Rakuten (formerly Ebates) The most comprehensive shopping rebate guide [05/12 update: registration bonus $40]
Ms. Ann is ready to talk about the website ( Rakuten.com ) of Rakuten (formerly Ebates) . So far, Ms. Ann is the most comfortable shopping rebate service that Ms. Ann has ever used ! However, the Chinese introductions to them on the Internet are different, so Ms. Ann is going to write the most comprehensive introduction to Rakuten in the universe , so that you can fall in love with it without any obstacles.
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Update Dec 08, 2021: Rakuten’s invitation reward has changed to $40, click here or the button below to start:
what is shopping reward
Usually we shop online in this way:
Enter the website -> find the product -> add to cart -> checkout
The discounts we can get in this process are only provided by the merchants. As everyone knows, there is another way to get extra discounts in this process, and that is to use a rebate website. In this way, the new shopping process will become:
Enter Fanli Network -> Enter Merchant Website -> Find Goods -> Add to Cart -> Checkout
Then Fanli.com will track your purchase amount this time and return part of the purchase amount to you. For example, for a $100 product, if the cashback ratio is 15%, the cashback network will return $15 to your account, which is equivalent to $85 to win the product (15% off in disguise).
So many people will wonder, how can such a rebate network make a profit? Does it give us money for nothing? Of course not, this involves the affiliation between Fanli and the merchant. Usually, if you enter the corresponding merchant to shop through Huanli, the merchant will also return the corresponding amount to Huanli, and Huanli will take out part of it to the user to achieve a win-win situation. Take the above example, the merchant may give cashback network 20% of cashback (ie $20), cashback network will give you $15 of it, and keep $5 for yourself, which is its own profit. This is a win-win partnership. For merchants, it can increase sales and increase popularity. For Fanli, it can be profitable. For users, it can buy goods at a cheaper price. Why not do it!
How to realize the rebate
Let’s take the Coach bag as an example. After going through the process, everyone will know how to do it. Of course, you must first have a Rakuten.com account and log in. If you don’t have one , you can register through this link , or see the registration guide at the end of this article.
First open Rakuten.com , type Coach in the input field above and press Enter, the search results will appear:
We can see that Coach offers 10% rebate. Then click the “Shop Now” button corresponding to Coach on the far right, and the following interface will appear:
We can see that there is a Shopping Trip ID #3790728539, indicating that Rakuten has recorded your visit. Then you will come to Coach.com’s official website. At this time, remember that you must not close this page or re-enter directly during the shopping process, otherwise the cashback tracking will not be possible. Next is normal shopping, as usual. After shopping, we return toRakuten , enter Shopping Trips in your account, and you can see the record of our purchase this time.
The cashback will generally appear here within 1-2 hours (up to 2 days). If it does not show up, you can submit a ticket to the customer service (the customer service here is still very enthusiastic.)
Sometimes some merchants will give out some rebate ratios, such as the last Coach in the picture above, the cash rebate ratio is as high as 14%! It’s 15% off, is there?
Cash back in offline store (In Store)
A friend wants to ask, I want to buy it in a physical store, is there any cash back? The answer is of course there is, this is Rakuten’s recent physical store cashback . The process is also very simple, you only need to bind your own credit card, and then activate the corresponding cashback before consumption in the physical store, and then swipe the card to spend, the cashback will be automatically tracked! Merchants who support cash back in physical stores can view the latest list here .
As long as you activate the cashback offer before checkout in the store, you can watch Rakuten’s mobile app while shopping. If the store happens to have cashback, activate it at the checkout.
Browser plug-in (Rakuten Button)
If you have to search for merchants on Rakuten every time you shop, it’s too much trouble, so Rakuten has launched a browser plug-in (supports Chrome and Firefox). If the merchant you are browsing supports cashback, the plug-in will be displayed on the merchant page Rebate rate and remind to activate the rebate, click directly to activate, as shown in the figure below:
In addition, if the current merchant supports coupons, Rakuten Button will also intimately list all currently available coupons, coupon codes, promotional activities, etc. for reference, which can be said to be very considerate.
Cashback cycle
There is a problem that needs to be pointed out. The returned cash is recorded in the account but cannot be used immediately. Rakuten has four unified withdrawal times per year (see the figure below). For example, May 15 will issue cash back between Jan 1 and Mar 31:
According to Ms. Ann’s experience, if you use PayPal to withdraw cash, you don’t have to wait until that date. For example, it is stipulated that the withdrawal of May 15 may be received on May 10.
Withdrawal method
Currently Rakuten supports the following methods of withdrawal:
- PayPal (the most convenient)
- Mail check
- Through Amex Membership Rewards (MR) points return, this needs to be set to Amex MR points in the payment method settings, and then the subsequent consumption cashback will directly return the points
Registration Guidelines
Register through our link to get an extra $40 cash reward. After registering, you can get a cash back once, as shown in the figure below.
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