Posts made by hbg1

I had to go to the Missing Cashback screen on the Help page and submit my confirmation email details. It was theoretically approved and is currently Pending. This happens to me much more often with Rakuten than it used to, I just try and watch to make sure the cashback is registered and I request it if not. As far as I can recall, I haven’t had anything rejected when I make the manual request.

@mrvietnam said in Prior FRESH PASS Members (Acme/Alb/Safeway, etc) email offer for 50% off for a year, $10mm with 12x$5 credits ex 12/10:

Anyone get the $10 cash backl from Rakuten, 15 hours later I am not seeing anything tracking. I guess if I don’t see the $10 tracking in the next two weeks I can just cancel for a full refund as long as I don’t use the $5 off $5 for this month.

Nothing yet, but I"m going to give it a few days, and then if it doesn’t show up I’ll contact support.

@my4mainecoons
Thanks for the information about the clearance sections in Shaw’s. I have Safeway here, and I haven’t noticed a clearance section per department but I’ll take a closer look.

I have a stash of butter in my freezer as well, but I haven’t seen any decent sales/free butter in a while and I’m always looking to stock up on things like that. Thanks again for all the detail.

@my4mainecoons said in Prior FRESH PASS Members (Acme/Alb/Safeway, etc) email offer for 50% off for a year, $10mm with 12x$5 credits ex 12/10:

I’m paying with $200 prepaid Visa from Staples (no activation fee, 5% Chase Ink) which will be empty when it comes time to renew in a year. I liked having staggered expiration dates so I’m getting one a week.

Interesting. I tried that, with both a Visa and MC from Staples, and both were rejected, saying it only takes credit or debit cards (despite these being supposedly debit cards). Had to use a regular credit card. I’ll just have to make sure I cancel in time next year.

I haven’t ever seen dairy clearanced at my store. Is it just tagged in the usual space, or do they move it elsewhere?

I signed up for FreshPass today, and Rakuten said they give $10 cash back for FreshPass yearly membership. Hopefully that will come through, it didn’t say a minimum cost.

The stores near me always have some flower bouquets for $5, so last year I was getting those once a month (they can last a few weeks). So just for that this is worth it for me, even if I don’t get any other benefit. I was hoping the Amex offer would work on this to make it better, but unfortunately it’s on the full price.

I found it in my account under coupons, not KC (also in the banner in the email I deleted this morning).
Thanks for the heads up!

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.

I recycled alkaline batteries a few hours ago and got the 1000 points already.

The people in the store, this time and last week when I recycled ink/toner, insisted that the tech recycling program never ended and will keep going (regardless of my telling them that it was clearly no longer on the website last week). So hopefully despite their apparent misinformation regarding what is being told to customers, it will continue beyond 4/20.

Isn’t April Earth month (or at least contains Earth Day). Seems a strange time to cancel a recycling program. Hopefully they’ll restart it soon in some form.

I used whichever one is available on the Ninite.com software page. If you’re not aware, Ninite is a great, safe way to load many kinds of free software all at once. I use it every time I get a new computer or need to load something on someone else’s.

Edit: looks like Ninite has open shell.

@marvomatic said in (New Offer) BJ's: Join for $20 Get a $20 Reward after spending $60 in one order Expires May 6:

@hbg1 There will be other BJ’s deals, in the future.

For sure. I actually had tried to do this deal in December, but waited until the last minute and then the code didn’t work. Customer service wasn’t helpful so I gave up. A few days later the same deal appeared from Groupon, with an additional discount code on the Groupon end, so I wound up making a bit of money off the deal. Anyone who missed this one, just wait a bit and another version will likely turn up.

@marvomatic said in BJ's: Join for $20 Get a $20 Reward after spending $60 in one order Expires March 5:

@hbg1 The link is cancelled today! It’s a regular site now!

Thanks for letting me know. I didn’t need it but a friend was thinking about joining with this deal.

The fine print at the link says it expires 5/6/24.

I did this in January from the Groupon and had no issues getting and using the $20 rewards.

My ink recycling reward changed this month. Previously it was showing 10 for 100 points each, now it’s 15 for 400. I actually have a few around to recycle, so I guess now is a good time, along with my monthly tech recycling.

Nothing at Safeway this week.

@my4mainecoons said in Staples.com Online Savings Codes. See last posts for most current codes.:

“We made a mistake - here’s your $30 off coupon.”
$30/$60 with code arrived.

They didn’t resend me a version that included the code, on the two accounts that got the original. Wondering if it still might come in.

@my4mainecoons said in BEWARE of Rakuten cashback. I had one of their Big Fat quarterly cashback checks returned today for insufficient funds. Luckily I only lost $5:

I’ve never used Rakuten because for some reason I associate them with the loss of FW. Now I can’t even recall where that idea came from.

According to my recollection, Rakuten/Ebates bought FW and then shut it down. (Or maybe you were being sarcastic?)

I hesitated to continue to use ebates (now Rakuten) after that but I’m a long-time user, I’ve had good experiences with them in general, and didn’t feel like starting over somewhere else, even for more cash back. I get my checks via Paypal and (so far) have not had any issues. I do find I have to watch the cash back that is credited more closely than before, and have to request the credit via the help screens. They usually credit it after that, and often right away.

I actually have both the Coke and the cough drops today. Haven’t had any at all for a few weeks. Thanks for the reminder to check.

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

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

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

Uggh, I had a rewards certificate I forgot to print, and now that is gone from my rewards. Also a Plus member, and I am at 400 pts per 20 carts per month.

This is a mess. They sent me an email yesterday saying that my rewards number is being used by another account and that I should sign up again. The website showed no activity. Today I checked in the connect app to see if my tech recycling reward was still there. After going through a few changeover screens and clicking around a lot, I finally found my reward.

If I recall, when they forced us to the connect app, I had to sign up again. My guess is that that created a second account.

I don’t recycle ink, but I wonder if you all have a similar situation. Maybe your second account gets the better recycle deal and has your old statuses. Just a thought.

Did you sign up again? I was worried about doing so because it might assign a new rewards number.

I didn’t sign up again like the email they sent me suggested (same text posted above), but I wondered afterwards if going through the new screens on the Connect app might have done something.

I think I’ll need to try and contact support to see if they can merge my accounts, if that’s what the problem is.

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

Uggh, I had a rewards certificate I forgot to print, and now that is gone from my rewards. Also a Plus member, and I am at 400 pts per 20 carts per month.

This is a mess. They sent me an email yesterday saying that my rewards number is being used by another account and that I should sign up again. The website showed no activity. Today I checked in the connect app to see if my tech recycling reward was still there. After going through a few changeover screens and clicking around a lot, I finally found my reward.

If I recall, when they forced us to the connect app, I had to sign up again. My guess is that that created a second account.

I don’t recycle ink, but I wonder if you all have a similar situation. Maybe your second account gets the better recycle deal and has your old statuses. Just a thought.

The updated list included a few cereals I’ve bought recently. Some pages are showing a starting Best By date of 1/11/24 (the date of the new recall list), where the previous list said “all dates up to xxx”. It wasn’t clear to me whether that date is just the first non-expired date the announcement will cover.
But I filled in the form here https://www.quakerrecallusa.com/ and it didn’t ask anything about expiration dates.

@my4mainecoons
I just was able to sign up for Hulu, and then Disney+ via Edge browser. Have you managed to sign up yet?

This is an awesome deal. Hulu is half the price of the $1.99 last year. I wasn’t planning on getting Disney+ but for only $1 more a month than I paid for just Hulu this year, I’ll add that as well. I’ve been wanting to check it out but I couldn’t justify it before when I don’t really have time to watch what I already have.

I just got an email telling me I have two FreshPass perks, $5 expiring on 10/15 and the Starbucks coupon. I clicked the links to clip them and… nothing. Still not visible anywhere as far as I can tell. Looks like I’ll be calling support again.

@mistercheap
They’ve actually been really nice when I call the Freshpass number. They’ve given me credits on my account to make up for the missing $5 coupons, and then some extra. That credit can’t be tracked on my end but I bought something yesterday and it was free except for tax, so it seems to work as expected.
I’m getting a bit frustrated that they can’t seem to fix my account though. I may call again towards the end of the month if I don’t hear back from them first (the last person said she’d call me back) to see about progress.
They can see right away that the coupons aren’t on my account, so that’s not the issue.

@sonofzeus
This isn’t exactly what you are looking for, but they have Walgreen’s brand zipper and slider bags 3 for $2.79 (buy 1 get 2 free). That’s what I did for my purchase today.

I still have never had any coupons since I joined at the end of August. I’ve called three times so far, and they keep saying they will investigate.

The last time the agent said that a number of people have been having issues. Maybe the problem is spreading to those who previously were ok.

@mommyofhandk
Thanks for the reminder, although mine says it expires tomorrow, 9/29.

@my4mainecoons Thanks for the info! I’ll be shopping at some point this week so it will hopefully work. And maybe they’ll fix my Freshpass by then.

@my4mainecoons
Thanks for the additional information. I didn’t see it under Special Offers.

I called the “special” Freshpass help number tonight and the person couldn’t see my coupons either. They are escalating it, so we’ll see what happens. She said she was giving me a credit to use in store, but I’m not sure if or where I would see that on my end. Maybe it just turns up when I check out in the store?

@c3
Thanks for letting me know where I should find it. I don’t have Freshpass under events in the filters. I’ll contact support and see if they can resolve this.

@c3 said in Albertson's/Safeway Flavor Adventure instant win (smartphone app, possibly website too):

@my4mainecoons said in Albertson's/Safeway Flavor Adventure instant win (smartphone app, possibly website too):

Re: the promotional credit. I received an email that it was available but maybe that was wrong?

Go to the FreshPass section to see if it’s available for clipping.

I signed up for Freshpass, and got a notice earlier this month about the $5 off coupon. At the time, I saw I had 2 coupons available, one expiring on 9/15 and one on 9/30. I can’t find the notice anymore. I wanted to use them before the 15th, and I tried everything I could think of, in the app and on the website, but I couldn’t find where they are located. I was very lucky and they gave me the discounts at the register anyway, but I want to figure this out by next month.

In a previous post with the terms, it said: “Subscribers receive the credit every month in the form of a $5 coupon available in their FreshPass offer gallery. The $5 coupon must be clipped to activate the credit for use on a subsequent purchase.”

How do I get to the Freshpass offer gallery? I seem to have the subscription to Freshpass in place but just can’t figure this out. If it makes a difference, this is Safeway.

Thanks for any help someone can give.

@dionaea said in Keurig Recyclable K Cup Class Action Settlement - submit by January 9, 2023:

I got an email from PayPal that said “Your Smith v. Keurig Green Mountain settlement payment is now available in Venmo”. I don’t have a Venmo account nor do I use Venmo. The $5 is in my PayPal account and ready to use.

Got the same message, I was a bit confused because I also don’t have Venmo, but it’s in Paypal. $14 for me (thanks, Staples clearance!). Found an additional receipt a few months ago that would have put me over the threshold for another 100 pods. Oh well.

@sonofzeus said in Kroger, Albertsons plan to sell over 400 stores to C&S Wholesale for nearly $2 billion: Report:

@my4mainecoons Cub is long gone. IDK Rainbow.

Actually Cub is still around in Minnesota and (according to Wikipedia) Illinois. A friend of mine just mentioned that she does most of her grocery shopping there. Rainbow is no longer in existence though (also according to Wikipedia).

I ordered on Sunday and today so far. For Sunday I got $17 rewards back on $12 OOP. Today was $34 rewards back on a $55 order of things I actually need (plus 2 free gifts). I’m not sure what I’ll do tomorrow but will find something I’m sure!

@mrvietnam said in Albertson's/Safeway Flavor Adventure instant win (smartphone app, possibly website too):

@hbg1 said in Albertson's/Safeway Flavor Adventure instant win (smartphone app, possibly website too):

@mrvietnam said in Albertson's/Safeway Flavor Adventure instant win (smartphone app, possibly website too):

@hbg1 said in Albertson's/Safeway Flavor Adventure instant win (smartphone app, possibly website too):

I didn’t see anything about this on SD, although maybe I missed it.
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Look starting at post 22934 and after and you will see it is mentioned several times. First mentioned today (6/26/23) at 3:56 pm.

Ok, I give up. I don’t seem to be looking at the same thread you are, and I couldn’t find another one. I suppose we can’t put direct links here, and it’s not a big deal, but it’s strange. Anyway, it’s good to know that it’s not just me with the grayed-out coupons, either way.

I am looking at the “Safeway B&M Deals Thread - no off topic discussion.”

Found it, thank you! For the record, my grayed-out coupons don’t match what they mention there. My grayed-out coupons were Personal Care, Produce, and Paper. I was still able to click the meat coupon.

@mrvietnam said in Albertson's/Safeway Flavor Adventure instant win (smartphone app, possibly website too):

@hbg1 said in Albertson's/Safeway Flavor Adventure instant win (smartphone app, possibly website too):

I didn’t see anything about this on SD, although maybe I missed it.
…

Look starting at post 22934 and after and you will see it is mentioned several times. First mentioned today (6/26/23) at 3:56 pm.

Ok, I give up. I don’t seem to be looking at the same thread you are, and I couldn’t find another one. I suppose we can’t put direct links here, and it’s not a big deal, but it’s strange. Anyway, it’s good to know that it’s not just me with the grayed-out coupons, either way.