Power Saving through Ebates

Mes amis-

Run, don't walk, and sign up at ebates.com.

If you EVER shop online, which I clearly do, this little tool can help you get bargains.

It's basically a portal site which lists a ton of online retailers. When you go to ebates.com, you see a list of all the places you can shop. When you click through to those sites, you get a certain percentage of cash back from ebates! Plus, they list any available coupon codes, sales, or deals.

They make money by referring people to retailers, and then they share their payoff with you. It's simple, quick, and easy.

I got 8.5% of my total purchase of shoes from Shoebuy.com. Plus, ebates provided me with a coupon code to save 10%. That means I ended up paying $67 for a purchase which should have been like $89 on shoes I was GOING to buy anyway. With just a few extra clicks, I have saved $$$, which I have clearly then just used to shop more :)

I get my cash back from them via a PayPal deposit, and since I always forget when it happens, it's always a fun surprise!

I find that the way I usually use ebates is that I find something I want. Then I check if the retailer is on ebates. If they are NOT, I search ebates to see if there is a retailer with them that has the merchandise I want.

For example, every year, I consider being a Ghostbuster for Halloween:

Plus Size Ghostbuster Costume from HalloweenCostumes.com, $54.99

Get it here.

However, the above retailer, HalloweenCostumes.com, is not a retailer affiliated with ebates. So, I search ebates' list of retailers with "costume" in their name... 

Voila- right on top is CostumeSuperCenter.com. 

Through them, the SAME Ghostbusters costume is $49.99. But when I click through ebates, I automatically get 10% back. So then it's technically $45.

Plus Size Ghostbuster Costume from CostumeSuperCenter.com, $49.99

Get it here.

(Except, don't actually buy it through that link. Sign up for ebates.com first, and then click through to get your savings!!)

 Plus, ebates gave me a coupon code to enter at checkout, which gives me another 10% off. So that's $40.01. Did I just save $10? Yes, I did. Just for clicking.