- Get ready. Log into PayPal and make sure you've added your preferred credit card to the PP Wallet, and make it the Preferred payment method.
- Log into Gmail. (Assuming you'll use this to log into Perplexity to create an account).
- Go to the perplexity website and log in using the Gmail account.
- Easiest? Use the link at the end of the Deal description to bring up the HR Block products with Instant Buy links. Because try as I may, clicking on the left hand menu - shopping tab and typing all sorts of searches, including the ones noted Did Not bring up any Instant Buys. Also, you'll burn thru your free search quota quickly.
- It will probably be the first link that has Newegg noted. Now, next to Instant Buy, there's a link WEBSITE. Click that and VERIFY this is what you Really want. Ie. Correct tax year? Correct version? Etc.
- If none of them are what you want (eg you want the Basic version of HR Block), have fun trying searches to bring up the Instant Buy for that. (Yes, Perplexity is that bad.)
- Click Instant Buy. Don't bother filling out the credit card info to give Perplexity directly, fill in your address and phone, then the cart will show the HR block for $30~ + tax + free shipping. Below that, like another pist here, there will be 2 payment options. Lord help you if you aren't clicking on the PayPal option with 50% rewards.
- Once you click to Instant Buy it, the order show up in your Perplexity account (left menu, click on your account in the lower right, in the many account settings scroll down to find Shopping purchases).
- It will also show the order in the middle of the screen temporarily. You can click for more details. An email will be sent to the Gmail you used to create the Perplexity account. Immediately, copy and save at least the Newegg order number. You can use that at newegg to look up Guest purchases using your gmail.
- This deal was only good for me buying the mailed keycard, not the digital delivery (out of stock error despite it showing in stock at Newegg. I believe this is because there's two skus - one for digital delivery of HR only, one for the same but bundled with Norton AV. The former is oos and likely what Perplexity was linking to.)
- When the PayPal rewards arrive in your account, it'll show up in the home page of PPal in the Rewards box near the top. About 1600 points for the Deluxe State version. Click to jump to the Rewards info page, redeem how you wish. If you redeem for cash, type the points you want to convert to cash and click ok. It'll take up to a few minutes for a notice to show up on the home page to Accept money from PayPal. Accept it and you can transfer it to your bank account (use the slow 2-3 day transfer to avoid fees).
- Remember to kill your Perplexity account if you don't need it anymore, and check PayPal and the email account used to create the Perplexity account to disconnect any connection to Perplexity.
- Eg Used your Google Account to create the P.ai [P.ai] acccount? Go to Google account settings, find 3rd party apps. Locate the Perplexity connection and delete it! Delete all other useless connections you don't need, too, to help keep your data and account safe.
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H&R Block Tax Software Deluxe + State 2025 PC/Mac [Key Card] - 50% CB = $15 after PayPal rewards via Perplexity.ai + Newegg
$30
$45
33% off
Newegg
Community Reviews
H&R Block Tax Software Deluxe plus State 2025 is a tax prep key card that can work through Perplexity Instant Buy with PayPal rewards, but the checkout flow is finicky. The strongest reports describe the PayPal offer showing 50 percent back, with points eventually appearing in PayPal rewards after purchase. The main catches are that Newegg pricing and stock kept changing, some listings led to out of stock or discontinued errors, and the promo only appeared for the right Perplexity and PayPal setup. A workable deal if the listing is live and the checkout path cooperates.
The mailed keycard purchase can complete successfully through Perplexity Instant Buy when the correct Newegg SKU is selected.
PayPal cashback points can appear in PayPal Rewards even when they do not show immediately on the transaction activity page.
The PayPal rewards offer can show the "50% back up to $60" message during the payment step.
PayPal rewards points can take about 24 hours to show as pending in PayPal after purchase.
Instant Buy can fail with a "discontinued and no longer available" error, making the deal not purchasable.
Newegg price changes can raise the effective net cost above the expected $15 after the 50% off.
Perplexity shopping may show the exact product as out of stock and block checkout until the item appears via a broader search.
PayPal checkout may fail to apply the 50% discount and request full payment instead.
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Similar experience for me, it shipped but I still don't see points on the transaction itself, but I do see them here, unlinked to the purchase but the exact amount I'd expect for it: https://www.paypal.com/myaccount/rewards
Screenshot attached (total points = 50% the cost of 3x copies + tax in VA)
Similar experience for me, it shipped but I still don't see points on the transaction itself, but I do see them here, unlinked to the purchase but the exact amount I'd expect for it: https://www.paypal.com/myaccount/rewards
Screenshot attached (total points = 50% the cost of 3x copies + tax in VA)
Got buy now link on Perplexity,
But when I try to purchase I get: "This product has been discontinued and is no longer available for purchase."
Any way around this?
Thanks a lot
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Look up order by email registered with P, and it'll come up. Or check email for the receipt and order link.
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