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@gatorj said in Amazon Fire TV Stick with Alexa Voice Remote + $10 Staples GC $29.99 A/C + FS @ Staples - YMMV:

Try using either the app or go to m.staples.com (the “m” is NOT a typo.)

The mobile site worked, thx.

Bought these tumblers for the heck of it. Turns out to be one of the best purchases I’ve ever made.

I didn’t even read the reviews before placing my order as the 2-pack bundle product page (contained in the OP) doesn’t have any reviews.

The stand-alone (non-bundled) product page has 9,200+ reviews (mostly positive):
https://www.walmart.com/ip/171452737

In short, many reviewers have compared this tumbler to various brand name tumblers (Yeti being the most expensive one, retailing as high as $40).

The Ozark Trail tumbler is apparently a clone of the name brands, working just as well.

I’m extremely impressed w/ this tumbler. It supposedly keeps ice cold drinks cold for 36 hours, boiling hot liquids hot for 6+ hours, all while keeping the exterior of the cup at room temperature. (Some reviewers pointed out that if you put a cold liquid inside the tumbler, then put the tumbler in your car, if it’s hot outside, the exterior of the cup may get hot, but the liquid inside remains nice and cold).

I haven’t kept the tumbler in my car long enough to determine how hot the exterior might get, but I have performed the following tests:

1. Shortly before going to sleep, filled the tumbler up with ice, then with water. Drank all the water before going to sleep. Next day, after waking up, (perhaps 6-8 hours later), there was still plenty of ice inside the cup (with a little bit of water). Exterior of cup was at room temperature with NO SWEATING.

2. On another night, shortly before going to sleep, filled up the tumbler with BOILING WATER and made tea. Exterior of cup was room temperature. Drank about half the contents, left the rest inside. After waking up, eating breakfast, showering, etc. remembered to check the tumbler. This was perhaps 8-10 hours later. Tea was “warm” (much warmer than room temperature but not “hot”).

I’m impressed!

Offer details here:
http://www.clubgiftcardoffer.com/

The picture of your receipt must be submitted to julyoffer@clubgiftcardoffer.com by 07/18/18 11:59:59pm PT.

Program Terms:

1. The $100 worth of participating items must be purchased at Sam’s Club stores or on SamsClub.com between 06/20/18 and 07/15/18.
2. Purchase must be made using Club Pickup, the Scan & Go app, or shopping SamsClub.com; purchases made in-club at the register do not qualify.
3. Limit one submission per household.
4. The necessary purchase requirements must occur in a single transaction.

It’s on in-store clearance @ some Walmart B&M’s for $1.00.

Here’s the product link to Walmart.com (for reference purposes only) @ $7.63:
Onn by Walmart Usb Numeric 10-key Pad

You can try searching BrickSeek for it (SKU #: 465165161)

1 WM in my area had it in-stock @ $1.00. It appears to be in-stock for $7.63 at several other WM’s, OOS for $1.00 at various others. If you have at least two local WM’s, where one has it in-stock for $7.63 and the other offers it for $1.00 (whether it’s in-stock or not), if the WM selling it for $7.63 won’t honor the other WM’s $1.00 price, buy it for $7.63 at the first WM, then bring it to the 2nd WM for a price adjustment (or a return/repurchase). YMMV on whether they’ll permit this (I’ve had success using this method in the past).

Whoa, I think this is the cheapest this router has ever been offered NIB (i.e. non-refurbished) to the general public (i.e. including non-customers).

Even for those that did get their order in using both cpns, there’s a huge thread @ SD that when T-Mobile sent order confirmation notifications, they removed the 25% off cpn (i.e. CUSTOMER25), charging people $59.99 + tax (which is a more normal “deal” price for this router, NIB). $38.74 was stupid cheap.

@ctgolfer It’s not limited to new members. I wasn’t a CURRENT member but absolutely was a FORMER member. Got the targeted email. Also happened to have an AMEX card in my Amazon profile, which is the card it wanted to continue charging prime benefits to. It allowed me to add a new AMEX card for that. I’m pretty sure it can be changed to a NON-AMEX card for renewal afterwards, and of course you can cancel benefits after 3 months so that it doesn’t continue to charge you.

@fivetalents said in Whole Foods Prime Day Offers: Spend $10 In-Store, Get $10 Online Credit to Use on Prime Day & 10% Back on Prime Rewards Visa Card Purchases:

Just open the shopping app, and search for “wholefoods qr.” Then click on “Scan your Whole Foods Market QR code.”

Purchased a WF $10 GC (didn’t want to add to my AZ GC balance either) using the QC code from the AZ App (as explained above), got the AZ email conf shortly thereafter.

Only options I found where GC’s could be purchased for as low a $10 were a WF GC itself (which can apparently be purchased for as little as $5) or a Google Play variable load GC (starting @ $10). iTunes GC’s started @ $15 (and as already mentioned, so did HomeDepot).

Also tried the browser extension (repeatedly) today – no luck.

BTW, at WF customer service desk, CSR mentioned that WF also sells $25/$50/$100 Visa GC’s, but those are kept “in the back” (presumably somewhere behind the customer service desk).

Upon looking at the (customer accessible) GC rack (that has the non Visa GC’s) more carefully, I actually saw slots for Visa, MC, and AMEX GC’s (where it said to talk to a store associate). No idea how much the activation fees are, but w/ 10% back via the Chase Amazon CC (up to $400) for Prime holders for the next day or so, it’s unlikely a money loser (may not be a huge money maker though).

@c3 said in Whole Foods Prime Day Offers: Spend $10 In-Store, Get $10 Online Credit to Use on Prime Day & 10% Back on Prime Rewards Visa Card Purchases:

For $10, I bought a Kindle instead of a pack of adhesive tapes.

That requires having an AMEX card that earns MR points. I have plenty of AMEX cards, but none which earn MR points.

No Kindle (or Fire 7 Tablet) for me. My consolation prize is… [knock-off brand] scotch tape!!!

Received what appeared to be a targeted email for a $25/$75 cpn @ Staples.com, but upon looking at the CPN code, it’s a 5 digit code (so should be usable by all, YMMV).

$25 off your online purchase of $75 or more.*
Coupon code: 24329
Ends 8/19/2018.

Fine print:
*Valid online at staples.com®. Limited time offer. Prices subject to change. Offer is subject to change or cancellation at any time. Offer may be redeemed only by intended recipient and is non-transferable. Offer may be redeemed one time only. Excludes Daily Deals and Auto Restock orders. Minimum purchase requirement must be met with purchases to which no other coupon or instant savings offer applies. Tax and shipping not included in calculating the minimum purchase. Not valid on desktop or laptop computers, tablets, netbooks, streaming devices, Amazon products, Apple®, Bose®, Ink & Toner, Epson® EcoTank™ printers, Google products, HP Instant Ink, HP Print Free for Life, Home Automation, JBL®, SquareTrade® warranties, Staples® Tech Services, Ultimate Ears®, Wacom®, computer workstation, direct mail services, faxing, gift cards, mobile phones and phone repair services, outsourced print, phone cards, postage stamps, purchases on staplespromotionalproducts.com, scanning, self-service print or shredding services. Not valid on prior purchases or purchases made with Staples® Procurement or Convenience Cards. No cash/credit back. Coupon value applied pre-tax. Expires 8/19/18.

@mrvietnam said in Sears Coupon: $10 off Purchases of $10+ on Regular or Sale Priced Clothing, Accessories, Lingerie, Sleepwear or Footwear:

EDIT: When I did private browsing, I was able to get a new coupon barcode number with each print.

Using a private window, am able to print a unique barcode each time. After printing out a cpn, I close the private window (be sure to close ALL private windows), re-open it, then navigate back to the link in the OP.

I had generated several of these cpn’s shortly after this deal was posted but didn’t have a chance to try to use them until today.

Was denied use of the cpn by a young cashier (20’s) . Tried my luck w/ a much older cashier (50’s or 60’s) in another department. CPN worked fine.

Only issue is that my Sears B&M only had 1 pack of the Sharper Image Flash Lights left and didn’t have time to scour for other items. May go back tomorrow to see if I can find something else worthwhile.

Scan the different colored tumblers at your B&M locations. While recently on vacation, I found a Wally that had the 30oz Stainless Steel tumblers on clearance for $2/ea, and pure solid colored ones (like Navy Blue, Gray, Tan, etc.) for $1/ea!

The pure solid colored ones were actually placed on a clearance shelf (and marked for $2), but the stainless steel one were not marked down on the shelf (and so were located in the normal section w/ the rest of the OT tumblers/thermos type products). Looked up the price at a price scanner while at the store to discover that they were on clearance.

The solid colored tumblers were already OOS though, and Wally doesn’t PM their own stores anymore (they will PM some Wally.com prices @ Wally B&M’s), but as a test, I purchased a few pure solid colored tumblers at another Wally (for normal price), returned them (in the morning) to the one which had them for $1, then came back to that same Wally later that night. There they were sitting on the clearance shelf, so snagged 'em!

The non solid colored tumblers (with stainless steel stripe at top) were NOT on clearance at the aforementioned Wally.

At another wally, found a single green tumbler (with stainless stripe on top) on clearance for $2. That same Wally also had a 40oz stainless steel tumbler on clearance for $2.50. Neither tumbler was marked on clearance though (stumbled on it by checking store scanner). Didn’t need any more tumblers, so left them for another customer (they were gone 2 days later, but that Wally had in the meantime marked almost all of their OT products down and moved them to a clearance shelf).

@mistercheap My post wasn’t intended as a “dig” at you (no pun intended! ).

Was just explaining to the rest of the community why the post was copy/pasted (not by me) and why it wasn’t mirrored to HD (as that’s where I asked for it to be mirrored). I’m fine w/ the decision to place it in DD; however, I suspect fewer eyeballs will see the thread.

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Power-Precision-Cooker-Sous-Vide-with-Sous-Vide-Cookbook/992671284

B&M Only, in-store clearance @ $13 (some stores may even have it for less). If it shows up $49, it’s not on clearance (yet) in your store.

BrickSeek Link

The official location of the item is in Housewares (near crockpots), but it could be anywhere in the store. After having multiple employees (and a mgr) assist in searching for it, ended up finding it myself on a clearance rack located near the front checkout registers. Clearance sticker on box was marked $49 (which is likely why nobody else bought it), but it rang up for $13 (as shown by BrickSeek).

Here’s pictures of the retail box (which may help in locating it):

@buckmann said in Winx DVD Ripper (latest 8.8.1) Halloween Giveaway till 11/03/2018:

@ctgolfer
Seems to be a limited version - conversion limit is 5 minutes.

The 5 minute limitation is for the TRIAL version. This one includes an activation key (contained inside the ZIP file that you d/l). While I haven’t yet installed the software, these are the limitations stated in the readme file contained with the ZIP:

Tips [IMPORTANT!]

1. The license code should be activated before Nov.7, 2018.
2. The code is for personal use only. Please DO NOT disclose it to the internet.
3. The version you get is a Giveaway Version which will not support update.

Learned about this from DoC:
Credit Monitoring Service Quizzle To Shut Down On November 16th – To Join Bankratet

where the DoC post above mentions that BankRate offers its own free monitoring service that appears to be slightly superior to Quizzle’s free monitoring service.

@ultrahugewallet said in Berkley Jensen 1.9-Qt. 18/10 Stainless Steel Tea Kettle, $4.98 (previously $19.99) @ BJ's B&M ONLY (in-store clearance) *YMMV*:

@thediggler
Some pretty bad reviews on this kettle.

I picked up a few of these, and since they’re so cheap, I decided to open one up and try it out. My initial impression is that the kettle itself is made of very thin metal (not a deal breaker for $5).

The mechanism to open the spout is awkward: you have to PUSH FORWARD/UPWARD and HOLD the release “button” on the top of the kettle handle (with a decent amount of force). Instinctively, you want to PRESS DOWN on the button (which, if you succeed, you’ll likely break the button or handle).

There doesn’t seem to be an option to lock the button so that the spout remains opened. I can envision this “button mechanism” wearing out over time (but so long as it lasts at least 5 years, that too is not a deal breaker). Having to press the button forward and HOLD it seems like it could get old fast, so that might become a deal breaker.

Haven’t had any issues w/ hot steam burning my hand but then have hardly used this thing. I’ll try to eat some instant soup over the next week or so to give this thing a more thorough test (maybe even make some, gasp, tea!)

So far, for $5 this is not a deal breaker. Aesthetically I find it very appealing (although that’s subjective).

Bump! Tomorrow’s the last day of the Open House (and to presumably sign up for the current free 3 month trial membership)!

@mistercheap said in $10, Rotisserie Chicken & Discounts w/$45 membership sign up thru 1/31/19:

… but quality of the posts needs to trump quantity as a rule.

Couldn’t agree more!

If you’re a Sam’s Club member, a simple way to get 5% CB with this offer is to purchase Sam’s Club GC’s. Those are usable at both Sam’s and Wally. Those GC’s then make purchases at all WM’s (regular, super-center, neighborhood market, gas station, etc.) 5% CB.

EDIT: The above assumes that Sam’s Club accepts Discover, which according to this link, it does.

FoodSaver FM2000 Manual Vacuum Sealing System and Starter Bundle @ Wally.com (for reference only)

BrickSeek Link

Wally still sells the stand-alone FM2000 for ~$90. The Bundle/Kit (above) includes 1 starter roll, 2 additional FULL ROLLS, some stand-alone bags, and a hose attachment kit (for Foodsaver compatible jars, containers, wine stoppers, etc.) According to BrickSeek, the bundle/kit has an MSRP of $120.

$15 is the lowest clearance price I’ve seen listed on the bundle/kit. Other clearance prices seem to be $20, $25, and $40. Happy hunting!

“Pack of 7”

SDers are going apesh*t over this. Some have pointed out that the shipping weight is 1.05lbs, implying 1 phone (as that’s too light to be 7 phones).

Even though it was posted NOT TO CONTACT AMAZON, some have reached out to their CSR’s, where results have been mixed. Some CSR’s claim that it’s 7 phones, others that its 7 “sheets of slate” (wtf is that?), others yet that it’s 7 slate colored phone back covers. Some people have been issued $5 courtesy credits upon requesting to cancel their orders (others received a big goose egg upon doing so).

In my opinion, this is a listing mistake. That said, in for one (which might end up being 7 phones)!

Here’s the product page saved on the Wayback Machine Dec 28, 2018:

• Link 1 (Dec 28, 2018 proof of capture for Link 1)
• Link 2 (Dec 28, 2018 proof of capture for Link 2)

Likely dead:

Item Under Review
 
This item is currently unavailable because customers have told us there may be something wrong with our inventory of the item, the way we are shipping it, or the way it’s described here. (Thanks for the tip!)
 
We’re working to fix the problem as quickly as possible.

Ordered one for store pickup (it wasn’t available for shipping). Got an email that the order was delayed, so they ended up shipping one to the store. Am sure they spent way more than 25¢ shipping it.

@maryspinetti
I take it you’re new to PhW, so welcome.

It appears that you meant to reply to this thread:
https://phatwalletforums.com/topic/16614/cuisinart-cookware-cookware-sets-deeply-discounted-extra-20-off-some-items-free-pickup-fs-on-75-macys-com-06-02-2019

Instead you posted a NEW THREAD (as if you were posting a new deal).

Mods, if you’re able to, merge this thread into the other (and delete this reply thereafter). If not, suggest you lock this thread.

@angryeyebrows said in South Park: The Fractured But Whole - Standard Edition Pc Game Download $6 @ Ubisoft (Reg. $59.99) Gold Edition $9 (Reg. $89.99):

In South Park: The Fractured But Whole

LOL. The Fractured “Butt Hole”

This article mentions is too:
https://www.lifewire.com/hisense-now-has-sharp-assets-1847076

@fivetalents FYI, Sharp USA TV’s are made by HiSense these days:

https://www.sharptvusa.com/themes/custom/sharptvusa/docs/support/Limited_Warranty_for_Sharp_TVs_USA_2016.pdf

@dangeruss Never heard that claim before, but I suppose if I search the internet, I can find articles claiming that it’s bad.

EDIT: Mayo Clinic seems to think it’s safe:
https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/nutrition-and-healthy-eating/expert-answers/canola-oil/faq-20058235

What utter BS. I visited a B&M that listed 5 in-stock (according to Brickseek). The store’s system also showed 5 in-stock. Had a mgr of the housewares dept assist, checking inventory in the back, etc. Long story short, they were nowhere to be found, and they wouldn’t substitute a different model for that price. Sometimes Wally sux a big one.

@fivetalents said in Roll Call...who uses ShopSafe or Citi's "Virtual Account Numbers"?:

The things I like about VAN:

Another PRO:

• You can close out a VAN/VCC at-will so that even if the merchant who’s permitted to charge to it hasn’t fully used up its allocated CL, the merchant won’t get any more successful CC auth’s to the VAN/VCC once closed.

Cheapest filler I found is:

Clean & Clear Lemon Zesty Scrub 1 Oz (Item #30912348) @ $1.20 (in-store pickup only, NOT COUPON ELIGIBLE)

Cheapest filler items eligible for shipping I found are ones from “Earth Therapeutics” for $1.50 (NOT COUPON ELIGIBLE).

Search for “Earth Therapeutics”, sort by price (LOW TO HIGH).

@mrvietnam said in SYWR Points Back with Purchase Offers Thread:

Thanks for the paywall bypassing link. It worked for me, but only when using incognito.private browsing.

Same thing happened to me. I suspect it’s because the article was first opened using the direct (i.e. paywall active) link. If you clear your browser cookies, the paywall bypassing link will likely work in a normal browser session too.

@zapjb said in Bought a New Windows 7 laptop.:

And I didn’t want W10 & since M$ beats the piss out of manufacturers I can’t install W7 on the newest 7th & 8th gen Intel CPU afaik.

If you don’t do graphics intensive stuff (like gaming), one way to run Win7 on any new hardware is to run it as a Virtual Machine (i.e. VirtualBox, VirtualPC, VMware, etc.), where Win10 then simply serves as the “host” OS.

I think VirtualBox is freeware. VirtualPC & VMware (Workstation) are both commercial, although VMware Player (which lets you run VM’s) I think is free. You just have to d/l pre-existing VM’s when using VMware Player (but I think you can find pre-built Win7 VM’s supplied by MS). There are plenty of Linux distro VM’s available for D/L (that should work under VMware Player).

If your host PC has enough disk space and RAM, you can easily run multiple VM’s at once (of whatever OS type/version you desire). You can even run a Win10 as a VM under a Win10 (or even a Win7) host OS.

There’s also a (smaller) rechargeable version for $9.88:
https://www.walmart.com/ip/seort/152788514

Picked up 1 of each, tried out the one in the OP. Didn’t realize (until I looked at the packaging) that it can be paired w/ up to THREE (3) BT devices.

A no-brainer for under $7. (Uses 2 AAA batteries, which may be better than the rechargeable version, assuming the rechargeable battery can’t be replaced once it completely dies).

EDIT Haven’t opened the rechargeable version yet, but I don’t see any indication that it can pair w/ more than 1 device. Thus, from that perspective alone, the one in the OP may be more useful.