had US-based employees working there in recent weeks. It’s been awful dealing with the foreign call center. 😞

Completely the opposite when dealing with the Midwest-based SYWR Call Center; those folks we’re incredibly competent and kind.

Scary stuff that the majority of the SYWR staff was axed. 😬

To me, that signifies the demise of SYWR very, very soon.

While the item page for the Farberware Knife set clearly shows “$15 Rebate Available”, when you click on the rebate form link, the offer for the knife set on the rebate form, shows that the rebate is only valid through 11/24. 😬

Based upon my experiences with JCPenney, I’d say it’s a big roll of the dice to expect them to honor the rebate, even though it shows the link for the rebate on the product page. YMMV.

I’m assuming you can’t use a Bed Bath & Beyond Git Card to buy this prepaid MasterCard GC?

How long is this Staples E-Cycling Coupon good for?

@mrvietnam

Exactly!

Considering that both CVS and Target are also having no minimums for free standard shipping until Christmas, you’d think at a bare minimum Kmart/Sears wouldn’t raise the free shipping threshold to a higher level.

But nope, instead some “genius” bean counter @ SHC decided to do the opposite, and raise the threshold, increasing it by more than 68%. 🙄

Well, both Kmart and Sears hiked the threshold spend for free shipping from a $35+ order, to now a $59+ order. That’s more than a 68% spike!

Umm wow. Sears is starting to slowly hyper-inflate the prices of some items online, and then put fake markdowns to price the items “On Sale” — like what you’d see happen when B&M stores go into a liquidation markup pricing scheme. For one particular item, the “Sale” price on Sears’ website is $2 more than the MRSP Non-Sale price that was the regular price two-six months ago.

@mrvietnam said in SYWR Points Back with Purchase Offers Thread:

Here is a Sears offer if you are a gambling sort (paid over 12 installments):

Spend $300+, get $300 CASHBACK in points. Points issued in 12 installments. Members get $300 CASHBACK in points over 12 months when you spend $300 or more on qualifying major home appliances, floorecare, snow removal, and lawn & garden items sold by Sears. Offer valid 11/4/18 through 11/17/18. Points issued in 12 equal installments of $25. First installment issued within 24 hours. Points valid for 7 days. Offer not valid with any other offer. Items must be sold by Sears. Purchase requirement before taxes and after other discounts and must be made in a single transaction. By accepting Shop Your Way member benefits and offers, you agree to the Shop Your Way terms and conditions, available at www.shopyourway.com/terms. Members earn points on qualifying purchases, excluding sales taxes and other fees. Extra points are inclusive of, and not in addition to, any base points earned on qualifying purchases. When extra point offers are combined, total points earned will be less than the combined point totals for each individual offer.

Earlier in the year, when Sears was doing similar 100% Back in Points offers for high dollar spend, it was distributed equally over 12 MONTHS.

For this current offer of Spend $300+ on selected Major Appliances & Snowblowers, get $300 Back in Points offer, Sears’ website is showing that the points are equally distributed over 12 WEEKS, not 12 Months.

If that’s not an indication of the lifespan of Sears, I don’t know what is.

It just dawned on me. Why would Eddie Lampert & ESL Investments go so “all-in” on all things Sears, and property?

Simple.

After Bankruptcy and Liquidation hit, he and his Private Equity company can gobble up all the remaining assets, and Sears 2.0 will be re-created. His company will get additonal income stream generated from royalties from using the Sears brand by independently owned Sears Hometown Stores. Craftsman products have already been selling at other stores, and that’s a continued income flow for Eddie/ESL. Same with if Sears decides to fully let go of the Kenmore brand to Eddie & Co. Some of Sears stores that ESL/Eddie gobbled up that can’t find tenants will be re-born into Sears 2.0 stores. The wild card is the Sears Auto Centers. Will they be sold to Amazon for tire installation, or will Sears/ESL/Eddie hold onto the assets?

The gas may be almost out on Sears as we currently know it, but it’s brand and its Stores aren’t fully dead. (But Sears Gift Cards and SYWR Points are a completely different matter.)