Castrol $30 rebate

[paulri]

Amazon definitely has its bad points (don't ask me how I know), but man they sure do some things having to do with customer service very well, like converting your virtual cards.

I tried using a physical debit card at a WM self-checkout one time, and the card put a hold on the money that I wanted to use, but then the WM machine wouldn't take the card as payment because I didn't have a pin that it was insisting up. The card never did release that money, so it was a wasted oil rebate. I'm quite happy to work with amazon and give them my customer dollars. Never had a problem with their solution of converting my gift card money to an amazon payment.

I usually just add the virtual cards to my Amazon account as a payment method and then convert the amount to a Amazon gift card to spend at my leisure and then delete the virtual card.

Found this to be the easiest way for me to use the full amount of the virtual card rather than try to use it in public that will either usually not be enough for a full purchase or leaves oddball small amounts remaining that I cannot use readily.

 

[Xeno]

Has anyone tried checking status of their rebate online? I looked it up, and it only shows old rebate I got (different Castrol promotion)

I've checked a few times and nothing

 

[tired]

I'm bummed because I don't use venmo or paypal

This is the big reason why I haven't done anything yet either, I hate PayPal and I don't trust venmo. Also I don't really need any extra oil right now in my stash. I'll wait till spring and see what Pennzoil and Mobil 1 offer for rebates and other promotions.

Paypal owns Venmo. Paypal is an absolutely massive corporation. Their market cap was larger than Goldman Sachs' in 2021. They're similar in size to American Express and US Bank. Your banking secrets are safe with them lol.

 

[Blagoje]

Paypal owns Venmo. Paypal is an absolutely massive corporation. Their market cap was larger than Goldman Sachs' in 2021. They're similar in size to American Express and US Bank. Your banking secrets are safe with them lol.

No, I have had two particularly bad transactions with PayPal in which I've had money stolen from me and they have neither accepted responsibility nor made any effort to refund my money and make it right. I've actually been banned from using PayPal for probably over 20 years at this point and I have absolutely no trust in them whatsoever.

 

[Bill7]

https://www.castrol.com/en_us/united-states/home/promotions.html


Buy 10 Qts. of Edge and get $30 rebate to your Paypal or Venmo account.

The rebate instructions are a bit confusing. To qualify for the rebate, do we need to also pay for the purchase at the store with "paypal"
or can we pay at the store with any payment method.

 

[RevvCats]

The rebate instructions are a bit confusing. To qualify for the rebate, do we need to also pay for the purchase at the store with "paypal"
or can we pay at the store with any payment method.

You can pay however you like at the store, but it has to be in store with a receipt. The rebate comes to you through PayPal or Venmo.

 

[Bill7]

You can pay however you like at the store, but it has to be in store with a receipt. The rebate comes to you through PayPal or Venmo.

Thanks for confirming. The savings are decent.
Castrol Edge 5 quart jug at Walmart in store: $27.48 * 2 jugs = $54.96 - $30 rebate = $24.96 for two 5 quart jugs = $12.48 per 5 quart jug.

The previous Quaker state rebate a few months back let us apply the rebate to 4 jugs.
Would anyone know what the limit of jugs is: 2 jugs or can you do it a 2nd time for a total of 4 jugs ($60 savings)?

Thanks

 

[TnT_M]

Thanks for confirming. The savings are decent.
Castrol Edge 5 quart jug at Walmart in store: $27.48 * 2 jugs = $54.96 - $30 rebate = $24.96 for two 5 quart jugs = $12.48 per 5 quart jug.

The previous Quaker state rebate a few months back let us apply the rebate to 4 jugs.
Would anyone know what the limit of jugs is: 2 jugs or can you do it a 2nd time for a total of 4 jugs ($60 savings)?

Thanks

I bought 8 jugs (4 purchases), so I am waiting to see if the rebates hit. I hope they will but we will see.

There did not seem to be a limit that I could find on the website.

 

[fiero2m4]

I usually just add the virtual cards to my Amazon account as a payment method and then convert the amount to a Amazon gift card to spend at my leisure and then delete the virtual card.

Found this to be the easiest way for me to use the full amount of the virtual card rather than try to use it in public that will either usually not be enough for a full purchase or leaves oddball small amounts remaining that I cannot use readily.

Another easy way to use a virtual card is just to pay the exact amount on the virtual card toward a larger monthly bill. So perhaps pay a portion of your monthly cell phone or electric bill with the exact amount on the card, then pay the remainder of that outstanding bill using whatever typical payment method you prefer.

 

[Bill7]

This is the big reason why I haven't done anything yet either, I hate PayPal and I don't trust venmo. Also I don't really need any extra oil right now in my stash. I'll wait till spring and see what Pennzoil and Mobil 1 offer for rebates and other promotions.

My strategic oil is Walmart's Super Tech High Mileage Full Synthetic 5W-30 for $17.97 for 5 quart jug, and the Super Tech oil filters.

But throughout the year, I end up paying much less than that.
I monitor the BITOG "Product Rebates, Sales and Promotions" forum, and also use OpenAi (ChatGbt) and Google AI about rebates and clearance sales for oil and oil filters. In this case, each 5 quart jug of the Castrol High Mileage Full Synthetic 5W-30 which I'll be buying will only be $12.48 for 5 quarts, so I end up paying very little for oil and filters for my stash.

That could be a good reason for everyone to start their own oil/filter stash. so they can stock up whenever clearance sales / rebates occur. When they need oil or filters when there are no sales, they can just take the oldest oil / filters in their stash to use.

Many believe (myself included), that there is no difference for engine cleanliness or UOA wear metals for any 5W-30 Full synthetic oil with Dexos 1 Gen 3 approval for someone doing 5,000 mile oil changes. So buying the lowest cost oil regardless of brand gives equivalent long term results.

For those that own a car with stuck piston rings / oil burning, doing 4+ 5,000 drain and fills with Valvoline Restore and Protect is worth considering.

 

[Bill7]

I bought 8 jugs (4 purchases), so I am waiting to see if the rebates hit. I hope they will but we will see.

There did not seem to be a limit that I could find on the website.

If that is the case, it's an opportunity to buy an unlimited amount of 5 quart jugs of Castrol Edge full Synthetic oil for $12.48.

That almost rivals that Tractor Supply clearance sale they had a few years ago where 5 quart jugs of name brand oil were only $10 and 1 quart jugs were $1.

Please keep us posted on this thread if you get the rebates for all 8 jugs ($30 rebate * 4 sets of 2 jugs) = $120 you should get back.

 

[tired]

Many believe (myself included), that there is no difference for engine cleanliness or UOA wear metals for any 5W-30 Full synthetic oil with Dexos 1 Gen 3 approval for someone doing 5,000 mile oil changes.

Gotta ignore a lot of evidence here to continue to believing it.

Glenda's Subaru oil burner.

CR-V on Pennzoil Platinum its whole life at 5k OCIs

Subaru burning on Mobil 1 Extended Performance since new

Hyundai burning on quality oils since new

Just a few examples. Glad you've been lucky running budget oils so far, but your luck may not last, and others may see this and get the wrong idea.

 

[Bill7]

Gotta ignore a lot of evidence here to continue to believing it.

Glenda's Subaru oil burner.

CR-V on Pennzoil Platinum its whole life at 5k OCIs

Subaru burning on Mobil 1 Extended Performance since new

Hyundai burning on quality oils since new

Just a few examples. Glad you've been lucky running budget oils so far, but your luck may not last, and others may see this and get the wrong idea.

Your examples above referred to name brand oils (not budget oils) causing issues: Pennzoil Platinum, Mobil 1 Extended Performance, etc.

Glenda used name brand oils (not budget oils) as well: Copied from her post:
500-35k miles Mobil 1 Full Synthetic 0w40
35k-100k miles Valvoline Extended Protection 5w30
100k-110k AMSOIL Signature Series 5w30
110k-130k Valvoline Restore and Protect 5w30

If you define all Group III full synthetic oils as "budget oils", and all Group IV PAO and Group V Ester as the "better oils",
then with that definition, your point about "better oils" possibly preventing those issues would be valid.

 

[tired]

Your examples above referred to name brand oils (not budget oils) causing issues: Pennzoil Platinum, Mobil 1 Extended Performance, etc.

Exactly. So even if these are causing issues, then a more cheaply formulated oil could not be expected to perform as well.

If you define all Group III full synthetic oils as "budget oils", and all Group IV PAO and Group V Ester as the "better oils",
then with that definition, your point about "better oils" possibly preventing those issues would be valid.

My point is simply that the blanket advice here:

Many believe (myself included), that there is no difference for engine cleanliness or UOA wear metals for any 5W-30 Full synthetic oil with Dexos 1 Gen 3 approval for someone doing 5,000 mile oil changes. So buying the lowest cost oil regardless of brand gives equivalent long term results.

...can't be applied to all engines and use cases. I am not making a comparison between your Supertech and Mobil 1 Extended Performance, PP, etc. I'm just saying that the belief you shared above isn't supported by the evidence here. Valvoline Extended Protection is D1G3 for example. Not everyone will be fine. Many will, sure. But there are definitely differences in engine cleanliness. That's a fact.

 

[Bill7]

Exactly. So even if these are causing issues, then a more cheaply formulated oil could not be expected to perform as well.

I think oil cost is more tied to marketing than quality.
Super Tech's marketing budget is $0. Mobil 1's annual marketing budget is $100 Million (I googled it).
So Mobil 1 needs to charge more for it's oil to pay for the $100 Million in marketing it does each year.
Sure Mobil 1 is a better oil than Super Tech, but the difference may be so small at a 5,000 OCI, that it isn't measurable.

For my own use case, I think the "best" oil and filters for my vehicles is simply the lowest priced choices that meet the spec.
Every car owner will eventually sell their vehicle. After the sale, all that extra money spent on the most expensive oil and filters,
is money you can never get back.

 

[Hootbro]

Cost and quality is not a linear scale when it comes to motor oils.

 

[Bill7]

Cost and quality is not a linear scale when it comes to motor oils.

Very true.

 

[tired]

So Mobil 1 needs to charge more for it's oil to pay for the $100 Million in marketing it does each year.

Where do you suppose Warren buys their oil and additives? They have to buy everything wholesale. Mobil 1 saves a lot as they own the supply chain for base oils. They have a piece of Infineum. Warren can't control their wholesale costs because they're forced to buy everything. I think that more than makes up for any money saved on marketing by Warren.

For my own use case, I think the "best" oil and filters for my vehicles is simply the lowest priced choices that meet the spec.

Again I'm not criticizing your oil choice. You can do whatever you'd like. I'm still just criticizing the broad recommendation that because it works for you, it will work for everyone. That's clearly not true here.

I explain it in more detail here, below: basically each level of oil performance/cost will work for some people. You just have to figure out which group you belong in. You may need Amsoil. You may be fine for 300k on Supertech.

I don't think anyone is arguing Amsoil isn't a good oil. I think the crux of the matter comes down to whether or not you need that much headroom. Determining that I think is the really hard part. Basically, in my view, there are people who will be fine on bulk oil, then some that would do better to run ST/Kirkland or a basic oil like QSFS/vanilla Mobil 1, then some who will need Mobil 1 Extended Performance to be free of issues, then some who need Euro oils, and then beyond that some who will need Amsoil/HPL to have no issues. I think that the Subaru engines are good examples of this. You can see @Glenda W.'s experience. She started burning at 60k. Her friend on Mobil 1 Extended Performance, started burning at 120k. Then, when you have someone in a 2014 Subaru Outback running Amsoil, they don't burn oil. So you can see the progression in apparent oil quality and delay of onset of oil burning. Additionally, @OVERKILL got a ton of crud out when he first ran HPL after a diet of Mobil 1 Extended Performance. (Not sure if he was burning oil or had other issues or not.) Then you see other engines with design issues like Kia/Hyundai, and they burn even earlier on Mobil 1 Extended Performance.

 

[tolian21]

can you talk about your oil choices in another forum? This thread is for Castrol rebate

 

[Bill7]

Regarding the Castrol $30 rebate, just had 2 questions:

1) Has anyone gotten $60 back: $30 for 10 quarts on 1 receipt, and $30 more for 10 quarts on a 2nd receipt?

2) Is Walmart on the list of allowed stores for the in store purchase?