Entries from CompareRewards.com tagged with 'Ebates'
Ebates.com's Daily Double -- Double Rebate Merchant
Updated daily!: Ebates.com has a feature called the Daily Double, where they double their usual cashback rate for one merchant. Today, September 2nd, you'll earn a whopping 32% cashback versus the usual 16% at 123Inkjets! Ebates lists coupon codes for...
Celebrate 11 Years of Cash Back at Ebates With Increased Rates on Featured Stores
In honor of their 11th birthday Ebates.com (aff) is increasing their cashback rate for select merchants to 11%, many of which were in the 2 to 4% range before! And remember, the 11% cashback can be used in combination with...
Comparing the Rewards Programs Mentioned in MSN Money Article
I'd like to offer a warm welcome to my new readers visiting from Donna Freedman's great article on MSN Money, "How to play the cash-back game." If you're looking for more information on cashback sites (also called rewards programs), you've...
Yves Rocher Coupon and Cashback Deal From Ebates
Ebates (aff) has a really amazing deal going on right now with Yves Rocher: take $10 off a $30 purchase with coupon code EBATES1030 plus get 30% cashback! That's on top of sales prices at Yves Rocher that are up...
Somebody Buy Ebates a Calculator!
You know, I wasn't going to post about this, but it really bugs me when rewards programs over-hype their promotions, and as much as I love Ebates (aff), I have to call 'em out on this: Ebates has a link...
New Stores and Cashback Increases at Ebates
To celebrate the new year, Ebates (aff) is featuring some new merchants, and cashback increases on some older ones as well. Some of the highlights include 5% at Crate & Barrel, 8% at Spanx and Columbia Sportswear, and $10 at...
Double Cashback or More Today Only at Ebates
Ebates (aff) is doing a one-day only mega-increased cashback promotion for what they call Cyber Monday II. The rates are VERY good, including: 6% at Dell Home 10% at Cheryl & Co. 15% at Eternal Sparkles (I LOVE this store!)...
Memolink's "Highest Rebates Online" Claim Mostly Hype
Update, 12/13: Received an email from Nicki at Memolink saying that they updated their banner as a result of my analysis. The current banner touts "Limited time only HUGE point increases." Much more accurate, and kudos to Memolink for their...
Ebates.com's Cyber Monday Promotion
Ebates.com (aff) is offering double cashback at hundreds of participating stores today in its annual Cyber Monday promotion! In fact, some of the stores are much more than doubled! Examples of some of the rates: Discovery Channel Store: 10% (was...
Deals of the Week at Ebates
Ebates (aff) increases their cashback rates at several merchants every week. They're offering the following cashback increases through 10/31: 12% @ Half Price Costumes (was 6%) 10% @ Coastal Contacts (was 8%), Costume Supercenter (was 5%), Giant Party Store (was...
Ebates Article in Washington Times
Ebates (aff) got a nice write-up in the Washington Times today: "Ebates.com links shoppers, store sites -- Coupons in a click." In the article, Ebates CEO Kevin Johnson says that 8% of Ebates shoppers are millionaires, people who can afford...
Ebates Fights Fraud
Fraudsters beware: Ebates.com (aff) has implemented a new technology that "pierces the proxy" to fight fraud. It's called ThreatMatrix, and in a press release on Thursday, Ebates CEO Kevin Johnson and ThreatMatrix CEO Reed Taussig discuss the fraud issue and...
Who Offers Cash Back Rewards for Restaurant.com? Combine with 90% Off Coupon Code!
Restaurant.com issued a 90% off coupon code today, NINETY, which is good for 99 hours in honor of the date 09/09/09. If you're just finding CompareRewards.com from my mention in the Restaurant.com press release about the sale, welcome to the...
Man Week at Ebates.com
Ebates (aff) has a pretty clever promotion starting today and running through 9/14. They're calling it "Man Week" and they're increasing their cashback rates on eight stores that you'd traditionally associate more with guys. The increases are as follows: Cabelas...
Ebates.com's Blog Naming Contest
Ebates.com (aff) is looking for a better name for their shopping blog, and they're willing to pay big bucks for it! Through September 3rd, Ebates members can submit one suggested name for the blog, and they'll choose finalists and allow...
Ebates.com's Back to School Cashback Increases
Ebates.com (aff) has increased its cashback rates for ten popular merchants as part of a Back to School promotion, running through Labor Day. The new rates are as follows: Kohls at 4% (was 2%) Office Max at 4% (was...
Increased Cash Back at Ebates on Select Merchants
Ebates (aff) has increased its cashback rate on a couple of merchants: Old Navy is now 8% (was 2%), Aeropostale is 4% (was 2%), Disney Store is 5% (was 3%), The Land of Nod is 6% (was 4%), Shutterfly is...
Last Day of the Quarter -- Be Sure Your Ebates.com Balance Is $5+
Ebates.com (aff) will be sending their Big Fat Checks soon, as they do 6 weeks after the end of every quarter. Today's the last day of quarter 2, so if you haven't done so already, log into your Ebates account...
Ebates.com in the News
Ebates.com's CEO Kevin Johnson was interviewed for a June 4 article on RetailTouchpoints.com. In "Ebates Cash-Back Shopping Site Scores Double-Digit Sales Growth for Retailers," Johnson says that the average quarterly rebate for Ebates (aff) members is $30, though some members'...
Ebates.com Reports 17% Increase in Sales
In a press release today, Ebates (aff) reported an increase in year-over-year sales of 17%. They say their average order size is over $100, and that year-to-date they've seen an increase in appliance purchases of 209%, department store/mass merchandisers of...
Buy One Year (52 Issues) Soap Opera Digest for $8.99, Get $6.44 Cash Back From Ebates
Yep, we're talking almost free here -- 5 cents an issue. Gotta love it! Here's how: 1. Create an account on Ebates here (my referral link; thanks!). They're a ten-year-old, very reputable cashback shopping rewards program -- I've been a...
Increased Mother's Day Cash Back From Ebates
Ebates.com (aff) has increased their cashback rates on some of their merchants that are popular for Mother's Day gifts (it's coming up fast, y'all -- May 10th!): 1-800Flowers: Was 5%, now 15% cash back (and they provide a coupon code...
Ebates Members, Get Your Big Fat Check This Quarter!
You guys know I'm a huge fan of Ebates (aff). Have used 'em for years, even visited their offices in San Francisco on vacation a few years back. ;) Great cashback rates, good people. A question I hear pretty often,...
Ebates Celebrates Shoe Week
Ebates is increasing its cashback rate for many of its shoe merchants through March 16th. They're paying 11% for Shoebuy (regularly 10%), 10% for Shoes.com (usually 8%), 7% for Eastbay, Tom's, and Foot Locker (both regularly 5%), 5% for Nordstrom's...
Ebates.com's Valentine's Day Double Cashback Promotion
Ebates.com (aff) announced yesterday that it would be doubling its usual great cash back shopping rebate rates for five of its gift-related merchants. Not all of the 5 are doubled, however, so I think the promo was a bit misnamed....
Ebates Officially Discontinues MoeMoneyMaker Downloadable Toolbar
It's been at the core of more than one controvery in its time, but Ebates.com (aff) has finally decided to pull the plug on the Moe Money Maker downloadable rebate reminder toolbar. In an email on 1/11 to members Ebates...
Ebates.com's Cyber Monday II is Here
Can I tell you how much I love Ebates? :) Today, Ebates is bringing back Cyber Monday with increased (up to TRIPLED!) rebates on many of their popular online retailers. The deals to be had there are pretty darned amazing,...
Ebates CyberMonday Savings Event
Ebates.com (aff) is doing another huge extra-cashback promotion today in honor of Cyber Monday: Through midnight, earn double cash back at many of their participating merchants! Their rates are already quite good, so this is a great perk for online...
Ebates Black Friday Promotion: Double Cash Back Site-Wide
Ebates.com (aff) is doing its very popular Black Friday promotion again this year: double their usual great rebates for over 1,000 merchants all day long! The promotion runs from midnight 'til midnight. If you're not a member of Ebates already,...
Ebates.com Says Members Surpassed $1 Billion in Spending Through The Site
Ebates announced in a press release yesterday that since the company's inception, its members have spent over $1 billion (yes, that's billion with a "B") through the rewards program's website! The company's CEO, Kevin Johnson, says that Ebates' sales are...
Ebates Gets Consumer Reports Nod in ShopSmart Magazine
I'm always happy to see a rewards program get national attention -- it helps inform consumers about the benefits of using rewards programs when shopping online -- but I'm doubly happy when the object of the publicity is one of...
QuickRewards.net New Shopping Blog
I like to shop...a lot. (Too much, my husband would say, but he's a stingy curmudgeon and, well, I guess it's true that opposites attract.) Anyway, my point: I'm excited to announce that my services have been retained by QuickRewards.net...
Ebates Issues Press Release to Announce New CEO
Confirming a scoop I brought you almost three months ago, Ebates issued a press release today to officially announce that founder Alessandro Isolani has passed the CEO reins over to Kevin Johnson. Johnson's strengths listed are responsible email marketing, SEO,...
Ebates.com's Cutest Pet Contest
Ebates announced today that it's doing a Cutest Pet contest. Members submit a cute picture of their pet (one entry per Ebates member) no later than 3pm PT on July 9th. Ebates will select 6 finalists, and members will have...
Ebates Announces New CEO
CompareRewards has learned that Ebates' Founder and CEO Alessandro Isolani has named Kevin H. Johnson as the company’s new CEO, replacing Isolani as head executive this week. Johnson was most recently the General Manager of Acxiom Digital, a division of...
Receive Your Quarterly Ebates Big Fat Check?
I did. And this quarter, the check was more special than usual for two reasons: one is that it's the largest cashback check I've ever received from Ebates ($422.09). The other is that it's the first check I've gotten from...
More On the Rewards Program Patent Infringement Case
Source, Inc., the company suing 38 rewards programs for infringing upon its patent for a "Centralized consumer cash value accumulation system for multiple merchants," is no stranger to the Marshall, Texas courtroom. In August 2005, Source sued American Express in...
Ebates to Offer Cupid's Cash Bash Tomorrow
Ebates (aff) is holding a 14-hour-long shopping extravaganza tomorrow, 2/7, starting at 10am PT (1pm ET). During that time, the site will feature increased cash back at select merchants. If you haven't had a chance to pick up your Valentine's...
Rewards for Valentine's Flowers
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...
Rewards Programs Sued for Patent Infringement
Latest update on the case is here. On January 23, Source, Inc. (a California corporation) filed suit against 38 rewards programs for patent infringement. They say that several patents issued to a Patrick D. McCarthy of Louisville, KY (one in...
2007 Year in Review
It's been a year (and two weeks!) in the making, but here's my annual review of the big events in the rewards program biz from last year! It was a long and eventful year, and not a terribly good one...
Ebates Last Chance Cash Back Blowout Today!
From Ebates' website: "Missed Cyber Monday? It's not too late! Last chance cash back blowout! In the spirit of the season, we're giving you one last chance to rake in unbelievable savings while you check off your holiday gift list!...
Ebates Cyber Monday Promotion for 2007
Ebates says to tune in for a "CyberMonday celebration like no other," starting at 10am PST (1pm ET) today! Last year they raised rebate rates tremendously for the vast majority of their merchants. If you're not a member of Ebates...
Debit Rewards Programs Can Offer Higher Cash Back
My bank formerly had a debit rewards program offered through Visa Extras Rewards, but this year it switched over to a program run by Affinity Solutions. Affinity provides debit rewards programs to several banks including Regions and US Bank. The...
UPDATE: CompareRewards and AdLib Corner Joint Chat Recap
Last night's chat was a huge success and I want to thank everyone, program owners and members alike, who spent their Saturday night with me and Ginger of AdlibCorner! For a recap of the evening's highlights, please Continue Reading!...
2007 Shopping Rebates Comparison Chart
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...
How to Choose a Rewards (Rebate) Program
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...
Ebates' New Video on YouTube
Okay, I think even Ebates would agree with me that it's nowhere near as cute as their Cute Baby video, but they do have a new promotional video up on YouTube: Cash Back! It shows how easy Ebates is to...
Ebates' YouTube Video
There was a link on Ebates' Blog to a YouTube video promoting Ebates. The little girl in the video is sooooo cute! Go watch the video, then come back and join with my link if you're not already an Ebates...
Interesting Article: "Not All Online Malls Are Created Equal"
Today's DMNews had a great article by Kimathi Marangu, executive VP of Business Development at Mall Networks, a company that personalizes shopping rewards portals. The article, entitled, "Not All Online Malls Are Created Equal," written to marketers who run or...
Busiest Rewards Programs -- Revised for August 2007
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...
Comparison of Office Supplies Prices by Forbes
There was an interesting article on Forbes.com yesterday called, "A Penny Pincher's Guide to Office Supplies". Forbes put together a shopping list of commonly used business supplies like toner, paper and pens, envelopes, stuff like that, and then compared prices...
Recent Earnings From Rewards Programs
It might help folks new to rewards programs to know which programs the veterans are doing and how well they pay -- to give you an idea of which sites to focus on. These are the sites that have paid...
Disney Rewards and Disney Rebates
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...
Ebates.com Offers "Birthday Surprise" on Wednesday; Higher Rebates for the Day!
Updated today with latest info From Ebates' website today: "What better way to celebrate our eighth birthday than by offering our customers even more savings? For today only, earn extra cash back at hundreds of our top stores." Some examples...
Ebates' Tuesday Double-Rebate Merchant and $5 Signup Bonus
Ebates.com is doubling rebates for one merchant every Tuesday. Today, Ebates' double-rebate merchant is Coldwater Creek! Instead of their usual 4% rebate, all orders there today will earn 8%! There are over 400 items at 50% off or more in...
Are Rewards Programs Worth It?
That's the basic question behind today's Los Angeles Times article, "Rewarded For the Exchange." The author comments on the long waiting times for shopping rebates (using Ebates as an example), the "not major" rewards you'll earn "if you're not on...
Ebates Founder on TV Yesterday
I always pictured Alessandro Isolani, the founder/CEO of Ebates.com, to be an older guy, in his 60s, with a lot of dark hair and too much gold jewelry. He was on TV yesterday on San Francisco's KGO Channel 7 in...
2006 Year in Review
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...
UPDATED: Standard Shipping Deadlines Near
My friend Rebecca at the Ebates Blog made a great post last week that detailed the standard shipping deadlines for Christmas arrival for 16 popular online merchants. I wanted to supplement it for my readers here. Please note: you can...
Ebates.com's Cyber Thursday is Live!
Cyber Thursday is LIVE at Ebates.com! Some of the great deals available include: 24% cashback at Classic Closeouts -- plus FREE shipping with code 2DAYSHIP! Cute creepers/onesies for infants and toddlers marked down to $2.39-$2.99! Girls' knitted night dress for...
Ebates.com Announces Cyber Thursday Promotion
In a message to members today, Ebates announced that it will be holding a repeat of its popular Cyber Monday promotion, this time titled Cyber Thursday! Tomorrow from 10am to 6pm (PST), you will receive "up to double cash back"...
Cyber Monday Rebate Deals at Ebates.com
I have it from a very reliable source that Ebates.com will be having a very special Cyber Monday promotion this year, something that's "never been done by any loyalty site." Details are sketchy, but what I do know is that...
Ebates' Pre-Holiday Promotion
In addition to its Tuesday double rebate promo, Ebates.com is doing a daily extra cashback merchant promotion through November 5. You can also see a gift idea hand-picked by one of Ebates' staff members at that day's extra cash-back merchant....
Ebates.com Review
Ebates Review - Updated 10/07 Please click here to join. Date Launched: 1998 Reward Per Dollar Spent: Varies Minimum to Cash Out: $5.01 per quarter, sent automatically (if minimum not met, earnings roll over to next quarter). Referral earnings do...
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