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@dangeruss said in *PSA* I Bond Rate deadline tonight 4/27/23 at midnight.:

@mistercheap said in *PSA* I Bond Rate deadline tonight 4/27/23 at midnight.:

Treasuries and Money Market accounts presently (all in the 4-5%) range. over 12 months that averages out to 5.2% on I BONDS and your money is tied up for 5 years

What do you mean 5 years? The bond is for 30 years but you can sell after 1 year and lose 3 months of interest. If the rates are going to go down, I think it’s a safe bet that the bank rates are going down as well.

I think he means after 5 years you can redeem your bond and not have any interest penalty for early withdrawal.

@mistercheap said in FREE Chicken Sandwich with Mobile App at McDonald’s on May 10th:

Deal is McExpired.

You are so MxFunny, MC.

Starting Ju​ly 1, 20​23, Crowns will expire on the first day of the month after the sixth month from the day your Crowns were earned.

For example, if you earn 50 Crowns on Jan​uary 5, 20‌24 and 50 Crowns on Janu​ary 2​8, 20​24, those 100 Crowns will expire on Aug​ust 1, 20​24 if you don’t use them to redeem for BK® rewards by Aug​ust 1, 20​24.

What happens on Ju​ly 1, 20​23 to the Crowns in my Account that I earned before this date?
Any Crowns in your Account as of Ju​ly 1, 20​23 will expire in 1 year on Ju​ly 1, 20​24.
To learn more about this change, please visit
bk.com/terms-conditions-rewards.

My BCC Duracell offer maxes out at buy $58, get $14.50 back in BC. I can earn $9.20 BC if I spend $46.

There are also $3/1 peelies for Duracell Optimum batteries that are attached to some toys at Rite Aid.

This is a great way to roll your BC for another 30 days.

They used to call these deals free after points before the points devaluation, but now they call them $1=1,000 point deals.The limit is 2 bags. They have this item at Walmart for $4.98.

This deal will also work if you buy 2 single serve size bars, but you get more bang for your buck by buying the bigger 7.7 oz bags. The 2.82 oz share size bags are specifically excluded from this offer.

I like your idea of buying a cheap item snd using the any size fries weekly offer. I see how that gives you more food for the buck, but buying a soft serve cone won’t work in my market. Here a soft serve cone costs $2.79. Welcome to Southern California.

@ctujackbauer said in PAYOUTS! 5/31/23 Zoom Meeting Class Action Settlement - submit by March 5, 2022:

Payout received by paypal. Crisis averted.

How much did you get?

@mistercheap 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):

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

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

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

After playing the video and going through all the steps (for the free entry), all I got was an app error and nothing else. Oh well. Maybe I’ll try again tomorrow.

kimi, was there a Google Captcha box at the bottom? Usually you want to do the Captcha last, after viewing the video.

If you don’t see a Google Captcha box, then it might be something wrong with the app. I ran into one error after viewing a video - don’t refresh the page (I found out) and then force close the app and restart it to view the video again.

@ctujackbauer still not quite getting to the free entry page, I see this in the rules but can you or someone post directions/screenshot where you find the actual link?? THANKS.

I posted the link 8 posts up.

I wouldn’t ask if I could find it @MrVietnam , I change it to Acmemarkets in the url, but it just takes me to the main contest page, not seeing where there’s a AMOE video and captcha. I need more info and screenshots. What am I looking for AFTER your link. I’m not seeing a video to watch, etc.

It works for me when I type in “vons” in the url link. I sign in to my account already in another tab. At first it takes me to the main contest page , but just enter the doctored url one more time in the same tab and it should work. It works for me. Those videos are long and boring. I just, like you, leave the tab open while the video is playing and do other work on the computer while I am waiting for the video to finish.

I guess lesson learned is that when Albertsons starts a new online game, it is important to play the first night it is released if you want to win any high value prizes.

Hope it comes. I love being a walking advertisement for various companies.

@mistercheap said in Rite Aid/IBOTTA BOGO Special K Blueberry Cereal $4.98 rebate (fixed) on 2:

@mrvietnam said in Rite Aid/IBOTTA BOGO Special K Blueberry Cereal $4.98 rebate (fixed) on 2:

Why do you mention Rite Aid in your post? Does it have to be bought at Rite Aid to get the rebate?

Looked that way on mine, unless there were other retailers listed. Let me know.

If you click on the offer, you will see about 4 more retailers it can be purchased from too, including CVS and others.

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

@c3 yes but the chicken breast coupon only works on chicken breasts not on chicken thighs event though they are part of the same sale.

Unable to record viewing a video this AM.
We’re sorry…
Something went wrong and we’re not sure what. The following error message was received: submitting-oamoe-issue

The videos are working for me. In fact, I just won a mini-game and got a $20 off $20 as a reward.

Does anyone know at the end of finishing the lands, can you choose the same reward twice? I chose the $15 off $15 meat coupon twice, but I am only seeing it in my J4U coupon list once. On another account I had banked a $15 off $15 meat for finishing the 6 lands and I spent it at the store yesterday on chicken breast and later in the day I finished another 6 lands and again I chose the $15 off $15 meat coupon, but it is not showing in the J4U coupon list. What gives? If you can only choose a prize once, why does it still let you choose it when it is time to choose your rewards and not black it out?

Just to be on the safe side, you guys may want to choose a different reward after finishing the lands, instead of choosing the same reward twice.

I couldn’t even find this product in the family size at either RA or CVS. Cereal is expensive at drugstores, so unless you usually buy this cereal anyway, it might not be much of a deal.

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

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

Good filler for using a $15 BC wyb $50 coupon, Hopefully I have the offer,

I have about 10 packs of these from RA already a few weeks ago when they were giving away batteries after Bonus Cash.

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

Just checked my Ibotta and it doesn’t look like I got the offer. It must be targeted to certain regions or users.

Take that back. I have the offer. When I searched under “Duracell” it did not come up, but when I browsed the deals it was there. Thanks, MC. $7.13 of free spending towards using another $15 BC wys $50 at RA this week. Wahoo!

So I could get 4 Aquafinas, these batteries, 6 Arm and Hammer and that would take me to $49.56 already. Just need to add a small filler.

Someone on SD replied to my post saying:

I have chosen the $15 Meat and Seafood twice on the same account and used them both in the same transaction this morning, No problem
The rule MrVietnam is quoting is referring to one FreshPass offer per account.

So who knows? Maybe if you earn 2 of the same reward it will work even though only one shows up in your J4U account.

@my4mainecoons said in JUST4U Saturday Sampler (Acme, ymmv other chains) Signature SELECT Breakfast Bowl clip by 6/25, use by 6/26:

@mrvietnam You can only get one per card for 83¢.

I got two at 88 cents per card in Southern Cal, The $1.88 price has a limit of 2, It is a weekly digital deal and I had two separate $1/1 Flavor Adventure coupons on the water. Two FA coupons will come off in the same tranny as ong as you have two qualifying items.

Unless you have previously clipped this offer, it appears to be dead now,

When it was a MM for me, I took the MM, but never used it. I would never imagine actually paying for it.

Another good reason to always cash out Ibotta by buying a gift card. I usually get a Walmart or Amazon gift card when I cash out.

@my4mainecoons said in Staples 50% back in rewards on ink - 3 days only 7/10 - 7/12:

@mrvietnam said in Staples 50% back in rewards on ink - 3 days only 7/10 - 7/12:

Does this count only for INK cartridges or will TONER count too?

Can you call and ask them? My brother needs to buy ink but wasn’t doing this because he uses a toner cartridge not a drum.

This code is for INK only. However, when I called in and asked if the 50% code was for both ink and toner. they said it was just for ink and then I asked if they had a code that would apply to toner, too? I waited a few minutes and she gave me a code that would give me 40% back in rewards on ink or toner so I used that code instead. It gave me an error and said it was not enough digits (it was a 5 digit code), so I had to call back and explain the situation and he manually credited my account 40% in rewards for the purchase. He had me place it online and give him the order number and he made the adjustment request.

So my toner was $67.99 and after $27.20 back in rewards, it will be the equivalent of only $40.79 plus tax on $57.99 ($5.36) minus $2.04 I got on cashback from RMN on the offer (3%) for a total of $44.11. Not a bad deal at all. Staples online toner prices rival Amazon’s prices. Amazon wanted $67.98.

Love McDonald’s fries. Thanks!

Interesting. I just won the rotating ice cream game. I got all strawberry ice creams, but it only gave me a sweepstakes entry. I wonder if that is some kind of an error or if they are out of prizes. I read a few days ago that happened to another person on SD.

Kind of sucks finally winning a mini-game, but not getting a deserved prize for it.

@jtownsucks46 said in Best Nationally Available High APY Liquid Accounts:

UFB Direct Priority Savings and Priority Money Market were 5.06%. Both replaced with UFB Direct High Yield Savings and High Yield Money Market both paying 5.25%.

To get the 5.25% rate it will require a phone call to switch over to that rate. I just called today and got switched over.

I got that offer, but I also got a second bonus offer for a $5 bonus when I spend $25 or more. I think I will buy some gift cards from TCB snd take advantage of both offers.

Is it one per rewards account or unlimited for 85 cents each?

@mistercheap said in TOPCASHBACK $2.50 bonus on $15 to Sept 4, must activate:

@mrvietnam said in TOPCASHBACK $2.50 bonus on $15 to Sept 4, must activate:

@mistercheap said in TOPCASHBACK $2.50 bonus on $15 to Sept 4, must activate:

@mrvietnam said in TOPCASHBACK $2.50 bonus on $15 to Sept 4, must activate:

I got that offer, but I also got a second bonus offer for a $5 bonus when I spend $25 or more. I think I will buy some gift cards from TCB snd take advantage of both offers.

how did you get it? email? see it at website?

When I open the app it is one of the offers listed, along with the $2.50 bonus. Both offers must be activated first.

interesting, wonder if its an app only offer. I might d/l and see.

Ok. I didn’t read the offer carefully. Indeed it is for a $5 bonus wys $25 at Adidas.

I just did this offer, but when it asks for the price it only allows you to enter a while number and not the cents of the price. My cereal came to $4.29, so I entered $5 because if I entered $4, the cereal would not only cost me 60 cents but another 29 cents for the rounding down. I am sure the receipt will go through validation, so they can adjust it if need be. It said I will receive $4.40 back (even though I only paid $4.29 for it). I wonder why they won’t accept the exact amount of purchase.

The error message said: “Please select a valid value. The two nearest valid values are 4 and 5.”

After I submitted my receipt, I did not get any confirmation of my submission at all. Hopefully the rebate comes or I will be out $4.29 for a tiny box of cereal.

Has anyone did this rebate and had better luck than me or have any insights?

@yoregano said in BURGER KING APP: Free Whopper with code:

Sigh. Another deal I tried too late. Redemptions over, code not valid anymore.

That code sure died a quick death. RIP

@mistercheap said in BURGER KING Make $1 Donation INSTORE, get coupons for: Free Small Fries, Free Small Soft Drink/Coffee, Free Small Soft Serve Ice Cream w/ any purchase:

@mrvietnam said in BURGER KING Make $1 Donation INSTORE, get coupons for: Free Small Fries, Free Small Soft Drink/Coffee, Free Small Soft Serve Ice Cream:

@mistercheap said in BURGER KING Make $1 Donation INSTORE, get coupons for: Free Small Fries, Free Small Soft Drink/Coffee, Free Small Soft Serve Ice Cream:

T&C of coupons not known. (expiration, stacking,etc)

I have more details about these coupons. The $1 donation goes to the Burger King Foundation. 100% of your donation goes to the Burger King Foundation to support students in your local community.

The coupons are on a paper coupon sheet and all 3 coupons say Free WITH ANY PURCHASE (so it looks like you have to buy something at regular price from the menu without a coupon in order to get your “free” item.) All 3 coupons expire on 12/15/23. It says on the coupon that these offers are not stackable with any other coupons or offers and they are not valid on digital orders. The first coupon is good for one free small coffee OR a small fountain drink. The second coupon is good for one free small hash browns OR a small fry and the final coupon is good for one free small soft serve.

They allowed me to donate $2 in one transaction and receive 2 sets of these coupons. If I would have saw the “free with any purchase” language I probably would have passed on this deal altogether.

I hadn’t been to Burger King for awhile. I noticed they raised their prices. They used to have a $1 large fries offer in the digital coupons. It is now a $1.49 large fries offer. I used to get a medium Coke slushie for $1. That same medium slushie is now $1.99. I could go on…

that wording on ‘purchase’ was not in the blurb on the app and is very misleading. No big deal to get a small fry for $1 coupon book w/purchase when I get a free large fry each week in app with purchase.

Agreed on the “deal” being deceptively advertised. Nowhere on the app does it say the coupons require a regular-priced purchase. I wonder if I could return my donation (and coupons)? j/k

Got my 3 cents. Thanks.

@mistercheap said in BURGER KING - Halloween Game, play daily win daily food prizes/offers, etc. (ie, Free Ghost Whopper w $3 prch, free onion rings w/$1, etc):

@mrvietnam said in BURGER KING - Halloween Game, play daily win daily food prizes/offers, etc. (ie, Free Ghost Whopper w $3 prch, free onion rings w/$1, etc):

I won 50 Crowns today.

think that’s the top crowns prize.

Yes, today is truly my lucky day.
Today, on my other account, I won 4 chicken fries with a $1 purchase.

@mistercheap said in BURGER KING - Halloween Game, play daily win daily food prizes/offers, etc. (ie, Free Ghost Whopper w $3 prch, free onion rings w/$1, etc):

new prize today, 4pc Chicken Fries w/$1. Never had these, are they any good?

Not really. They’re OK, I guess.

Probably not a good idea to keep too much Bonus Cash and to look for ways to monetize it. Luckily I only have $60.75 in Bonus Cash to use up.Back when Souplantation closed I lost nearly $400 in gift cards. I never want that to happen again.

@mistercheap said in Rite Aid warns investors it may not be able to keep its business running!!:

@mrvietnam said in Rite Aid warns investors it may not be able to keep its business running!!:

Probably not a good idea to keep too much Bonus Cash and to look for ways to monetize it. Luckily I only have $60.75 in Bonus Cash to use up.Back when Souplantation closed I lost nearly $400 in gift cards. I never want that to happen again. Hi

I think even if the chain did go out, you could spend it at going out of business sales, but as we discussed via PM, trying to keep my BCC levels manageable sometimes hard enough to roll it, let alone figure out a good way to liquidate it on short notice.

True. That is one saving grace of having store credit at a retail store rather than a restaurant. When a retail store goes bankrupt you can use your credit at the store closing sales, but when a restaurant goes under you are just out the money. I don’t even know if all of RA went under and they had liquidation sales if they would even accept Bonus Cash anymore. Gift cards, maybe. Bonus Cash, not so certain.

@yoregano said in TOP CASHBACK Today 11/3 only earn $4 bonus on $15 spend, must activate:

As always, gift cards are a great option for these offers. I bought a $15 Taco Bell card and the cash back was tracked and pending to my account within minutes.

Yes, I got $15 at Walmart.

Details

Get $5.99 back as a one-time monthly statement credit, for up to 3 months, by using your enrolled eligible Card to spend $5.99+ in one or more purchases during the offer period. Valid online at peacocktv.com. Your ability to redeem will reset on a monthly basis until 1/31/2024. See terms.

Offer Terms

Enrollment limited. Must first add offer to Card and then use same Card to redeem. Only U.S.-issued American Express® Cards are eligible. Limit 1 enrolled Card per Card Member across all American Express offer channels. Your enrollment of an eligible American Express Card for this offer extends only to that Card. Offer is non-transferable. Once you add the offer to your eligible Card, you must spend a minimum of $5.99+ in one or more qualifying purchases by the last day of each calendar month to be considered qualifying for a one-time statement credit. You may receive the one-time statement credit, up to 3 times (for up to 3 months of monthly minimum spend) during the offer period. Your ability to redeem will reset on the first day of each calendar month and end on the last day of the same calendar month until 1/31/2024. Limit of 1 statement credit per Card Member per monthly spend and 3 statement credits per Card Member per offer period (total of $17.97). A “qualifying purchase” means one or more purchases made in a calendar month with your enrolled Card on or before 1/31/2024 totaling at least $5.99+. Offer valid online only via peacocktv.com. In order to qualify, you must subscribe to Peacock online at peacocktv.com and pay Peacock directly with your eligible Card. If you do not already have a Peacock account, in order for your transaction to be eligible, you must visit peacocktv.com and create a Peacock account, select the “Peacock Premium” plan and enter your eligible American Express Card payment information. Excludes subscriptions bundled with cable services and bundles and promotional offers through third parties. Valid only on purchases made in US dollars.

There is also an Am Ex offer in which you spend $59.99 or more on a Peacock annual streaming plan and get back $20.

Thanks for the tip, MC! Might as well get a free large fries with my free Whopper.

www.topcashback.com

Surprisingly in my parts it only costs and extra 10 cents to get extra tomatoes or lettuce, so 11 cents after tax. Thanks again, MC. I am trying to use up my points because I don’t want to lose them due to the six month rolling expiration rule that went into effect earlier this year.

The $50 Albertsons card is now 54,500 Fetch points to be exact. $50 at Kroger also just went up from 53,000 to 55,000 points. Good thing I just redeemed for a $50 Kroger card a day or two before the increase.

IF your account is eligible, you may add Disney+ (w/ Ads) Subscription for an additional $2/monthly fee.

After you pay the 99 cents, you’ll be taken to an add-on page and that’s where you add the Disney+ subscription for $2.

Offer valid for Hulu (w/ Ads) plan only at $0.99/month rate
You can cancel anytime before your promotional offer rate is over, otherwise, auto-renew at $7.99/monthly then rate
No refunds or credits for partial months
Offer valid through November 28, 2023 or while promotional offer last.

@mrvietnam said in AMEX Small Business Saturday Offer, Spend $50 between 11/20 - 11/25 get $5 statement credit:

It says limited enrollment. Do I have to sign up for this offer first and if so, where and how do I register?

Nevermind. I see the offer listed in my Am Ex Offers page when I log into my Am Ex credit card.

If I am reading the offer right, the $50 purchase does not have to be on Small Business Saturday, but at anytime between now and 11/25/23 (Saturday).

It says limited enrollment. Do I have to sign up for this offer first and if so, where and how do I register?

You cancel right away after subscribing. I did, do I don’t have to worry about forgetting to cancel. It says I will still have access to the content through 11/25/24.

I got this offer a few weeks ago on my Chase offers and bought an Aldi gift card.

Albertsons gift cards are on sale for reduced redemption rates. A $25 Albertsons gift card is going for 25,650 points, so the $50 one is the best deal if you have enough points banked.

To put the deal in perspective. Currently a $50 gift card at another major grocery chain, Kroger, is going for 55,000 points, so a $6 difference.

@zerenia said in AMEX OFFERS: $15 credit on $100 spend at OFFICE DEPOT.com (tracks, charge $100+ to your amex by 2/14) activate req'd:

Is this possibly targeted? I don’t have this offer for my Everyday Blue Cashback card.

– Z –

I think these Am Ex offers are always targeted. Some people receive them on certain cards and others do not.

FREE Starry Lemon Lime
Regular or Zero Sugar 20-oz. Limit 1. While Supplies Last.

It is interesting. The Saturday Sampler has been renamed in my parts (So Cal) as the Saturday Steal of the Week.