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Saturday, December 19, 2009

Rebates/Rewards for shopping online!



I do lots of my shopping online because that's where I seem to always find the best deals. I hate paying full retail price for anything! I can almost always make a good deal even sweeter when shopping through an online rewards/rebate sites. There is no cost for joining these sites and most of them offer an incentive just for joining. So, if you find a good sale, use a coupon code, and shop through a rebate site you have just scored yourself a super sweet deal! Here are the rebate/reward sites I frequent most often:

Ebates - you can earn cash back via a personal check or have it deposited into your paypal account. You will earn a certain percentage back on your total purchase.

Here's how to use ebates -
1. Visit the ebates site before you begin your online shopping
2. Login to your account (or open a new one)
3. Search for the store you are looking to shop at
4. Click on the store's link (via ebates), the percentage you will earn is listed on the store link
5. Make a purchase in that same click session

Your cash back earnings will be deposited into your ebates account. Four times a year you will receive a payment from ebates. That's it, super simple! I earned back over $50 just from my online holiday shopping! You must be logged into your account in order to receive credit for shopping through the ebates link! There is no minimum balance required in order to receive a payment. (earn a $5 sign up bonus)

Cashbaq - you will earn cash back via a personal check or deposited into paypal account. Which ever you choose. You will earn a $5 bonus just for registering!

How to use cashbaq -
1. Visit the cashbaq site before you begin your online shopping
2. Login to your account (or open a new one)
3. Search for the store you are looking to shop at
4. Click on the store's link (via cashbaq), the percentage you earn is listed on the store link
5. Make a purchase in that same click session

Your cash back earnings will be deposited into your cashbaq account. Cashbaq will send you a payment around the 20th of every month whenever you payable balance is $10 or more. You need to be logged into your account to receive the credit when shopping!

Shop At Home - same directions as the links above. The only difference is you will be shopping through the Shop At Home link. The other directions are the same! Shop At Home mails out checks 60 days after the end of each month provided you have a minimum balance of $20 in your account.

Upromise - Upromise is different in that it is a college savings account. You set up your account and you can earn percentages back on purchase you make online and in stores.

To receive a rebate from online shopping -
1. Visit the Upromise site
2. Log into your upromise account
3. Locate the online store you want to shop at
4. Click the link to the store
5. Make your purchase in that same click session

To earn a rebate shopping in store -
1. Register your store rewards cards with Upromise (CVS, Jewel, Domincks, etc.)
2. Register your credit cards with Upromise
3. Make your purchases

Your rebates will show up in your Upromise account. You can either transfer your earnings to your 529 college savings account or you can withdraw the money (there may be a penalty for withdrawing)

My Points - through My Points you earn points that can be redeemed for various gift cards on the My Points site. You can earn points through shopping via the My Points site links, reading emails, taking surveys, playing games and searching the web. You must be logged into your account when on the My Points site in order to earn points. I have earned all my points through reading emails and completing surveys.

Mr. Rebates - basically the same directions as the other cash back rebate sites.

Here's how to use Mr. Rebates -
1. Visit the Mr. Rebates site before you begin your online shopping
2. Login to your account (or open a new one)
3. Search for the store you are looking to shop at
4. Click on the store's link (via Mr. Rebates), the percentage you will earn is listed on the store link
5. Make a purchase in that same click session

Your Mr. Rebates cash back can be cashed in my requesting a personal check or a payment via paypal. You must have a minimum amount of $10 available in order to request a payment from Mr. Rebates.

1. Log into your Bing account
2. Search for cash back deals you are looking for using Bing
3. Click the link for the best deal and go to that store
4. Make your purchase in the same click session

Your Bing rebate will be credited to your account once Bing receives confirmation of a completed order. You can request your cash back about 60 days after your online purchase and with at least $5 in your account.

Sunshine Rewards - you earn credits for online shopping, taking surveys, participating in site offers/contests, and paid clicks. You can redeem your credits for gift cards, paypal payments, sunshine auctions, or donations. Remember, you must be logged into your Sunshine Rewards account in order to collect credits.

Swagbucks - you earn Swagbucks for searching the web and shopping online through the swagbucks site. Swagbucks can be redeemed for various prizes such as gift cards. Make sure you do your online searches through the swagbucks search bar or by downloading the swagbucks toolbar. Visit the swagbucks site for other ways to earn. I have earned the majority of my swagbucks through online searches and by finding swag codes hidden on their site.

The top sites which I frequent are - ebates, upromise, my points, and swagbucks. I have earned the most on these sites. When I am doing my online shopping I generally check all the sites to see which site will offer the highest return. I usually find that I have the option of choosing between a couple different sites which offer rebates for the same store. Get started now by signing up through the links listed above and begin earning for purchases you are already making!

If you have any questions about using any of the sites listed above please comment on this post and I will try to answer your questions. If you know of other online rebate/reward sites please share! We would love to hear what else is out there!

HAPPY EARNING!



1 comment:

  1. It's an interesting article to know more details. There are several products and retailers where they offer cash back deals if they purchase item. Some stores will promise if the shoppers shops and pays the bill through credit cards they will offer an cash back deals to encourage the sales and to have more profit for the organization.

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