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.*
Use coupon code 63919148 to save another $10 off a purchase of $20 or more. It is valid through 1/4/25.
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I was able to pricematch a $13.88 price with Amazon Fresh for a 16 ct AA package of Duracell batteries yesterday…
@mrvietnam said in 7App: $20 off $30 pickup only exp 11:59 pm local time 12/31/24:
@sonofzeus said in 7App: $20 off $30 pickup only exp 11:59 pm local time 12/31/24:
Promo code: cheers
NB their 711 brand super premium ice cream pints are a steal at net $2 ea.Are their pizzas any good? A whole large pizza for two-thirds off $5.99 is a hot deal. That would be $2 each.
I ordered 3 ready to bake pizzas and 2 orders of wings and after the discount it should have come to $10.95, but they want to charge me another $5.18 in various taxes and fees! They added on 50 cents for a convenience fee and $4.53 in tax and 15 cents for a bag fee. I don’t know where that is coming from because food is not taxed here and even if it was $31 of food would only have of $2.87. I think prepared food is taxed here, but I ordered the ready to bake pizzas. I think the $20 off was a retail coupon, so I should have only be taxed $1.01 instead of $4.53. For me it is closer to half off a $30 order rather than two-thirds off but perhaps still a decent deal.
EDIT: I just placed the order for $16.13. I will call the 7-11 corporate customer care department on Thursday, 1/2/25, to complain about being taxed more than the tax rate in my jurisdiction. About 2 minutes after placing the order I got notification it is ready for pick up, but when I got to the 7-11 I had to wait about 15 minutes for my order to be prepared.
@sonofzeus said in 7App: $20 off $30 pickup only exp 11:59 pm local time 12/31/24:
Promo code: cheers
NB their 711 brand super premium ice cream pints are a steal at net $2 ea.
Are their pizzas any good? A whole large pizza for two-thirds off $5.99 is a hot deal. That would be $2 each.
@sonofzeus 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:
1 cart got 100 pts. today.
Thanks for taking one for the team. I see that the mention in this week’s circular was just advertising their monthly deal that was ongoing.
@my4mainecoons 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:
@mrvietnam He should just recycle one cartridge and see if it works. If it does then he can recycle another 9.
That’s a good idea too, especially if he is low on empties.
@sonofzeus 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:
Jewel has a Saturday Sampler Freebie today.
We will redeem there tomorrow and “take one for the team” at Staples next door.
Anxiously awaiting to see the results you got from turning in another 10 cartridges today. You will either get $5 in points or $25 in points, either way you won’t be out any money.
As c3 pointed out with the two offer numbers being the same, it may be they just advertised an ongoing offer. If that is the case, hopefully next Sunday will begin a new offer.
This will come in handy come Wednesday to knock down the recycling $10 purchase requirement.
@dangeruss 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:
@mrvietnam 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:
Now that Office Depot has run dry (pun intended) of case water sales, I have been using my $10 off $30 coupons that expire in a few days to buy case water over at Staples. Since Staples gives the points for practically free (just pay for the cost of the cartridges from eBay) I am not losing any money and making it more attractive by combining it with the soon-to-be expiring $10 off $30 coupons. The interesting thing is at one store they did not charge me CRV when paying with coupon/points and at the other store it charged me CRV on the case water but not on the individual jugs of water. Nice way to stock up on Arrowhead spring water.
Do kiosk order, order $60 worth, use $15 off $60, then $10 off $30, total $25 off $60. Can also get fancier water and PM, but the PM will dilute the $15 off $60.
Where do you get $15 off $60 coupons, I believe the $10 off $30 are for in-store purchases only. Does a kiosk count as an in-store order? I thought Staples stores didn’t have kiosks anymore. I don’t remember seeing them at my local stores. Staples allows to stack xx/xx coupons?
Now that Office Depot has run dry (pun intended) of case water sales, I have been using my $10 off $30 coupons that expire in a few days to buy case water over at Staples. Since Staples gives the points for practically free (just pay for the cost of the cartridges from eBay) I am not losing any money and making it more attractive by combining it with the soon-to-be expiring $10 off $30 coupons. The interesting thing is at one store they did not charge me CRV when paying with coupon/points and at the other store it charged me CRV on the case water but not on the individual jugs of water. Nice way to stock up on Arrowhead spring water.
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.
@sonofzeus 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:
@mrvietnam What’s the risk? $.22?
Really no risk because you are guaranteed to get at least fice dollars back for recycling 10 extra cartridges, which would more than pay for the cost of the 10 cartridges and give you a few dollar money maker.
@sonofzeus 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:
I got 5000 on 12/1/24.
Will I be rewarded similarly if I recycle again on 12/29/24?
Not 100% sure, but I am sure someone will take one for the team and find out and report back.
@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.
@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…
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?
@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.
@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?.
@my4mainecoons said in Amazon - up to 50% off (max $80) when using Amex MR pts - YMMV - exp 12/31/24:
@mrvietnam now I’m sad that I bought GG on Amazon, lol. $2.59 with 40% off vs. $3.99 on sale at Shaw’s.
Yeah the $1.99 price at CVS is a great deal. I plan on stocking up maybe with a dozen boxes if I can find that many in stock.
@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
@my4mainecoons said in Amazon - up to 50% off (max $80) when using Amex MR pts - YMMV - exp 12/31/24:
@mrvietnam I looked at gift cards but ended up buying groceries instead. It was a better deal for me to get e.g. 40% off Great Grains cereal than an Albertsons gc to pay supermarket sale price. I used to get Great Grains at RA.
I’m not quite understanding what you’re saying that you bought groceries instead. I was talking about redeeming the American Express offer. So how could you buy groceries without getting a grocery gift card from Amazon?
By the way, I like Great Grains cereal too. It’s only $1.99 a box this week at CVS. Thanks for reminding me. I think I’ll pick up some boxes today on the way home from work
@penguin110 said in Office Depot 12/8-12/14: 100% back in Bonus Rewards on Duracell Coppertop AA/AAA 16-pk & 24-pk batteries. Limit 2 items per member.:
Earn 3 General Depot Dollars when you recycle your ink and toner cartridges and make a qualifying minimum purchase of $10 made in the same month. Limit of 10 recycled cartridges per month.
How does a “General Depot Dollar” differ than the rewards we receive with a “regular” rewards account?
I asked the same question to the cashier who was trying to sign me up and he made it seem like they were the same as Rewards. I wonder why they call these rewards by another name. I bet you can’t use both types of rewards on the same transaction.
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:
@cheapcharlie9 Third party cards aren’t sold by Amazon.
I vaguely remember buying gift cards like to Albertsons and such using offers similar to this in the past and I got my discount but who knows maybe things have changed now on that front also. I’m willing to do $100 gamble at a grocery store because I would spend the money there anyway so it’s worth a try. I think, as long as the discount shows on your order before you submit then you should most likely get it for that price. I think the reason the current offer didn’t work for me is I only paid a penny with rewards rather than a dollar so they probably kicked out that payment method completely and reverted back to my store gift card balance. At least that’s my working theory the interesting thing is the discount showed up before I hit submit so I haven’t quite figured that out yet.
Just a follow up to what I wrote yesterday. Amazon customer service gave me a $25 courtesy credit and they said the other $20 they can give me as soon as the item ships so they are refunding me the $40 I should’ve got from the promotional credit plus the extra tax liability that I had to pay since the credit didn’t post correctly And she gave me a free $1.30 for my trouble and trouble it was I think I had to call about five times to get that credit
Your Additional Settlement Payment
$8.91
Just got the e-mail today.
Maybe that answers my question that you must pay at least one dollar in American Express rewards points. I placed my order on November 29 and I only paid one penny in rewards points towards my purchase and at the time it looked like the order was gonna work and the discount came off but then shortly there after I noticed it said I paid by gift card and the amount I paid went up by $40 so I guess they kicked off the promotion because I only paid one penny in rewards
That was a fast one they pulled. I didn’t see anywhere where it said you had to pay at least one dollar in rewards. Before when they had these offers several times I paid one penny and it worked out fine.
I called Amazon customer service today to find out why my payment method was switched from my American Express card to my gift card balance and why my promotion didn’t come off and nobody could give me a straight answer. Finally, the third person said that she would credit my account with $45 promotional gift car to make up for it. But she said it would post within two hours. It has been 5 hours since then now and I’ve yet to see it post to my account. Hopefully it will. Another option I have since the item hasn’t shipped yet id I can go and change payment method and change it back to my American Express card and this time pay one dollar in points instead of one penny and see if the promotion will come off or not
I just went back to my order and I tried to change the payment method and it lets me change it back to the American Express card, but it says I can’t apply my shop with points balance to this order so since they’re not letting me apply my shop with points balance to the order then I think I will just hope that the Customer Service $45 credit actually materializes
Yes, I got this email a couple weeks ago. I guess they’re sending them out in batches on different days. It’ll be nice to get five or $10 for free…
100% back in Bonus Rewards on Duracell Coppertop AA/AAA 16-pk & 24-pk batteries.
Limit 2 items per member.
@ctujackbauer said in Official Disney Movie Insider Master Thread:
They put up some low dollar amount gift cards on the rewards page.
$5 Disney Gift Card eGift: Raya and the Last Dragon - Raya
Limit 3 total; one per 1 hour.
Out of stock now. You would think being the last day that you can get rewards that they would put plenty of gift cards on the site so people could use their points. Unless of course their plan is not to let people use their points
Do you guys think they go by Eastern time at Disney or West Coast time because if today’s the last day I wonder if 9 PM Pacific is probably the last time to snag a reward or is it later? I still have enough points for $30 more in gift cards, but I may not be able to use them because they’re always out of stock. It’s my own fault. I should’ve checked every day the last several days, but I waited till the last minute…
@penguin110 said in Staples - New Offer STARTS AGAIN 12/1 Recycle 10 ink carts at store get $25 in rewards make sure offer is activated:
Jus this passed week one location asked for an ID and another did not.
The new policy change I am referring is stores now requiring to show ID when redeeming points.
So when you drop off cartridges to recycle, they won’t ask for an ID, right? It’s just when you redeem that they’ll ask for the ID?
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
@ohsheet said in Staples - New Offer STARTS AGAIN 11/3 Recycle 10 ink carts at store get $25 in rewards make sure offer is activated:
BUMP!!!
New offer starts again, Dec 01-Dec 07 ad.
I am Thanks-giving for the new information.
@my4mainecoons said in Rite Aid 11/24-30 (Inc Pre Black Friday deals on Pepsi 2l 8 Free a/BC and monster drinks) $10BC on $30 booster:
Tonight my store had 7 diet Pepsi, 8+ regular Pepsi and 3 Mtn Dew but not enough vit E for me to shop on 2 cards. This store has never carried Monster or Red Bull boxes; only singles.
I got 8 Pepsi & 10 NT vitamin E =$40.45.
Used $10 back wyb $30, $10/$40 birthday q and $18 in NT mq’s.
Paid $12.45 using RA gc.
Only earned $24 BC. Going to have to Chat for the missing $10.
You told me days ago:
I’m cashed out. Not sure it’s worth getting back in just for free soda.
I guess it was enough for you getting back in.
In for $20 at Walmart/Sam’s Club once again. Thanks, OP
@phatwallet said in Mrrebates Existing Members: $5 for you (no purchase req, exp unk):
got this message:
"Unfortunately, this Mr. Rebates’ account is not eligible for the bonus promotion as this email address account did not receive the post card via postal mail."
so definitely YMMV
When did you join MrRebates? Before or after August 15?
Happy Holidays!
A $5 Bonus has been added to your Available cash back.
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.
In the ad it says you get Bonus Cash back when you buy Pepsi or Mountain Dew products, how do you know it extends to any soda in the Pepsi family? I think I will buy some Starry soda, but it would be a mega bummer if I didn’t earn the Bonus Caah.
I agree with your assessment, MC. Sad, but true. That is why I plan to do the soda deal on only one card.
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 found, at least in my area in Southern California, often times Sam’s Club is cheaper than Costco gas.