Posts made by my4mainecoons

I also have a lot of 1032, 9v, AA & AAA from RA. I’ve also got of few of the rechargeables w/charger. A battery tester would be nice but probably not included.

@mrvietnam As many prices end $xx.99, hunt for a cheap filler to get over the next dollar point to maximize point use and minimize tax.

If MrV’s stores don’t have it then I won’t even bother checking here.

@mistercheap Yes, that. I only have cards that paid me to get them 🙂.

Does BOA ever give sign up bonuses?

@hbg1 Anxiety is expensive 😕.
I’ve considered a Powerwall.
I have a 750VA ups with a dead battery. A new battery or even UPS is cheaper than keeping POTS.
I wish that I could have both until I was less anxious about the digital.

@mistercheap as above “then 35% off for automatic shipping (subscribing”.

So if I lose electricity then I lose internet and phone service? I’ve heard of battery back up for fiber. How long does that battery last?

I’ve always felt safer having a landline during power outages. I have ~4 outages a year.

I had DSL and cable with cable being the default. Often I’d find that I was using DSL because the cable had gone down long enough for the DSL to kick in. This was with electricity. Does fiber randomly go down too?

I’ve bought Trac Fones with a year of service and failed to activate the service in time 🙁. I use one for iBotta with WiFi. The battery drains between uses so even if it had phone service it wouldn’t be a good back up plan.

@mtnagel I knew I was “special” 😁 but I use email more than a phone so not quite that demographic.
I had a flip phone for many years. Then I changed jobs and over 50% of my hour long commute had spotty if any cell service. I went off the road once and there was no service. A snowplow driver radioed for a tow truck.

BUT, should I keep my POTS or switch to a digital line?

@mistercheap It turned out better than 50% for me. Applied 20% then 35% off for automatic shipping (subscribing).

$125.85 incl tax, dropped to $57.85 after discounts.
Getting back ~$15 from TCB and 5K points ($10).
Net $32.85 not including having paid with discounted gc.

I’m changing my internet from cable to fiber. I can get a digital phone line for $20/mo which is less than my POTS. I like POTS because it works when there’s no electricity. I used to fax from home but no longer. I’m old and change is hard. Please tell me why I should switch.

I can keep my same phone #, can I keep my same landline equipment?

To keep my landline with fiber internet requires tech support and customer service intervention since most people change to digital phone when they change to fiber internet. Made me think I was doing something unusual.

I don’t have a cell phone.

Thanks.

Activate 30% back at TCB and purchase in the next 12 hrs.
Use code SAVE20 valid until 10/17

As usual ProPlan, Royal Cabin and Blue Buffalo are excluded from the 20% sale but there’s 5K ($10) points wyb $50 of those brands. Must activate in your account. L1 thru 10/17
So $50 get back $15 from TCB and $10 in points makes it 50% off similar to the SAVE20 items.
I’ll be paying with $25 PetSmart gc that I bought at Shaw’s for net $18 each.

I got a combination of Cascade, Dawn & Charmin for $51.84. I wanted to max out P&GGE so didn’t want more than 5 of one brand. I hope it works. The Dawn sold very quickly at yardsale. Based on 2024 sale prices I should make $44 on resale.
$51.84 - $15 P&G rebate - $15 Amazon credit = $21.84
~$20MM as I continue to use up Amazon gc.

I previously rolled the $15 Amazon credit by applying it to a subsequent $15 back & P&G rebate DD. There are currently 2 active P&G rebates so I’m hoping we get another DD in a month. Limit one of each P&G rebate.

@zerenia Go to Followers. Click on their avatar for their profile. Click Report User (?). Then Ignore User. I “think” Russ takes care of them. If you don’t ignore them they stay as a Follower but it will show that they’re banned.

@mrvietnam No tax on points used.

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

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

@my4mainecoons Do the reward points expire?

No they do not.

Technically they do if you don’t use any for 18 months but you’ll probably use some before then.

@zerenia You know about the P&G rebate, right?

@zerenia They’re spam. Just report them.

@dangeruss Am I correct in assuming that I can’t do it if I already have both cards and already did the offer in 2024?

@sonofzeus I did it as a sole proprietor, IDK the number.

@mrvietnam Who offered the coupon, the seller or eBay?
Last month they offered them for $87 to someone probably because he was a new customer.
I didn’t get an offer because I’ve bought from them in the past.

When it doesn’t tell you how long the free service lasts is it one year?

Samsung Galaxy only 24GB

Monday’s paper deal is $34.99 for a 10 ream case of Hammermill.

I wanted Sensodyne. I hadn’t looked at the toothpaste aisle in months and was surprised at how empty it was. As @MISTERCHEAP said, only Sensodyne and not very much of it. I had $10 BC expiring next week. I got 3 Sensodyne @$6.99 SP + NT vit E (BOGO) to reach $30. Paid ~$12-$13 after qs. Received the $10BC wyb $30 and $3 ibotta. Did it again. That gave me 6 of 10 items needed for my $5 Weekend Warrior bonus.

I recycled 40 ink carts & a tech item in a single transaction and received the correct number of points. I know that it was previously reported that the ink cart counting as tech glitch had been fixed. This was my first time having a cashier entered 40 as my number of ink carts.
I received 30@400 + 10@500 + 1@500 = 17,500.

@mrvietnam they only print on tech recycling transactions, not on ink recycling and only 1 a month. You can use them on any account.

Regardless of the date printed they really expire 12-31-24.

I get e-receipts. Since there’s no bar code on the $10/$30 the cashier has to key in the 16 digits. I suggest that I read the number to them. It’s easier for them and they don’t see the expiration date.

@kimi the $5/$25 should be in the weekly circular. One of my stores has a sign on the gc kiosk promoting the 4x points on Saturdays & Sundays. It’s been a regular thing for a while. It isn’t available to activate until after 12AM on Saturdays and disappears on Sunday nights.

OAN, I recently used 8+ small value rebate gc to buy a Chewy gc to earn 4x points. IDK if there’s a register limit on # of gc the register will accept. Some of the gc were $5 Shaw’s eGC from P&GGE so one can still use store gc to buy 3rd party gc.

There’s a $5 OYNO wyb $25 in gc.
You earn 4x j4u points on gc purchases on Saturdays & Sundays. Must activate.
Net 24% savings.
Your dates for the $5 may vary but the 4x only works Saturdays & Sundays.

On the news they said that you get $1 with or without a receipt the difference being that there’s a limit of 8 without a receipt.

Participating brands are all P&G: Dreft, Bounce, Tide, Downy & Gain.
DD with the P&G rebate but it’s a discount this time so it affects the purchase total. You have to get $65 worth of product to reach $50 for the reabate.

Any one try this yet? Just have to recycle 1.

There’s a separate rebate for Olay, $10 wyb $30. We used to be able to DD but I haven’t done it in a long time. I think it didn’t work the last time I tried.

@sonofzeus I haven’t read the T&C but its usually multiple receipts accepted and price after coupons. I think the limit is 10 receipts. Earlier this year I had too many so they told me to put more than 1 in a photo.

IDK what would happen if you paid with Staples Rewards which Staples considers a coupon. P&G considers CVS Extra Bucks (?) a coupon but RA Bonus Cash as cash tender.

4% CB thru TCB. Doesn’t apply if you use the app.

@kimi I ❤ the FoodSaver jar attachment. I put chips & crackers, open cheese, produce, etc. in wide mouth quart jars then seal. The jars & lids can be reused forever.

Expired

Large Tahitian Vanilla Beans - Vacuum Sealed Grade A Vanilla Pods - Rich, Creamy Flavor & Aroma - Ingredients for Baking, Homemade Extract, Paste, Brewing, Coffee, Cooking - , 12-Pack
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No Prime required for FS

I have a package of these soaking in bourbon right now. 2nd use.
Lowest price in several years. Maybe they’re short dated? I plan on freezing them even though they’re vacuum sealed.

Free shipping if you spend the $100; Net 40% discount.
I’ve used Chewy eGC to pay for new eGC in the past.
Unlike the PetSmart 20% off sales, Chewy doesn’t exclude our brand.

Spend $100, get $30 e-Gift Card Offer Terms and Conditions

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Chewy on Top Cashback 10% back expires tomorrow

@marvomatic Wow, you make a lot of dip. What else is in the dip?
The only thing I use cumin for is Indian food which I don’t make very often.

I bought a pound of white pepper last year. It will last for years. I poured some into a spice jar and vacuum sealed the remainder.