Staples B&M Make $10 w/$25-75 in store and Monetize Rewards a/MIR-ER on McAfee and Photo Paper (see post)

If you have rewards to monetize and have the $25/75 coupon from recent hot deals threads:

Buy 1 McAfee Total Protection 1pc (sku 369123) $59.99

Buy 2ea Staples Photo 4x6 60pk @ $9.99

Pay $79.97

less $25/75

$54.97
less $45 MIR
less 19.98 in photo paper EASY rebates

plus any tax

make approx $10 less any sales tax paid. if paying w/rewards, sales tax usually not charged. all REBATES eligible with rewards payment.

ends 4/28

Does McAfee has restriction on 1 rebate per product per year? I saw reference in OD FAR thread but never see any mention in any Staples threads.

thanks MrC.

roy7736 said:   chikuMarwadi said:   Does McAfee has restriction on 1 rebate per product per year? I saw reference in OD FAR thread but never see any mention in any Staples threads.

thanks MrC.

From my past experience, yes they do have that restriction. A couple of years ago they denied a bunch of rebates that I sent in, and because of that I have never purchased another McAfee product since then.
McAfee reabtes suck.

roy7736 said:   chikuMarwadi said:   Does McAfee has restriction on 1 rebate per product per year? I saw reference in OD FAR thread but never see any mention in any Staples threads.

thanks MrC.

From my past experience, yes they do have that restriction. A couple of years ago they denied a bunch of rebates that I sent in, and because of that I have never purchased another McAfee product since then.

I haven't seen this as an issue in a while (at least with these Staples MIR's).....it could simply be noone's be brave enough to try or they are paying them.

The rejections a few years ago tended to be on the Office Depot rebates as I believe at one time, the McAfee's at Staples were done as easy rebates then changed about 2 years ago to MIR's. I may be wrong on this. so everyone should do what they're comfortable with (risk potential for no rebate)

Danzilla said:   TD for McAfee mail in... (even if only in comparison to Staples normal easy rebates!)

I understand the MIR TD, but this is the ONLY deal this week to monetize rewards using the $25/75 coupon and still make a few bucks. There just isn't anything else, so we can only work with what Staples gives us.

We all got very spoiled with the Trend Micro rebates, but those appear to have ended for now.

camar0 said:   McAfee rebates suck due to mail in and 1 per household... HOWEVER, i have done 3 in last 4 months and each were approved but still waiting for money

I can deal with the mail in as long as I get the rebate. you're still waiting for checks from rebates sent in 3 or 4 months ago? that seems awfully long, are you sure the check wasn't cut. I'd check the status, if still not sent out after 8 weeks, I'd contact them.

bebe626 said:   MISTERCHEAP said:   If you have rewards to monetize and have the $25/75 coupon from recent hot deals threads:

Buy 1 McAfee Total Protection 1pc (sku 369123) $59.99
Buy 2ea Staples Photo 4x6 60pk @ $9.99
Pay $79.97

less $25/75

$54.97
...... if paying w/rewards, sales tax usually not charged. all REBATES eligible with rewards payment.


My local Staples treats Rewards checks as coupons, so if I were to use a $40 Rewards check on this purchase, they wouldn't accept the Staples $25 off $75 coupon (nor a $10 off $50 competitor coupon either).

Is that how other Staples stores treat Rewards checks also? Just curious.

you hand in the $25/75 coupon FIRST, then the $40 rewards check. there is no issue. a rewards check is a payment coupon and is stackable with the $25/75 coupon. If the store refuses, call corporate and complain. the store has no grounds to refuse the coupon if you've spent the $75, even if you are using a rewards check.

Alexsoccerboy said:   chaddi said:   roy7736 said:   chikuMarwadi said:   Does McAfee has restriction on 1 rebate per product per year? I saw reference in OD FAR thread but never see any mention in any Staples threads.

thanks MrC.

From my past experience, yes they do have that restriction. A couple of years ago they denied a bunch of rebates that I sent in, and because of that I have never purchased another McAfee product since then.
McAfee reabtes suck.

I still for the life of me can't understand why Intel thought that would be a good purchase. Think of the other companies they could have bought in the last 3 years instead!

McAfee is the most commonly use AV. If they can make it a CPU hog, people will be forced to upgrade their PCs. When you processor utilization goes high, check in task manager, mshield.exe is the hog. P.S I don't use windows software.

andreb said:   My experience has been that Staples takes the Rewards certificates first no matter what sequence you give it with a coupon (eg $25/$75); then they take the dollar off coupon. So if your Rewards is more than the cost of your purchase, they don't take the dollar off coupon. You can only use both the Rewards and the dollar off coupon if your purchase is more than or equal to both combined.

Some managers will override that for you so they will take off the ($25/$75) coupon first. YMMV

Online however they will take the dollars off coupon (eg $25/$75) first.

If you DON'T hand them the rewards cert. until AFTER you hand them the $25/75 you won't have this issue. like a card game, you don't show your hand to the other people!

andreb said:   Mister Cheap insists he's right, but as I said, that's not my experience. The sequence doesn't matter to the computer.

not sure what you're talking about, but a rewards check does not "void" out a $25/75 coupon.

in your case, the cashier is refusing to put it through. no matter what, you should ALWAYS hand them the $25/75 first! so the total to THEIR EYES is above $75 when it's scanned.

and yes, I insist I'm right on this issue, cause I am.

I'm about to mail in the McAfee rebate form that's on the register tape and noticed the statement that the rebate amount cannot exceed the purchase price. The rebate receipt does show the $25 coupon being divided amongst the 2 photo papers and the McAfee so the price of the software is 59.99 minus a 18.76 coupon, shown on the rebate receipt. If the rebate condition is applied, then the rebate would only be $41.23

On the other hand, I've read the rebate terms several times, and I only see that it says to send in the rebate form and UPC with no mention of sending in a receipt. I would then rather not send in the receipt.

Thoughts, suggestions?

I did one of these mail-in McAfee rebates from Staples tail end of last year and used a coupon (most likely competitor's coupon because I never get Staples ones) on the order. I forget if I had bought other stuff with that order but on the receipt you could clearly see that the price I bought it at was less than the rebate price. I didn't expect to get the full amount back given stories I've heard of McAfee rebates but lo and behold I did. Maybe I got lucky.

triamarker said:   I did one of these mail-in McAfee rebates from Staples tail end of last year and used a coupon (most likely competitor's coupon because I never get Staples ones) on the order. I forget if I had bought other stuff with that order but on the receipt you could clearly see that the price I bought it at was less than the rebate price. I didn't expect to get the full amount back given stories I've heard of McAfee rebates but lo and behold I did. Maybe I got lucky.I really don't understand what you are basing this expectation on. I've always gotten the full amount with McAfee and other rebates, even when using a coupon. Just circle the item with the price it rang up at before coupons on the receipt. To be honest, I doubt they even look at the price, they just want to see that you bought the right product on the right day at the right store.