Earlier I posted on how I am trying to get a new Tablet for free, using Staples rebates and rewards, a quick update on this is that one of my methods failed – the Binders FAR I outlined in this initial post Tablet Challenge – Getting a new tablet for Free from Staples
Did not yield the $80 FAR I was hoping for, they took the voucher into consideration and I only received $54.96 from it.
The good news was that I was given a bunch of Ink Cartridges yesterday (12) that I took in and added to the 5 already recycled this month for another $24 – which means I am only 4 cents off my expected total for the month and still on track for the free tablet. Phew!
The bad news is that I am all out of ink… time to check out eBay to see if I can buy any empties and make a profit. It really is a crazy world, but when you check out this Ink 300 for under $60 seems to be the market price. And when you consider you get $2 back for this Ink you will be earning $600 in rebates from Staples – that is a laptop right there!
Of course there is always a catch – this time Staples makes your ink rewards expire – though I was under the impression it was only 90 days before expiration it seems to be 6 months. So I can get another 5 x 20 x $2 into that rewards account (another $200).
With just a couple more FAR items I think I can be up to $600 or more by summer and able to pick almost any Tablet for free.
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