Skullcandy Jib Earbuds FREE (after Staples Rewards) B&M Only

python2k said:   I just have to wonder how, sphynx88, you manage your bank account, and how many things you consider free. From what you've said, I'll bet if you buy some of those Free After Rewards Duracells, when you get the money back in the form of Rewards, you go out and spend the Rewards as if what you buy is free.Hey, if trillion-dollar financial institutions can do it (with bundled derivatives), so can we!

Of course I understand, and I understood, oneyInMyWallet. My point was about the free-after-rebate Duracells. Don't buy them, get the rewards, spend the rewards on a non-rebate item, and consider them both free.

Obviously, if there are FAR items available N times, you can make N free purchases, and it doesn't in any way rely on some "cascading" notion of one reward making the next FAR item free. You can pay with cash each time, and every item is Free After Rebate. You do have to have a target for all those rewards, of course, but decent deals for things I want pop up now and then.

If the only items you would ever buy at Staplez are FAR, then your point is well-taken.

Now to find a widget...

yesidonoitall said:   mathfaster said:   I am going to RED the next OP who puts FREE for a 100% back in Staples rewards item. I think this discussion has exhausted itself already.


How would you like it worded?

Just like it says in the email. IIRC Staples used to use the term FREE in their weekly ads but they no longer do so. "100% back in Staples Rewards on the Skullcandy Jib Earbuds" will do. If you notice, the thread for the 4GB thumb drive is titled "100% back in Staples Rewards on the Staples 4GB Micro Relay USB flash drive $5.99 Staples B&M only thru 12/24". There was no discussion of "free" because it was not the the title or OP.

ETA: I have to laugh tho at the school marms who have an issue with free though. Got an email today that is titled "FREE Breakfast starts Monday!". Then of course there is the kicker using an asterisk, "with the purchase of second breakfast of equal or greater value plus two beverages".

In for 1

Bought one today. Anyway a couple of notes: the picture of the earbuds on the coupon look like a slightly different set of buds (I think they are showing the "Ink'd" model on the coupon). No big deal, but they look a bit different. I also notice the Skullycandy website does not even really mention the existance of the "Jib" model. It is packaged in a very basic small "blister" pack. Here is a more representative photo:

drnyinyithan said:   just bought green colored one from Staples in 42nd street and avenue of america. great item, and my son took it away from me right away. Can't buy another one because they offer only 1 rebate per household....

100% back in rewards. Not a rebate.

I got one this morning. Used the coupon and gave my stples reward number.

Do I need to do anything else to get the rebate/rewards back? Like register it at stpales rewards dot com?

v1rok said:   I got one this morning. Used the coupon and gave my stples reward number.

Do I need to do anything else to get the rebate/rewards back? Like register it at stpales rewards dot com?

There is an advantage to registering online, you can get your rewards check digitally, so it comes a little earlier

Thanks OP! Got aSet last night.

And pack of free batteries.

Free is good.

LiquidSilver said:   My bad about my comment earlier, I should have said you can use Rewards to pay for 100% back in Rewards items, but you shouldn't (not can't, sorry) because you won't get anything back in rewards. I thought the context was implied, but I guess I wasn't clear.Have they gone back to not paying Rewards when you pay with Rewards? I know they did at one point, then they changed and started paying. But it's never a good idea to do so because they could change back.

My purchase has posted to rewards account. However, I did not earn rewards for the item. I guess I will call next week. Anybody else have the same problem?

Jasonlh1 said:   My purchase has posted to rewards account. However, I did not earn rewards for the item. I guess I will call next week. Anybody else have the same problem?Yes, same problem.
Item # Item Description
321114 Skullcandy JIB EARBUD BLACK 1 $9.99 -$0.01 $9.98 $0.00
424155 12/22 Skullcandy NI SKU 1 $0.01 $0.00 $0.01 $0.00

add me to the list
321118 Skullcandy JIB EARBUDS BLUE 1 $9.99 -$0.01 $9.98 $0.00
424155 12/22 Skullcandy NI SKU 1 $0.01 $0.00 $0.01 $0.00

Mine weren't there either. I was originally wondering if it's because we also bought the Toshiba HD and used a $20 off coupon on the same transaction. So the way Staples plays coupons, they spread them across all items on the receipt, the Skullcandy earbuds look like they were only $7.77, not the same as the $9.99 deal. But since others are having the same problem, maybe it's systemic.

I also figure I will have to call them to get the full $9.99 back because of the way the HD coupon was spread. If/when it resolves automatically, it will probably only credit me $7.77.

Jasonlh1 said:   My purchase has posted to rewards account. However, I did not earn rewards for the item. I guess I will call next week. Anybody else have the same problem?

Same thing here. I bought one pack of batteries and this. The batteries are showing as qualified for rewards and these are not.

FWIW, my Saturday purchase is also broken. I contacted CS via chat and got this response:

"We apologize, we have just been notified of this issue and are currently working to resolve the problem. We do not have an estimated time of resolution at this time. Again, we apologize for the inconvenience."

Something must be happening. Just looked at my rewards account and now the entire transaction is missing from my Dec purchase history. hopefully they are going to correct and redo

humbleone said:   Mine is also missing, it was there minus the rewards early this morning.Ditto.

Maybe this is part of fixing this for everyone.

Fixed as of this morning! Didn't even have to call