Ulta GWPs

[itscarin]

This thread will be for Ulta GWPs only.  Share ulta promos here.  

Please do NOT post requests for the spreadsheet in this thread.  Please post requests for the Ulta GWP google spread sheet in this thread: http://community.sephora.com/t5/Off-Topic/Ulta-GWP-Google-Spreadsheet-Request-Thread/m-p/2753063#M11...

A list of in store coupons is here: https://community.sephora.com/t5/Savvy-Shoppers/Ulta-GWP-Coupons-no-chatter/td-p/3866521

Let's keep this thread on topic!

Ulta points refresher (because yes, it is that complicated):

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Item #1 - $53.50

Item #3 - $108.50 (and is eligible for a certain item/brand 5x multiplier)

* There is also a 5x all purchase multiplier and you are platinum so you get 1.25x

Total Spent - $162

Base Points Earned - 162

Platinum .25x Earned - 41 (162 * .25 = 40.5, and rounding up)

5x All Purchases Earned - 648 (it ends up being 4x because you don't count the base points)

5x Item/Brand Earned - 434

Total Points Earned - 1285

Links are not allowed.  In lieu of links, please read this:

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Please add product id numbers and sku numbers so people can find items on ulta.  

Just to clarify, there is an item number that Ulta lists on the website, right under the picture of the item.

The product id is the number given to the item in the URL.  So Ulta's site follows this formula of having the url and then the very last part of the url is "productId=xlsImpprod" followed by an 8 digit number.  If you use that "productId" number you can get to the page of any item on ulta. 

It's not a search, but the direct url to the page. 

Click on any product, and then view the url in the address bar.  It will look like this: ulta's website (not using the actual domain because BT admins don't like that) /prep-prime-fix?productId=xlsImpprod15921204  Replace the 8 digit product id of the item you want to see with the id of the product you're looking for.

My very unofficial Ulta point multiplier to approximate percent discount chart:

(This is a number where I use the multiplier to divide by 2000 to see how many dollars I would have to spend in order to redeem a $125 reward.  E.g. 2000 points divided by 1 point multiplier means I have to spend $2000 to get the $125 reward.  Adding how much I had to spend ($2000) + the reward ($125), and then using the reward ($125) to divide the total purchase ($2125), I get a discount of approximately 6% based on the total purchase.  Note: the total purchase is based on the concept that you are spending just enough to reach the next $125 reward and combines the reward value with how much money you had to spend to get that reward.

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Multiplier	1	1.25	1.5	2	2.25	2.5	3	3.25	3.5	4	4.25	4.5	5	7.25	7.5	8	8.25	8.5	9	9.25	9.5	10	10.25	10.5
Spend	2000	1600	1333	1000	889	800	667	615	571	500	471	444	400	276	267	250	242	235	222	216	211	200	195	190
Points	2000	2000	2000	2000	2000	2000	2000	2000	2000	2000	2000	2000	2000	2000	2000	2000	2000	2000	2000	2000	2000	2000	2000	2000
Redeem	125	125	125	125	125	125	125	125	125	125	125	125	125	125	125	125	125	125	125	125	125	125	125	125
Total Purchase	2125	1725	1458	1125	1014	925	792	740	696	625	596	569	525	401	392	375	367	360	347	341	336	325	320	315
Discount	6%	7%	9%	11%	12%	14%	16%	17%	18%	20%	21%	22%	24%	31%	32%	33%	34%	35%	36%	37%	37%	38%	39%	40%

[yuline]

That’s a good point worth considering. Like I don’t know anything about this Rakuten and was already signed up for ebates when it switched over with no heads up. Never thought I’d say this but thankfully there’s been no complaints by anyone using ebates with Sephora. Only Ulta seems to be using questionable tactics. Plus Sephora allows in store purchases through ebates whereas ulta doesn’t. Admittedly I do get some awesome unbelievable deals with ulta like their 21 days programs that you can’t get anywhere else. I don’t know how I feel at this point. If I see more people complaining about Ulta then I might be like, ok I had it. I’m worried and fearful about ulta but it’s not completely crossed the line for me YET but it’s getting there bit by bit I suppose. I mean there’s already a surprising increasing number of complaints against ulta on this thread but maybe because this is a Sephora site so of course Sephora focused. Therefore complaints against Sephora are still more common.

[WinglessOne]

@yuline  @grayreb  Rakuten bought Ebates in 2014, so this isn’t really a new change. 🙂 Rakuten just waited til 2019 to rebrand Ebates. 

I do wonder what’s causing the Ulta cashback reversals. The recent rebrand should have no effect since the Rakuten/Ebates acquisition happened 5 years ago—though knowing Ulta, I guess I wouldn’t be surprised if their purchasing system’s throwing fits over something as benign as a rebrand. I haven’t checked my cashback history yet, but I will soon. 

[yuline]

Thank you for sharing your wisdom and knowledge on this matter!💡🧐

[grayreb]

Thanks for letting me know!

[amylynnez]

This has been happening to me, as well as many others that I’m aware of, for several months now, so before they merged. 

[Christinaco]

Nov 2018 is the first time they did it to me

[Ispend2much6]

@amylynnez   Definitely shady. 

[sarahshter]

I had this happen to me as well. The other thing that they do is if you return one item or even even exchange they cancel the cash back.

[maxima]

@sarahshter I have a stupid but valid question - Do you know how to go through your Ebates transactions to verify which ones were "charged back?" 

[anabelle]

@maxima,

Although I am not sarashter, I saw your question and thought I would respond. You wouldn’t be able to see the missing transactions on Ebates, because they delete the cash back transaction entirely, so there’s nothing to see in your view. If you think transactions are missing, you could check your emails from Rakuten Member Services. They generally send notification when cash back has been rewarded. You could compare those dates to what you now see in your cash back view and note if they’re missing that way. If you think you placed an order using Rakuten and don't have a confirmation email from Rakuten, you can also check the dates and times from your order confirmations and look on Rakuten’s site under Shopping Trips to see if you did go through Rakuten for that order. I personally screen print my cash back view when I receive notification that Rakuten has posted cash back. That way it’s easy to go back later and see if a transaction is missing.

[maxima]

@anabelle Thank you so much for that information. I should've clarified in my initial post of whether there was an easy way to confirm charge backs on orders. I'm terrible at tracking cash back on my purchases. So I've been going through orders over the past six months from Ulta, Macy's, Sephora, etc., and confirming whether I received cash back from either Ratuken or Retail Me Not. It's a long process that I was hoping could be simplified. I used to go through Upromise, which provided cash back on purchases which was sent to your Sallie Mae student loan account. Upromise was notorious for unjustified charge backs on purchases. Their business practices were beyond unethical.  

[amylynnez]

I found that out the hard way, too.  I’d exchanged an item months ago that they went back and cancelled the whole order. 

[sephoraaddict918]

Ulta was offering 8% cash back on the day I placed my latest order, but I only received 4% cash back. Looks like they are up to nefarious shenanigans.

[txcatx]

Oh yikes, I placed an order from Ulta today because of the 8% cash back and partially because I was a little mad at Sephora after I saw that another round of 20% off codes were emailed out last week (that I didn't receive and have never received in the past), but this cash back thing sounds really shady. 

[amylynnez]

Yeah, I agree.  I’m sorry you’re having issues w them as well. 

[savvy4]

@amylynnez This just happened to me only it was iBotta. The money was in my earnings account from an April order then it was removed along with a $5 bonus. Ibotta emailed me saying I successfully cancelled my order. It must be Ulta reversing these. 

[StTropezBarbie]

I had my Ibotta $5 ulta credit reversed too. I figured it was for a return I made in store that was $10. However, I believe I still satisfied the “terms” of credit. You had to spend at least $40, I think, through the app and I spent $70. The return would still have me at a $60 total spend. Sent an email to Ibotta 4 days ago and still haven’t heard back.

[amylynnez]

I’m sorry. That really sucks. 😣  I’m finding that if you use a coupon while placing an order, Ulta will go back and revoke any rebate, also if you exchange or return anything at all, the entire order rebate is refused. 

[sephoraaddict918]

The same thing happened to me @savvy4. I emailed Ibotta about it, but I still haven't heard anything back from them about it. 

[savvy4]

@sephoraaddict918  I called Ulta about the rebates fiasco and they insisted they have nothing to do with 3rd party cash back sites. I spoke to a manager who kept telling me to take it up with iBotta (in my case). 

I didn’t use a coupon or return anything from the order. I’ll be surprised if iBotta re-award me the earnings as Ulta say the order was cancelled. 

However, I resubmitted my order confirmation. 😕

[sephoraaddict918]

I finally got a response from Ibotta @savvy4, and I'm resubmitting mine too, but I don't think I'm getting any cashback either.