Reward sites

[TBH]

Re: Reward sites

I'm a member of:
Mypoints.com
e-rewards.com
Upromise.com
ebates.com (haven't done much with this, tho)

I'll check out clubmom and memolink. Thanks.

Do you guys know about evreward.com?

It's very cool. It's pretty new, but what you do is search for a merchant you're planning to make a purchase from, and it will tell you which rewards program gives the largest kickback. This is great since for a while I was having to look at Upromise, ebates, etc every time I was planning to buy something online, just to see who would give me rewards or cash back.

[markio26]

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i use mypoints, ebates, fat wallet.

[Lori63]

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I use QUickrewards, Creationsrewards and mypoints.

[Trillian]

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What I do at mypoints: I am such a pro at mypoints-- dear god, its frightening
* I join bookclubs when I can get 1200 pts for joining or a double points offer (2000 pts)
AND when I only need to buy 1-2 more books.
* I select books that are recent and will have resale value
* I read, then sell, the books.
* Points add up fast in 1,000 pt increments, then I use them for Target or else for Webcertificates, which is a paperless Mastercard, and I use it to pay one of my bills, to keep more $$$ in the bank. The Webcertificates are also good for keeping your real cc # hidden.
* I sign up for $1 trial offers where I get points plus $20 gift cards. When I sign up, I copy the agreement terms about cancellation into a calendar reminder in Outlook, for 10 days prior to the end of my free term. I cancel in advance and keep the cards. When I call to cancel, sometimes they offer me more gift cards and deals just for not cancelling yet. This rocks. I have paid for a lot of things with this method. You *HAVE* to be organized though, so you dont get fees you arent expecting.
* I check the "registrations" portion of my points -- sometimes I get points just for signing up for emails from companies (and you can then discontinue them later)
* I make sure I shop with the clickthrough any chance I get.

[Trillian]

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My other fave reward point sites:

ebates
has a big fat check program when your %of clickthrough buys add up.

http://www.erewards.com

you get points in the form of dollar values for surveys, and can redeem for things like blockbuster rentals, discounts at FTD, mileage points, etc.

http://www.points.com lets you exchange points from different programs and frequent flier things, etc.

[Trillian]

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ANother one, that I am new to, is

http://www.fatwallet.com

[poundwise]

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I am a big fan of Ebates. Cash back for the items you buy and their tracking system is the best. I do not like Fat Wallet just because a side-by-side comparison of the stores/sites I would care the most about shows that I get more % back through Ebates. Plus Fat Wallet has some tech issues every now and then and support is slow to respond accurately to questions. Mr. Rebates looks good, but you have to earn a higher dollar amount in rebates in order to get a check; plus, I am not convinced that their tracking system is anywhere near as good as Ebates.

I do not like points/rewards programs in general. You hardly ever get good value for what you do/buy to earn them. Especially when compared to cash. I do like Points.com just because you can accumulate airline miles, Greenpoints, etc. and then exchange them for things like gift cards. That's a good concept. Other systems where you shop for points, rewards, etc. in my view, just rob you of opportunities to get cash back through a rebate site.

I'm sure many people do things differently with a different point of view and approach and do just fine and I wouldn't tell anyone to change what works for them. However, it is my personal approach that it is best to get cash back and I prefer to do it through the single site (as opposed to signing up with two or three) that I judge to be the best overall, which, at the present time, is Ebates.

My two cents. To each his own.

[flash]

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I love eBates. For trial memberships, clubs, etc., MyPoints is good. But I'll take CASH BACK from eBates!

[TBH]

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I like the surveys E-Rewards offers but their rewards are sooo limited. The only thing I really want or need that they offer is frequent flyer miles, and you're limited to being able to redeem rewards for miles only once per year on any given airline.

Bummer.

[funnyvalentine]

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i love upromise, but I also use phonehog (for long distance minutes) and timespoints (for credit against my NY times membership). Greenpoints is great if you have a store that accepts them near you.

Something else to consider might be buzzagent; it's a site that rewards you for talking about certain products. I"ve found it to be great fun.

[RJB1180]

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Bondrewards.com we are supposed to be saving