@bigbadandmean Its $16 per $100 and $5 per $100. So why not 21%?

I should know how to do this but I don’t.

I purchased $400 in prepaid visa gift cards at Staples. Rebate covers the activation fee. Earning 5% back on my Chase Ink credit card, $20.

I’m going to use the $400 visa to buy $400 in Best Buy gift cards at Rite Aid this week. Earn 1600 PP ($16) for $100 in BB gc. So 16% bonus.

I’m going to buy $400 in Mobil gas gc at Best Buy.
What is my discount on gas? Is it 21%?
Am I getting a $100 gas gc for $79?

Then if gas is $2.50/gallon, how much am I effectively paying per gallon? $1.975?

I earn 1% back in Plenti points or other bonuses when I buy gas which is trivial but it works out to a few cents less per tank.

thanks.

@somanycats yes. Just make sure you hand over the $10/$30 first. Then give them your Rewards check (I presume that’s what you mean by ‘points’).
If Rewards is more than your balance due you’ll receive a “balance” check back for the difference. That balance check has to be used all at once, unlike the original Reward which gives you overpayment back, kwim?

@mistercheap Its the Contour Next One that’s on sale. I think the manufacturer name changed. It used to be called Bayer Contour and in the insert its called the Ascensia Contour Next.
This is the one I got. The box looks exactly like the one in the RP insert and on S*.

@briarycliffs Everything is beeping at RA lately, insert q’s especially. Peelies attached to their products. All the Pfizer ips. I bought 7 things tonight and every single coupon beeped “no matching item” and they were for exact item purchased, including a peelie on a bottle of Robitussin.
The only thing that’s been scanning w/o beeping is the Schick q’s that give overage, go figure.
OTH, as long as your store doesn’t mind manually entering things, you’ll DD because L2c for different values attach just fine.

@mistercheap Wait a bit before you buy. (You have to wait for the q’s to arrive anyway, lol)
Firstly the q beeps.
Secondly there are reports that it doesn’t work when checked w/ the S* app.
I bought the one on the shelf and if it doesn’t clear for the $10 I’ll be contacting S* who will then hopefully fix it for people buying later in the month.

@george2001 The first year they did this I got a bunch of coupons and used them. Last year I got one coupon and I don’t think I used it. I have a hard time finding stuff I want that doesn’t have a rebate or isn’t on sale.

I might end up getting more Kcups. I just updated the list in the Clearance/YMMV thread.
Lots of nice flavors now 50% off. With the coupon they’re $4 for 16-18 ct box.

Hunting for my smallest USB drive. Must have a 500mb somewhere.