HP has no birthday reward. HP Rewards covers select categories and its full terms never mention a birthday. The only “birthday” in HP’s store is a gift card design. The real money back is 4% through Price.com or 2% through TopCashback.
What HP Is
HP Inc. trades as HPQ, has its business address at 1501 Page Mill Road in Palo Alto, California, and is incorporated in Delaware. SEC filings list a former name of Hewlett Packard Co, used until October 23, 2015.
HP Rewards is offered by HP Inc., is valid in the United States only, and is free to join. Members earn 100 points for registering, and only one set of registration points counts. After that you earn about a point per dollar, so “a sales total of $299.99 before taxes will be reflected as 300 points.” Points count only on select categories: select printers, business PCs (the Elite, Pro and Workstation brands), HPE servers, select monitors, accessories and care packs, and select ink, toner and paper.
What Was Actually Checked
The HP Rewards page and its full terms were read, along with HP’s coupons page, its Tech Takes newsletter page, the HP Business Club page and the student discount page. None contain a birthday benefit. HP’s sign-up page says only “Get faster checkout, order tracking, and exclusive deals when you sign up!” and it loads through script, so its field list couldn’t be read.
The rewards terms are specific about who’s left out. You must be at least 18 and either a consumer or a small business under 250 employees. Frontline Heroes, HP Education Store customers, employer purchase program customers and public sector customers aren’t eligible. Points “have no cash value,” they post as pending about 36 calendar days after the order ships, and once available they’re valid for 180 days. On ink and toner, points can’t be combined with HP.com Store coupons or discounts.
A Birthday Item That Isn’t a Reward
HP’s store sells an e-Gift Card design called Birthday Cupcakes. It’s artwork you pick when you buy a gift card for someone else. It doesn’t give you anything on your own birthday.
The Real Route: A Genuine Cashback Rate
Price.com lists “Earn 4% cash back at HP,” and excludes toner, ink and gift cards. Student, employee and military discounts and orders placed through the call-or-chat agents are also ineligible. TopCashback’s HP page reads “Get 2% of the price back with our HP Cash Back offers,” a flat rate with no tiers, and it excludes ink, toner, printheads, paper, EPP, Education, Military and Frontline, HP2B and Outlet, gift cards and coupon codes not shown on TopCashback. Fluz shows only its generic 1.5% store rate. Rates move, so check before you buy.
Eligibility and Cost
HP Rewards is free, and you can join online or by giving your name and email address to an HP Store call center agent. Both cashback routes need a free Price.com or TopCashback account. The exclusions above matter, since ink and toner are excluded on both.
Q&A
Q: Does HP have a birthday discount?
A: No. HP Rewards and its full terms never mention a birthday.
Q: What is the Birthday Cupcakes gift card?
A: A gift card design you can choose when buying a card for someone else. It isn’t a reward for you.
Q: What does HP Rewards cover?
A: Select printers, business PCs, HPE servers, select monitors and accessories, and select ink, toner and paper.
Q: How long do HP Rewards points last?
A: Once available, points are valid for 180 days.
Q: Is there a real way to get money back on HP purchases?
A: Yes. Price.com lists 4% and TopCashback lists 2%, with exclusions on ink, toner and more.
Q: Who can join HP Rewards?
A: US consumers and small businesses under 250 employees who are at least 18. Frontline Heroes, HP Education Store and public sector customers aren’t eligible.
Compare This To
Dell also has no birthday reward, and its cashback covers only refurbished machines. Lenovo is the PC maker here with an actual birthday line on its own pages.
To see where HP stands next to the others in its group, our guide to laptop and PC birthday freebies puts them side by side.
More Information:
Verified against HP’s own Rewards page and terms, coupons page, newsletter page and student discount page, plus SEC records. Cashback checked on Price.com, TopCashback and Fluz.
