Posts made by hbg1

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.

I didn’t see anything about this on SD, although maybe I missed it.
Anyway, I guess we’ll see if it applies to everyone or is user specific. Maybe they only are letting you select each one once. Has anyone picked the same coupon more than once? The coupons grayed out for me are the ones I picked already. I have much less interest in the ones that are left, so I was hoping to be able to get duplicates of the ones I already have, like you can do with the smaller coupons.

I got to the end of all the “lands” today, and three of the six coupons were disabled and marked “not available”. They were all ones I’ve chosen before. I don’t remember that from the previous times I saw them.

In terms of car keys/fobs it really depends. I replaced the battery in an older Camry key that took CR2032.
My digital scale, flashlight, computer motherboard, and other items I have do take these as well, so it’s good to keep them on hand.

@mrvietnam said in Free a/IBOTTA: Duracell FOB CR2032 2ct pack $7.13 fixed rebate (RA, CVS, Wags, Target, WMT, Alb Chains, etc):

These are the size batteries that you put inside your car key for keyless entry.

As a data point, I discovered a couple weeks ago that my car key takes CR2016 batteries rather than CR2032. Lucky for me I’d gotten a pack of those on a Best Buy deal recently.

But I have other items that use these. Thanks for the info!

I managed to win $10 on the website version yesterday (along with some coupons I wasn’t very interested in, and a couple recipes). I did learn that if you come back after a while, it will time out your login. I wasn’t alerted to it until after I’d “watched” another video. It said that I wouldn’t lose the entry after I logged back in, but it didn’t end up tracking it, unfortunately. So just make sure you have a valid login before starting a video.

I got a $32.32 check in the mail today - I hadn’t even remembered that I registered for this, so it was a nice surprise. I also don’t recall choosing a payment method or any recent communication from them, so maybe they send a check if no other method was selected.

Here’s the Safeway version of the link to the promotion, but it’s not letting me log in right now.

https://www.safeway.com/flavoradventure/start.html

I guess I’ll have to try for my 10 free entries later today.

For what it’s worth, I got a popup just now, letting me know that they are no longer taking entries.

@harperr said in Staples $10 Tech Recycling In Store Only 4/16 - 6/3:

I usually get toilet paper and paper towels (Charmin, Bounty). Even with their inflated prices, I figure I’m getting a decent deal using rewards.

I’ve gotten toilet paper and paper towels as well, but I’ve used Staples’ price match policy to Target/Walmart. That helps a lot.

I went today to exchange a sodastream canister - my store tends to run out and I wanted to get it with the 20% while I still could. I checked my app beforehand and discovered I had $5.08 in credit. I’m not sure where it came from, but they were able to apply it at the register after they scanned my account code.

So before you go to spend your gift cards, if you joined their rewards program you may want to check for a reward or other credit to use up as well.

@c3 said in Staples $10 Tech Recycling In Store Only 4/16 - 6/3:

Single-use alkaline NEW

Wow, I have a GIANT stash of dead alkaline batteries, and I’ve been looking for somewhere to take them since I stopped going in to my office where they had a drop box. Basically nobody takes alkaline batteries for recycling or disposal, and I didn’t want to just put them in the trash. This is good news independent of any rewards.

Some Home Depot stores have the well-reviewed Weber Spirit II E-310 3-Burner Propane Gas Grill on clearance.
The tag on the floor model read $390 as the clearance price, but the person helping me scanned it to see if they had any boxed, and it showed it at $325. The scanner told her where to find the 7 they had in the store (up high in the garden center shelves).

Brickseek should show the stores that are clearancing these and the stock, but won’t say the price.
https://brickseek.com/home-depot-inventory-checker/?sku=302996388
Home Depot website link for reference only:
https://www.homedepot.com/p/Weber-Spirit-II-E-310-3-Burner-Propane-Gas-Grill-in-Black-45010001/302996388
They have it on sale right now via the website for $499 (regularly $569). Amazon and Lowe’s have it at $639.

I’m very excited to have actually found one in the second store I tried - only two in my area showed any on clearance and in stock - and for even less than I thought! Hopefully others can find this as well. Good luck!

@yoregano I’m not sure if you do or don’t see the “change” option like I have, when it forces you to purchase immediately for the subscription. Today I was able to use that link to force an item to go into my April S&S order instead of being delivered right away.

@mtnagel
Compare what I have on the product page to your screenshot - for me (and for @yoregano) it is offering to deliver immediately, tomorrow in my case, and not with my next S&S delivery, which would be at the end of April. But for me I have a “change” link and when I click that, it gives me the option to have the first delivery at the end of April with my next regular S&S order.

@yoregano, do you have the “change” link on the product page before you add it to your cart?
Either way, they are definitely messing with the options. I am currently waiting for my March delivery and did go through my subscriptions last week and removed some, so they may not like that in general.

@yoregano
I just went to the item in your screenshot, and I can’t even add that to my cart as a regular purchase, so the “change” option I mentioned isn’t available. I’m guessing some of the options available may depend on the item.

You described exactly how I use S&S, and I have something sitting in my cart for the same reason - it wouldn’t let me add it to my next S&S order, it would only let me buy it immediately for 5% with the next one with my regular S&S order with potentially the higher discount. I’d had regular behavior with S&S items just a couple days before, and hadn’t tried any other items yet.

I’ve seen this type of behavior occasionally in the past, but I think then you were able to change to your S&S day in checkout. Not this time.

I just checked the item in my cart again. The price is a bit higher. Now, from the product page if I click the S&S option it gives me the ability to change to my next monthly delivery if I click on “change” by the delivery date.

So hopefully this is not signalling a permanent change in behavior in general.

I didn’t do any recycling, but I got one on a receipt on Monday (2/27). Two receipts from earlier in February didn’t have any coupons.

Edit: the coupon I received expires 4/6, so I guess it’s not the same thing.

@ctujackbauer
Thanks for the heads up! Mine is also back, and in addition I found a 10% back on Walmart.com, cumulative up to $13, that wasn’t there earlier this week.

How do I mark this as expired?

@fivetalents said in Cuisinart 14-Cup Food Processor $99 (or less) plus shipping @ MorningSave:

@hbg1 said in Cuisinart 14-Cup Food Processor $99 (or less) plus shipping @ MorningSave:

Cuisinart Custom 14-Cup Food Processor $99 plus shipping, several colors available… coupon code XOXO which took off $20 for me, but YMMV.

So you get $20 off $99 ($79 AC), or is it $99 after the $20 off code?

It’s sold out now, sorry, but for me it was $20 off $99, with additional shipping plus tax. Total was $93.78.

Cuisinart Custom 14-Cup Food Processor $99 plus shipping, several colors available.
I hadn’t heard of this site before today, but I may be behind the times. Edge suggested the coupon code XOXO which took off $20 for me, but YMMV.
This is the model that is the recommended food processor by Cook’s Illustrated - https://www.americastestkitchen.com/cooksillustrated/equipment_reviews/2194-food-processors?incode=MCSCD00L0, click “read more” for details.

https://morningsave.com/deals/cuisinart-14-cup-food-processor-5

FYI, for anyone where Target is a convenient option, you can get 21 oz for $2.19 there.
https://www.target.com/p/bar-keepers-friend-multipurpose-household-cleanser-38-polish-21oz/-/A-13304297

But thanks for posting, OP.

Large “contractor” packages of GE LED light bulbs (between 12 and 24 bulbs each) are on clearance at Lowe’s for between $1.97 and $3.67. I’ve found a few different types and package sizes. If you see higher prices, try a different store.

Here are examples:
https://www.lowes.com/pd/GE-LED-60-Watt-EQ-A19-Soft-White-LED-Light-Bulb-24-Pack/1003094234 - $3.67
https://www.lowes.com/pd/GE-LED-65-Watt-EQ-LED-Br30-Daylight-Flood-Light-Bulb-20-Pack/1003094236 - $1.97
https://www.lowes.com/pd/GE-LED-65-Watt-EQ-LED-Br30-Soft-White-Flood-Light-Bulb-20-Pack/1003094238 - $1.97
https://www.lowes.com/pd/GE-LED-90-Watt-EQ-LED-Par38-Soft-White-Flood-Light-Bulb-12-Pack/1003094244 - $1.97

@dionaea
The general “Any Receipt” offer is not always available, and when it is, it’s usually available only once a week in any store (that I’ve tried).

When you’re viewing a store and adding offers, there is an “Any item” category. “Any receipt” would be there if it’s available, along with other, more specific “any item of this type” offers.

@fivetalents said in Mem. Day Update: Bed Bath & Beyond 'Beyond+' Membership (Valid thru January 2, 2023) (can do it again!):

Time to cancel unless you want to start getting charged for membership in a few weeks.

Thanks for the reminder!

@phat200
I have one domain, and I think I set up two email accounts, but only really use one. I have a few aliases set up that I also am not using now.

I haven’t ever used domain-level filters, so I can’t help with that, sorry.

These days I mostly use their webmail, although I also have Outlook set up to download via POP (and also separately via IMAP because it’s sometimes easier to use that when I’m trying to clean up my inbox). Outlook filters spam into the junk folder, and the webmail into a spam folder. Outlook still downloads the emails that the webmail puts into spam. Outlook has its own spam filter system, although it may be flagged in the email headers by zoho. I’m not sure about that. Outlook seems to filter more into the junk folder than zoho does on webmail, but it could be that I haven’t trained it as well.

Hope that helps a bit.

Hi, I’ve checked my settings and I’ll try to answer your questions as best I can, but I’m not an expert.

1. The mail servers are zoho’s domain (like mail.zoho.com but it’s a different prefix).
2. It looks like the name server is my domain host’s, not the email host. DNS is a different setting. The MX records in the DNS are pointing to zoho.
3. If you are using Outlook or another program to download your email, I would think that the filters and address book would be stored in Outlook, and should still work. It’s possible you’d need to adjust the filters to look for something different, but I’m not sure. Do you have all that set up on the back end/current email host? I don’t use cPanel currently for anything, so I can’t really answer the rest. That may be something I don’t do on my account.
4. I haven’t had to contact support much at all, so it’s hard to say. I did have an issue downloading to Outlook a few weeks ago. I emailed the support email address and got an answer within a day. (Turns out they have a limit of 50,000 emails in the mailbox, and at that point POP downloading doesn’t work.) That said, my expectations of heavy tech support for a free account are low.
5. I’m not sure exactly what TLS is, but in my settings it uses “SSL/TLS”.
6. SSL certificates would only be relevant for websites and not email hosting as far as I know.
7. According to the sign-up page I linked to previously, they have a 25MB limit on attachments. I don’t usually have trouble with this limit.
8. A few years ago I had some issues with a few of my emails being rejected for spam/blacklisting, but that hasn’t happened for a long time. In terms of my incoming emails, their spam filter seems to be pretty accurate. I have my account set up to deliver all emails, and the ones flagged as spam go into the spam folder. So I don’t miss any that could be false positives (if that’s the kind of thing you were asking about).

I moved to Zoho about 9 years ago when the company that had been hosting my domain and email for free (a former employer) informed me that they were going to start charging quite a bit to continue hosting my domain. It’s possible you might be happier with a service that has a higher level of customer support available. But for me, this has worked out well so far. Hopefully that will continue!

I have a similar situation, a domain with no website and a very small number of email accounts. I’ve been using Zoho mail for free to host my email for many years now. It’s not perfect but for free I can’t complain. They have a 5 GB storage limit, which I’ve run into, but if you download all your email that won’t be relevant.

At this point all I pay for is the domain itself, and my domain host points to Zoho for email. You definitely don’t need to pay for web hosting.

I’m not positive, but I think the plan I’m on is in the left blue box if you scroll down on this page: https://www.zoho.com/mail/zohomail-pricing.html

And me. I’ve been meaning to ask about it.

@sonofzeus said in Fetch 100% back on Entenmann's Cake Truffles and Good Humor Vienetta:

@hbg1 said in Fetch 100% back on Entenmann's Cake Truffles and Good Humor Vienetta:

Entenmann

Have you tried this: https://www.entenmanns.com/en/store-locator

Thanks for the link. I did try that, but I wasn’t able to find the cake truffles on that page. Most stores near me have Entenmann’s in general, but the cake truffles don’t show up with the rest. I figure either nobody is carrying it, or they haven’t put it up on the websites yet.

I have the Entenmann’s offer but can’t figure out where to get it. No stores around me have it listed on their websites. I’ll have to just look whenever I’m at a store. But I"m glad for the heads up!

@marvomatic
Thank you! This just added 3 months to my stacking free trials via Target and T-Mobile. My subscription is now good through December 2023!

Not sure what an Apple Card is, but I’m pretty sure I don’t have one.

@my4mainecoons said in Amex Bluecash Everyday card 3% CASH BACK on U.S. online retail purchases:

@hbg1 said in Amex Bluecash Everyday card 3% CASH BACK on U.S. online retail purchases:

@my4mainecoons said in Amex Bluecash Everyday card 3% CASH BACK on U.S. online retail purchases:

Interesting. I’ve only used this card for the 3% back on groceries. Is the 3% back on gas new too? I thought gas and everything else were 1%.

I’m currently toward the end of a year upgraded to preferred for free, but if I recall, gas is 2% back for the Everyday card. Since they aren’t offering the 3% on retail for the preferred version, I definitely plan to downgrade again when my free year expires.

gas is now 3% back on Everyday. Maybe you meant 2% on Preferred?

Sorry, I meant to say that it was 2% for gas on the Everyday card, before this change. Not 1%. Department stores were also 2% (as of 8/2021, at least).