Save money shopping online
I just found out about a couple cool tools to make some cash when shopping online. The first of which is Ebates. I will write about the other one soon.
Basically, merchants pay Ebates to refer customers to them. Ebates then pays a chunk of that back to the shoppers themselves. Win, win, win.
Here is how Ebates describes the process:
A few things worth mentioning about Ebates
- The payout percentages vary from 1% to about 25%
- They have a ton of merchants - many well known stores: Best Buy, Walmart, Staples, and really about anything you can imagine
- Some merchants offer cash bonuses for signing up
- Ebates also offers referral bonuses for friends that sign up
- Payment options include Paypal or a paper check
- They also have a toolbar that will tell you if you are on a site that offers a cashback bonus
I recently signed up for Ebates and am planning to add them to my online shopping arsenal. But, since I am so new to Ebates I don’t have too much experience with them. Has anyone had good or bad experiences with them?
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I have had mostly good experiences with Ebates over the years. However, there were a few times I to reach out to them to receive my rebate.
@bpaul
Like you had to request the payment to be made?
I’m gonna have to try this. Thanks for the info, Bob.
@Tristan
I got another good one that I am going to post soon as well - I will try to get it up in a couple days.
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how about you use coupons to save…its funny how all you have to do is print it out but people still underestimate them…to cut costs at the stores go to SmartSource.com they have food plus sometimes restaurant promos for money off too….so if you want to put more money in your pocket hit up the site and print
This web site will help you make sure you get the best prices on all of your purchases:
http://www.zingsale.com
It’s a free service that tracks prices of products from online stores (like amazon) and sends you an email when the price drops. You can set a target price or be notified when it falls by a certain percentage. Might be a nice way to make sure you’re getting the best deals this holiday season.