Posts made by yoregano

My response to TCB after getting the same denial response after a claim:
What good does it do to use Chrome, with the TCB extension installed, and have it showing as activated at the time of purchase, if that can’t be considered as reliable? It’s ridiculous. My click-to-merchant history timestamp and actual purchase time are within minutes of each other. There simply is no sensible explanation why anything should have gone wrong except to say the TCB has shortcomings in their system and processing to reliably track transactions. I just do not have these problems with other cash-back sites. I have been using cash-back sites for years—I understand how this works. If something goes wrong, I’m at the mercy of the cash-back site to follow through or not. And I again say, since there is not credit showing for me for this purchase from another cash-back site, something doesn’t add up.

I’m sure I’ll just get another sorry-sounding reply back, but I’m getting my two bits in. I’m pretty sure I’m going to be done with them after many years of satisfaction. And I will follow through and actively bad mouth them going forward.

Wonder what the formula is for getting these. I got the last one and this one on one of my family’s accounts. But the two other accounts have not gotten any.

One wonders how it was possible almost a half-hour in, but I seem to have gotten a spot, too.

Edit: I made a screen shot of the confirmation just in case…

Yep. What a cluster****.

Site loads, but… “ALL RESERVATIONS HAVE BEEN CLAIMED FOR TODAY. COME BACK TOMORROW AT 12PM EST TO TRY FOR A RESERVATION AGAIN WHILE SUPPLIES LAST!” 🥴

Yep, reminds me of Quikly contests. Gone in milliseconds. 🙄🤪

I’ve historically had pretty good results using TCB over the years, but my last two did not track and I am awaiting follow-up after submitting claims. Transactions were at Home Depot and Hulu, FWIW.

I just got three emails for winning one of each GC from the sweepstakes, a $3, a $10, and a $20.
My wife entered the contest daily, too, but apparently didn’t win anything.

@mistercheap said

Prepaid Visa/MC cards are technically gift cards themselves…

Well, this is where it gets hazy. They sort of are, but not really. They are processed as debit or CCs and thus should be usable anywhere such cards are accepted. I always have a lot of these around, mostly in digital-only form (from compensation for surveys, rewards program redemptions, etc.) and online transactions like this are a perfect way to use them.

A good deal, but the biggest thing that annoys me about this and other gift card sites is that they won’t accept prepaid cards as a form of payment.

Yeah, I guess these aren’t universal across all chains. No offers for Jewel in the Chicago area. Come to think of it, haven’t had a Saturday Sampler offer here for several weeks. (I’ve had the sanitizer and wipes available off and on for a while now, but those aren’t SS offers.)

I think it looks like this only one Whopper per account per day. I’m getting one today, will have to see if the offer shows up again tomorrow.

I have 125 points for each receipt, but my bonus is only 1,500 points for spending $10 and is valid only until 12/13. And it must be $10+ plus in a single transaction; cumulative receipts of lesser amounts not applicable.

@my4mainecoons said in Hulu Black Friday deal: $.99/month For Up To 12 Months (11/23-11/29):

I don’t know what’s on Hulu so I searched and it says that it has the major networks. So I could stream the Superbowl?

No. This is the basic $6.99 plan at a discounted price. There is no live TV, save for perhaps certain events. Major networks do post some shows there, for example, you can watch the current season of ABC’s The Goldbergs, but not live, but instead soon after the original airing on regular broadcast (which you could also do via ABC’s own app). To get live channels, you’d have to subscribe to the much more expensive Hulu + Live. This basic version of Hulu is similar to Netflix and Prime that (for the most part) only carry on-demand streaming/

Last day for offer. Use Topcashback for a $2 bonus. I used a prepaid Visa card for payment, a great solution if one is running out of CC numbers.

Good way to watch the Dexter: New Blood reboot on Showtime. The last episode will be available in January so two months is enough to get through it.

For many years, this seemed like a good deal. But it’s now useless for me. The $7.99 carryout deal for any pizza with up to three toppings, available everyday, beats this (almost) half-off deal (for me at least, prices vary per location). Unless one must have a pie with more than three toppings, consider accordingly.

The bird clues that TCB posts on their Facebook page are the only guaranteed merchants where one will find a bird. People commenting in those posts where they find other birds is kind of pointless, really. Any other birds one might find are completely random. And as described, there are various results when a bird is found. Most are entries for the grand prize. Some can be for instant wins of low value, and others can be toward completing a set to win larger amounts, such as four cakes needed to win $25.

@my4mainecoons said in TCB - TopCashBack - $10 wyb $25 at participating retailers by 10/27/21 plus new Hummingbird game for 10th Birthday Bash:

I got a hummingbird when I clicked on Macy’s. Macy’s free ship for $25 purchase.
$25xx - 5% cb - $10 bonus looks good. Ideally I’d find something with a rebate.

TCB posts the merchant with the guaranteed daily bird on their FB page. Today’s is indeed Macy’s. Otherwise, if one is persistent, you can randomly click on other store links to get another bird or two throughout the day.

They updated the link for the bonus on their FB page: https://bit.ly/30RHtPD
It’s $2.50 on a $10+ purchase.

I tried to do this today, and was able to enter the flash contest, but when I tried to activate the mystery bonus, I got, “Unfortunately, you can no longer activate this promotion. Browse our Top Offers page to find other deals you may like.”

I found this via a Facebook ad earlier this week. Went smoothly for me. Per that ad, it is valid in more states but some are only for 50% of the purchase price, as in my case in IL.

Where exactly is this deal? Perhaps expired/limit reached? I went to the “deals” tab in my PP account and I don’t see $10 off anything.

No thanks.

Several other cards have promotions, too.
https://giftcards.kroger.com/promotions

I got one. It was good enough. It was free once per account, though, not one on both days. That is, I got mine on the 13th and the offer was not there when I checked again on the 14th.

I just signed up today, and this offer is still available to claim, FWIW.

@mistercheap said in Free Coca-Cola Drink (possibly by rebate?) on June 15 sign up req'd at Coke:

@yoregano said in Free Coca-Cola Drink (possibly by rebate?) on June 15 sign up req'd at Coke:

My wife, who signed up well after I did, got the email yesterday. But I never got it.

We both got our email, I signed up about a day before she did when I saw the deal was still live from @MrVietnam 's post. Be sure to check your spam folders too.

Yeah, I have no idea why I didn’t get it.

My wife, who signed up well after I did, got the email yesterday. But I never got it.

Was this meant to be a standalone post, or a reply to a different thread? The subject line needs to be more clear. EDIT: I see now that this is expired, whatever the case.

Their system keeps rejecting my perfectly clear receipt. Guess I have to nag them.

Limit one… per number, household, anyone know exactly?

I’m coming up on the end of my six-month sub I got last Christmastime for 2,000 DMI points. This is not nearly as good a deal. Oh well, wonder if they’ll bring it back for the upcoming holiday season.

Quite the bummer that this code is valid only at “participating locations.”

I go for stretches of time where I forget all about this. Anybody still consider Recyclebank really worthwhile? The only thing of any value that I ever redeem for are magazine subs. Those can be pretty good, but even now that I am only earning a few points here and there, I have thousands of points banked and magazine subs only cost a few hundred points or so.

I just did the app reload and got the credit too. Easy peasy.

@zerenia said in Free $100 for Sending your Diploma to Natural Light:

Got my diploma back today and a commemorative picture of the artwork.

—. Z. —

Same here.

Yes, regional deal. The new deal for me (Chicago area) is get a free medium hot or iced coffee with any purchase on Mondays.

I got the email today too. I was just wondering about what was up with this deal and whether or not I was ever going to get my diploma back.

What am I missing here? According to the Camel, this has been a consistent price for quite some time. Actually, it was supposedly it’s all-time low of $20.97 on Dec. 3.
Something seems fishy here…

I just got the Jr. Bacon Cheeseburger today. Note that this offer is in-store only, you scan the QR code in the app to redeem. Not valid for mobile orders. FWIW, I was able to get two free mini Frosties as well, one with the keytag and one with a coupon from the Halloween booklet. My purchase was a jr. fries, $1.19 at my location.

@mistercheap said in FREE Wendy's Frosty Jr. w/Purchase when you buy a Frosty Key Tag for $2 (Unlimited use until 12/31/21):

Wondering if this can be stacked with APP OFFERS (like free chicken sandwich w/any purchase) or they considered it duplication of offers (one offer per order)

But to be honest, I often order the Frosty Jr. as my ‘purchase’ as it’s been as low as 29c in some locations to satisfy the requirement for the free chix or whatever sandwich.

I do all the time. I suppose this falls into the YMMV category as a particular location (or even cashier or manager on duty at a particular time) may respond differently than another. In my case, I’ve never been rejected at my hometown location and I never order without using other coupons. There’s nothing to scan or input for the free frosty; I just show them the tag and they give me one.

Yes I’m sure. I never got any email to click a claim link (for this month, as opposed to months when I did get credit). I checked my promo credits balance just to be sure as well.

Never got credit for this month. I absolutely did the process correctly. This happened the second month and I let it go, but this time I’m complaining until they give me some kind of concession.

Hmmm… two days since completion for me, and I haven’t received an email yet about rewards.

@krazy9katz said in Amazon Prime Video: Watch 8 Hours of Select Prime Videos, Get a Free $5 Video Credit + $5 CheezIts Credit Must Enroll each month:

now they have a totally new list of movies and says 8 hours.

I’m glad I didn’t slog through the previous list of choices. It will be interesting to see if things get credited correctly this month!

15 hours required now, and only five tv shows (and no movies) on the list?!?

It looks like they’ve cracked down on buying prepaid Visa/MC with prepaid cards. Yes, supposedly against a (stupid) policy to do so, but the I have done so many times in the past if the cashier would allow it. But today, it didn’t work. At checkout, when I swiped a prepaid card to attempt to pay, the system gave a “not authorized” message and I had to pay with a regular CC. Jewel in the Chicago area.

I had the offer again today too. But also be sure to check and see if you have the free Whopper with any purchase deal that I’ve mentioned previously. If so, order the 8-pc nuggets or something else cheap and get two items for ~$1.

@my4mainecoons No, not that I could tell. Nothing shows in cart or receipt at time of transaction. As a precaution, I took a screenshot of the offer in case something went wrong and I needed to contact customer service.

FWIW, I did a reload to my existing GC balance.