@mrvietnam I’m pretty ignorant about why these type of gift cards are “deals”.
Do these purchases count towards the Staples $ spend levels to get to “Premier” status, for example?
Posts made by UkeDog
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RE: Expired: Staples: No Purchase Fee On $200 Visa Gift Cards (12/15-12/21)
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Walmart: Hyper Tough 20V Li-Ion 4-Tool Combo Kit, $40 now, YMMV
Hyper Tough Ht 20-Volt 4-Tool Combo Kit AQ90146G
Brickseek link for store availabilityFound this on that “other” popular deal site. Hyper Tough is Walmart’s budget house brand. I’ve found the few Hyper Tough tools I’ve bought on clearance from Walmart have been generally good, including a couple of drills. This set even comes with 2 batteries (1.5Ah).
Apparently a few stores
havehad so many that they reduced it down to $25, which is crazy!Another unusual thing is that unlike most clearance items (available for store pickup only), Walmart lets you order this online for store pickup, which means you could use a cashback site to save a little more, possibly. Again, YMMV. -
RE: Lowe’s $100 eGift Card For $90 @ Newegg.com, Today Only
@fivetalents Upon checkout (for one) I found that using PayPal for payment was not available, at least not for me.
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D. Lawless Hardware, Cyber Monday free shipping all orders, GREAT cabinet hardware selection and prices
You may have never heard of them (I hadn’t until a few months ago), but they have an immense collection of hardware for cabinets, doors, and so on, as well as variety of of other craft related items. And likely for less $ than you can find anywhere as well!
Free shipping today (Cyber Monday) on all orders!
If you’re thinking about a remodeling or building project where you need such items, you should definitely check them out.
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RE: Gildan Adult & Youth T-Shirts $2 [Available Again] @Michaels Black Friday Doorbuster
@kohlspowrshopper They’re available again (Black Friday 2019). Great deal on quality t-shirts!
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RE: SYWR Points Back with Purchase Offers Thread
@my4mainecoons I’d still be playing if there were any Sears (or Kmart) stores left near me, and even the closest ones (50mi+) are slated to close down.
Just a note about this specific drill/driver set, apparently it’s not “battery compatible” with all the previous Craftsman/B&D 20Vmax tools, at least according to some reviews.
And I say that as a big fan of the B&D 20Vmax line, having lots of shop tools as well as outdoor tools that all use the same 20V li-ion batteries. Plus also (with a minor mod) Porter-Cable 20Vmax batteries as well, and vice versa. -
RE: 4 Months of Amazon Music Unlimited for $0.99 (reg. $9.99/mo.) for New Subscribers thru Jan 06, 2020
@kohlspowrshopper They’ve offered this for a while now, as my 4-month free trial just ended. It’s great, I’ll miss it (I’m just too cheap to pay that much)!
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RE: Swingline® Standard Staples, 1/4" Length, 210/Per Strip, 5,000/Box (35108) $1.69 @ Staples
@geezlouise I think sometimes prices vary depending on whether you’ve logged in, and possibly what “spend level” you’re at after that.
I do see “Business Exclusive Price” along with that $1.69 price, even though I don’t have a business account (or card) with them. I did pay for a “Plus” rewards membership however, back a couple of months ago when they had that on sale for $25… -
RE: Swingline® Standard Staples, 1/4" Length, 210/Per Strip, 5,000/Box (35108) $1.69 @ Staples
Whoda thunk it? Staples at Staples!
I’m already good on those; otherwise they’d be spending more than me just to get them delivered “next day” (as a plus member).
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Topcashback $2.50 bonus for orders $10.00 and up...act quickly!
Just saw it this morning at topcashback.com, which worked out well for a Lowe’s order I needed to make and pickup today.
https://www.topcashback.com/bonus/2-50-oct19-bonus
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RE: Sell $30+, Get a $10 Coupon @ eBay
Wish eBay would targeting me again on these recent offers–coming up nil on the last 3 or 4!
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Home Depot YMMV, Scripto Aim-N-Flame Utility Lighter (3 Pack), $2.03
In-store deal only, likely high YMMV, and this item does not appear on the homedepot.com website.
There were plenty hanging on hooks in my closest Home Depot store, next to the grills and charcoal grills.Each pack had assorted colors of lighters, where one has a “flex” neck, and the other two a straight neck.
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RE: Engineering Catastrophes Season 3 (Digital HD) $1.99 @ Amazon
@ctgolfer This has me recall a coffee table book from years ago, “Famous Christmas Disasters”.
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RE: Ultra Mobile 12-Month Unlimited Talk & Text and 3GB 4G LTE Data for $126 - New Subscribers Only
According to Wikipedia, they use the T-Mobile network, and Mint Mobile is a subsidiary.
Interesting as I’m looking to cut Cricket loose about now. Just not sure I’ll be missing the AT&T cell coverage I currently have. -
RE: Engineering Catastrophes Season 3 (Digital HD) $1.99 @ Amazon
@ctgolfer Is this a YMMV deal? I’m seeing $19.99 following your link. I do have Prime btw…
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RE: CLOVER 3437-035 Tapered Awl - White $2.24 + FS w/Prime @ Amazon
@ctgolfer "Was:
$17.75"
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RE: Braha/Kowheel Hoverboard 3.0 with LED Light Up Wheels, Black, Neutral $99.9, $6 Shipping/Prime @ Woot via Amazon.com, DOTD
@fivetalents 100% electric power! Time for me to trade up from my old coal-fired hoverboard!
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By email invite: Take a zoro.com survey for $20 off $20 coupon emailed to you (check your junk mail folder)
Today this email from Zoro Market Research, subject line: Zoro Payment Preference Study: $20.00 Coupon!
If you’ve bought stuff before from Zoro (zoro.com), you may get the same. Afaik, it looks to be legit.Provides a link to a survey hosted on qualtrics.com
It only took a few minutes to complete, and no personal info was asked or entered“As a token of our appreciation, we’ll be emailing everyone who completes our survey this week a Zoro coupon for $20.00 off any item of $20.00 or more the week of September 30. We hope to hear from you!”
we’ll see…
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RE: Brother HL-L2390DW USB & Wireless Black & White Laser Print-Scan-Copy Printer $69.99 AC, FS @ Staples.com
@fivetalents Great deal! You don’t usually see automatic duplex printing at this price point.
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RE: Craftsman Extreme Grip 10-Pc. Diamond Tip Screwdriver Set $11.94 With Pickup @ Sears.com
@fivetalents It may be a YMMV thing depending on where (or even who) you are, but for me, the Free Shipping minimum is back up to $59.
Further, I’ve found most of these “Hot Buy” tool deals, such as this one, list as “Item not available for FREE shipping”.
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RE: Craftsman Extreme Grip 10-Pc. Diamond Tip Screwdriver Set $11.94 With Pickup @ Sears.com
@fivetalents It seems these would nicely round out that “regular” 6-piece set, as they are all either “long reach” or “stubby”.
I’d definitely bite if there was still a Sears store near me, or at least one that had them in stock. I’m tired of paying them for shipping though. -
RE: Reliance Hassock Portable Toilet $19.99 + FSP @ Walmart
@fivetalents Lol, same on Walmart now too. Must have been the same s
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RE: Reliance Hassock Portable Toilet $19.99 + FSP @ Walmart
@fivetalents Currently, Amazon appears to be matching the $10.13 price, also with free shipping. So the two giants are going head-to-head in the portable toilet merchandising game!
NOTE: Looking at the news, I bet there are lots of folks in east Texas that wish they had one of these!
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RE: Free Lime Bike Helmet - first 250,000
@mrsguin Wonder how many of these Lime helmets will also get thrown into canals, dumpsters, and so on. To join the scooters, that is.
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RE: Scotts Turf Builder Grass Seed Sun & Shade Mix 3-lb. Bag (for Northern Lawns) $7.81 + FS w/Prime @ Amazon
@ctgolfer If I plant a Northern Lawn here in Virginia, would that qualify me for some of those great AB beer rebates?
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RE: Lowe's "Deal Of The Day" has hit a new level of silliness
@ukedog One of my hobbies is monitoring Lowe’s “Deal Of The Day”, more or less for yuks. Today’s is classic, tapping into NFL team spirit.
For today, and today only, you can save a whopping 10% on a portable charcoal grill with your favorite NFL team’s emblem on it!You’d expect to pay $87.95, but if you act fast, you can have it for only $79.15…!
Picnic Time Black Charcoal Grills with NFL Team Logo
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Big Lots 20% Off Entire Purchase Coupon (In FL, GA, SC, NC, VA stores only), Last Day Today
Big Lots: 20% Off Entire Purchase on 9/14 & 9/15 ( FL, GA, SC, NC & VA Stores Only)
Apparently a “Dorian Appreciation” occasion!
Yes, we here in the South need to put our mint juleps down, and hurry on over to Big Lots today! -
RE: Sears Craftsman Evolv 10pc 1/4 inch Standard or Metric Socket Set $1.94 + FSP @ Sears
@my4mainecoons You likely got the PayPal not accepted idea from me, as that’s where I’m at with my account with Sears or Kmart, even though I’m a “VIP Gold, Max Annual” SYW member. Glad that you can still order using PayPal.
The last two orders I was trying to pay only for shipping, using accumulated SYWR points to pay for the actual items. That might have something to do with it, dunno. Even more likely is that I no longer have a valid credit card associated with my Sears/Kmart account–and that ain’t gonna change!
Btw I ended up using the Sears chat mechanism to complain about not being able to order those times (paying only for shipping), and their customer service generously ordered on my behalf, waving the shipping charge! As nice as that was, I’d rather not spend the time going to the well each time assuming this would happen again…
I think the strange, sad, saga of Sears (and Kmart) is drawing near a close now. It’s been a great ride for deals for me though!
Abtw those heavy extension cords are ideal for using with an emergency generator when your load to be powered is pretty far away. Less voltage drop, etc.
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RE: Sears Craftsman Evolv 10pc 1/4 inch Standard or Metric Socket Set $1.94 + FSP @ Sears
@ctgolfer In the Sears spirit of “self liquidation”, there’s all sorts of bargains now on tools, of which these two here are only two examples. You can see a list of over 400 more here:
Sears tool buys, sorted $ low-to-highUnfortunately I don’t see the usual filter on the left panel for which have available “Shipping”, and many of these are only available for Sears store pickup (none left near me, sadly).
However, imo some are even worth it even paying for shipping, especially if you have SYWR points to burn towards the item cost.In my case, this 50ft 12-3 extension cord for $15 seems like a good deal
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RE: GE LED 10W Soft White, BR30 Indoor Flood, Dimmable, 4pk Light Bulbs, $1.50 @ Walmart In-Store YMMV
@midori Congrats! It is a crazy good price. It seems like only a couple of years ago, they ran about $15 each.
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RE: Maisto R/C 4x4 Rock Crawler $12.68 Amazon - free shipping with Prime
@ctcarl I love that it comes in “Frustration-Free Packaging” (at least the lowest cost one). Whereas the “Standard Packaging” is 3 times the price!
So many times I’ve been almost reduced to tears just getting my R/C model out of the standard clamshell packaging!
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Sears and Kmart stopped taking PayPal for online orders, and their gift cards are hard to purchase now
Anybody else? I’ve noticed Sears and Kmart gift cards have disappeared from places like Kroger, Lowe’s, and Staples, and even finding them online is tricky. For example Kroger still has the web page for Sears gift cards, but has marked them “Closed” (like so many of the actual Sears stores, har).
Well, Raise still lists them, but I’m not too sure about doing business with them. And besides, they don’t take PayPal…
Which brings me back to my original problem with trying to order online with either Sears or Kmart (burning SYWR points): the order won’t complete when trying to use PayPal.
Even after I’ve been automatically switched to PayPal to complete it, when that part finishes and I’m returned to Sears or Kmart to review the order, I’m prompted to enter a credit card (and that ain’t gonna happen).I’ve used PayPal plenty of times in the past.
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RE: Aug 31 UPDATE to PSA: Yet more Sears and Kmart stores closing (yet again)
UPDATE 8/31/2019: They keep dropping like flies. This time, as of yet, no nice clean list of stores to be closed from corporate like before.
Yet it’s reported nearly 100 more Kmart and Sears stores will be closed before the end of the year.
USA Today article: https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2019/08/31/kmart-sears-store-closings-more-locations-shutter-end-2019/2168435001/ -
RE: Post-it Extreme 3-in x Green, Yellow, Orange, Mint Sticky Notes (12-Pack) $4.99 @ Lowe's
@ctgolfer Evidently these are some kind of super-duper post-its. After I saw I free shipping, I bit for one.
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RE: Current BPR (beer purchase required) online rebates
@briarycliffs Thanks Cliffs, I’m going to beat you to it on a few that might actually work for me in VA.
Namely, AB-1373 and possibly AB-1381. The first one is ambiguous with “Anheuser-Busch Craft Brands” (like I’m supposed to know).
I googled this bit, and evidently Devils Backbone brews qualify. Nuff said!Btw when it comes to beer rebates, it seems NY is the place to live!
EDIT 9/10: Kroger had 15-packs of DB Vienna Lager on sale this week for $13.99.
So my rebate is in, I’m enjoying this brew more (and for far less) than my normal swill–thanks Cliffs! -
RE: Reliance Hassock Portable Toilet $19.99 + FSP @ Walmart
Who doesn’t need this?!! In for one for the pup tent in our backyard!
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RE: Adobe Photoshop Elements 2019 [PC/Mac DISC] $59.99 + FSSS/Prime @ Amazon.com
@kohlspowrshopper Fwiw, you can use Amazon no-rush shipping credits towards a download purchase.
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RE: Sharpie Permanent Markers, Fine Point, Assorted Colors, 5 Count $1 + FS w/Prime @ Amazon
@ctgolfer Wow, that didn’t last long! Only available from 3rd party sellers now. A 1-hour-long Office Depot pricematch?
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RE: Current BPR (beer purchase required) online rebates
@briarycliffs Thanks cliffs for the heads up (glad for the Edit > Find feature in Firefox too!)
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TopCashback email, activate for $5 bonus cashback on $15 purchase (check your junk mail folder)
By email invite only, where the subject line is: "Hey (your name)… grab your $5 bonus"
Earn $5 extra cash back: August 16th - 18th
Stack the savings with a limited time cash back bonus! Get $5 extra cash back when you spend over $15, on one single transaction this weekend.
Simply activate the promotion via the link below. Once you’ve made a transaction the bonus will appear in your account. When it’s payable, your bonus will be too.
Ends August 18th at 23:59 PT.
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RE: SYWR Points Back with Purchase Offers Thread
@briarycliffs I admit to be intrigued by the idea of a Martha Stewart hori-hori knife! As in a future collector’s item, for example.
I wonder if her past incarceration experience factors in with this product endorsement?Btw I just got an email from topcashback.com promising a $5 extra cash back bonus for any purchase $15 or over. Sears is not on the excluded merchants list either…
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RE: Cuisinart CPK-17 PerfecTemp 1.7-Liter Stainless Steel Cordless Electric Kettle $51.04 + FSSS/Prime @ Amazon.com & Walmart.com
@fivetalents Thanks for understanding 5talents, and I did review it on Amazon. It’s somewhere in the sea of 1-star reviews for that particular Cuisinart appliance.
Maybe were all just unlucky recipients of a faulty mfgr run, while others lucked out. However, there is no reasonable explanation for the Cuisinart warranty/customer service struggle.
Btw I’m running with you 4coons on the complexity factor for making hot water. Our speedy no-name unit has a simple press-down-for-on switch that auto-popups-up when done. It does have a Light-Emitting-Diode in the switch though, lol. -
RE: SYWR Points Back with Purchase Offers Thread
@my4mainecoons Interesting spin on this collection of tools, all priced at $25 even, with many looked to be marked up from the normal sale price. Unlike most previous 100%-points-back on x$ offers , this actually does seem to be limited to just these specific tools. I did spot one or two others that also qualify, like a Worx leaf collection gadget. But not much else of interest to me at the moment. I was hoping the offer applied to $25+ worth of tools, in general, like in similar past offers.
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RE: Cuisinart CPK-17 PerfecTemp 1.7-Liter Stainless Steel Cordless Electric Kettle $51.04 + FSSS/Prime @ Amazon.com & Walmart.com
@fivetalents I don’t mean to be mean about this deal, but the Cuisinart brand has lost its luster in our house. This after trying to get warranty service from them on a combo coffee maker/hot water dispenser that broke less than 9 months in (the hot water side). It took months of phone calls and several broken promises before they got off the mark and finally sent us a refurbished replacement. So I’d take that “limited 3-year warranty” with a big grain of salt.
On the plus side, this has lots of cool bells and whistles. But on the minus side, note the same thing–as any of them can break!
You have to ask yourself, do I really need all these features? We found that Amazon sells a lot of low-cost cordless electric kettles, and picked out a “no name” one about the same size that has an all stainless steel interior without a water window (no plastic inside) and it has worked perfectly many times a day. Much better/faster than the broken side of our Cuisinart combo unit, for sure!
I’ll probably regret posting this. It’s just a reaction to that last bullet item in the description, lol.
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Staples emailed coupon for $5 off $10 of school supplies, in-store only (check your junk email folder)
Email subject line is: "$5 off school supplies! Stock up on classroom essentials"
Printable coupon with UPC code, fine print as follows:Valid in Staples® U.S. stores only. Excludes Texas Instruments™ & Casio® graphing calculators, Paper, Ink & Toner, Tech Services, Warranties, Smart Home, Streaming, Computers, Monitors, Tablets, Beats & AirPods, Apple, Postage Stamps, Gift Cards and Printers. While supplies last. Limit one coupon per customer, nontransferable. Offer is subject to change or cancellation at any time. Each item purchased can only be discounted by one coupon, applied by cashier in the order received. Coupon not valid if purchased or sold and must be surrendered. No cash/credit back. Not valid on prior purchases or purchases made with Staples® Procurement or Convenience Cards. Coupon value applied pre-tax. Expires 8/17/19.
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Aug 31 UPDATE to PSA: Yet more Sears and Kmart stores closing (yet again)
UPDATE 8/31/2019: They keep dropping like flies. This time, as of yet, no nice clean list of stores to be closed from corporate like before.
Yet it’s reported nearly 100 more Kmart and Sears stores will be closed before the end of the year.
USA Today article: https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2019/08/31/kmart-sears-store-closings-more-locations-shutter-end-2019/2168435001/PRIOR NEWS:
Both my local Sears and Kmart stores already closed, but this could affect others who are burning SYWR points.
In this round, it’s 21 Sears stores and 5 Kmart stores to close in October 2019Sears and Kmart store closings list: 21 Sears and 5 Kmart locations to close in October
https://searsholdings.com/docs/080619_store_closing_list.pdf
NOTE: I realize that some may consider the closing of remaining Sears and Kmart stores itself a “public service”.