In watching the life cycle of rewards programs, as I have on CompareRewards.com for 8 years this month, there's something I've noticed that happens to every program when it's on the downhill slide: it shuts down its affiliate program. Examples?...
A notice is posted on ClubMom's website that it will shut down its online shopping mall effective June 1, 2008. Members can continue to earn points for shopping through that date. It's not clear how long members will be able...
Updated Weekly! Every week, ClubMom doubles their shopping rewards at a couple of their merchants. Here are the merchants with double rebates through May 18: The Children's Place -- now 10 points per dollar (5%) DisneyShopping -- now 10 points...
You're going to order flowers for Valentine's Day, you might as well earn the most rewards for it, right? I re-examined shopping rates for at 15 online florists for these rewards programs (click the program's name to join the site...
Note: this analysis was updated for 2008 here. It's October again, and with Black Friday just weeks away, it's time once again to take an in-depth look at rewards programs' online shopping rebates. A Gallup poll conducted the first week...
The holiday shopping season is right around the corner, and maybe you're finally deciding to get in on this whole "online shopping rebate site" thing...but you have no idea what programs are out there or how to choose. For the...
If you're a ClubMom member, you may be interested in this offer -- 1,000 points (worth $5) for attending a "Do It Herself" workshop for FREE at Home Depot on October 22! The class is called, "The Power is Yours:...
Last September, I put together a little list of how some of the popular rewards programs stacked up traffic-wise, according to their rankings at Alexa.com. Alexa ranks websites based on the number of site visits they receive, on average, in...
If you're a Disney fan, you are missing out if you're not using online rewards / rebate programs. It's as simple as that. Not only could you be earning rebates on your purchases at DisneyShopping.com, you could also be earning...
ClubMom announced today that it would be offering members 1,000 points (worth $5) for attending a free "Do It Herself" workshop at Home Depot stores on 5/7 from 7 to 8. The topic is, "Building Relaxation: Creating Backyard Retreats." Be...
Update, 3/19: The member who had been waiting for credit for a purchase at ClubMom in mid-January and was told on 3/9 that "our system is being upgraded and we are unable to award points to members accounts at this...
Wow, 2006 was a busy one in the rewards program biz. Not a lot of new programs last year, but we saw a lot of old ones fail... and a couple of big ones change ownership. How well do you...
Most rewards programs won't allow you to receive rebates on the purchase of gift cards. ClubMom, however, does allow you to earn when buying GCs from a selection of merchants. The rewards range from 3 points per dollar (1.5%) to...
Review of ClubMom Rewards - updated 10/07 Please click here to join. Date Launched: 2001 (for the rewards portion of the site) Reward Per Dollar Spent: Varies Minimum to Cash Out: 500 for merchandise, 1,000 for $5 GCs, 1,600 for...
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