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Well that died fast!

@thediggler 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*:

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!)

Used the tea kettle several times today, where on one test, I purposely let it boil (and whistle) for 10-15 minutes straight (to try and allow heat to build up).

The handle itself (back end, farthest away from the pouring spout, which is where you’re supposed to grab the handle from) never got hot to the touch.

During the “extended boil” test, I noticed that while pushing the button forward, if I had the flat part of my thumb pressed down directly against the handle, some steam could be felt as water poured out (which is obviously “hot”). If I shifted my thumb slightly to prevent it laying flat against the handle, no issue.

In short, while I still find the button mechanism awkward, I don’t have any reoccurring issues w/ hot steam burning my hand, fingers, or thumb (which I guess is also a finger! )

For $5, so far this tea kettle is a no brainer of a purchase.

New postcard for former members in the mail:

3 month trial activate at member counter

25.00 for regular membership for the year

Expires 12/31/18

Ended up with the last one in my local Wally. It’s very basic and feels cheap especially when turning the knob to set time+temp. But it came up to temp and cooked a steak so it’s a winner for the price is if lasts. Happy hunting!

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/01/06/sears-rejects-eddie-lamperts-bid-to-save-company-will-liquidate-.html

Court allows Chairman Eddie Lampert another chance to buy Sears, pushing off decision to shut stores

Eddie Lampert’s $4.4 billion offer was the only bid that could keep the company going in its entirety.
Sears, which also owns Kmart, filed for bankruptcy in October.
ESL plans to contest Sears’ decision, pointing to the money its spent on advisors.

@thediggler Had the same thing happen with credit.com - annoying!

@thediggler said in Staples.com (on-line only, 5 digit) $25 off $75 cpn (possibly targeted, so YMMV):

@george2001 said in Staples.com (on-line only, 5 digit) $25 off $75 cpn (possibly targeted, so YMMV):

That’s the same coupon number that they sent me, so it’s not a one time use coupon.

By virtue of being a 5 digit code, that implies re-usability (across Staples.com accounts); however, it may be one-time use per Staples.com account.

Not sure if it’s targeted or not.

That’s the big unknown. Is it only valid for Staples.com accounts whose reward # received the “targeted” email?

No, unless something has changed. Should be able to use it on any acct. They’ve been sending out 5 digit $25/$75 and $5/$25 BTS weekly for the past few weeks. Also got a $10/$50 BTS last week.

Btw, they’re 6 inches each. If you need 1 foot extenders, go w/ the Sunbeam deal linked at the top of the OP.

@bbsearchlight
Dell will be able to tell if you go through a portal, but I doubt AMEX will be able to tell (or do anything about it).

I wasn’t planning on using this offer (since I don’t have anything I need to purchase from Dell.com), but if you find me a FAR item @ Dell, I’ll order it by going through cashback portal (ebates, tcb, etc.) and see if I get the AMEX offer credit. I suspect I will.

Based on the T&C, this is not 10% back on (up to) $100. It’s 10% back on up to $1,000 (one THOUSAND dollars), as your maximum statement credit is $100.

@calwatch said in Merrill Edge $100 - $1,000 sign-up bonus (requires $20K - $200K of assets to be invested):

This offer periodically pops up. It is good for anyone, no attendance required. If you miss it it will come around in a few months.

I only saw it available last year around the end of the year, and I failed to notice the same offer again this year until around now. (I discovered this year’s CPN code on my own by manipulating the CPN code from last year, but thereafter I found the link in the OP posted on Nov 7, 2017 at some investor web site or blog).

@bandung3877 said in Costco.com $25 off $250 CPN giveaway (flyers available in-store, YMMV), exp 12-31-2017:

Hi, I’m a Costco member but never received the code. Could you please share? Thank you so much!

You need to send the OP a request via chat/PM.