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New ibotta policy

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ibotta is now deducting 3.99 per month from your balance if you haven't redeemed an offer in a set amount of time. You have to accumulate $20 to cash out and it's not my fault if they don't have any offers I want and my money just sits there. They've taken 7.98 from me. I can't see why it's costing them anything to sit on my money. Thoughts?
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FabulousPickle2826
03-13-2026 at 08:54 AM.
03-13-2026 at 08:54 AM.
Ibotta stock was at $108 in 2024 and now it sits at $22. They need the money lol. I would be very happy if digital couponing failed and we went back to coupons in the paper. Digital has taken the fun and savings out of couponing.
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njf
03-13-2026 at 09:49 AM.
03-13-2026 at 09:49 AM.
It's always been their policy and you agreed to it in their terms when you signed up. I realized I wasn't using my Checkout 51 account enough so just stopped using them so I didn't lose any more money.
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mikeblikesdeals
03-13-2026 at 10:25 AM.
03-13-2026 at 10:25 AM.
Quote from njf :
It's always been their policy and you agreed to it in their terms when you signed up. I realized I wasn't using my Checkout 51 account enough so just stopped using them so I didn't lose any more money.
CO51 will zero out your balance after i think 6 months... do a survey and you can add a few cents to keep your earned amount until they actually add items you might actually buy.
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doglover1
03-13-2026 at 11:46 AM.
03-13-2026 at 11:46 AM.
$3.99 a month is such a rip off. What is the set amount of time before they start deducting? Haven't seen it in my account yet.
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zippy2u
03-13-2026 at 01:06 PM.
03-13-2026 at 01:06 PM.
Can you just buy a GC before you go shopping somewhere like WalMart once a month to avoid the fees? Most of these apps have had some kind of inactivity policy where they deduct funds or points. I'm pretty sure CO51 has the same kind of thing. They ate all my small earnings because they hadn't had an offer for anything I was remotely interested in buying forever, so I quit using them but they never had any offers. At least iBotta has occasional any item things including scan any grocery receipt for .10 or .25, so staying on top of that will probably help allay any potential deductions.
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njf
03-14-2026 at 07:03 AM.
03-14-2026 at 07:03 AM.
Quote from mikeblikesdeals :
CO51 will zero out your balance after i think 6 months... do a survey and you can add a few cents to keep your earned amount until they actually add items you might actually buy.
Oh, mine is at zero already and just gonna stay there!
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freefun4every1
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urlhasbeenblocked also deducted inactivity fee so I stopped using it. Not worth the trouble
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Yesterday at 10:48 PM.
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Site name blocked… competitor?
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urlhasbeenblocked also deducted inactivity fee so I stopped using it. Not worth the trouble
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