If you’ve been reading Mrs January for any length of time, you have probably noticed a link to Ebates. I usually add this link to a post that is outlining a great online deal.
Using Ebates, you can save money on your purchases made online, and receive those savings in CASH!
It really does work – I have received many cheques from them myself and continue to receive them every few months. Ebates is a great way to earn cash back from stores that you were planning to make purchases at anyway!
What is Ebates?
Founded in 1998, Ebates is an online cash back shopping site. What this means is that every time you make an online purchase from any store in the Ebates directory, you receive cash back. It’s as simple as that!Earnings are anywhere from 1% – all the way up to 10% (in Canada). When you make a purchase from a store on the Ebates webpage, you will earn a certain percentage back in cash. This cash is saved up until you have at least $5.01 in your account, and then you get paid!
How do I join Ebates?
You can easily join Ebates by visiting the Ebates webite.Simply fill out the very short form with your email and password and you are logged in! Click on your name in the top right hand corner of the page and you can edit your address and payment information.
You will receive $5.00 for FREE, just for signing up (though, you do need to make a purchase of $25 or more in order for that bonus to be activated).
Pick a store that you’d like to shop at and follow the link through your Ebates account and when your purchase is complete, you will receive cash back for that purchase.
How and when am I paid?
You can choose to receive payments either by cheque or through your Paypal account. The choice is yours!Ebates sends a payment to you every 3 months, as long as you have earned at least $5.01 in cash back (not including any bonuses, like the $5 you received when you first signed up). If you have not yet earned the minimum amount, your balance will be carried forward to the next payment date.
Do I receive any bonuses for referring my friends & family?
YES! Ebates will pay you $5.00 for every single person that signs up to Ebates through your link. Just like you, though, they must make a purchase of $25 or more before you receive your $5.00 referral bonus.When you are looking at the Ebates “Tell-A-Friend” page, please keep in mind that the bonuses for items such as gift cards and iPads are only available to residents of the United States, NOT Canada. Canadians are only eligable to receive the $5.00 referral bonuses, which are still great!
Here are some of the best cash back percentages on Ebates for Canadians:
- Earn 2.5% from iTunes
- Earn 3.5% from Sport Chek
- Earn 4% from Avon
- Earn 5% from Garage Clothing
- Earn 6% from Addition Elle/Penningtons
- Earn 6% from The Body Shop
- Earn 8% from Sephora
- Earn 10% from Microsoft
Ebates has other great Canadian stores available to purchase from as well, including: Babies/Toys R Us, Old Navy, Sears, Victoria’s Secret and The Gap!
I know that 2, 3, 4, 5, even 6% may not sound like much, but believe me, it really doesn’t take long to add up! I have earned over $50 so far this month without any referrals – just my own purchases!
If you do a lot of online shopping, I highly encourage you to sign up for Ebates. If you’re already going to be shopping online, you might as well earn some cash for doing so!
Do you use Ebates?
Dina: Thank you for the heads up!
Just wanted to mention. I was booking a hotel through hotels.com and when I checked the price through the ebates it was $12 more than going directly to hotels.com. The rebate would have been only $8 ! So watch the prices when you use ebates.
I do have an ebates account but I don’t do a lot of on-line ordering that qualifies for a rebate-I’m cheap when it comes to shipping! I do always check though. I tend to mostly use dealguild.com (Canadian) when ordering from chapters.ca.
I signed up after seeing you mention it a lot in your posts! I recently used it for booking a hotel on priceline and got $16 back!
Thanks, I’ll definitely give it a try