I'll have to admit, during the holidays I'm truly more of an online shopper. To me, nothing beats sitting in PJ's and drinking cocoa while I surf around for deals and free shipping. Before Thanksgiving, I sat down to knock out my (and Santa's) list for the kids.After figuring out where to get each item, I checked out the two online rebate sites I belong to. I wanted to see who was going to pay me more for shopping "through" them. I checked out:
Ebates (offers $5 to sign up)
BigCrumbs (offers fun eBay rebates)
Ebates (offers $5 to sign up)
BigCrumbs (offers fun eBay rebates)
The 3 stores I was going to shop at were Walmart, Toys R Us and Baby Center. After a brief comparison, BigCrumbs was my winner. They are paying our slightly higher on Walmart and Baby Center, but the main difference was that Ebates doesn't pay out at all for Toys R Us.
Overall, I'll be getting back $9.45 in rebates (compared to $4.26 at Ebates). Another thing I like about BigCrumbs is that the money is deposited right into my PayPal account (on a monthly basis). So, the lesson here is to shop around!!!!
3 Quick $$ Saving Tips for Online Shopping:
1. Shop around for the best price
2. Look for a rebate program to pay you back for your purchase
3. Look around and use "promotion codes" for additonal % off and/or FREE shipping (try eBates, Hot Coupon World, SlickDeals, Flamingo World, Retail Me Not, etc. for promotiopn codes)
2 comments:
I love BigCrumbs too. There is a new extension that works with BigCrumbs called the Cashback Automator that alerts you when you go into an eligible store and also lets you compare prices with Amazon and Bizrate at just a click. It's great for forgetful people like me that sometimes forget to log into BigCrumbs when online shopping.
Wow, very cool!! Thanks Faith!
I've forgotten a time or two in the past....very useful indeed!
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