As a MyPanera coffee club subscriber for the past two years, I’ve generally been pleased with the program. So when Panera recently introduced its new Unlimited Sip Club for just a buck more a month (allowing me to drink unlimited cups of iced tea) I didn’t think twice about subscribing. What works for me however, may not be a good fit for you.
If you love unlimited coffee, tea, or lemonade this is pretty much a no-brainer especially for the free six months or 3 month offers they are giving out to customers right now across the U.S. If you live by a Panera restaurant then the deal is better than making it yourself.
The unlimited drink club or Sip Club just got upgraded across the U.S. from just hot coffee to now covering most of the drinks you can self-serve which is an amazing thing for drink lovers!
If you haven’t yet heard of Unlimited Sip Club, it’s because the program was currently available in select test areas. It has finally rolled out nationwide. If you’re curious about this new subscription model or are on the fence about becoming a member, I hope this guide helps you decide.
What is the Panera Beverage Club (AKA Unlimited Sip Club)? The Panera Unlimited Sip Club replaces the MyPanera coffee club subscription. For $8.99 a month (plus tax), the original program included an unlimited cup of brewed or iced coffee, per visit. Panera introduced its extended version last year, originally calling it Panera Beverage Club (technically MyPanera+ Beverage Club). It was originally $14.99 a month and was changed to its current price of $9.99 a month.
The program is still being tested in certain areas so it may not be available in your location just yet. Or if it is available, the terms might differ by location.
How to purchase a Panera Unlimited Sip Club membership To purchase a Sip Club subscription, you need to be a MyPanera rewards card member. If you don’t have a MyPanera card, signing up for one is free and effortless.
Once you’re a rewards member, you can sign up for the Sip Club, provided it’s offered in your area. Your credit card is automatically charged each month, though you can cancel at any time.
Benefits of a MyPanera rewards card Even if you decide not to purchase an Unlimited Sip or coffee subscription, consider signing up for a free MyPanera Rewards membership. Aside from special member perks, you get closer to receiving a free reward with every purchase (Sip Club orders don’t apply to purchases for rewards). The system is completely random, and can take anywhere from three, four, or seven visits to qualify for a freebie.
Some rewards are along the lines of $2 off a sandwich or $1 off a pastry, while others have included free Pick Twos or flatbread pizzas. This week, I redeemed two rewards: a free café latte, free muffin, and an iced tea that was pre-paid through my Unlimited Sip Club membership.
How to redeem a Panera Unlimited Sip Club membership One you’ve subscribed to the Panera Unlimited Sip Club (AKA Panera Beverage Club), your membership status will appear in your rewards area on the My Cart page when you’re ready to check out. Whether you order via the kiosk or your Panera phone app, simply click Redeem. Or if you like to place your orders with live staff, they should ask if you’d like to redeem your reward.
If you ever forget your MyPanera card, the system can find you by the phone number you used during registration.
How often can you use your Panera Unlimited Sip Club Membership? You can get an unlimited amount of one type of qualifying beverage per visit, every two hours. So for example, you can’t get an unlimited amount of both iced tea and coffee during the same visit (unless you pay for the second drink, of course). You can, however, get an unlimited amount of coffee (or whatever qualifying beverage you choose) in one visit, then two hours later during a separate visit, get an unlimited amount of iced tea or whichever qualifying beverage you choose.
What’s Included With a Panera Unlimited Sip Club Membership Availability can vary by store, but this is what I’m currently eligible to receive in my area.
Brewed coffee. Flavors include dark roast, light roast, hazelnut, and decaffeinated Iced coffee Iced tea Hot tea Pepsi drinks, including Mountain Dew and Dr. Pepper Lemonade and lemonade chargers What’s not included Cold brew coffee Espresso type drinks, like lattes and cappuccinos Smoothies and frozen drinks Bottled or container drinks
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Is a Panera Unlimited Sip Club Membership Worth the Price? It depends on what you like to drink, how often you visit Panera, and whether you like the taste of their beverages. I’m a regular at Panera and drink a lot of their brewed coffee and plain iced tea – so for me, membership is definitely worth the price.
Here are some numbers to help guide your decision.
What it would take to break even It depends on the beverage, but say you like to order plain iced tea. At $3.19 for a large cup, you’d need to visit Panera about three visits per month to make membership worth your while. At $2.59 for a regular-sized of brewed hot coffee, you’d need to make about four visits per month.
Your savings could be more substantial, though Using the coffee example above, if you normally visit Panera 12 separate times in a month, you’d save about $21 dollars (per month). Visiting 16 separate times per month would yield a savings of $31 per month. And 30 separate visits per month would save you about $67.
This number can go higher if you visit more often than this. If, for example, you drink coffee for breakfast, lunch, and dinner 30 times per month, that would be a savings of about $223.00 each month.
This is money you can use to buy something else, pay bills, or invest into a 401(k).
Additional Thoughts on Panera Beverage Club Though I think Panera Unlimited Sip Club (Beverage Club) is an amazing value, if there’s one thing I could change, it would be the two-hour rule. While I understand that some people might abuse the program (like getting free drinks for everyone in their party), it’s just not practical to stop what you’re doing and return every two hours.
I’d also like to see Panera bring back their sugar-free flavored iced teas. Managers have offered to make them upon request, but it’s not the same as having them readily-available.
Panera is usually, in my experience, responsive to customer needs, so this may very well change at some point. It’s also a relatively new program, so I’m sure they’re still tweaking the details.
If you’re already spending money on drinks and visit Panera frequently enough, their beverage club is a decent investment.
What is the Panera Unlimited Sip Club Subscription? For $10.99/month plus tax, you can enjoy any size drip hot coffee, charged lemonades, hot tea, iced coffee, lemonades, and fountain beverages every two (2) hours during regular bakery-café hours, including free refills of the same beverage at any participating U.S. Panera Bread bakery-cafes. You can choose any size drip hot coffee, charged lemonades, hot tea, iced coffee, lemonades, and fountain beverages when redeeming your subscription benefits. Cold Brew, espresso drinks, and other beverages are not included in your subscription.
How do I sign up for an Unlimited Sip Club Subscription? You can subscribe online through the link you received in your email, on the web at PaneraBread.com/UnlimitedSipClub, in the Subscriptions section of the Panera Bread app, or at a kiosk where available in participating U.S. Panera Bread bakery-cafes.
What kinds of coffee can I get with my Unlimited Sip Club subscription? Your subscription includes one (1) cup of drip hot coffee, charged lemonades, hot tea, iced coffee, lemonades, and fountain beverages every two (2) hours during regular bakery-cafe hours, including free refills of the same beverage at any participating U.S. Panera Bread bakery-cafes. Cold Brew, espresso drinks, Iced Tea, and other beverages are not included in your subscription.
How do I redeem my subscription? It’s easy! Your Unlimited Sip Club Subscription benefits work just like MyPanera rewards. When placing an order, you can either swipe your MyPanera Card, enter your phone number, or log in to your MyPanera account to access your rewards. Look for a reward with the name “Daily Unlimited Sip Club” and redeem it as you normally would.
Mike’s Hard Lemonade is offering a rebate of up to $14.99 to offset the full purchase price of a 12-pack. Offer can be done twice.
Valid in the following states: AK,AZ,DC,DE,FL,GA,ID,KS,KY,MA,MS,MT,NE,ND,NV,NM,OK,OR,RI,SC,SD,WI,WY. Other states are showing just 50% off.
There’s an Ibotta coupon for $5 back so you should be able to turn this into a $5 moneymaker + free drinks. There also might be a $3 coupon from Safeway/Albertson’s Just4U to make it a $8 moneymaker.
Take a Picture of Your Receipt. Make sure your picture includes the name of the retailer, the state, and the product that you have purchased.
Purchase must occur between 8/30/2021 – 9/30/2021. Receipt must be submitted by 9/30/2021. Limit 2 rebates per household. Offer expires 9/30/2021, or until redemption claims reach a total of [$200,000] (whichever comes first).
Offer amount varies by state. Full Purch. Price (max [$14.99]): AK, AZ, DC, DE, FL, GA, ID, KS, KY, MA, MS, MT, NE, ND, NV, NM, OK, OR, RI, SC, SD, WI, WY. 50% Purch. Price: CA, CO, CT, IA, IL, ME, MD, MI, MN, NH, NJ, OH, VT, VA, & WA. You are responsible for sales tax. Void where restricted, or prohibited by law.
This rebate may not be combined with any other offer. Proof of purchase must accompany rebate submission. Receipt photo must include retailer name, date & time of purchase, product name or item code for required purchase item. Rebate payment sent via Venmo. Please 48 hours for receipt of rebate. If you do not have a Venmo account, you will receive an email notification from Venmo with instructions to create a Venmo account and must accept the payment via Venmo within 30 days or rebate funds will be forfeited.
Google Pay was recently refreshed and is coming out with some amazing offers. Right now they are offering a sweet deal at Target as they’re giving $21 back when spending $50 or more.
Spend $50+ at Target & get $21 cashback when paying with Google Pay.
Key Terms
Expires December 31, 2020.
Activation required.
Offer valid at Target both in-store & online.
Limit 1 reward.
Not valid on transactions made using the Target RedCard.
Easiest $21 of the Holiday Season
$21 back on $50 of spend is a 42% discount which is an excellent offer at Target. Even if you don’t need anything from Target right now, this is working when buying gift cards from Target, so it’s effectively a 42% discount on any gift card sold there.
You might need to update the Google Pay app in order to see this offer. It wasn’t showing up on my phone when opening Google Pay, so I updated it in the Play Store. I still didn’t see the offer when opening the app backup after updating it, but then realized it had downloaded an additional app to my phone. There are now apps for Google Pay and GPay on my phone – it’s GPay where this offer is showing up.
Note that this is a card-linked offer, so you don’t have to actually use the GPay app itself to make the payment – you just have to ensure your payment card is enrolled in the Target offer in the app. That’s great as it means you can pay with a card that earns more at Target, although Discover isn’t supported. I therefore enrolled an Amex Marriott card which is currently earning 8x at Target. I bought a $50 gift card and almost instantly received notification from Google Pay that I’d earned $21.
If you join Google Pay using a referral link, Google Pay will also give both parties $21 if you’re joining for the first time. That means you’d be getting back $42 on $50 of spend which is an even better deal.
We seem to be getting more amazing free food offers now more than ever with restaurants trying to get you hooked on their food with Free Delivery or other promotions. This one is one of the best we have seen with an easy $10 off using the app. Download the Moe’s App for iOS or Android and register. Then at that bottom click promo code and enter code: 10OFF. This will put $10 off any purchase in your account valid May 8-14. Be sure to enter the code quick, it probably won’t last long but should stay in your account as long as you enter it now.
Moe’s Southwest Grill is offering $10 off with promo code 10OFF
Our Verdict
Doesn’t seem to be any minimum spend requirement so go for it before they run out of freebies.
While today is Tuesday and everyone who is a customer of Big T is logging into their T Mobile Tuesday accounts to get free gas, kids educational tools and free food they are also offering other great discounts today.
T-Mobile is currently offering a deal where you can get a 50% discount on your existing plan. This is not published on their website nor made public but most likely for people calling in with hardships. Before this they were just giving people a few months longer to pay their bill but no discounts.
The deal is that T-Mobile is giving you 50% off your mobile bill if you commit to a 3 GB data cap. Supposedly this is for 3 months and then you will get normal bill as well as your original data limit. Its worked on 55+ plans so it seems to be stackable.
According to a reddit post T-mobile will simply be adding 50% off code on your account for capping your data usage. In other words, they’re not altering your plan. So, if you’re on a old data plan then you can still participate in this offer without worry. If you’re on a 2G plan then this bumps it up to 3G so even better for three months!
We verified it with T-Mobile by calling 411 today. This is a no-brainer if you use your Wifi at home anyway.
T-Force: We are always looking at ways to make things easier for our customers during these uncertain time and we appreciate you checking on this offer to ensure you are fully setup for success with how this discount works. We are offering customers 50% off their services for 3 months but this would require you to have your data plan switched to the 3GB capped option for the discount to apply. This won’t impact your rate plan itself or any promotions, it’s just in order to get the 50% off the services it would require us to move every line to a capped 3GB data plan. You can revert back to the unlimited at anytime but we wanted to be fully transparent with this offer so you can make the decision that works best for you and your family.
Although, If you use hotspots for other devices from one phone then I would not do this. It will not allow you to use hotspots and some of us that use 25G a month will have to pay for additional usage if it goes over the new lower cap for three months.
So how do you get 50% off? You need to contact T-Mobile on Twitter and ask them for it.
You can score for new or previous customers. It won’t work for existing customers unfortunately. MyChoice Premium typically comes with a $40 cost per year.
You can currently get one year UPS MyChoice Premium for $15 when you use promo code CTLOV42Y7
Or you can get two months free when you use promo code CTJTO3DX6
Unlimited Free Delivery Changes Say you ordered a new phone charger via Amazon Prime on a Thursday, but decided to go on a last-minute road trip that Friday afternoon. Wouldn’t it be awesome if you could tell your package to meet you at your friends’ house?
With UPS My Choice Premium you can. It allows you to reroute your shipments to The UPS Store or another address without paying additional fees. Don’t need that charger right away, but also don’t want it left sitting on the porch until you return? You can also choose a new delivery date that suits your schedule.
Unlimited Free SurePost Upgrades SurePost is when UPS hands the package off to the U.S. Postal Service for final delivery, and it typically arrives one day earlier. It’s great for those times when you’ve got a new book or game coming and waiting an extra day feels like torture.
2 Free Confirmed Delivery Windows Twice a year, UPS MY Choice Premium will let you choose a free 2-hour confirmed delivery window. If you’ve ever missed an iPhone delivery because you ran to the bathroom, the value of such a precise delivery range is not lost on you!
Delivery Planning If you’re the type of person who likes to stay on top of things, you’ll love these (optional) status alerts via text, phone, or e-mail the day before a delivery.
You can also use the online calendar to manage and track all your home deliveries, and when possible, UPS will even provide an estimated delivery time frame. It’s not guaranteed, but you can stay calm if a package hasn’t arrived by 5 pm if the tracker shows something closer to 7.
Sign Online With this feature, you can give authorization online for UPS to deliver packages without a signature. This means they can be dropped off when you’re not home, so no more soul-crushing “missed delivery” notes.
Give Delivery Instructions Have you had a package mysteriously disappear, despite all indications it was delivered to your front door? Do you suspect some ruffian of absconding with your treasure? UPS gives you options to guard against this. You can direct the driver to leave your package with a neighbor who lives within walking distance, or designate a spot for your package to be placed. The back door may not be a genius hiding spot, but it is less exposed than your front porch.
