/r/ibotta

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A place to collaborate, share tricks, and join together as a team to earn rewards through the Ibotta App.


Inside this group you will find:
1. Other Ibotta members to build your team
2. Hints on ways to maximize your team bonus
3. Great advice from great people
4. Relaxed atmosphere to chat, have fun, and enjoy everything Ibotta.


Rules:
1. No referral link posts. Feel free to post yours in the sticky at the top. (Immediate ban if we catch you, we fell behind on this but are enforcing it again hardcore)
2. Don't try to cheat the system. There are plenty of tips and tricks to use while working within the rules. Get some of that good Karma.
3. If you have any ideas on how to improve this subreddit, make it more helpful, more friendly, or gain more subscribers please don't keep them to yourself!!
4. We want to keep the referral area welcoming for new members, therefore the automod has been configured to catch automatic posting/bots/etc. If the automod determines your posts are not genuine then you will be immediately banned.
5. reddiquette Follow this.


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/r/ibotta

20,732 Subscribers

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I’m going to make it!!!

3 Comments
2024/04/22
01:18 UTC

5

Attempted to purchase $33 gift card ($5.50 Ibotta balance & $27.50 Apple Pay)

Did not receive gift card, just an Ibotta response email.

Email is a continued loop of when you bought gift card it showed you a something went wrong message therefore it’s your banks fault for paying us.

No other response other than what appears to be tough shit, we’re keeping your $.

Apple Pay insists they were paid and the money cleared.

Any suggestions to get the funds returned to Apple Pay ? (the $5.50 ibotta balance stands as it was)

0 Comments
2024/04/21
12:36 UTC

0

What is this error? Something went wrong ?

I spent 10 days accumulating points :( It's unreasonable for them to block withdrawals. Thank you for taking the time to view this message. Can anyone help me?

Does anyone know a service similar to ibotta that allows you to withdraw gift cards without verifying too many things?

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1 Comment
2024/04/21
12:23 UTC

4

Make It Pour

10 days remaining, and only 48 more offers to go. 😉🥳

1 Comment
2024/04/21
02:15 UTC

1

Stouffers Bonus

Does this mean you have to buy from 3 of the 4 categories to get this bonus? I don’t even have offers for the 5 cheese Mac or Nacho Mac. Could I do 2 family size meals and one meatballs?

2 Comments
2024/04/19
21:12 UTC

2

App issues?

Anyone else get logged out and not able to log back in today?

4 Comments
2024/04/18
05:01 UTC

2

Dollar general

Is anyone else having an awful time getting correct cash back from Ibotta with dollar general? Seems like Ibotta is not understanding the way DG does their store sales (shows up as a deal on the receipt) or how the STORE coupons work, or with buying multiple items and using a manufacturer coupon in store with one product and not the others.

0 Comments
2024/04/18
04:51 UTC

15

Almost half way there 🥴

15 Comments
2024/04/15
03:51 UTC

6

Return at Target cause ibotta issues?

Target Circle week has the spend $50 get $15 on household items and I of course picked some ibotta items as part of my $50 spend. I messed up and used one of my previous Target promo cards to pay $10 of the total so I didn’t get the $15 promotion for household goods. I didn’t realize this cancels out the reward promo from Target.

Customer service at Target said I would have to return the items and repurchase them to get the Circle offer to work. Does anyone know if this will mess up the fact that I already redeemed that receipt on ibotta? Is the app smart enough to know the items were returned like it knows at Walmart?

I wouldn’t resubmit the new receipt to redeem offers again if I returned/rebought them. Just trying to get that $15 back from Target that I planned for. Thanks!

9 Comments
2024/04/13
16:04 UTC

4

Collect $0.00

I bought The Perfect Bar for $1.25 cash back. I had to scan it since it didn't get picked up on the receipt. Okay, no biggie. I scan it and it says collect $0.00. What in the world? Is it because I've already used up all the redemptions for it? Why wouldn't they take it off as an option for me to buy? Ugh, bummed out.

7 Comments
2024/04/12
16:19 UTC

3

Matchups

Do y'all follow a blogger who posts the matchups for ibotta and the store's sales ad?
I used to follow a few but they have stopped posting.

5 Comments
2024/04/11
16:24 UTC

9

Ughh lol getting there..kinda lol

8 Comments
2024/04/11
01:02 UTC

2

Bank transfer from Ibotta not showing in transactions

So yesterday I went to Walmart hit a bonus and after the cash back showed up in my Ibotta account I initiated a transfer for all of my earnings to my BoA account. I know it says it can take 3 days I’m just noticing the transfer isn’t showing in my Ibotta transactions but it is showing a $0 balance now. Will it show up in a couple days? Do I just wait and see?

0 Comments
2024/04/10
15:18 UTC

3

Sam’s Club

Anyone else noticing they got rid of the online % back for shopping? I’m only seeing money back for memberships and not on in store or online shopping

1 Comment
2024/04/10
08:22 UTC

1

Two accounts without two phones?

Husband has account but he is not always around to use his phone to redeem….is there any way to put his account on a tablet or other device without paying for another phone every month?

3 Comments
2024/04/09
10:06 UTC

0

I'm using Rakuten instead

I feel like Ibotta has gone significantly downhill in recent months, so I've started using Rakuten instead. Anyone else in the same boat? What are your thoughts on how Rakuten stacks up vs. Ibotta?

3 Comments
2024/04/09
04:44 UTC

6

Make It Pour Bonus

It’s the 8th of April and I’m 40% done with this bonus! I think it’s absolutely doable and a fun challenge.

4 Comments
2024/04/08
14:47 UTC

10

"Make it Drizzle" bonus

The one I picked is 90-some redeemed offers for $25. I have a month to do it. The thing is, whether or not I can find 90 offers to even do, depends on how good the deals even are. Some weeks are just dry, like the current one-- there isn't much for grocery. CVS is pretty good, walgreens somewhat too.

But I'd hate to like get 70 offers done and then that last week before the expiration, it's a dead week. so I'm thinking I shouldn't really bother with intentionally trying to reach it unless I organically have 90 offers I actually want to do -- if it happens, great! If not, no biggie either.

What are your thoughts?

13 Comments
2024/04/06
22:27 UTC

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Trying to change phone number and got this as a response.

Is this just a canned response? It's a little confusing to me.

I realized recently that my Ibotta account must have my old phone number cause I haven't cashed out since before I changed numbers. I had the app on an old device, it broke. I got a new one but for some reason the app wasn't compatible with the new device, and then I finally got another new one that the app is compatible with, which is why I'm just starting to use the app again.

So I sent cs a message, including my old number and the new one and this is what they responded with.

"Hello,

Thank you for writing in. If you are receiving this error message then this number is already being used on an Ibotta account or your account is registered to a different phone number. For this reason, you will be unable to verify this number to your account, since each phone number may be associated with only one account at a time.

Is it possible you may have accidentally created another Ibotta account? If so, please provide us with the following information so we can look into this further:

First name Date of Birth Last 10-digit phone number used to successfully verify your account Any email addresses associated with Ibotta accounts Email address you wish to use going forward

Please note, if the phone number is linked to another Saver’s Ibotta account, the only way to have this number verified to your account is if the current Saver requests the number be removed from their account. Otherwise, you will need to use a completely different phone number.

I hope this helps provide some clarity. Thank you for your understanding and have a great day."

Yeah, I already know my account has a different phone number, and I already supplied that number to them... guess this means they just want more of my info before they change it?! Seems silly to me.

5 Comments
2024/04/06
21:57 UTC

3

Stop & Shop, 5 cent protein bars with Fetch!

Hi all!

The Gatorade protein bars are on sale $1.25 (with your S&S card) this week! I have 1200 points back on Fetch, limit 3, so 3 protein bars for 15 cents!!

Doublecheck your Fetch, since offers can vary per account.

Not as good a deal as the bars, but the peanut butter mini m&m tubes are $2 each, with 1500 points back on Fetch, limit 5. $0.50 isn’t the worst price for candy 🤷🏻‍♀️

Also, NatureSweet cherub tomatoes (10oz containers) are on sale for $2.50 with 700 points on Fetch, limit 2. $1.80 is a decent price for a package of tomatoes.

0 Comments
2024/04/05
15:51 UTC

23

I have a plan…

Long paragraph because I’m on mobile at 3AM. I’m no extreme couponer, nor do I have the time to shop in-store. I’m a staunch make-it-from-scratch, bulk-pack, store-brand type shopper and typically use Ibotta for occasional treats or trying new products (“free after offer” items), or for stocking up on household items when they offer rebates on the name brands I do use. However. I got the worst stomach virus this month, and it hit me how I have next to NOTHING in the house that doesn’t require cooking from scratch. Also, trips to the zoo/lake/etc with my kids and their cousins are coming up, so spring and summer are big snack buying season for us. All to say, this will be a pricey trip of mostly convenience, but preparedness. Freezable lasagnas, shelf stable kids snacks, baby foods, long-term stock-ups of household items I know we’ll need in the next 6 months, and diapers/wipes for 2 upcoming baby showers I’ll be attending are my main items. I have a $5 weekend warrior bonus too, and altogether I calculate I should get about $150 back on $600. I made a whole word document comparing price per item/oz of discounted items vs what I would buy without a rebate. I will update in 5 hours or so once my grocery pickup is finalized. 🥴

15 Comments
2024/04/05
08:56 UTC

20

Bro what?!? 🫠

This may be the worst one I’ve ever seen tbh 🤯

21 Comments
2024/04/01
17:58 UTC

56

118 offers 🥴

67 Comments
2024/04/01
15:08 UTC

12

Make it rain bonus

Hello everyone.

Just checking to see what everyone’s Make it rain bonus is, mine is $35 for 92 offers. I’m excited for the high dollar amount but not sure if I can do 92 offers in a single month. 😃

31 Comments
2024/04/01
14:37 UTC

0

Anyone else having trouble making an account?

I'm trying to make an account buy I keep getting the same message when I sign up with an email. "Sorry, there was a problem"

2 Comments
2024/04/01
08:05 UTC

3

Was supposed to get $4 cash back for an offer but got $.05 for an any brand offer instead?

I bought tide pods and the product barcode matched an offer for $4 cash back. Submitted receipt and assumed that's what I was going to get. To my surprise I was only given $.05, for any brand of milk. I didn't even see that as an offer currently available. Although I did select it before when it was available. Very strange if you ask me. Through the app I did try figuring out how to claim missing cash back but selecting the transaction wasn't very helpful. I guess I'll just submit a message to cs to see what happens?

BTW I think I had this sort of thing happen before. It's like those any brand offers get in the way of the offers that are worth a lot more. Or you can't claim both that and other offers for some reason on the same receipt. I didn't bother doing anything about it the last time it happened, but that shouldn't be happening.

1 Comment
2024/04/01
05:01 UTC

4

Missing products even with barcode?

Normally i have no problems with ibotta ever. So nice compared to Fetch.

However the last two days if i scan a receipt with products yhat the varcode matched and i submit, they tell me ineligible

So far ine they did manually give me. But this is unusual for them. Anyone else having this problem?

5 Comments
2024/03/31
15:53 UTC

5

Ineligible Offer?

Has anybody had issues with getting a message the offer is ineligible despite it being the correct product?

I submitted it twice for review and got this message twice. I contacted Ibotta care but this is the first time this has happened since I started using Ibotta six years ago.

I always scan products’ barcode at the store to verify it is eligible for the offer. It said the three bottles I bought matched to the offer. It also said it matched when I scanned it at home after submitting the receipt and it didn’t pick up the offer.

2 Comments
2024/03/31
04:51 UTC

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