Staples 11/25-12/1 HP Double Ink Recyle ($4ea) w/$50+ HP Ink Spend Duracells AGAIN Computer Deals, etc

tangster said:   25 off 75

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ends tonight

16 digit coupons shouldn't be shared. that is a one time use coupon. in other words, if you used it, it's already dead, otherwise by posting it here, it's probably already dead!!

If I have already done the triple ink recycling promotion for November and only recycled 5, can I now also do the double ink recycling for 15 with another $50 purchase? For a total of $90 in rewards for ink recycling for the month.

I think I should be able to, but if anyone knows for sure from prior experience I would appreciate it.

I wasn't thinking and used a $25 off $75 coupon on my purchase yesterday ($54 on ink, $20 on TrendMicro, and $45 on the Folgers BOGO). Did I just screw myself out of the double ink rewards by using the coupon? If so, suggestions? Is return & re-buy the only option?

Your help is appreciated - AND IN RETURN, I'm planning to be the guinea pig to do 10 cartridges by the end of the November and 10 more December 1st to see if we can double dip on double rewards. Thanks!

FatRick said:   MrVietnam said:   When buying the free after rewards Duracell batteries try to get the batteries that are good for ten years. I bought some last weekend that are only good for 5 years. I called Duracell. They said they have two types of battery expirations: 7 years and 10 years. The ones I bought that expire in 5 years means they were sitting on the shelf at the store for 2 years before I bought them.

FINALLY! I can post some really helpful info.

Look on the back of the battery package to read the date of manufacture. Some packs make it easy, and have it in plain English. Others are coded.

See image at left.

The one on the bottom is easy: produced August 28, 2012.

The top one, 1J18J2, you have to decode:

• 1 = 2011
  J = month, where A = Jan, B = Feb, etc. J = October
  18 = day of month
  
  October 18, 2011

Very smart! Only one problem. All the newer ones have the easy-to-decode dates. If you see the other type, it's too old. Case settled!

ETA: The weird quotes are not my fault. FW is messing up.

shayis said:   If I have already done the triple ink recycling promotion for November and only recycled 5, can I now also do the double ink recycling for 15 with another $50 purchase? For a total of $90 in rewards for ink recycling for the month.

I think I should be able to, but if anyone knows for sure from prior experience I would appreciate it.

Can someone help out by reposting where to buy used cartridges for these ink promos. Thanks

spater said:   shayis said:   If I have already done the triple ink recycling promotion for November and only recycled 5, can I now also do the double ink recycling for 15 with another $50 purchase? For a total of $90 in rewards for ink recycling for the month.

I think I should be able to, but if anyone knows for sure from prior experience I would appreciate it.

Can someone help out by reposting where to buy used cartridges for these ink promos. ThanksAmazing new site online where people buy and sell used items... e-something... Ummm ebuy? No, that's not it... give me a minute.... errrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.....

[/sarcasm]Look for offers that work out to $.20 per cartridge or less, but expect to buy by the 100s (can find .16, .15, even sometimes .13 per cartridge, but have to buy larger quantities). Usually I find the better prices on ink tanks, like those used by Canon and Epson.

Danzilla said:   BTW, there aren't any new coupons, are they? Nothing to replace the 5 off 50 that expired on 11/25? I have a 15 off 100, but didn't want $100 worth of ink. 5 off 50 online would have been perfect.

There was a 5 off 30 (online and phone) for the 26th (Cyber Monday). Dont know if it will still work
http://f.e.staples.com/i/25/2068345218/coupon85815.JPG?...

metsfan said:   Yep, $27.98 in rewards, used the $4 coupon. Bought another 2 packs today.Mine posted, and I got the full amount even though I bought in a state where coupons are entered as a Staples coupon because they are not taxed. In the past the manufacturers coupons have not been deducted, so obviously there has been no change in the policy.

I know it's posted somewhere, but, Staple's "week" runs from Sunday - Saturday, correct? Gotta start scooping up these batteries before end of Dec

Is there a special SKU the cashier needs to enter when taking my ink cartridges for recycling? I know I ran into problems with this before where there was a special bonus SKU that didn't get used and I got shorted Rewards. It got sorted out, but it was still annoying, so best to make sure they're doing everything right

bjork73 said:   Is there a special SKU the cashier needs to enter when taking my ink cartridges for recycling? I know I ran into problems with this before where there was a special bonus SKU that didn't get used and I got shorted Rewards. It got sorted out, but it was still annoying, so best to make sure they're doing everything right
there's a special SKU for the "recycle 5 non-HP cartridges and buy $50 in HP ink" deal but this is just regular cartridge recycling and cashiers all know how to do that

Frugalengineer said:   Ace Hardware has the same 16 Packs of Duracell batteries for $8.99 thru Dec 3 in their printed ad. I'll try to have Staples price match it to save some up front $'s.The price on the website shows valid thur 12/31. Let us know if Staples will PM as this could be a real money-saver.

Dano

aarzi said:   DanoMcGarret said:   Frugalengineer said:   Ace Hardware has the same 16 Packs of Duracell batteries for $8.99 thru Dec 3 in their printed ad. I'll try to have Staples price match it to save some up front $'s.The price on the website shows valid thur 12/31. Let us know if Staples will PM as this could be a real money-saver.

DanoIt would be detrimental to many.

@ $12.99 x 2 = $25.99 every week, you will have $100+ in 4 weeks, get all of it back as rewards, and can still apply for the $25 rebate.
@ $8.99 x 2 = $17.98 per week, you will be way short.

Rebate takes copies of the receipts. Just go back and get a price match after you make the copies.

aarzi said:   SafetyDance said:   Rebate takes copies of the receipts. Just go back and get a price match after you make the copies.While you are at it, why not buy from anywhere, make copies of receipts, then return to store? Heck, do it a dozen times over, for family and friends.

No further comment....

Not to mention, all it does is save you tax on ~32 bucks (2.5 for me). Even if it was ethical, 4 trips to Staples for 2.5, no thanks.

aarzi said:   DanoMcGarret said:   Frugalengineer said:   Ace Hardware has the same 16 Packs of Duracell batteries for $8.99 thru Dec 3 in their printed ad. I'll try to have Staples price match it to save some up front $'s.The price on the website shows valid thur 12/31. Let us know if Staples will PM as this could be a real money-saver.

DanoIt would be detrimental to many.

@ $12.99 x 2 = $25.99 every week, you will have $100+ in 4 weeks, get all of it back as rewards, and can still apply for the $25 rebate.
@ $8.99 x 2 = $17.98 per week, you will be way short.The rebate started October 1st and Staples had their first FAR batteries at $10.99 Oct 7-13. Add the BF batteries and the current promo of 5 weeks of FAR batteries and you've 7 weeks - plenty to spare. Batteries were OOP $8.99*2 last week after Duracell coupons but earned $27.98 in Rewards; purchasing batteries for 4 additional weeks gets you $111.98 = $21.98+$17.98+8.99*2*4.

Dano

What sort of coupons are included with the batteries? I'm still using batteries from last year, and I don't want to open a package.

Those coupons expire on 6/30/2014 too, FYI.

Thanks for the info on the emptys

Heads-up on ink prices for Rewards members. Staples is discounting HP ink by 10% so factor that in when you make your purchase to ensure you exceed the $50 threshold. My revised purchase was as follows:
1 HP21 @$15.99-10%=$14.39
1 HP27/28 combo @($45.99-10%)-10%=$37.25
Total = $51.64

Dano

wksound said:   DanoMcGarret said:   Heads-up on ink prices for Rewards members. Staples is discounting HP ink by 10% so factor that in when you make your purchase to ensure you exceed the $50 threshold. My revised purchase was as follows:
1 HP21 @$15.99-10%=$14.39
1 HP27/28 combo @($45.99-10%)-10%=$37.25
Total = $51.64

Dano

what are you talking about? i see the price for hp21 @15.99?
You get 10% off if you did the generic ink thing a little while back.