Swagbucks Tips, Offers & Discussion Thread



  • @harperr How do we find out these type of codes sooner ? I was able to add, but could easily have missed it. If SB gives these codes they should give a way to find them



  • @booksleuth said in Swagbucks Tips, Offers & Discussion Thread:

    @harperr How do we find out these type of codes sooner ? I was able to add, but could easily have missed it. If SB gives these codes they should give a way to find them

    You can find them at https://sc-s.com/. I signed up to get e-mail notifications from them but it looks like they have other ways too (Facebook, Twitter, etc.).


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    @harperr said in Swagbucks Tips, Offers & Discussion Thread:

    @booksleuth said in Swagbucks Tips, Offers & Discussion Thread:

    @harperr How do we find out these type of codes sooner ? I was able to add, but could easily have missed it. If SB gives these codes they should give a way to find them

    You can find them at https://sc-s.com/. I signed up to get e-mail notifications from them but it looks like they have other ways too (Facebook, Twitter, etc.).

    I used to use that site for years, then they slacked off for a loooong time (well over a year). I guess when they restarted daily notifications they must have deleted my contact info because I never knew.

    You also get notified about swagcodes if you have the main Swagbucks app installed on your mobile device or install the SwagButton extension on your computer browser. Folks who are on their Facebook site regularly also catch code notifications there.

    Folks are free to post code notifications in this thread to help each other out. Just don’t pst the actual code, only the link where it can be found (per Swagbuck’s rules).


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    @fivetalents said in Swagbucks Tips, Offers & Discussion Thread:

    True[x] offers are in stock right now.

    They’re back again.


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    The 18 SB Collector’s Bill is 🔥HOT!🔥 Click the link for your chance to win. https://www.swagbucks.com/?f=55&t=w&p=1&q=Straw+Hats

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  • YMMV but I got a Mygiftcardsplus offer of 500 extra SB SwagUp with a gift card purchase (no minimum purchase amount either, which is a plus.) I stacked it with the 20% SB back on a $25 Gap brands gift cards.

    I’m always a bit curious about their algo, it seems to offer better Swagup deals to infrequent purchasers rather than frequent purchasers.


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    @ctujackbauer said in Swagbucks Tips, Offers & Discussion Thread:

    YMMV but I got a Mygiftcardsplus offer of 500 extra SB SwagUp with a gift card purchase (no minimum purchase amount either, which is a plus.) I stacked it with the 20% SB back on a $25 Gap brands gift cards.

    I’m always a bit curious about their algo, it seems to offer better Swagup deals to infrequent purchasers rather than frequent purchasers.

    I never see offers on for bonus SB on MGC+, just the percent CB and the occasional 100 SB for 1st time purchase from any brand… and I’ve only ever bought 1 GC on MGC+.


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    I keep forgetting to mention that two out of the five daily Saggit bonuses have been 5 SB instead of 2 SB for some time now. Not sure if it is a permanent thing but an easy extra 6 SB daily doesn’t hurt.

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  • @fivetalents said in Swagbucks Tips, Offers & Discussion Thread:

    @ctujackbauer said in Swagbucks Tips, Offers & Discussion Thread:

    YMMV but I got a Mygiftcardsplus offer of 500 extra SB SwagUp with a gift card purchase (no minimum purchase amount either, which is a plus.) I stacked it with the 20% SB back on a $25 Gap brands gift cards.

    I’m always a bit curious about their algo, it seems to offer better Swagup deals to infrequent purchasers rather than frequent purchasers.

    I never see offers on for bonus SB on MGC+, just the percent CB and the occasional 100 SB for 1st time purchase from any brand… and I’ve only ever bought 1 GC on MGC+.

    Strange. I thought they would give out more bonus offers. I think I’ve bought 3 or 4 lifetime.


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    @ctujackbauer said in Swagbucks Tips, Offers & Discussion Thread:

    @fivetalents said in Swagbucks Tips, Offers & Discussion Thread:

    @ctujackbauer said in Swagbucks Tips, Offers & Discussion Thread:

    YMMV but I got a Mygiftcardsplus offer of 500 extra SB SwagUp with a gift card purchase (no minimum purchase amount either, which is a plus.) I stacked it with the 20% SB back on a $25 Gap brands gift cards.

    I’m always a bit curious about their algo, it seems to offer better Swagup deals to infrequent purchasers rather than frequent purchasers.

    I never see offers on for bonus SB on MGC+, just the percent CB and the occasional 100 SB for 1st time purchase from any brand… and I’ve only ever bought 1 GC on MGC+.

    Strange. I thought they would give out more bonus offers. I think I’ve bought 3 or 4 lifetime.

    Now you’re just rubbing it in. 🙄 😒 😆


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    The 25 SB Collector’s Bill is 🔥HOT!🔥 Click the link below for your chance to win. https://www.swagbucks.com/?f=55&t=w&p=1&q=Fedoras

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  • 500 Club

    Wow! Got it. Thank you.


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    @dionaea

    You can probably get it at least 4 times before it expires.


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    The 15 SB bill is hot right now. No official search link posted yet.

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    The 11 SB Collector’s Bill is 🔥HOT!🔥 Click the link below for your chance to win. https://www.swagbucks.com/?f=55&t=w&p=1&q=Berets

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    • The 15 SB bill is live right no. No official link yet.

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    • The next Swago board is worth $15. Starts Monday, September 19th at 8am PT/11am ET.

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    If you’re playing Swago and need the buy SB tile, you can buy 500 SB at cost ($5). There is usually a fee. If you can put that 00 SB towards redeeming your SB with your team challenge swag up and the monthly $25 GC discount, plus whatever you earn from Swago, you’ll actually make a little money.

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  • @fivetalents
    I’m skipping the middle row and going for the X pattern. Ragu sauce at Target is a modest money maker again (pay $4 for two and get 300 SB for 2, 250 SB for X pattern) and though I haven’t checked the prices yet, I would wager that Coca-Cola Dreamworld at CVS would be a more than decent sized money maker (500 SB for 2, 250 SB for X pattern) because those 20 ounce bottles are usually $2.00 or so.

    I would also wager that the Coca-Cola Dreamworld at CVS offer is going away soon because of the size of the money maker and the fact that it increased its SB back (I think it was 250 SB just a few hours ago.)



  • I swear I never get search credits to complete the Swago board unless it’s one of those collector’s bills. These things are becoming my new white whale.

    I’m even holding off on a Magic Receipts purchase because of this.



  • @ctujackbauer said in Swagbucks Tips, Offers & Discussion Thread:

    @fivetalents
    I’m skipping the middle row and going for the X pattern. Ragu sauce at Target is a modest money maker again (pay $4 for two and get 300 SB for 2, 250 SB for X pattern) and though I haven’t checked the prices yet, I would wager that Coca-Cola Dreamworld at CVS would be a more than decent sized money maker (500 SB for 2, 250 SB for X pattern) because those 20 ounce bottles are usually $2.00 or so.

    I would also wager that the Coca-Cola Dreamworld at CVS offer is going away soon because of the size of the money maker and the fact that it increased its SB back (I think it was 250 SB just a few hours ago.)

    Quick update: the Ragu Sauce at Target is now not a money maker (buy 2 for $4, get 100 SB for 2, 250 SB for X pattern) although it is pretty close and given that ibotta and other companies are cracking down on great deals/money makers, this is pretty good comparatively.



  • @fivetalents
    I believe you can buy 500 SB like this twice a day. So between putting it on a 2% back credit card and the bonus SB, it’s about a 6% daily return.

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  • and for earning $600.00 or more in SB, you’ll get a 1099-MISC for 2022 tax year.


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    @booksleuth said in Swagbucks Tips, Offers & Discussion Thread:

    and for earning $600.00 or more in SB, you’ll get a 1099-MISC for 2022 tax year.

    That true even if 100 of your earnings are from cash back on shopping, which non-taxable. That’s why I do sawbucks a lot less then I used to.


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    It looks like there might be a 22 SB collector’s bill later today. Try to earn it before it goes live to get it twice.

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    22 SB first day of autumn Collector’s Bill + 5 SB bonus.

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  • For anyone with the newer myprepaidcenter virtual Mastercards from Swagbucks, seems like there was a bad setup and it was passing the security codes in the clear (on the redemption website.)

    Swagbucks temporarily halted those redemptions. More here at this link:

    https://www.doctorofcredit.com/reports-myprepaidcenter-com-giftcards-compromised-swagbucks-mastercard-giftcards/


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    @ctujackbauer said in Swagbucks Tips, Offers & Discussion Thread:

    For anyone with the newer myprepaidcenter virtual Mastercards from Swagbucks, seems like there was a bad setup and it was passing the security codes in the clear (on the redemption website.)

    Swagbucks temporarily halted those redemptions. More here at this link:

    https://www.doctorofcredit.com/reports-myprepaidcenter-com-giftcards-compromised-swagbucks-mastercard-giftcards/

    I have a couple of these and didn’t get an email. It must be because I didn’t redeem them/claim my code yet.


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    True [ X] offers are back.


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    @fivetalents said in Swagbucks Tips, Offers & Discussion Thread:

    @harperr said in Swagbucks Tips, Offers & Discussion Thread:

    @booksleuth said in Swagbucks Tips, Offers & Discussion Thread:

    @harperr How do we find out these type of codes sooner ? I was able to add, but could easily have missed it. If SB gives these codes they should give a way to find them

    You can find them at https://sc-s.com/. I signed up to get e-mail notifications from them but it looks like they have other ways too (Facebook, Twitter, etc.).

    I used to use that site for years, then they slacked off for a loooong time (well over a year). I guess when they restarted daily notifications they must have deleted my contact info because I never knew.

    You also get notified about swagcodes if you have the main Swagbucks app installed on your mobile device or install the SwagButton extension on your computer browser. Folks who are on their Facebook site regularly also catch code notifications there.

    Folks are free to post code notifications in this thread to help each other out. Just don’t pst the actual code, only the link where it can be found (per Swagbuck’s rules).

    @booksleuth I just saw this on their Facebook page. I’ve never seen them post this info before. If these are the same times they use every week, one could set up alarms on a mobile device or computer and never miss a code again… hmmm:

    ⚠️SWAG CODE ALERTS⚠️
    Be sure to check back during these times for our daily Swag Codes!
    Monday, October 3 at 10am PT
    Tuesday, October 4 at 2pm PT
    Wednesday, October 5 at 11am PT
    Thursday, October 6 at 1pm PT
    Friday, October 7 at 9am PT
    Saturday, October 8 at 2pm PT
    Sunday, October 9 at 10am PT

    Unfortunately, you’d still have to figure where to get the code from and they don’t reliably post that on Facebook. Without a 3rd party notification service, I think the best way may be clicking “swag code” then “collect it here” on the swag button browser extension because that will give you a direct url/link.

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  • Got Collectors Bills and a Team Challenge.
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  • Some information that Collectors bills start 11 AM EDT, before that you get regular bonus. Also team challenge starts at 11 AM EDT.


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    @booksleuth said in Swagbucks Tips, Offers & Discussion Thread:

    Some information that Collectors bills start 11 AM EDT, before that you get regular bonus. Also team challenge starts at 11 AM EDT.

    That’s usually true about the beginning of Collector’s Bill events, but for some reason I was able to earn the 5 SB bill around 8am EST today. 🤷🏽♀


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    ⚠️SWAG CODE ALERTS⚠️
    Be sure to check back during these times for our daily Swag Codes!
    Monday, October 17th at 12pm PT
    Tuesday, October 18th at 1pm PT
    Wednesday, October 19th at 2pm PT
    Thursday, October 20th at 9am PT
    Friday, October 21st at 11am PT
    Saturday, October 22nd at 10am PT
    Sunday, October 23rd at 12pm PT


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    The 11 SB bill is live right now

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    The 15 SB Collector’s Bill is 🔥 HOT 🔥. Click the link below for your chance to win: https://www.swagbucks.com/?f=55&t=w&p=1&q=Horror Movie Costumes

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    The 18 SB bill is hot right now.

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    The 25 SB Collector’s Bill is 🔥 HOT 🔥. Click the link below for your chance to win: https://www.swagbucks.com/?f=55&t=w&p=1&q=Horror Movies Ranked

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    The 8 SB bill is live right now.

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    The virtual prepaid Mastercards are back in stock: https://www.swagbucks.com/p/category/-3?srt=5&src=mastercard


  • 500 Club

    new link
    true[x]



  • Ragu pasta sauce at Target is close to break-even again with the X pattern on the Swago board. +100 SB for buying 2, +250 SB for the X pattern. $1.99 cost for each jar of Ragu.

    If you’re a gambling man/woman, then it’s a $.75 money-maker if you buy one jar of Ragu. +25 SB for buying 1, +250 SB for the X pattern. However, I’ve never actually tried buying just the one because the Swago board requires a premium deal marked by a star - it should qualify if you buy one because it has a star, but the vast majority of premium deals are over $.50 (50 SB back) and given Swagbucks tendency to send Magic Receipts into receipt review and not getting a reply back because this Swago ends October 31; all this means it’s a slight gamble for buying one jar.

    That said, breaking-even on groceries is becoming exceedingly tougher due to the coupon apps recent lack of deals, so these offers are quite competitive, comparatively.


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    @ctujackbauer said in Swagbucks Tips, Offers & Discussion Thread:

    Ragu pasta sauce at Target is close to break-even again with the X pattern on the Swago board. +100 SB for buying 2, +250 SB for the X pattern. $1.99 cost for each jar of Ragu.

    If you’re a gambling man/woman, then it’s a $.75 money-maker if you buy one jar of Ragu. +25 SB for buying 1, +250 SB for the X pattern. However, I’ve never actually tried buying just the one because the Swago board requires a premium deal marked by a star - it should qualify if you buy one because it has a star, but the vast majority of premium deals are over $.50 (50 SB back) and given Swagbucks tendency to send Magic Receipts into receipt review and not getting a reply back because this Swago ends October 31; all this means it’s a slight gamble for buying one jar.

    That said, breaking-even on groceries is becoming exceedingly tougher due to the coupon apps recent lack of deals, so these offers are quite competitive, comparatively.

    You could also factor in any to-do list and daily goal bonuses.

    What coupon apps are still out there? Right now I’m only using e-coupons offered by grocery stores that are linked to my store card/account.



  • @fivetalents said in Swagbucks Tips, Offers & Discussion Thread:

    @ctujackbauer said in Swagbucks Tips, Offers & Discussion Thread:

    Ragu pasta sauce at Target is close to break-even again with the X pattern on the Swago board. +100 SB for buying 2, +250 SB for the X pattern. $1.99 cost for each jar of Ragu.

    If you’re a gambling man/woman, then it’s a $.75 money-maker if you buy one jar of Ragu. +25 SB for buying 1, +250 SB for the X pattern. However, I’ve never actually tried buying just the one because the Swago board requires a premium deal marked by a star - it should qualify if you buy one because it has a star, but the vast majority of premium deals are over $.50 (50 SB back) and given Swagbucks tendency to send Magic Receipts into receipt review and not getting a reply back because this Swago ends October 31; all this means it’s a slight gamble for buying one jar.

    That said, breaking-even on groceries is becoming exceedingly tougher due to the coupon apps recent lack of deals, so these offers are quite competitive, comparatively.

    You could also factor in any to-do list and daily goal bonuses.

    What coupon apps are still out there? Right now I’m only using e-coupons offered by grocery stores that are linked to my store card/account.

    The digital coupons are probably best, you already know it will work with the store you’re shopping at, especially if things go awry at the register and your coupon doesn’t credit.

    ibotta: still has good referral bonuses. you have to scroll through a bunch of deals that aren’t really spectacular, with the occasional freebies or BOGO offers. traditional bonuses for redeeming more offers is unobtainable for me because I don’t really do that much branded shopping. Redeems as true cash back by paypal or gift cards.

    fetch rewards: this is the simplest, you just take a picture of the receipt and are immediately credited points (2.5 cents every grocery/restaurant/paper receipt for anything in a store) and their offers are not bad for the brands that partner with fetch. Redeems as gift cards.

    checkout51: this one seems to be dying out, SmartSource (the newspaper coupon Sunday circular) bought this app a while ago and has kept it afloat. There seems to be a lack of new offers, although they also have the best recurring offer of $2 off $10 fresh beef that no other coupon app offers. Redeems as paypal or a physical check.

    Tada/Magic Receipts: 😉 strangely, some of their offers are very competitive, even though they don’t have a ton of brand partners. And the offers for stuff like Fruit of the Loom or Hanes are unique among coupon apps in that they’re high-dollar amounts and recurring every week (you can use once a week and it comes back, extremely rare in coupon apps.)

    coupons.com: this is the simplest payout structure, you clip a coupon, take a pic of a receipt, get paypal instantly. the problem is that they rarely have great offers, and their offers on food are becoming even more rare. the other problem is they have restrictions on redeeming manufacturer coupons (paper coupons) or even store coupons (CVS Extrabucks or those instant register discounts at Costco) and every offer becomes a gamble as to whether you get paid or not.

    receipt hog: takes forever to build up even a $5 cashout, but this app is quite good if you ever need to catalog your receipt purchases and need pictures of your receipts. redeems as amazon gift cards or paypal.

    I don’t think anybody is getting rich off of coupon apps, but it helps defray the cost of branded groceries and sometimes generic store brand groceries. I buy generic store brand products a lot of the time just because of the hassle factor.



  • @ctujackbauer said in Swagbucks Tips, Offers & Discussion Thread:

    @fivetalents said in Swagbucks Tips, Offers & Discussion Thread:

    @ctujackbauer said in Swagbucks Tips, Offers & Discussion Thread:

    Ragu pasta sauce at Target is close to break-even again with the X pattern on the Swago board. +100 SB for buying 2, +250 SB for the X pattern. $1.99 cost for each jar of Ragu.

    If you’re a gambling man/woman, then it’s a $.75 money-maker if you buy one jar of Ragu. +25 SB for buying 1, +250 SB for the X pattern. However, I’ve never actually tried buying just the one because the Swago board requires a premium deal marked by a star - it should qualify if you buy one because it has a star, but the vast majority of premium deals are over $.50 (50 SB back) and given Swagbucks tendency to send Magic Receipts into receipt review and not getting a reply back because this Swago ends October 31; all this means it’s a slight gamble for buying one jar.

    That said, breaking-even on groceries is becoming exceedingly tougher due to the coupon apps recent lack of deals, so these offers are quite competitive, comparatively.

    You could also factor in any to-do list and daily goal bonuses.

    What coupon apps are still out there? Right now I’m only using e-coupons offered by grocery stores that are linked to my store card/account.

    The digital coupons are probably best, you already know it will work with the store you’re shopping at, especially if things go awry at the register and your coupon doesn’t credit.

    ibotta: still has good referral bonuses. scrolling through a bunch of deals that aren’t really spectacular, occasional freebies or BOGO offers. traditional bonuses for redeeming more offers is unobtainable for me because I don’t really do that much branded shopping. Redeems as true cash back by paypal or gift cards.

    fetch rewards: this is the simplest, you just take a picture of the receipt and are immediately credited points (2.5 cents every grocery/restaurant/paper receipt for anything in a store) and their offers are not bad for the brands that partner with fetch. Redeems as gift cards.

    checkout51: this one seems to be dying out, SmartSource (the newspaper coupon Sunday circular) bought this app a while ago and has kept it afloat. There seems to be a lack of new offers, although they also have the best recurring offer of $2 off $10 fresh beef that no other coupon app offers. Redeems as paypal or a physical check.

    Tada/Magic Receipts: 😉 strangely, some of their offers are very competitive, even though they don’t have a ton of brand partners. And the offers for stuff like Fruit of the Loom or Hanes are unique among coupon apps in that they’re high-dollar amounts and recurring every week (you can use once a week and it comes back, extremely rare in coupon apps.)

    coupons.com: this is the simplest, clip coupon, take pic of a receipt, get paypal instantly. the problem is that they rarely have great offers, and their offers on food are becoming even more rare. the other problem is they have restrictions on redeeming manufacturer coupons (paper coupons) or even store coupons (CVS Extrabucks or those instant register discounts at Costco) and every offer becomes a gamble as to whether you get paid or not.

    receipt hog: takes forever to build up even a $5 cashout, but this app is quite good if you ever need to catalog your receipt purchases and need pictures of your receipts. redeems as amazon gift cards or paypal.

    I don’t think anybody is getting rich off of coupon apps, but it helps defray the cost of branded groceries and sometimes generic store brand groceries. I buy generic store brand products a lot of the time just because of the hassle factor.

    Good summary. Don’t forget Amazon Alexa shopping lists offers (https://www.engadget.com/amazons-latest-alexa-feature-lets-you-scan-shopping-receipts-for-cashback-rewards-124547327.html). 99% of the offers are the same as coupons.com. In the beginning, they gave cash back for offers that coupons.com rejected but I’ve now had some rejected when using another coupon on the item, so it’s a similar gamble to coupons.com. So I don’t take the risk anymore for a great deal unless it’s an item I would buy anyway. But it’s possible to double dip with both of them and occasionally other apps.

    For me, I’m considering deleting checkout 51. It took me several years just to get to my first $20. I would go for long periods of time without having any offers I could use. Apparently at 6 months of inactivity, they will start deducting money from your balance, so once it got to that point I purposely redeemed a spaghetti sauce offer which wasn’t that great of a deal just to not lose any money in my account. So if it gets to that point, I should probably just delete the app.

    @ctujackbauer If Tada does referrals, feel free to send me one as that’s the only one I didn’t know.



  • @mtnagel said in Swagbucks Tips, Offers & Discussion Thread:

    @ctujackbauer said in Swagbucks Tips, Offers & Discussion Thread:

    @fivetalents said in Swagbucks Tips, Offers & Discussion Thread:

    @ctujackbauer said in Swagbucks Tips, Offers & Discussion Thread:

    Ragu pasta sauce at Target is close to break-even again with the X pattern on the Swago board. +100 SB for buying 2, +250 SB for the X pattern. $1.99 cost for each jar of Ragu.

    If you’re a gambling man/woman, then it’s a $.75 money-maker if you buy one jar of Ragu. +25 SB for buying 1, +250 SB for the X pattern. However, I’ve never actually tried buying just the one because the Swago board requires a premium deal marked by a star - it should qualify if you buy one because it has a star, but the vast majority of premium deals are over $.50 (50 SB back) and given Swagbucks tendency to send Magic Receipts into receipt review and not getting a reply back because this Swago ends October 31; all this means it’s a slight gamble for buying one jar.

    That said, breaking-even on groceries is becoming exceedingly tougher due to the coupon apps recent lack of deals, so these offers are quite competitive, comparatively.

    You could also factor in any to-do list and daily goal bonuses.

    What coupon apps are still out there? Right now I’m only using e-coupons offered by grocery stores that are linked to my store card/account.

    The digital coupons are probably best, you already know it will work with the store you’re shopping at, especially if things go awry at the register and your coupon doesn’t credit.

    ibotta: still has good referral bonuses. scrolling through a bunch of deals that aren’t really spectacular, occasional freebies or BOGO offers. traditional bonuses for redeeming more offers is unobtainable for me because I don’t really do that much branded shopping. Redeems as true cash back by paypal or gift cards.

    fetch rewards: this is the simplest, you just take a picture of the receipt and are immediately credited points (2.5 cents every grocery/restaurant/paper receipt for anything in a store) and their offers are not bad for the brands that partner with fetch. Redeems as gift cards.

    checkout51: this one seems to be dying out, SmartSource (the newspaper coupon Sunday circular) bought this app a while ago and has kept it afloat. There seems to be a lack of new offers, although they also have the best recurring offer of $2 off $10 fresh beef that no other coupon app offers. Redeems as paypal or a physical check.

    Tada/Magic Receipts: 😉 strangely, some of their offers are very competitive, even though they don’t have a ton of brand partners. And the offers for stuff like Fruit of the Loom or Hanes are unique among coupon apps in that they’re high-dollar amounts and recurring every week (you can use once a week and it comes back, extremely rare in coupon apps.)

    coupons.com: this is the simplest, clip coupon, take pic of a receipt, get paypal instantly. the problem is that they rarely have great offers, and their offers on food are becoming even more rare. the other problem is they have restrictions on redeeming manufacturer coupons (paper coupons) or even store coupons (CVS Extrabucks or those instant register discounts at Costco) and every offer becomes a gamble as to whether you get paid or not.

    receipt hog: takes forever to build up even a $5 cashout, but this app is quite good if you ever need to catalog your receipt purchases and need pictures of your receipts. redeems as amazon gift cards or paypal.

    I don’t think anybody is getting rich off of coupon apps, but it helps defray the cost of branded groceries and sometimes generic store brand groceries. I buy generic store brand products a lot of the time just because of the hassle factor.

    Good summary. Don’t forget Amazon Alexa shopping lists offers (https://www.engadget.com/amazons-latest-alexa-feature-lets-you-scan-shopping-receipts-for-cashback-rewards-124547327.html). 99% of the offers are the same as coupons.com. In the beginning, they gave cash back for offers that coupons.com rejected but I’ve now had some rejected when using another coupon on the item, so it’s a similar gamble to coupons.com. So I don’t take the risk anymore for a great deal unless it’s an item I would buy anyway. But it’s possible to double dip with both of them and occasionally other apps.

    For me, I’m considering deleting checkout 51. It took me several years just to get to my first $20. I would go for long periods of time without having any offers I could use. Apparently at 6 months of inactivity, they will start deducting money from your balance, so once it got to that point I purposely redeemed a spaghetti sauce offer which wasn’t that great of a deal just to not lose any money in my account. So if it gets to that point, I should probably just delete the app.

    @ctujackbauer If Tada does referrals, feel free to send me one as that’s the only one I didn’t know.

    If you already have a Swagbucks account, then you log in to Tada/Magic Receipts with your Swagbucks account login.


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    31 SB now

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  • @krazy9katz Collectors Bill today:
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    @harperr said in Swagbucks Tips, Offers & Discussion Thread:

    @krazy9katz Collectors Bill today:
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    I’ve won it twice… going to see if I can win it 4 times, although I usually forget after the 3rd win.


 

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