I get paid to shop, literally! About a year and a half ago, I discovered a great way to save money, Ebates.com! You can find thousands of coupons, promo codes and discounts, PLUS get cash back savings with online rebates. Best of all, they never charge a membership fee, or require mail-in rebate forms. They just send you your cash, no commitments and no strings attached.
When you plan to make a purchase online, go to Ebates.com 1st, search ebates to see if the store(s) you want to shop at participate, Ebates will also let you know if there are any deals or coupons for the site, click the link for the store(s) on Ebates website, shop for your item(s) and that's it!**
Every 3 months, Ebates.com will send you a cash back payment for purchases posted during the previous quarter. Currently Ebates offers 4 ways to receive payment.
1) By Check: They will send a check directly to you - mailing fees are paid by Ebates.
2) PayPal: They will deposit your payment in your PayPal account - sender's fees are paid by Ebates.
3) Charity/Organization/Family Member: If you prefer to donate your savings to your favorite charity, organization or family member, it's free and mailing fees are paid by Ebates. (Note: Ebates does not validate the tax-deductibility of donations that you send to charities. It is your sole responsibility to document donations and to determine that donations to an organization are tax-deductible.)
4) Ebates is currently testing other forms of rapid payment with select members including Visa® virtual; pre-paid Visa debit cards; and direct deposit into member bank accounts. To see if you are eligible for their latest "Fast Cash" options, visit My Ebates to determine if you have been selected to participate.
"Ebates.com is the leading cash back shopping site with over 1,200 stores and 5,000 coupons. Ebates members have earned $100 million in cash back just for shopping at their favorite stores."
Remember, there are never any rebate forms to fill out and mail in, and no need to save receipts (not for Ebates anyway)!
However, your cash back rewards may take a couple of days, or more, before they show up in your My Ebates account***.
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**Taken from the Ebates.com website:
"How do I make sure that I am earning cash back?"
"Purchases you make at Ebates stores are only credited if you start your shopping session at Ebates.com or another Ebates service (like the Ebates toolbar) and click to a store via an Ebates link. As much as we'd like to give you cash back even if you do not start shopping via an Ebates link, we have no way of proving you are our member to the store without your click. If you click through Ebates and make a purchase, then surf elsewhere on the Web and return to that store and make a second purchase, your second purchase will not earn a cash back reward. (You must click through an Ebates link every time you shop at a store site.) If you use multiple windows on your browser, the window in which you shop at the store must have come from an Ebates link. Also, while virtually all product purchases at the stores are eligible for cash back, there are a limited number of products that do not qualify for cash back. Please check Ebates.com to see a list of exclusions."
***More from Ebates.com:
"How quickly is cash back credited to my account?"
"Most cash back rewards are credited within 48 hours. Some stores, however, cannot confirm your purchase until the return period has elapsed and may take up to thirty days to confirm your cash back."
