diff --git a/tlapbot/__init__.py b/tlapbot/__init__.py
index c3fcdfd..c5a9368 100644
--- a/tlapbot/__init__.py
+++ b/tlapbot/__init__.py
@@ -15,11 +15,12 @@ def create_app(test_config=None):
         pass
 
     # Prepare config: set db to instance folder, then load default, then
-    # overwrite it with config.py
+    # overwrite it with config.py and redeems.py
     app.config.from_mapping(
         DATABASE=os.path.join(app.instance_path, "tlapbot.sqlite")
     )
     app.config.from_object('tlapbot.default_config')
+    app.config.from_object('tlapbot.default_redeems')
     app.config.from_pyfile('config.py')
     app.config.from_pyfile('redeems.py')
 
diff --git a/tlapbot/default_redeems.py b/tlapbot/default_redeems.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..192bcc0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tlapbot/default_redeems.py
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+REDEEMS={
+    "hydrate": {"price": 60, "type": "list"},
+    "lurk": {"price:": 1, "type": "counter"},
+    "react": {"price:": 200, "type": "note"},
+    "request": {"price:": 100, "type": "note"}
+}
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