BOSSTORQUE · Internal Catalog
Shopping Toolkit — Full Catalog
Every cashback portal, affinity program, EPP, business account, niche retailer, and travel perk Jason has active access to. Source of truth for the deal-stack method. Updated when new programs are added — refer here before every best-deal search to know what layers are actually available.
CURRENT
11 portals · 17 affinity · 6 travel
Locked May 13, 2026
"Affinity discounts come off the sticker before cashback math kicks in. A Mercury Perks SaaS deal at 50% off beats stacking 4% portal + 2% card on full price by a wide margin. Apple EPP at 8% off MSRP beats most cashback portals before stacking. Don't skip the affinity layer."
Stacking order — where each layer fits
- Retailer sweep — major + niche retailers per category
- Gmail offer scan — both accounts since current year
- eBay Browse API — same-SKU match check (see eBay skill doc)
- Affinity / member-discount programs — this doc, category-matched (NEW layer)
- Cashback portal — one per checkout, highest rate from the 11 portals
- Credit card cashback — Mercury (business) or Ollo (personal), both ~2% TBD
- Speed-vs-price matrix — three paths minimum
- Verify — navigate, screenshot, confirm
Coupon + cashback portals (11 active)
Mutually exclusive per checkout — pick the highest rate per merchant. Most are browser extensions that fire automatically on retailer pages.
| Portal | URL | Strong at | Notes |
|---|
| Capital One Shopping | capitaloneshopping.com | Walmart (~4%), tech retailers | Browser extension auto-fires |
| Honey (PayPal) | joinhoney.com | Broad coverage | Best-price verifier, price comparison |
| Rakuten | rakuten.com | eBay, Adorama, Costco, Sam's Club, Apple | Rebates pay quarterly |
| Karma | karmanow.com | Walmart (2%), auto-applied coupons | |
| Coupert | coupert.com | Broad code coverage | |
| CouponCabin | couponcabin.com | Best Buy, Macy's, Kohl's, JCPenney | |
| SimplyCodes | simplycodes.com | Community-sourced codes | |
| RetailMeNot | retailmenot.com | Broad coverage | |
| Dealspotr | dealspotr.com | Niche merchants | Used for zesttea.com etc. |
| Shop App (Shopify) | shop.app | Shopify merchants | |
| ID.me Shop (general) | shop.id.me | General non-military offers | Military tier doesn't apply |
Affinity / member-discount programs — check FIRST by category
Business · banking · startup perks
| Program | URL | Status | What it covers |
|---|
| Mercury Perks | mercury.com/perks | Active | SaaS, tools, services for Mercury banking customers |
| Stripe Perks | dashboard.stripe.com/perks | Active | SaaS perks for Stripe customers |
| FoundersCard | founderscard.com | Paid annual | Hotel status matches, travel discounts, business services |
| FounderPass | founderpass.com | Active | Startup deals on SaaS, tools |
| Trackdesk Marketplace | trackdesk.com/marketplace | Active | Affiliate / partner offers |
| Perks at Work | perksatwork.com | Active | Employer-affiliated benefits portal — flights, hotels, retailers |
| Startups Hub Perks Deal Book | Notion | Active | Jason's curated Notion of perks worth tracking |
Business shopping accounts
Apple Employee Purchase Programs (two codes — check both)
Both codes are active on Jason's account. EPP discounts typically range 4-10% off MSRP depending on category. Pick whichever shows the lower price on the specific SKU at the moment of purchase.
Nonprofit gateways (only if 501c3 is the buyer)
NOT applicable to Jason (don't suggest)
These look promising in extension popups but Jason can't qualify. Document them here so future suggestions filter them out:
- GovX (govx.com) — military / first responder / government — N/A
- WeSalute (wesalute.com, formerly Veterans Advantage) — military / veteran — N/A
- ID.me military tier (military gated portion of shop.id.me) — N/A
Travel programs (separate stack)
Niche / specialty retailers
Affinity triage cheat-sheet — by product category
| Product category | Check these affinity programs FIRST |
|---|
| SaaS / business software / tools | Mercury Perks → Stripe Perks → Perks at Work → FoundersCard → FounderPass → Notion Perks Deal Book |
| Apple gear | Apple EPP #1 + EPP #2 (both, pick lower) |
| Hotels | FoundersCard → SLH → GHA Discovery → Perks at Work travel |
| Flights | Alaska Mileage Plan → Dollar Flight Club → Perks at Work travel → Navan for business |
| Office / business supplies | Amazon Business → Walmart Business (GETSTARTED15) → Sam's Club |
| Nonprofit purchases | Goodstack (after 501c3 verification via IRS EOS) |
| Photo / video / electronics | Adorama → B&H Photo → QuickShip → Best Buy Open Box |
| Design software / Adobe | Pro Design Tools |
| Computer hardware | 8G Power Computer (+ B&H, Adorama for high-end) |
How this list gets used
Every deal-stack run starts here. Before doing the standard retailer sweep, Claude identifies the product category and checks the affinity triage cheat-sheet above. The affinity discount (when found) comes off the sticker price before the cashback math applies. Then the standard 6-layer stack runs against the discounted price.
Maintained alongside the deal-stack skill at bt-deal-stack-method-may2026 and locked into BOSSTORQUE global rules.
When to update this catalog
- New affinity program activated → add it under the correct category, then redeploy this hub doc
- Program access lost (membership lapse, eligibility change) → move to "NOT applicable" section
- New niche retailer used regularly → add to the niche retailer table with portal coverage notes
- Promo code discovered in Gmail → add to the Walmart Business / business-account row with code + expiration
Cross-references
- Source-of-truth memory:
~/Documents/.claude/memory/context/shopping-toolkit.md
- Deal-stack method playbook: bt-deal-stack-method-may2026
- eBay Browse API skill: bt-ebay-api-access-may2026
- Credit card constraint (Mercury + Ollo, no new cards):
~/Documents/.claude/CLAUDE.md § Credit Profile Constraint
- API credentials (eBay, Imagen, etc.):
~/Documents/.claude/memory/context/api-keys.md
- always-pay-less app upgrade plan with affinity layer:
~/Documents/GitHub/always_pay_less/UPGRADE-PLAN-deal-stack-merge.md