Thread: Rebates

Originally Posted by thebears

I also want to expand into other available rebates - notice the "More Savings" tab. What other rebates are you all interested in? I occasionally find some for Johnson & Johnson and P&G products. Is there any interest for me to share those rebates too? Trying to crowdsource some ideas on other potential savings I should include. I'm open to any suggestions!

Any other rebates are fine with me, too. Anything that saves money!

Originally Posted by sunflowers

@thebears...can you explain why some states are exempt when purchasing alcohol to have to qualify?
Like Pa. and NC most are completed without any alcohol purchase... Thanks and I am just curious...

Because we're special!

Beer companies are not allowed to directly offer promotions on alcohol by law in some states. This means that they have to find another way to run promotions! If you're lucky enough to reside in one of these states, beer companies offer rebates that do not require an alcohol purchase. That means you can earn money back just for buying groceries! States that offer rebates with no beer purchase required (NBPR) include: Alabama, Arkansas, Hawaii, Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Utah, and West Virginia.

Thanks for all the feedback everyone!! Let me see what I can do. I like NBPR rebates the best because you don't have to buy specific brands. You can just buy $75 worth of groceries and get $10 back.

Originally Posted by sunflowers

@thebears...can you explain why some states are exempt when purchasing alcohol to have to qualify?
Like Pa. and NC most are completed without any alcohol purchase... Thanks and I am just curious...

3lilpigs hit the nail on the head for this one! It really depends on the state law. In PA, NC, and other states that 3lilpigs listed, beer companies aren't allowed to offer rebates directly on alcohol, so they make offers on general items like meat and fuel.

Here's another idea that I had and wanted to ask for feedback on - I'm thinking about launching a text message subscription service. I can send you a text notification if a rebate that you're interested in comes out. I would charge a small fee - maybe $1 or $2 per month (think of it as a donation with a perk) - to help cover the costs of the website. For full transparency, the new website update is costing me around $10/day (which is $3.6k per year) - way more than I had anticipated - and may be more if I get even more traffic. Would any of you be willing to pay for this feature or should I think of a new idea?

Originally Posted by thebears

Here's another idea that I had and wanted to ask for feedback on - I'm thinking about launching a text message subscription service. I can send you a text notification if a rebate that you're interested in comes out. I would charge a small fee - maybe $1 or $2 per month (think of it as a donation with a perk) - to help cover the costs of the website. For full transparency, the new website update is costing me around $10/day (which is $3.6k per year) - way more than I had anticipated - and may be more if I get even more traffic. Would any of you be willing to pay for this feature or should I think of a new idea?

I don't do any kind of texting on my phone, so that wouldn't be of any interest to me. It's a good idea though, maybe some others would like it.

If you add Paypal, I'd ''buy you a beer!"

Is anyone else NOT getting their rebates? I'm waiting on 12 from as far back as Jan 5th. I've never had to wait this long before.

The only ones I've received so far, are the Paypal rebates.

FINALLY!!

I have 3 rebate cards coming in the mail today.

I'm now waiting on 15 more! :O