Posts made by ctujackbauer

@sonofzeus said in Hulu (w/ ads): $1.99/mo for 12 months. exp 11/28/22:

@mistercheap easier than chasing a free turkey voucher from Ibotta.

Going for the jugular, sonofzeus.

$5 in free groceries is good for me.

@fivetalents 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:

My team is currently in first place in the team challenge. That’s big time for a 4-team, 300 SB swagup hopefully.

As usual, they assigned me to the last place team. We took 3rd place briefly but slipped back into 4th. A free 50 SB is better than nothing… at least that’s what I keep telling myself.

I keep having to remind myself not to cash out my SB before the team challenge ends so I can use the swag up discount.

Last night’s SB live game had the lowest number of winners I remember seeing in a very long time (just under 5K). Too bad the pot was only $1,000 because the winners only received about 20 SB + bonus SB.

Yea, I used to redeem every first of the month for my $25 discounted to $22 gift card, but I usually wait for the team challenge nowadays (unless there’s a special swagup like a birthday or something.) Old habits die hard, I was so used to waiting for the first of the month.

You can still wait for the first of the month because the team challenges occur so late in the month that the swag ups don’t expire until a few days into the next month. For example, the swag ups for the current game expire on December 5th.

Ah, didn’t notice this month’s late expiration date. I thought most of them expired before the last day of the month.

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

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

My team is currently in first place in the team challenge. That’s big time for a 4-team, 300 SB swagup hopefully.

As usual, they assigned me to the last place team. We took 3rd place briefly but slipped back into 4th. A free 50 SB is better than nothing… at least that’s what I keep telling myself.

I keep having to remind myself not to cash out my SB before the team challenge ends so I can use the swag up discount.

Last night’s SB live game had the lowest number of winners I remember seeing in a very long time (just under 5K). Too bad the pot was only $1,000 because the winners only received about 20 SB + bonus SB.

Yea, I used to redeem every first of the month for my $25 discounted to $22 gift card, but I usually wait for the team challenge nowadays (unless there’s a special swagup like a birthday or something.) Old habits die hard, I was so used to waiting for the first of the month.

My team is currently in first place in the team challenge. That’s big time for a 4-team, 300 SB swagup hopefully.

RODENTIA for 10 points

@yoregano said in 2022 Official Holiday GC Gift Card bonus thread:

@mtnagel said in 2022 Official Holiday GC Gift Card bonus thread:

I’m sitting on a $30 in Rock Bottom gift card I got a deal on. Thankfully they still exist, but they closed their location in Cincinnati and aren’t located in a city I will be in anytime soon. Hopefully I can use it at some point. I’m actually on a mission to use up old gift cards. Not that I’m worried they will all go out of business, but I did hear that some lose value. Doesn’t seem like that’s happened, but some of these are easily 5+ years old so I figured I’d should just use them.

Gift cards can become worthless if a store goes out of business, but otherwise they are regulated and cannot incur fees or lose value or expire.

If it has been five years since the gift card was activated, then yes it can lose value or expire. Some states have non-expiration laws, but not all of them. And if there was a fee structure or policy given with the card, then it goes by the fee structure.

https://www.fdic.gov/consumers/consumer/news/december2019.html

@mrvietnam said in Official Disney Movie Insider Master Thread:

@mrvietnam said in Official Disney Movie Insider Master Thread:

WAKANDAFOREVER

Take that back. It is the code. I just entered SERVICE and got my points, but WAKANDAFOREVER said there was an error. Maybe the code expired?

Thursday night movie premiere codes usually expire that night. When I redeemed the code it said it was for the El Capitan Theatre premiere of Black Panther 2.

This is on the first page of JCPenney’s 2022 Black Friday ad (not sure if I can link to BlackFriday . com on here.)

There are limited quantities of the coupon so you have to line up early, like in years past. Doors open at 5:00 AM

The minimum you win is a $10 off $10 coupon. You can also win a $100 off $100 or a $500 off $500.

There are restrictions for certain brands for the coupon, so you’re going to want to read the fine print.

I’ll create a new thread closer to Black Friday, so more people can see it.

There’s a Kohl’s Black Friday in-store only promotion where you can get a game piece to win a prize. Most prizes are $5 Kohl’s cash, but there are some bigger denominations and larger prizes too.

You have to be the first 200 in line at 5:00 AM local time at your local Kohl’s store.

https://kohlstgibf.com/

$5 Kohl’s Cash®† 208,930 $5.00 1:1
$10 Kohl’s Cash®† 20,000 $10.00 1:12
$25 Kohl’s Cash®† 2,500 $25.00 1:94
$50 Kohl’s Cash®† 1,000 $50.00 1:233
$50 Sephora® Gift Card† 2,000 $50.00 1:117
Shark® Prize Pack 25 $1,550.00 1:9,392
Ninja® Refresh Your Kitchen Bundle 25 $1,140.00 1:9,392
FitBit® for your Family Package 50 $900.00 1:4,696
Cuisinart® Kitchen Upgrade Package 50 $1,760.00 1:4,696
Samsonite® Ziplite Carryon Luggage 100 $279.00 1:2,348
Stella Grace® Jewelry Prize Pack 100 $1,075.00 1:2,348
LEGOLAND® Trip^ 20 $5,000.00 1:11,740

Panda Express - free Panda Bowl when you buy $30+ in gift cards. Panda Bowl expires 1/31/2023 (link)

(link 2) offer expires 12/4/2022

Heads up, looks like ebay purchases count for the 3% online retail purchases. I bought an item from a third-party seller and it shows up on my recent activity as a 3% cashback purchase.

That time of year again.

Thanks again @briarycliffs

RADIATOR for 10 points

Meh, if ibotta doesn’t bring back the 9 free Thanksgiving offers at Walmart, then ibotta can go stick that turkey where the sun don’t shine.

Although that does remind me that I really should use up that free cornbread mix I got last year.

Aw man. At least their last year they went out with a bang, in terms of gift cards per product purchase.

I think if they fixed all of their website issues, then they wouldn’t have had to task so many CSRs to phone and live chat.

@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.

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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.

@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.

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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.

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.

@ctgolfer said in Official Disney Movie Insider Master Thread:

Did anyone get code WAKANDA for 50 points to work?

Also, perhaps Wakanda wasn’t forever.

@ctgolfer said in Official Disney Movie Insider Master Thread:

Did anyone get code WAKANDA for 50 points to work?

I did. Perhaps it expired?

Secondary payment sent out today. Different email sender from the first payment, so it could have been sent to your spam folder.

Email title: Optical Disk Drive Settlement: Your 2nd and Final Digital Payment is Ready
Optical Disk Drive Settlement ODDSettlement@hawkmarketplace.com

@mommyofhandk said in Amex Offer: Spend $2 or more by tapping to pay, get $2 back, up to 5 times (total of $10). Exp 12/31/2022:

I got mine in a card that I use maybe once in every 2-3 years. Not in my every day Amex

I think this offer is usually sent out to people who don’t use tap to pay often. Still a great deal if you get it.

I got this offer quite a few years ago too.

YMMV, I didn’t get this one, but slickdealers are reporting that there’s a $10 Kohl’s cash in the email titled “Take 30% off! Plus, shop the Season’s Best Shoe Sale” (sometimes take 20% or 10% off in the email title)

@mistercheap said in Dunkin’ Customers Are Mad As Hell About “Ridiculous” New Changes To Dunkin’ Rewards That Mean It Costs $50 To Earn One Free Coffee:

@ctujackbauer said in Dunkin’ Customers Are Mad As Hell About “Ridiculous” New Changes To Dunkin’ Rewards That Mean It Costs $50 To Earn One Free Coffee:

Also, back to the topic and I mentioned this in another thread, Starbucks is still similar in points to the old Dunkin Donuts program - if you use a reusable cup. 25 points for a reusable cup each time, double points for each dollar if you use a Starbucks card/gift card/rewards program. Stack with their email offers and it goes down to about one free drink every 3 purchases.

That may be, but I’m just not a fan of Starbucks, let’s hope the bad press and upset customers will be enough for Dunkin’ to rethink their program. If sales drop off, I’m sure that will persuade them like nothing else.

Here’s to hoping. Dunkin has a bigger presence in your area. Starbucks is ubiquitous here, I know of one medium-sized shopping plaza that has a standalone Starbucks, another Starbucks inside the Ralph’s (Kroger) grocery store, and another Starbucks inside the Target.

In that plaza, one could walk to three different Starbucks in 2 or 3 minutes.

Also, back to the topic and I mentioned this in another thread, Starbucks is still similar in points to the old Dunkin Donuts program - if you use a reusable cup. 25 points for a reusable cup each time, double points for each dollar if you use a Starbucks card/gift card/rewards program. Stack with their email offers and it goes down to about one free drink every 3 purchases.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRuS3dxKK9U

This movie and this speech was relevant to its time (late 70’s) and the current time.

Also, as an aside, Starbucks gives an extra 25 bonus stars for every paid purchase if you bring in a reusable mug/cup/container, in addition to a 10 cent or 5 cent discount. They started that for earth day and still give it out.

You can rack up a free drink from Starbucks relatively quickly by signing up for email offers, some weeks you get two offers and they always stack if you meet the terms of both offers.

The rewards program change and its reaction from customers made the Wall Street Journal today:

https://www.wsj.com/articles/fans-are-dumpin-on-dunkin-after-rewards-change-11665173033

25 points for code: VALENTINA

10 points for code: COACHMAN

@mistercheap said in Fetch: 100% back when you buy Keto Bread or Buns at Walmart:

@sonofzeus please note, free app offers for groceries on Fetch/IB go in grocery forum, not hot deals.

@sonofzeus TO THE GALLOWS.

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/

25 points for code: LACIENEGA

@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.

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.

@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.)

Don’t forget to load the AMEX Offer to the card before your purchase. Bonus deal idea: wait for a topcashback cashback offer too.

IIRC, last year’s offer was for 3 purchases, but this is for just 1 purchase.

Expires 12/19/2022.

At Habit Burger Grill 9/16 - 9/20: Buy one Charburger, get one 50% off. You have to redeem on the app, so I’m not sure if it’s required to already be on their email list and app.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=puJePACBoIo

Cheeburger cheeburger pepsi no coke