IBotta Thanksgiving

 Have you ever heard of the app "ibotta"?

It's an app you can put on your phone

or computer or iPad or whatever....

and then it gives you cash back when you

buy specific groceries.

I've used Fetch for a long time.

It's another app that gives you points

when you scan ANY receipt.

And then the points can be traded for

gift cards (YEA AMAZON!)

A regular receipt (gas, groceries, fast food)

will get you 25 points and then sometimes

if you buy something they are promoting

you get bonus points.

But since I RARELY buy name brand,

I rarely get the extra points.

And that's also why I don't use ibotta.

You have to buy the specific brand.

However.

ibotta is running a special right now.

FREE THANKSGIVING MEAL.

So I took the time to go through the app

and then took the extra time at the store

to buy the specific stuff.

It would have been easier if I was alone

and if I was more familiar with the app

and had planned correctly.

I spent a lot of time running back and forth

between aisles (since our WalMart just 

re-organized AGAIN! SHEESH!)

Kyle was with me and its harder to

bounce around the store with another person.

Anyhow.....

here's how we did!

I forgot to put the Dreamfields pasta in the picture,

but I got a good discount on that as well,

and since I use it all the time I was happy to see that!

They had one free can of cranberry sauce too,

but by the time I got to the store, it had expired.

So I bought some, but didn't get it free.

So...

Turkey - FREE (up to $15 and that guy was $14.56)

Marie Calendar pie - FREE (I don't like pie and never buy it,

but hey, FREE!)

FREE french fried onions and cream of mushroom soup

(forgot to put that can in the picture too!)

FREE instant mashed potatoes.

FREE frozen veggies. 

FREE brown gravy mix. (Kyle prefers that over turkey...)

And good discounts (like $1 back) on all the rest including

the toothpaste.

As I shopped, I scanned the barcode on each of

the products on the app to make sure it was what

they specifically required. It's easy - it either says

Barcode Matched or NO match.

And it takes it off your list.

So when I was all done I could have just scanned

the barcode on my receipt, but because I linked

ibotta with my WalMart account it did it automatically.

And returned .... wait for it!!!!!

$35.33 back into my bank account!

So... it is a little extra work both before shopping

and at the store, but if you are going to buy

name brand groceries (and with the discounts

it ends up cheaper than the store brand)

it was worth it.

I might not do it all the time....

but it was fun for this trip!