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@sonofzeus said in Free after Rebate: Splash Refresher 6 pack exp 12/31/2024:

@mrvietnam we each have multiple free email addresses/bank account/phone numbers… for different purposes. Tight Ship R Us.

I have multiple free email addresses too, but the problem is I already sent the picture of the receipt using the email address that was locked so I think it ties the receipt to that email address.

But I already solved the problem. I just returned one of the six count waters back to Walmart, so that way I don’t have to worry about it. Life is too short to be a worry wart.

Thanks. In for a $20 e-gift card to Walmart. With the $3.10 cashback I was able to get it for 15.5% off. I often shop at both Walmart and Sam’s Club, so it will come in handy.

I did the Pepsi offer and got 2 cases of Refreshery. I Tyler water, all free after BC back. Plus I had a Pepsi BCC, so if I buy $7 more of Pepsi, I will get $7 in BC at the start of the year.

I got 4 Diet Pepsi 2 liters, which expire on -2/30/24 and 4 Mountain Dee 2 liters, which don’t expire until 2/10/25. I needed the bottled water, so it turned out to be a good deal for me.

I needed two $25 Butgrr King gift cards anyway for stocking stuffers for the kids, so I bought those first and applied the $10 BC I earned from that to my Pepsi deal in the next tranny.

I have 3 RA cards, but doing the deal on 1 card is plenty for me, especially with RA’s low stock and other problems it is going through and the lack of deals to roll the BC on for at least the next 2 weeks.

Now, tomorrow I will go back and. do the Monster deal and use another $10 BC booster coupon, with no new OOP.

I just realized there is an L2C coupon available to be clipped for $1 off wyb 3 Starry 2 liter bottles.

As always, thanks for the HƯ on the deal, MC.

it looks like TopCashback is offering 15% at Office Depot, instead of the 13% you posted. There is a decent deal at Office Depot on Scott paper products they have both paper towels and toilet paper for three dollars a pack and if you pay with rewards that you probably earned at 50% off the cost and get 15% cashback that makes for some cheap paper towels may be a slightly over a dollar per package before tax and cashback

100% back in Bonus Rewards on Duracell Coppertop AA/AAA 16-pk & 24-pk batteries.
Limit 2 items per member.

https://www.officedepot.com/b/widget/duracell-coppertop-100/widgetId=p9povkld?promo_name=od_rewards&promo_id=rewards&promo_creative=100pct_back_batteries

I highly doubt with the new administration coming in in Washington that any of these mega-mergers are going to make it through but for deal seeker like ourselves that’s good news more competition

@my4mainecoons said in Amazon - up to 50% off (max $80) when using Amex MR pts - YMMV - exp 12/31/24:

@mrvietnam I bought grocery items on Amazon including a couple of boxes of GG. Mostly I bought Asian groceries that aren’t available locally. Thanks for the HU re: CVS. I never go there. Can I just buy them for $1.99 or is that deal price?

Yes you can just buy them for $1.99. That’s the sale price no extra bucks involved.

So did you use Amazon Fresh? Is there an extra charge for shipping when you use Amazon Fresh? I’m a prime member

How much were great grains going for on Amazon

@mistercheap said in Amazon - up to 50% off (max $80) when using Amex MR pts - YMMV - exp 12/31/24:

@cheapcharlie9 said in Amazon - up to 50% off (max $80) when using Amex MR pts - YMMV - exp 12/31/24:

@MISTERCHEAP Yes, that may be. I need to learn to read the terms better, but it was easy to miss as before, for the longest time, you could redeem only 1 cent in Am Ex rewards and it would go through just fine. This new change is a recent change and easy to be overlooked.

It looks like the offer is still on my account as it got kicked off my last order. Maybe I should not try to get the other $20 back after my order ships and just use the offer on a $100 gift card instead.

These offers are somewhat fool proof, it will reflect in your total, so if you’ve done something wrong (say too few points redeemed), no credit gets applied and your total is your red flag. Unlike Amex Offers that you get back AFTER the fact, these are immediate discounts.

And yes, gift cards are the way to go, however they have to be plastic ones, not EGC’s as those aren’t considered ‘sold by AMZ’ where these offers go.

Not exactly fool proof for me, MC. The $40 was reflected in the subtotal before I submitted my order and it showed that I was getting $40 off with the American Express offer, but sometime after I placed my order the promotion was kicked off and it reverted to my gift card so it’s not exactly fool proof. That’s the whole reason why I challenged it because it showed it was coming off before I submitted and then sometime later the offer got kicked off my order, so why wouldn’t you complain about it?.

Your Additional Settlement Payment
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Just got the e-mail today.

@dangeruss said in Housekeeping - Patience requested due to screen name change:

Sorry everyone, been dealing with some family and work stuff. I did reset MrV’s password 12 days ago and thought the matter was settled as he mentioned he was still logged in under that account on his phone. @MrVietnam @CheapCharlie9 please ping me if you’re still having issues, and sometimes I miss the chat notifications, so please email me if I’m not responsive.

Thanks. MrVietnam is back. Merry Christmas to all.

If the past serves as a track record, the offers will be preactivated, but you should check to make sure.

For clarity, MC, when does the previous offer cart recycling offer end? I did it 3 1/2 weeks ago on 12/2/24. The new offer you posted is supposed to start 12/29/24 and end 1/4/25, but when I look at my Staples app it lists a cart recycling offer (500 points a cartridge) and has it ending 1/4/25. Is that the new offer listed in my app or the old offer? They wouldn’t have two overlapping cart recycling offers going on at the same time, would they? I’m confused. Or are they just advertising the existing current offer, which looks like ends 1/4/25?

@c3 said in At Staples B&M- 500 points for each cartridge - up to 5000 in points. Starts from 12/29 , 100% back in rewards on up to $50 in KCUPS B&M only:

Recycling is a continuation of the offer which started a few weeks ago, NOT a new offer.

OK. Thank you for the clarification. I see then what they’re doing is just advertising an existing offer…

@ohsheet said in At Staples B&M- 500 points for each cartridge - up to 5000 in points. Starts from 12/29 , 100% back in rewards on up to $50 in KCUPS B&M only:

@c3 we will have to wait and see, on Sunday. Most people are reporting (myself included), to have 2 points offers available on their Staples dashboard. So, they may overlap.

I think you may be right. I have two offers on my dashboard also and one says once a month at the top and the other one doesn’t so you might be able to do both offers.

oh yesterday on December 27 it was an original chicken sandwich too. I picked one up with two chocolate chip cookies all for $1.62.

This will come in handy come Wednesday to knock down the recycling $10 purchase requirement.

I was able to pricematch a $13.88 price with Amazon Fresh for a 16 ct AA package of Duracell batteries yesterday…

@mistercheap said in Burger King APP: Free 100 Crowns w/ Trivia Answers 1/4/25 only:

Burger King: Free 100 Crowns w/ Trivia Answers 1/4/25 only
Got 100 free crowns today answering some questions on the app.

Answers:

1. 25%
2. $59 annually
3. 4
4. Video Streaming with Paramount+
5. Yep, no sweat.

Thanks, MC. I “Nailed it!” on all 5 questions thanks to the answers you provided.

I just got an e-mail from Best Buy with a free $5 reward. The title of the e-mail was “A $5 reward just for you, [your first name].” Hope you get it.

Let’s make today even more special. Here’s a $5 REWARD to use toward your next Best Buy® purchase by 01/20/2025. Enjoy the savings and keep enjoying your membership benefits.*

@c3 said in Staples - New Offer STARTS AGAIN 12/1 Recycle 10 ink carts at store get $25 in rewards make sure offer is activated:

A new offer starts Jan 5.

It looks like this time around the new cartridge recycling offer ends 2/1/25 and the battery recycling offer ends 1/25/25.

@fulltimedad said in Staples - New Offer STARTS AGAIN 1/5 to 2/1 Recycle 10 ink carts at store get $25 in rewards make sure offer is activated:

Anyone have a preferred seller for used cartridges on Ebay? It seems around 21 cents a cartridge shipped is the best going rate for around 450 carts. That would be 15 months for me, provided Staples sticks with the current program. I hate to buy too large an amount since my OD closed, and who knows what Staples is going to do in the future with recycling.

I have a preferred seller of used ink cartridges on eBay. I really like them. just about 45 minutes from my house and they are quite generous at least to me. My last order I ordered a lot of 450 used ink cartridges and I got nearly 575 in the box they sent me… of course your mileage may vary and it might’ve been just a mistake on their part. I’m not by my computer but later I’ll update this post and post the name of the seller. The seller often has the lowest prices that I have seen, but there are a lot sizes on the high side

EDIT: The seller I bought from was Planet Green Electronics. Very happy with this eBay seller.

I got a really good deal as eBay offered me a $25 off a $75 app coupon, that couldn’t have come at a better time. S, after tax, I only paid about $82 for 575 carts, or about 14 cents a cartridge.

@mrvietnam said in Chase Credit Cardholders: 5% Back (Up to $1000 spend or $50 Back) at Grocery Stores, Gas Stations and Restaurants 1/15-3/31 ACTIVATE OFFER (YMMV):

@mistercheap said in Chase Credit Cardholders: 5% Back (Up to $1000 spend or $50 Back) at Grocery Stores, Gas Stations and Restaurants 1/15-3/31 ACTIVATE OFFER (YMMV):

ACTIVATE NOW! Works on Amazon Prime Visa and various other CHASE Credit Cards
elect Chase Credit Cardholders: 5% Back (Up to $1000 spend or $50 Back) at Grocery Stores, Gas Stations and Restaurants when you click the link and enter your information to activate your offer on your card. Offer is valid from January 15 through March 31, 2025. https://www.chase.com/mybonus

Thanks. Worth a try, but the offer was not available on either of my cards. As a consolation prize though, I did see a 10% cashback at Burger King on up to a $20 purchase (max $2 cashback).

No matter what the cashiers may try to tell you at the register, the rewards coupons that you get for spending at big lots will continue to scan and work. I had a $5 off $15 coupon that they kept on telling me that they couldn’t accept any coupons during the liquidation sale, but last week I got an email from big lots saying that although you can’t earn new rewards coupons, the existing ones can be used and they will work. I asked to talk to a manager, but the cashier said “OK let me just scan it and see if it works” and of course it did.

Are there any worthwhile benefits for a Target Circle 360 membership?

is this an online only deal? I’m at my local Sam’s Club and they have the four $25 Domino’s gift cards under an extreme value, but it’s priced at $75 not at $70. I wonder if they would price match their own website to get the deal for $70 instead of $75 as it’s marked in the store?

UPDATE: Sam’s Club does NOT price match their website, but even though the $100 ($25x4) Domino’s gift cards were marked on the shelf as selling for $75. I rang them up at the self check out and they rang up at $70. So you could get this deal online or in store. I just bought $300 worth for $210. Domino’s Pizza is kind of expensive compared to Costco or Sam’s Club but when you take 30% off the top, it’s pretty comparable I think.

Thanks, MC, for the heads up.

Thanks for the deal. I was able to get a bag of their white cheddar variety for free after rebate. They make you jump through some hoops to get your money back via Amazon gift card. You have to enter your Amazon credentials and password and then they deposited it into my Amazon account, but now I have to go back and change my Amazon password, just in case it gets compromised as I have about $2000 banked in Amazon gift cards.

The actual product was OK, but it’s not something I would spend four dollars for a small bag for.

Just in time for the FAR batteries tomorrow (2/1/25). It wii pay for the sales tax and then some. TYSM

you can press the button on the upper left and skip the game and just get your points

Thanks, MC. This is one of the few rebate offers that California participates in also. Not bad to spend $5.01 or more and get five dollars back. Too bad it is limit 1.

Free small Slurpee today at 7-11. No app coupon needed.

@angryeyebrows said in Free small Slurpee today and next Friday (2/28) at participating 7-11 stores:

@ctgolfer I think he missed it😉

Slutpee. LOL Now I get it. Too funny.

I bought some Dannon Yo Crunch yogurt, but it looks like it doesn’t qualify because it’s not on the qualifying products list although on the offer it said Dannon yogurt all varieties,.

Take that back. It says in Mr. Cheap’s write up all Dannon yogurt brands, but in the actual terms of the offer, it says for participating Dannon yogurt varieties, and Yo Crunch unfortunately is not a participating in variety…

I guess that’s what I get for not looking at the participating products list first before buying.

Thanks. I will just take a picture of me holding the two liter bottle and hope for the best.

Starry 2 liters are on sale for $1.49 each at Food4Less this week, so if I am able to get both the Fetch and Aisle offers it would be a $1.50 MM on 3 (not counting tax and CRV). Since I am just holding the bottle I can have my wife hold a bottle and try for a second $3 on her Aisle account using her phone and her data of course.

Hi there! Thanks so much for submitting your image. This campaign is valid for $3 off any Starry product when purchased from any restaurant, cafeteria, airport or other retail establishment carrying Starry. Unfortunately, the product you purchased is not sold at those establishments- however, we are offering $2 when purchasing Starry from your local grocery store or retailer, so you can sign up for that here: https://starry.gotoaisle.com and submit your receipt!

So I guess I will submit the receipt for $2 as it is better than nothing. After uploading the receipt I got a welcomed reply:

Money is on the way! Your receipt for STARRY was approved and $2 will be reimbursed within 24-48 hours.

@mistercheap said in Burger King APP: New Bounce Basketball Game, win crowns/food prizes 1x per day:

got 75 crowns today, best play yet.

@MrVietnam are you doing this?

I wasn’t, but I am now. Just scored a free chicken sandwich with a $1 purchase.

In for $15 at Walmart/Ssm’s Club

@mistercheap said in CVS.com w/pick up Case Water $2.99, A&H Laundry Detergent $1.99 20% cashback at RMN, can pay w/extra bux:

@mrvietnam said in CVS.com w/pick up Case Water $2.99, A&H Laundry Detergent $1.99 20% cashback at RMN, can pay w/extra bux:

@mistercheap said in CVS.com w/pick up Case Water $2.99, A&H Laundry Detergent $1.99 20% cashback at RMN, can pay w/extra bux:

@MrVietnam with the 20% back not a bad price on water.

True, but an even better deal would be to use Staples Rewards to buy the case water. Even though I am almost depleted now of my case water, I still have about 16 gallon or three-quarter jugs of spring water I can still burn through.

I had extra bucks so paid with that. the Staples water sale is pretty hit miss, sometimes 3 months passes before they run it again. Office Depot has had crap lately, not even the free rewards batteries.

Luckily (or not?) I have a closing store nearby so I can get my $10 purchase at Office Depot last month and this month for an item at a 30 or 40% discount off their regular inflated prices. Last month I bought a 2 pound bag of Jelly Bellies jelly beans for only $11. I now only have one Office Depot store left in all of my county (Orange County, CA). Hang in there. The chances are they will have FAR batteries sometime before the end of the month.

Yes, they are still available. I was able to clip all three just minutes ago (Sunday, 4/6/25).

I spent my remaining Bonus Cash to zero last month and for the past six months I rarely even set foot in a Rite Aid store.The good times at Rite Aid are long gone. My advice would be to cash out and be done with them. A lot of empty shelves over there and high prices. I’m not sure what attracts anyone to shop there these days. I think it will be just a mater of time before they fold.

Too bad still no options to buy or redeem for Kroger gift cards.

@mistercheap said in Free MUG Root Beer or Mug Zero Sugar Product after Cash Back - Up to $4 Venmo/Paypal Required exp 4/18:

@mrvietnam said in Free MUG Root Beer or Mug Zero Sugar Product after Cash Back - Up to $4 Venmo/Paypal Required exp 4/18:

Been 36 hours now. I guess I will give it a few days and then inquire.

@MrVietnam FYI, my submission got rejected for 'purchased in invalid state". that was a new one. My state wasn’t excluded, wrote Inmar and they approved it but the email made mention of “Once the payment processes you will receive a text update. Please make sure to follow each prompt received.” So it sounds like they are doing them in batches or possibly at the very end once all submissions are in. Not sure if you heard anything further on yours.

Mine was rejected too for the same reason. I think the rebate you posted was only valid in a handful of states. The rebate that is good in every state was MUG2025, not MUG25. A receipt with the MUG2025 offer can be submitted through 4/25/25. I guess where you copied and pasted from didn’t list the small list of states the MUG25 code was valid in. Also the soda only had a window of four days last month in which it had to be purchased.

Once my receipt was rejected I tried to text them the code MUG2025 but I got a message back that said “Sorry, you must start with a keyword”. Whatever that means. I guess what it means to me is tomorrow the root beer is going back. I hope they take it back as I purchased it 11 days ago tomorrow.

MUG® ROOT BEER Last Dog Standing 2025 SMS Offer Terms OFFER TERMS MUG® Root Beer - Last Dog Standing Rebate Offer (“Offer”) is valid to individual consumers only who are legal U.S. residents residing in RI, IA, WA, MS, TX, CT, GA, TN, VA, or SC. Not valid with any other offer. Void where prohibited by law. The Offer is reimbursement for your purchase price up to $4.00 on a qualifying MUG® Root Beer or MUG® Root Beer Zero Sugar product (collectively, “MUG ® Root Beer Products”) purchased from an online retailer or in-store at a retailer location between 3/17/2025-3/20/2025 (the “Program Period”). The purchase must be made during the Program Period and must include the MUG Root Beer product visible on the receipt. Reimbursement does not include tax or other applicable fees. Receipt must be printed from the retailer’s point of sale system or a print screen of the confirmation email from an online retailer, with a MUG ® Root Beer product, retailer and purchase date visible. New Century Beverage Company, LLC (“Sponsor”) shall have the right to reject any submission in which such information is not clearly identified. No receipt may be utilized more than one (1) time for reimbursement. You must possess the original retailer receipt in order to make a request for redemption. All rebate requests must be submitted by 3/31/25.

A receipt must be submitted by texting “MUG25” to 737-377-3774, no later than 3/31/25.

It appears the Staples recycling offer has changed downwards starting 5/1/25. I recycled on my two accounts this afternoon and instead of giving 500 points each for 10 cartridges ($25 in savings), they now only give 500 points for 6 cartridges ($15 in savings). I recycled 10 cartridges and I only got 3,400 points (for a total of $17 in savings vs the $25 in savings I got last month). The other 4 cartridges they gave me only 100 points each. Recycling an alkaline battery once a month still nets you 500 points (or $5). Still a good deal as the 10 carts only cost me $2 from eBay, but not as good of a deal as it was.

Sad that they are finally biting the dust but I knew it was coming sometime sooner or later. I am glad though that I was able to get on the gravy train when I did and now have a garage full of stuff I got cheap, free, or MM from Rite Aid. Saves me a lot of money now. Instead of going to the store to buy things now at high prices I can just go into my garage.

After I register online for a class member ID online, how long does it take to get the ID and how does it arrive to me (mail, e-mail, text, or what)?

UPDATE: It took about 5 minutes, but it came to my e-mail just now. Easy $4.50 as I fairly frequently eat Wheat Thins. Thanks.

I also have two more 100% back deals on my Fetch account. One is for 2 free Kinder chocolate singles and the other is for Pedigree Drizzlers dog food (limit 3). You have to keep in mind that free is not really free. When cashing out on Fetch for a $50 gift card you will pay 10% in points extra to get that $50 gift card, so these 100% back items are cheap, but not free (expecially if you have to pay a bottle fee and sales tax like you do here in CA). I wish Fetch offered you to cash out for $100 gift cards, too.

A lot of these 100% items go quickly, so even if it says the rebate is good for a few days or weeks, I highly recommend going to get it right away. The rebates for the nicer items often go fast. I remember about a month ago Fetch offered 100% back on 3 packs of Best Foods mayonnaise at Sam’s Club and you could do the deal several times. The deal was supposed to be valid for about a week. I looked for the deal before going to Sam’s Club about two days into it and it was already not available anymore.

@mistercheap You can split it up for 3 merchants and redeem for $25 each. That is no problem.

@mistercheap said in Staples - New Offer STARTS 10/6 Recycle 10 ink carts at store get $25 in rewards make sure offer is activated:

@mrvietnam said in Staples - New Offer STARTS 10/6 Recycle 10 ink carts at store get $25 in rewards make sure offer is activated:

Another thing that I noticed is when you redeem rewards points at Staples, you can only redeem them for a specific whole dollar amount it’s not like Rite Aid where if the cost is $14.49 you can redeem them for $14.49 in points and at Rite Aid they allow you to use your rewards points to pay for tax which they don’t at Staples either. Even at Staples competitor, Office Depot, they allow you to redeem your rewards money for dollars and cents, but not Staples. Just some observations that I’ve noticed.

In my state, rewards come off as coupons which lower the sales tax as well. If I use a $10/30 and $20 in rewards on a $32.10 order INC tax. I pay 30c oop at the end. Tax is wiped out except for 1-2c.

Same here in California, as long as they are store coupons. My point was that if you bought something for say $14.49 you could only use $14 in Staples rewards points on the order.

I just have an account for my wife and myself, but I could see how this new policy change would really screw up people that had multiple accounts they were managing under fictitious names.

Good deal. I would try it if my store wasn’t 12 miles away. There is now only one Office Depot anywhere in Orange County and it just happens to be about 12 miles from my house.

@bucktownboy said in OFFICE DEPOT INSTORE DEAL ONLY!! Two Triple Roll pack =6 rolls of Scott Paper Towels $1 (clearance) YMMV:

@mistercheap I just checked the inventory at my store and they are sold out.

Same here. Sold out at the store 12 miles away, but in stock at the next closest store 21 miles away.