Friday, November 21, 2008

CHECK IT and save some dough!

What you may or may not know (I didn't), is that many retailers offer a kickback to websites that send happy shoppers their way. Yup, they're getting a commission on the money that you spend.

What I recently discovered is that there is one virtual mall, stocked with over 900 retailers, that will share the kickback with you. Win-win!

CHECK OUT http://www.ebates.com/. It's awesome. Totally rocks. I haven't found a store yet that they haven't had. And you can ask both Noah and American Express...I do ALL my shopping online. With two kids, packed parking lots and busy shopping malls, it's the only way that I can stand to make my purchases.

Register, for free, at ebates.com. Use me as a referral when you sign up (supreme_courtney@yahoo.com or Courtney Fox) and we both profit -- $5 in each of our ebates account. Then start shopping.

By clicking through to online retailers through your ebates account, you can get up to 26% of your total purchase back, although truth be told my purchases to date have been more in the 3-4% range. Still, it's money. Cold hard cash. Bonus -- Ebates is also always on the look out for coupon codes, which are posted to the site too. You get a BFC (Big Fat Check) mailed to you up to four times a year. Or, if you're feeling generous and the economic downturn hasn't pinched you too hard, you can donate the money to a charity of your choice!

Of course, ALWAYS do your own searches for promotional codes when shopping online. Naughty Codes is a great site, but there are literally a zillion to chose from. I usually just Google "promotional code for XXX" (xxx being, of course, whatever store I'm shopping from) before I make any online purchase. And I have never come up empty. I ALWAYS find some sort of discount, even if it's just free shipping. Except for Hanna Andersson. Those Swedes don't like to cut us a break.

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