/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

23,285 Subscribers

7

Kinder deal

There's a coupon for a free 1.8 oz kinder item, but scanning the 1.8 oz item shown as the picture for the deal says that it's ineligible for the offer. Am I doing something wrong or is this deal messed up for others too?

7 Comments
2025/02/01
01:35 UTC

5

publix bogos for florida

with the new changes to the system and how bogos ring up at publix differently now, is ibotta still giving credit for 2 items when you buy something bogo or is it only one now?

5 Comments
2025/01/30
15:23 UTC

7

Walmart & returns

Is there a time limit for Walmart returns and having the credit reversed in your account? I purchased Legos at Walmart in early December that had a cash back in Ibotta And I got the money but I ended up returning it 2 weeks ago and haven't seen a reversal to my account. Additionally, I bought an item with cash back last week at Walmart. Realized it was the wrong size, returned it and the next day I had a credit reversal.

5 Comments
2025/01/28
05:27 UTC

5

Question about Walmart cash and ibotta

Hello! Completely new to ibotta and have a quick question.

I am aware that you can't stack offers from ibotta that give Walmart cash when you opt for it.

If I order something and opt for the Walmart cash, can I order the item a second time with ibotta and get the money back through ibotta since I'm no longer getting Walmart cash? Or, the inverse of that, ibotta first then Walmart cash.

Thanks in advance!

6 Comments
2025/01/22
17:21 UTC

3

Amazon Fresh??

I searched all of reddit, not just this subreddit, and can't find anything.

Is there a way to submit receipts from Amazon Fresh stores? We have quite a few near me and I order online from them regularly (mainly for delivery, which might not be allowed, but I also go in). So far all I've found is "any grocery store".

Thanks!

7 Comments
2025/01/22
03:21 UTC

3

I’m not sure I’m doing this right!

Brand new to the app. On the app I went into the listings for the stores I use before I shopped and clicked everything I thought I might use. Then I shopped but wasn’t really paying attention to whether I was buying the right number of items or right size or whatever. (That’s fine I mainly want cash for things I buy anyway). BUT do I have to remove the offers I didn’t use before submitting the receipt? It seems like a lot of work to double check that indeed I’m eligible for the coupons I checked off or if I’m eligible for $2 off $20 for example. Can I just submit the receipt and let them work it out?

7 Comments
2025/01/21
19:58 UTC

9

Bonuses

New to Ibotta and just finished the peak bonus yesterday. I believe that one I had an expiration date for 1/27 to finish. How often do ibotta bonuses populate and would one populate sooner now that I just completed one? Should I not expect one till after 1/27 now?

3 Comments
2025/01/19
19:01 UTC

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How does ibotta compare to Honey.

Honey used to be decent a few years ago, seems like they have taken a hit in last few months, most of my purchases either don't get tracked and if they do I just don't end up getting rewards, it takes forever and when you contact them they disappear.

I know ibotta has been a solid player in grocery shopping, but I have also seen some good cashback offers on online store, and coming from the experience of honey, it's actually way more in percentage value, while honey offers just meager 2% on adidas, ibotta has 8%, and goes for many stores, can't believe I missed out on so much while waiting for honey to give me my rewards.

But the question is do they actually Pay out ? after reading about honey, I am skeptical about these extensions. How was your experience with ibotta trying to get cashback while shopping online?. Please add your thoughts down below. Thank you.

21 Comments
2025/01/19
12:39 UTC

7

Not getting online purchases bonuses

I have purchases items from Ebay and Dick's Sporting goods and have not received my cashback. It does not even show up anywhere on the ibotta website.

Is it because I am using the extension Ublock?

3 Comments
2025/01/17
18:57 UTC

4

Is ibotta down?

I have a couple of receipts. I need to turn in because it's Wednesday night and the app is coming up as usual. But when I click on kroger, it's saying that it is not able to access that retailer at this time. It will access walmart, but it will not access kroger or h e b or aldi.

I also took a look at some of the gift cards. I have purchased and instead of having the gift card logo from each different store. They all have a little picture of a present.In fact, they're all exactly the same.

I've been trying to turn in a couple of receipts for almost two hours now.I can't get through to customer service.And i'm wondering if anybody else has had any problems with I?Botta.

4 Comments
2025/01/16
04:52 UTC

6

Lifetime Ibotta earnings?

I’m at $133 lifetime earnings. Where is your number?

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11 Comments
2025/01/15
13:49 UTC

3

Hotels.com

I’m a frequent traveler and always book thru IB on hotels.com. They are typically pretty quick to give the credit, usually within days of a stay. I have 4 pending credits from the end of Nov/early dec. Support said they have 120 days to get credit. Anyone else having this issue?

2 Comments
2025/01/14
14:17 UTC

7

How am I doing?

First time I used ibotta was 7/14/24. So well under a year I feel like I'm doing really well but am I on par with how much other have earned in their first 5 months or so?

19 Comments
2025/01/12
16:54 UTC

31

What a deal

I spent $24 at Meijer and got $14.50 back. That’s a win.

6 Comments
2025/01/12
16:28 UTC

6

Two free boxes of pancake mix with Ibotta at Giant

Giant has their House Autry pancake and waffle mix on sale, from 3.59 down to 2.99. Use this link to check your local store: https://giantfood.com/product-search/house%20autry%20mix?searchRef=&semanticSearch=false But don't be disappointed if it doesn't show up; it wasn't listed for sale at my store, but I still found it in the cereal/oatmeal/pancake mix aisle. It's an 18oz box and looks like this: https://www.house-autry.com/products/pancake-waffle-complete-mix

Then check your Ibotta accounts for $3 off House Autry pancake and waffle mix, limit two boxes, making both free. I purchased this on Friday afternoon and the offer refreshed in my account after about 24 hours, so keep an eye on that if you want to stock up or hit a bonus.

0 Comments
2025/01/12
13:52 UTC

15

Why does this keep happening?

I get this notification sometimes and it's like 5-12 cents at a time but I don't understand why. When I click the notification it takes me to my Ibotta earnings but the earnings only show positive earnings.... The money was definitely taken out but I have no idea why. Thoughts? Anyone know why this happens? Or is it happening with you?

11 Comments
2025/01/11
09:16 UTC

5

Ibotta + Meijer deals

Meijer currently has a 7 for $7 deal that makes for some good deals with rebates.

Kraft Mac and cheese. Ibotta has $0.75 back on each box making them $0.25 each after the rebate. (Limit 5)

Oikos Remix. Ibotta has $0.65 back on two making them $1.35 for 2 after rebate or $0.68 each. (Limit 1)

You do have to buy 7 of the deal to get them for $1 each but there's a ton of stuff included around the store. It's a great way to hit bonuses if you need cheaper items.

Edited: I was wrong about the dial soap so I removed it.

3 Comments
2025/01/11
05:35 UTC

28

I was just deactivated…

I went to submit a receipt for an offer, it was accepted and then I was signed out and immediately receives an account locked and then a deactivated email. I have no idea what terms I violated but Ive been going back and forth with “support” in which they keep giving me the same copy and paste response, after a few times they finally told me thats it and we are ending communication. It’s absolutely insane that they can’t even give you a reason for why you are deactivated. I’m so sick of all this automation and talking to bots, can’t anyone just get a real human to speak to?

Anyone else have any experience with this? Were you reactivated or am I screwed?

18 Comments
2025/01/08
20:54 UTC

6

Free/Money Maker bottle of fancy alkaline water at Giant with Ibotta

Check your Ibotta accounts for a bunch of freebie offers at different stores for a liter of Jove water. Giant has it on sale right now for $1.89, and the Ibotta offer is for $2.69 back, making it a money maker. Use this link to see if your local store carries it: https://giantfood.com/product/jove-deep-hydration-ph-9.5-alkaline-water-1-ltr-btl/312640

I found it on the bottled water aisle, not in the coolers at the front or food-to-go area. And as always, use the barcode scanner in the Ibotta app to ensure you're buying the correct size that matches the offer, as it's only good for the 1 liter bottle.

1 Comment
2025/01/08
20:37 UTC

8

Is this a glitch? Or will one dog food count as 3 offers? 🤞🏼 They’re all for any size any food and all have the same stores listed.

6 Comments
2025/01/08
14:20 UTC

3

Does customer support even exist?

Logging into ibotta help doesn't even give me the option for the chatbot (tried two browsers) and the 'submit a request' link at the top does absolutely nothing!

2 Comments
2025/01/08
04:16 UTC

2

Food Lion

Is it back to being loyalty linked? I don't see the submit receipt button anymore...

1 Comment
2025/01/07
23:13 UTC

7

Would this save me money?

Hello, I don’t really know how this works and before I invest time in trying to figure it out… I shop mostly fresh food, not many branded boxes or packages, no cleaning supplies besides tp. Would it make sense to get this app or similar? I spend about 1k a month. Thank you!

11 Comments
2025/01/06
14:42 UTC

1

Questions about stacking deals

Hi I’m new to Ibotta and have a question about what you can combine with target circle. So right now they have but 50$ in household supplies get a 15$ gift card for target. I wanna do this deal but can I also use deals from Ibotta that are under the household supplies . For example Ibotta has buy 1 get 1 free on dishwasher pods and I wanted to do this since they can be applied to earning the 15$ gift card. Does this work or no? Then I have a second question as well I already have a few gifts cards from target about 20$ if I use gift cards instead of my credit/debit card do I still qualify for Ibotta cash back rewards or no. Thank you.

7 Comments
2025/01/05
21:53 UTC

7

Problem replying to support request

Anyone else have a problem recently replying to support requests? For me the "Add to conversation" box is grayed out and inactive. Tried in the app and from PC. Opened another issue for this with support. I'll post replies here.

3 Comments
2025/01/04
00:59 UTC

7

Cashback Issues

Has anyone else been dealing with this problem? Recently I’ve been purchasing specific things for the cash bonus. When I do so, the transaction goes through, but stays on pending. After the “pending” period is over, I receive the cashback, but not the bonus. Customer service has been no help, and this has happened multiple times. If this has happened to anybody else, is there a fix to it?

1 Comment
2025/01/02
19:13 UTC

6

Help desk

I've been trying to submit a ticket all day. I can't get the chat box to come up and it won't sign me in on the website or let mw go theough the app. Is there another way to submit it?

3 Comments
2025/01/01
21:56 UTC

50

Happy New Year

My biggest cash back thus far plus I got $22 back on TCB for the same purchases 🤗 debating if I should leave on until I go grocery shopping on Friday or cash out now? I FYI the Crest comes out to be $1 OOP @ Walgreens . On sale $5 $2digital $2ibotta

19 Comments
2025/01/01
19:52 UTC

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