checkout 51 -- a rebate app in canada

one of the apps that i've really started to enjoy on my iphone is checkout 51. this is downloadable on your iphone via the apple store. it's a canadian app for real canadian savings. here's the deal:

every thursday, they post a list of items that have rebates associated with them. this week, the quantum finish had a 3$ rebate, and the dole salads had a 1$ rebate. they have different specifiers (i.e., sizes, flavours etc.) that you have to meet. the list looked like this before i had the foresight to do before and after shots:

the weekly list

then you buy the item and you scan the receipt. you have to scan all of the receipt, and the program on the app lets you cut-and-continue in case your receipt is too long.

i bought my quantum dishwasher liquid, 20 count, which was already on sale at superstore

then you take photos of your receipt as per the specifications on the app ... they even have the lines on the side to help you focus your picture

note that as per my receipt, you can use manufacturer coupons and still get your rebate. once you take the picture, you just have to send it in via the app. this does use data, so i try to do this when i'm back at home or in a wifi zone.

 

your account page after the receipts have been processed. i originally had 1$ before, and now they've added 4$.

you get a check mailed to you after you reach 20$. i haven't actually gotten that far, but we will see how this turns out. if i do actually get paid, i'll be playing with this app quite a bit more in the future.

for those of you keeping track: my 20 count dish washing liquid was 5.97$ + 12% tax = 6.68$. minus the 2$ manufacturer discount and the 3$ checkout51 rebate, it was only 1.68$. last week, they had glad products where after coupons and rebates, you actually earned 0.03$.

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