an email from Panera on 10/10/2024 (emphasis is mine):
Frequent Foodie Challenge
You could earn a
Free Entree
when you place 4 food orders.*
*Purchase required. Must be a MyPanera® member. Offer valid at participating U.S. bakery-cafes only. Make four purchases between 10/10/2024 - 11/9/2024 and receive a reward for a free entree. $0 transactions will not count towards qualifying purchases. Orders must be placed through your MyPanera account to be eligible for reward. Free entree reward automatically loaded to your MyPanera account and will be valid for 14 days. One free entrée reward per MyPanera member. Family Feasts, catering orders, gift card purchases and orders placed on third party delivery sites excluded. Max discount $20. This offer is exclusive to you and your MyPanera account and cannot be reproduced, transferred, or used by anyone else. Only one MyPanera account is permitted per person. Signing up for more than one MyPanera account per person constitutes fraud and Panera will cancel all accounts and revoke all rewards. Not valid with any other coupon or offer. Delivery order minimum $8-10 applies (varies by location), exclusive of any taxes, fees, and charges. Offer may expire or be terminated by Panera without notice due to error, fraud, computer error, electronic or technical malfunctions, or other unusual or unexpected circumstances. While supplies last. Other restrictions may apply. Visit https://www.panerabread.com/en-us...eraprogram for complete terms.
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this didn't initially show status (e.g. a progress meter) in the Panera app, whose Challenges section just covered the "Unlimited Sips, Unlimited Trips" Sweepstakes (an entry is granted for each order of $7+).
however, it IS showing for me now. my progress meter is 3 of 4. 2 of my 3 transactions were MERE 1-COUNT BAGELS. all 3 of my orders were placed via the panerabread.com website versus the app, so the latter isn't a requirement (as it occasionally has been for challenges).
note that the emails celebrating your progress on this challenge are a bit weird. the main part will read:
Hey [name redacted], you're so close to earning a
Free Entree
Just one more order left, what
will you try today?
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but then the fine print reads (emphasis mine):
*Purchase required. Must be a MyPanera® member. Offer valid at participating U.S. bakery-cafes only. Make two purchases between 10/10/2024 - 11/9/2024 and receive reward for $5 off a future order. $0 transactions will not count towards qualifying purchases. Orders must be placed through your MyPanera account to be eligible for reward. $5 off your order reward automatically loaded to your MyPanera account and will be valid for 14 days. One $5 reward per MyPanera member. Gift card purchases, catering orders or on orders placed on third party delivery sites excluded. This offer is exclusive to you and your MyPanera account and cannot be reproduced, transferred, or used by anyone else. Only one MyPanera account is permitted per person. Signing up for more than one MyPanera account per person constitutes fraud and Panera will cancel all accounts and revoke all rewards. Not valid with any other coupon or offer. Delivery order minimum $8-10 applies (varies by location), exclusive of any taxes, fees, and charges. Offer may expire or be terminated by Panera without notice due to error, fraud, computer error, electronic or technical malfunctions, or other unusual or unexpected circumstances. While supplies last. Other restrictions may apply. Visit https://www.panerabread.com/en-us...eraprogram for complete terms.
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a copy+paste from an old challenge? or are some people currently receiving a different challenge than others?
anyway, i put "YMMV" in the topic title, because i have no idea to whom this is open.
note that the panera app will load an apparent webpage with the Terms and Conditions, but i lack the sophistication to determine its URL from the pared-down browser frame/window they're using. googling the page's text comes up empty.
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uh... maybe my English wasn't clear enough the first time: buying 4 separate BAGELS can net you a free ENTREE. that's BETTER than a BOGO.
at local restaurants:
Bagel price = $1.89 (and it's not hard to land for $1.00; e.g. placing kiosk orders during breakfast hours.)
Entree price = as high as $13.89 (the fine print says discount maximum of $20; i wonder if add-ons are supported on the freebie?)
Final discount = as high as 64.76%
i fear for the math skills of this community. people wind up destitute when numbers are their kryptonite.
that said, i totally get "Unable to Replicate Deal" thumbs-down, as this thing might be very YMMV. am definitely interested in hearing for whom this does and doesn't work.
or perhaps less risky: if subscribed to MyPanera emails, check whether you received one on 10/10/2024 announcing the Frequent Foodie Challenge (searching that title didn't work for me, so look manually.). or buy something cheap (e.g. 1 bagel), and see whether you get an email telling you of Challenge progress (or check Challenges section of the Panera app).