I held on to my POTS phone line for a long time, mainly because I didn’t like the idea of having no phone during a power outage. I’ve had rare occasions when the power was out for days at a time, so cellphones would also go out in that situation. They charged me an arm and a leg to keep that going, and when I moved, I finally gave in since I was able to get much better internet service and the phone for a pretty small add-on fee. I don’t love that it will go out when there’s no power, but I put it on a UPS battery backup (along with my internet, so that shouldn’t go out immediately either). I really don’t know how long that will last in an outage, although I supposed there are ways to figure that out.

Ugh this was how I’ve been getting rid of the last amounts on my prepaid gift cards, by loading them to my balance. It was a great way to zero them out, whatever small amount that was left.
Thanks for the heads up.

@c3 said in Staples rewards changing in February, 2024-Changes unknown.:

@hbg1 said in Staples rewards changing in February, 2024-Changes unknown.:

I recycled last week but it sounds like it’s definitely worth trying again since the offer is still showing in my app.

It’s not “still showing”. It’s a new offer that started this week.
Oh right, I forgot that. But it’s still unusual that they are allowing multiple recycling in one month. Not that I’m complaining.

@my4mainecoons said in Staples rewards changing in February, 2024-Changes unknown.:

I recycled 2 tech items one at a time in back to back transactions. Received a $10/$30 q on both receipts (unique numbers) and 2@1000 points. The offer is no longer listed in the account.

Thanks for the info. Looks like I should drop off a dead alkaline battery or two today when I pass by Staples! I recycled last week but it sounds like it’s definitely worth trying again since the offer is still showing in my app.

@my4mainecoons said in Staples rewards changing in February, 2024-Changes unknown.:

Today I checked an account and was surprised to find 1000 points for recycling exp. 5/19. When did the offer appear?

Thanks for the heads up about the expiring recycling coupon.

Today I brought in a (probably FAR) CompUSA USB Wifi adapter stick. I had to explain to the young associate what it was. Ahh memories.

Went to Walgreen’s today to find a couple Mother’s Day cards and got severe sticker shock. The cards were all around $6 each!! There was one section of cards for $2.50 but that did not have any Mother’s Day cards.

I’ve been buying my cards at Dollar Tree, where they haven’t even inflated the prices to $1.25, they are still $1 each (or 2/$1 from the cheap section). I gave up on Walgreen’s and went to Dollar Tree, where I found two very nice cards.

Did anyone have better luck than I did at Walgreen’s?

I’ve heard the formulations are not quite the same. I’m actually not that picky about mayo, but I was just a bit curious to see for myself, given the opportunity.

@marvomatic
I put this in my subscriptions last week. I’m curious to find out if Best Foods mayo really is the same as Hellmann’s.

@dangeruss
I don’t understand what they are doing at all, either. I posted earlier in this thread that the amount of ink recycling they were offering me changed from the original 10 for 100 points each to 15 for 400 points. And now they are offering me 30 for 400. I am not in the recycling game in general (maybe their motivation?) and only recycled some this month because I happened to run out of toner recently, and someone passed a few more on to me. I don’t have Plus. I used to shop at Staples a lot more, mostly clearance deals when they were real deals in the old days (luckily I didn’t give away all my free cases of paper and kept a few), but only shop occasionally now, mostly when I can stack coupons and tech recycling rewards to buy things like paper towels and toilet paper.

It would definitely be better if they were clear about the program and not offering so many different permutations to different people.