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Posts made by fivetalents
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RE: Utilitech 2-Pack 40W Equivalent Warm White A19 LED Light Fixture Light Bulbs $0.50 @ Lowe's - In-store Stock may be Limited - Available for Free Shipping with MyLowe's (free to join)
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RE: Free kindle book - The Greatest Ghost and Horror Stories Ever Written
@tuskers said in Free kindle book - The Greatest Ghost and Horror Stories Ever Written:
@dangeruss said in Free kindle book - The Greatest Ghost and Horror Stories Ever Written:
i don’t think a book with stories by many known authors needs reviews to be good. Also there’s not a huge investment in getting a free amazon ebook, so people can get it and decide for themselves if it’s good (and maybe write a review while they’re at it)
Just quoting the rule that FW had on kindle book posts
Fivetalents even notes the rating and number of reviews in most kindle book posts in reflection of this rule
(Recent Post in this link https://phatwalletforums.com/topic/4266/the-time-machine-enriched-classics-kindle-edition/2)
If the rule has changed, please notify us what the new rule or standard is or if there even is now a standard.@Tuskers As I explained in this thread: https://phatwalletforums.com/topic/2546/free-kindle-book-the-art-of-e-commerce-amazon-private-label-fba-for-beginners/4, the concern is that this forum not become flooded with poor quality self-published ebooks. Such ebooks are usually posted in individual threads to artificially boost the OP’s post count and are also characterized by things like being recently published, written by unknown authors, having no reviews, a very low number of reviews, very bad reviews, etc. Despite being recently published and having no reviews, the ebook in this thread is a rare exception given that it is an anthology of works written by very well known authors (as mentioned by @dangeRuss), meaning that they are of much higher quality. I’m guessing that they are in the public domain as well (old enough that their intellectual property rights are expired), so anyone can republish them but they were once thoroughly edited and approved by a major publisher.
HTH
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RE: The Time Machine (Enriched Classics) Kindle Edition
Author: H.G. Wells
4.4 out of 5 stars (by 5,536 reviewers)Publisher: Atria Books; Enriched Classic edition
Publication Date: May 31, 2011
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RE: FREE Goddess Garden Organic Facial Care Sample
Sorry, but this form is no longer accepting submissions due to overwhelming popularity. Many stores that carry our products have testers you can try out. To find a store near you, please visit www.goddessgarden.com/stores and look for “daily facial routine” in the category field.
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RE: Free Full-Size Swanson Probiotic Bottle
“Valid for Swanson direct mail invite recipients only.”
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RE: **Resolved** Locked out of my account
@fivetalents said in Locked out of my account:
@soundtechiev2 Are you able to access your account again? If so, I’ll mark this thread resolved.
I see that you’ve been posting under your original account @soundtechie, so I’m marking this resolved.
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RE: Best Nationally Available High APY Liquid Accounts
@john99 said in Best Nationally Available High APY Liquid Accounts:
Dollar Savings Direct up to 1.60% APR.
Updated
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RE: Best Nationally Available High APY Liquid Accounts
@richard said in Best Nationally Available High APY Liquid Accounts:
Top Banks or Credit Unions offering over 1.5% APY
Bank | Account Type | APY | Terms
Colorado Federal Savings Bank Savings Account 1.65% $50,000 minimum
Incredible Bank Savings 1.55% $25,000 minimum to earn high rate
All America Bank Mega Money Market 1.50% Maximum rate up to $35K
Dollar Savings Direct Online Savings 1.50% No Fees. No Minimums
INOVA Federal Credit Union Platinum Money Market 1.50% $100,000 minimum to earn high rate
Live Oak Bank Savings Account 1.50% No minimum
Northpointe Bank Ultimate Money Market 1.50% $25k to $1m to earn rate
Redneck Bank Mega Money Market Account 1.50% Maximum rate up to $35K
Salem Five Direct eOneSavings 1.50% New customers only. Earn high rate up to $1 millionINOVA is not currently in any of the tables. Please provide complete data for each and every cell/column and I will add it to the table.
I updated the rate and maximum on Salem Five Direct and dated it with the date of your post. Let me know if the effective date is different. Also do you know how long the new rate is guaranteed for?
Everything else matches the table.
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RE: Current Tracfone Deals / Discussion thread
@tracfancier said in Current Tracfone Deals / Discussion thread:
@fivetalents said in Current Tracfone Deals / Discussion thread:
@tracfancier said in Current Tracfone Deals / Discussion thread:
Free phone (Verizon SIM) that comes with 1/2 priced airtime:
@tracfancier Please remove all referral and affiliate information from your links before posting. Only post the shortest, most direct link possible (without using abbreviated/tiny URLs). Thank you.
OK I removed it, but I didn
t add it on purpose in the first place and I don
t even know how it got added. This doesn`t happen at any of the other sites where I post.@gmannix I didn’t mean to hand out any ouchies. Most sites embed their affiliate and referral info in most of their links (PWF does too). So, you generally can’t just copy links from other sites and paste them here without examining them first and editing out non-essential content. My nudge wasn’t because I thought there was malicious intent, especially since @tracfancier is such a valued veteran and expert, but a reminder to always be vigilant in checking your links. It happens to everyone, regardless of experience level, especially if you post a lot or pulled a link from a trusted site that suddenly changed how they linked something.
@tracfancier I didn’t mean for you to delete the link since it was useful and I’d already cleaned it up and shortened it. Here it is in case you want to put it back: https://www.hsn.com/products/lg-rebel-2-5-android-tracfone-with-1200-mintextsdata/8525395
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RE: Current Tracfone Deals / Discussion thread
@tracfancier said in Current Tracfone Deals / Discussion thread:
Free phone (Verizon SIM) that comes with 1/2 priced airtime:
@tracfancier Please remove all referral and affiliate information from your links before posting. Only post the shortest, most direct link possible (without using abbreviated/tiny URLs). Thank you.
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RE: Free Avocados & Eggs at Walmart via Coupons.com (Update, 2/1/18).
@lawomaniam1 said in Free Eggs & Bread at Walmart via Coupons.com:
@lawomaniam1 said in Free Eggs & Bread at Walmart via Coupons.com:
@fivetalents said in Free Eggs & Bread at Walmart via Coupons.com:
How does this expire on the 8th if the receipt must be uploaded by the 7th?
Who knows… the terms state that.
Must be the PST time difference.
Thanks for posting the screenshot of the offer and terms @lawomaniam1. The time travel aspect on the deadline is hilarious, but knowing what the coupon looks like makes it so much easier to find it amongst hundreds of other coupons.
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RE: See All Amazon Coupons For 2017
@upinworld said in See All Amazon Coupons For 2017:
Save an average of 20% off when you shop with today’s Amazon coupons and Prime. Get up to 50% off deals in every category with even more free shipping codes and offers.
https://www.amazon.com/b?ie=UTF8&node=2231352011&tag=web2list-20Thank you for posting @upinworld. I think you mean “All Amazon Coupons For 2018.”
However, these are not all of the coupons that Amazon will release this year, just those that are currently available at the moment. The list is constantly changing.
Also, this link has already been posted in a related thread here: Amazon Not-So-Secret Links and Tips Continued
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RE: Swagbucks Tips, Offers & Discussion Thread
January New Year’s Resolution Promotion:
Set your own personal goals for 5 select SB activities for the month of January and earn a bonus for reaching all of your goals. However, it’s an all or none deal: you must reach all 5 of your goals or you don’t get any bonus.
You can see how much the bonus will be before you finalize your goals (the higher the goals you set for yourself, the higher the bonus). A minimum goal is required for each activity.
You must set your goals by January 10th, 2018 (11:59 PM PST) to participate.
5 goals you’ll need to set:
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Total SB Earned - Minimum Goal: 250 SB (excludes shopping, coupon prints, daily goal, & To Do List bonuses)
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Gold Survey Completions - Minimum Goal: 2 Surveys (excludes Profiler Surveys)
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Watch Playlist Completed - Minimum Goal: 3 Playlists (excludes nCrave)
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Swag Codes redeemed through the SwagButton (PC internet browser extension) – Minimum Goal: 1 Swag Code
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SB Local Transactions - Minimum Goal: 0 (optional since SB Local is still expanding/not available in all cities. They’ve recently added national franchise retail stores like Sam’s Club and Cost Plus World Market)
Members who achieve their goals will receive their bonuses on February 7th, 2018 by 5pm PT.
Play around with the amount you set for each goal as the extra work may not result in an (meaningful) increase in the total bonus earned and may cause you to earn nothing if set too high. You can easily pick up an extra $3 - $5 just by doing what you’re already doing anyway.
http://blog.swagbucks.com/2018/01/new-year-new-goals-new-bonus.html.
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RE: NEWEGG refurbished bluetooth adapter for Windows $7.99. Free after rebate. Free shipping
@backsplatter Thank you for including the merchant, price, rebate, shipping, and refurbished in your title!
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RE: New Feature: Expired Flag
IMHO, flags create extra work for the moderators. For something as simple and frequent as expiring deals, I’d much rather members just reply to the thread to report it expired (the exact opposite of what FW trained us to do, LOL). I’d rather see flags be reserved for more serious issues.
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RE: Sacramento Bee Loyalty Club (aka SacBee Rewards fka BeeBuzzPoints)
@vickib said in Sacramento Bee Loyalty Club (aka SacBee Rewards fka BeeBuzzPoints):
Is anyone staying in touch with @taurus742 ? Hoping she is okay
I’ve been wondering the same thing every single day since her surgery. She indicated that she’d probably be checking back in within a few days, so I really hope everything is well since she hasn’t.
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RE: Apple Stores to Replace Batteries for $29 Instead of $79 in iPhone 6 & Later (Apologizes for throttling, but still denies planned obsolescence)
Thanks for the first hand account @robstrash. I think it’s totally bogus that they ever require two trips for a simple battery replacement… especially one that they way overcharge $79 for. However, given the mea culpa, you’d think they’d keep all stores well stocked with replacement batteries until the end of the year when the offer expires. Haven’t they put owners through enough without further frustrating them? At minimum, they should let you call ahead to order the replacement battery/make an appointment so only 1 trip is required. I also wonder what people who don’t live near an Apple store are expected to do (I hope they don’t have to pay to ship their phone and also be without their phone for who knows how long). This makes me appreciate being able to order a $7 dollar battery off Amazon and popping it into my mobile myself without voiding any warranties when my battery began failing last summer.
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RE: Year-End Clearance Most Items for ONLY $4: $4.8 Foldable Picnic Blanket, $4.7 Phone Holder, More @Amazon
@melody said in Year-End Clearance Most Items for ONLY $4: $4.8 Foldable Picnic Blanket, $4.7 Phone Holder, More @Amazon:
@moonknight You can try this code: NP9JKA8A
It’s available.
Where are you getting all of these codes @melody? I don’t see them listed on the product pages (typically Amazon lists them under the “special offers and product promotions” section or by the price). Or are you getting them directly from the companies/their representatives?
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RE: 100 Forever Stamps $48.75/Costco Membership/$15 off your first offer of $55
What is the date for the scheduled price increase on stamps?
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Apple Stores to Replace Batteries for $29 Instead of $79 in iPhone 6 & Later (Apologizes for throttling, but still denies planned obsolescence)
Apple finally acknowledges and apologizes for software updates that slowed older phones to a crawl, claiming it was to increase the life of older batteries/conserve power to prevent random shutdowns. They deny doing it to force users to upgrade to/buy newer phones as claimed by a growing number of class action lawsuits across the country.
To compensate, they’re charging just $29 for brand new internal battery replacements on the iPhone 6 and models released aftwards, which should restore phone operation speeds to like new condition. They normally charge $79 for out-of-warranty battery replacements. iPhone 6 users can also purchase an iPhone Smart Battery Case for $99.
Find a store: https://www.apple.com/retail/ (“initial supplies of some replacement batteries may be limited”). Currently set to expire in “December 2018.”
They also promise that the next upgrade, in early 2018, will allow users to better see and understand the performance of their batteries, and wether it is impacting the phone’s performance.
Backstory: https://www.macworld.com/article/3245067/consumer-electronics/apple-iphone-battery-replacement-program.html.
December 28, 2017
A Message to Our Customers about iPhone Batteries and Performance
We’ve been hearing feedback from our customers about the way we handle performance for iPhones with older batteries and how we have communicated that process. We know that some of you feel Apple has let you down. We apologize. There’s been a lot of misunderstanding about this issue, so we would like to clarify and let you know about some changes we’re making.
First and foremost, we have never — and would never — do anything to intentionally shorten the life of any Apple product, or degrade the user experience to drive customer upgrades. Our goal has always been to create products that our customers love, and making iPhones last as long as possible is an important part of that.
How batteries age
All rechargeable batteries are consumable components that become less effective as they chemically age and their ability to hold a charge diminishes. Time and the number of times a battery has been charged are not the only factors in this chemical aging process.
Device use also affects the performance of a battery over its lifespan. For example, leaving or charging a battery in a hot environment can cause a battery to age faster. These are characteristics of battery chemistry, common to lithium-ion batteries across the industry.
A chemically aged battery also becomes less capable of delivering peak energy loads, especially in a low state of charge, which may result in a device unexpectedly shutting itself down in some situations.
To help customers learn more about iPhone’s rechargeable battery and the factors affecting its performance, we’ve posted a new support article, iPhone Battery and Performance.
It should go without saying that we think sudden, unexpected shutdowns are unacceptable. We don’t want any of our users to lose a call, miss taking a picture or have any other part of their iPhone experience interrupted if we can avoid it.
Preventing unexpected shutdowns
About a year ago in iOS 10.2.1, we delivered a software update that improves power management during peak workloads to avoid unexpected shutdowns on iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, iPhone 6s, iPhone 6s Plus, and iPhone SE. With the update, iOS dynamically manages the maximum performance of some system components when needed to prevent a shutdown. While these changes may go unnoticed, in some cases users may experience longer launch times for apps and other reductions in performance.
Customer response to iOS 10.2.1 was positive, as it successfully reduced the occurrence of unexpected shutdowns. We recently extended the same support for iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus in iOS 11.2.
Of course, when a chemically aged battery is replaced with a new one, iPhone performance returns to normal when operated in standard conditions.
Recent user feedback
Over the course of this fall, we began to receive feedback from some users who were seeing slower performance in certain situations. Based on our experience, we initially thought this was due to a combination of two factors: a normal, temporary performance impact when upgrading the operating system as iPhone installs new software and updates apps, and minor bugs in the initial release which have since been fixed.
We now believe that another contributor to these user experiences is the continued chemical aging of the batteries in older iPhone 6 and iPhone 6s devices, many of which are still running on their original batteries.
Addressing customer concerns
We’ve always wanted our customers to be able to use their iPhones as long as possible. We’re proud that Apple products are known for their durability, and for holding their value longer than our competitors’ devices.
To address our customers’ concerns, to recognize their loyalty and to regain the trust of anyone who may have doubted Apple’s intentions, we’ve decided to take the following steps:
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Apple is reducing the price of an out-of-warranty iPhone battery replacement by $50 — from $79 to $29 — for anyone with an iPhone 6 or later whose battery needs to be replaced, available worldwide through December 2018. Details will be provided soon on apple.com.
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Early in 2018, we will issue an iOS software update with new features that give users more visibility into the health of their iPhone’s battery, so they can see for themselves if its condition is affecting performance.
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As always, our team is working on ways to make the user experience even better, including improving how we manage performance and avoid unexpected shutdowns as batteries age.
At Apple, our customers’ trust means everything to us. We will never stop working to earn and maintain it. We are able to do the work we love only because of your faith and support — and we will never forget that or take it for granted.
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RE: Swagbucks Tips, Offers & Discussion Thread
The monthly daily goal and bonus goal bonuses have posted. If you earned anything, you have until the 15th of the month to claim it.
In the rewards store…
It’s a new month, so don’t forget to claim your 12% off $25 GC for 2,200 SBs instead of 2,500 SBs.
Domino’s Pizza GCs and Virtual Mastercards are on sale right now:
Domino’s GCs 20% off:
- $5 GC for 400 SB (was 500 SB)
- $10 GC for 800 SB (was 1,000 SB)
- $15 GC for 1,200 SB (was 1,500 SB)
- $25 GC for 2,000 SB (was 2,500 SB)
- $50 GC for 4,000 SB (was 5,000 SB)
Mastercard GCs 2% off:
- $5 GC for 490 SB (was 500 SB)
- $10 GC for 980 SB (was 1,000 SB)
- $15 GC for 1,470 SB (was 1,500 SB)
- $25 GC for 2,450 SB (was 2,500 SB)
- $50 GC for 4,900 SB (was 5,000 SB)
- $100 GC for 9,800 SB (was 10,000 SB)
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RE: List of Free Rides for New Years Day and Other Holidays - AAA Sober Ride Program
I’m moving this back to FS since many of these programs appear to run year-round.
@Tuskers, please edit your title to minimize the emphasis on New Years Day and holidays. TIA.
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RE: Free Avocados & Eggs at Walmart via Coupons.com (Update, 2/1/18).
How does this expire on the 8th if the receipt must be uploaded by the 7th?
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RE: You know what I miss? The Vegas $20 dollar trick Thread from FW!
@glenatuf said in You know what I miss? The Vegas $20 dollar trick Thread from FW!:
This is one of the threads I really used to enjoy on Fatwallet in the Travel forum. It used to here, I think. Does anyone have the old one cached?
An online FW archive is linked here: https://phatwalletforums.com/topic/734/fatwallet-archive
I believe this is the thread you’re referring to:
LAS VEGAS FRONT DESK TIPPING!
https://web.archive.org/web/20171008020553/https://www.fatwallet.com/forums/travel-discussion/529706 -
RE: Brenthaven Collins Slim Briefcase, Graphite - 29.99
Thanks for posting @cigarguy. Please remember to include the merchant/seller and shipping info in your posts (especially in the title). Thank you.
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RE: FREE Medtronic Incontinence Products
@Tuskers Please remember to remove any referral information from your links before posting. TIA.
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RE: FW Archive search
@mrsguin said in FW Archive search:
Is there a way to search for something in the Fat Wallet archives?
Outside of you or someone you know making a backup copy of the forums before they shut down… the only online backup that I’m aware of, “the Wayback Machine,” is linked here: https://phatwalletforums.com/topic/734/fatwallet-archive
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RE: Official Kohl's Sales and Promo Codes Master Thread
To keep this thread on the topic of promo codes, I moved the lengthy off-topic BOPUS discussion to the new Kohl’s discussion master thread: https://phatwalletforums.com/topic/4130/kohl-s-deals-discussion-thread-kohl-s-cash-yes2you-promo-mystery-codes-faq-s
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RE: Questions About Kohl’s Mystery Coupons and Promos
The 16 replies in this thread have been merged with the new Kohl’s master discussion thread: https://phatwalletforums.com/topic/4130/kohl-s-deals-discussion-thread-kohl-s-cash-yes2you-promo-mystery-codes-faq-s/. I’ve locked this thread so that the conversation can continue only in the new thread.
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RE: Swagbucks Tips, Offers & Discussion Thread
Today is the last day of the 3 SB per coupon print offer. My account has a refreshed supply of coupons to print.
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RE: Oral-B Dual Clean Electric Toothbrush Brush Heads Refill, 3 Count as Low as $8.64 + FS With S&S @ Amazon.com
This is back and cheaper than ever: $9.51 as a one-time purchase, and as low as $8.08 with 15% S&S.
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RE: Google Home Mini w/ $25 Walmart credit to the Google Express store $29 in-store @ Walmart
Note that there are related threads on this topic:
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RE: Free 2018 Range Riders Appointment Calendar - Business Name & Email Confirmation Required
Thanks for the confirmation/clarification @dubzap69. It wasn’t clear to me what calendars you were required to reserve. I’ll expire this thread.
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RE: Free 2018 Range Riders Appointment Calendar - Business Name & Email Confirmation Required
Thanks for the confirmation/clarification @dubzap69. It wasn’t clear to me what calendars you were required to reserve. I’ll expire this thread.
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RE: Free 2018 Range Riders Appointment Calendar - Business Name & Email Confirmation Required
@MrsGuin When I click the T&Cs, I see a message that says:
“Your sample “Range Riders” calendar will be sent directly to you. Reserve your calendars within 30 days and your calendar is FREE! (Otherwise a $8 shipping and handling fee is applicable.)”
So it seems possible to avoid the shipping fee.
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RE: Best Nationally Available High APY Liquid Accounts
@goldsheet said in Best Nationally Available High APY Liquid Accounts:
Sallie Mae MMA up slightly to 1.32% effective 12/29/2017
Updated
The Capitol One 360 $200 bonus expires tomorrow.
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RE: Swagbucks Tips, Offers & Discussion Thread
@briarycliffs said in Swagbucks Tips, Offers & Discussion Thread:
The Kiwi offer is back for another round. 12/29/17 - 1/8/18
Thanks. I checked ibotta and there’s no Kiwi offers to stack with SBs and the $5 printable coupon, but you can still make $12 on the 1500 SB offer on two $4+ items and/or $10 on the $11 kit with the 1600 SB offer.
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RE: Free Young Americans for Liberty T-Shirt
Is working for me repeatedly in Chrome on Android mobile. Try a different browser or a different device.
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RE: Free Panda Express Small Entree Item w/ Online Order
Thank you for posting, but this deal has aleady been posted here: https://phatwalletforums.com/topic/581/panda-express-free-entree-item-with-any-online-purchase-use-promo-code-comfort-at-checkout
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RE: Amazon S&S Price changed?!
The price at the time you place your 1st S&S order for an item is locked in/guaranteed for the first shipment only. If the price of the item increases before shipment, the higher price will show on your S&S summary page but you will not be charged the higher price on the first delivery. Your S&S summary page also does not reflect any coupons clipped or promo credits applied, even though they will be deducted from your order. In other words, no matter what is in the summary page, you will ONLY be charged whatever your invoice and order confirmation email says (even if the price fell significantly, so cancel and reorder at the cheaper price in that case).
Every month AFTER your first order, it is your responsibility to check the price of the items in your subsequent monthly deliveries and decide if you want to skip delivery entirely because the price went up or cancel/skip and then place a new order to get a lower price.
Fortunately, Amazon sends you an email a few days before the deadline to make changes to your monthly order that confirms what you will be charged for each item, including alerting you to any price increases. By the time you receive that email, an invoice has been created so those prices are locked in and you’ll know EXACTLY what you will be charged… so you can decide to let the order stand, skip a shipment, or cancel/skip and reorder. No invoice = no price guarantee.
When I get my email every month, I open the product page for every item to look for price drops and any new coupons. I also compare the current invoice price/product price with what I paid on previous orders (search your order history to pull up all previous invoices). If I can get a better deal due to a lower price and/or coupon, I cancel/skip and reorder. If there is a significant price increase compared to what I paid in the past, I skip that month’s delivery and hope for a lower price the next month. I also add ALL of my S&S items to my cart using the “one-time purchase” option and then move them from my cart to the save later section of my cart. This allows me to easily check for significant price drops for all of my S&S simultaneously simply by clicking on my cart periodically throughout the month (ETA: new coupons available will also be displayed in the cart/saved for later, but you have to scroll to see them).
I also never do S&S deliveries with less than 5 items to ensure that I get 15% off everything. I keep a list of several really cheap S&S items that I actually want on reserve so that I can tack one or more onto a delivery to reach the 5 item minimum to get the 15% discount.
HTH
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RE: Swagbucks Tips, Offers & Discussion Thread
@dionaea said in Swagbucks Tips, Offers & Discussion Thread:
For a long time on that other deal place, SB members were posting about surveys - giving quick info as to what a particular survey was about or looking for so you didn’t waste time on surveys that you knew you wouldn’t qualify for or that would kick you out after you answered most of the questions or wouldn’t pay after you finished it. However, apparently SB monitored that thread, and a lot of SB members who posted there were kicked off SB because of their posts trying to help with info about surveys. Do you think that would happen here? I would love to help other PhatWalleters with general helpful info (X survey is if you plan to buy a new car soon, Y survey is about bank credit cards, Z survey is looking for parents of children under 12, etc.)
Sorry @Dionaea, but I somehow missed this post until now. My opinion is that anything posted on the public section of any public website is fair game for them to mine for proof that anyone is violating their terms and conditions. They are VERY aggressive about shutting down accounts, as you noted, so I wouldn’t take any chances. However, feel free to post/share heads ups about any great deals or offers you come across on SB as that does not violate their rules.
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RE: Free Johnny Rockets Hamburger & Birthday Hamburger W/Email Signup
Since a purchase is required, I am moving this to Hot Deals.