People are doing a lot more shopping online and this holiday shopping season will not be any different. Also this year, people may not be spending as much as in past years. So, why not get a free $40 to help in your online shopping?! Here you go!
The portal I have been doing most of my spending through lately is Rakuten since I can earn valuable Membership Reward points that way! Now, if you are new, you can earn 4,000 Amex points yourself or a free $40 – just for signing up and spending $40 you were going to spend already!
Great Deal to Get Free $40 or 4,000 Amex Points with Rakuten
Link: Rakuten Portal Bonus (we both get rewarded through this link – you get your choice of points or cash and I get 4,000 Amex points!)
How Does it Work?
To start, Rakuten (formerly Ebates) is a large online shopping portal. Just start your regular online shopping through them to earn valuable points or cash back. You will pay the same prices as going directly but you will earn points along the way!
To earn the 4,000 point / $40 bonus, all you need to do is to sign-up (I will earn points as well) for this free program and spend $40 at some online retailer – yes, any retailer that you can find through Rakuten and they have most of them! Done!
Points or Cash?
The great thing with Rakuten is that you can choose to use super valuable American Express Membership Reward points at the same 1:1 as you would earn with cash. All you need is an Amex card that earns Membership Reward points to do this.
After that, you can convert those points to airlines that give you some great bang for your spending buck!
But, if you don’t have an Amex card that earns MR points or you prefer cash, you can always earn the $40 instead. So, when you spend a minimum of $40 with this offer (can be at any retailer through Rakuten), you will end up getting $40 back later – perfect!
Bottom Line
Getting to earn some extra cash or points while home is fantastic. If you have not already signed up for Rakuten, definitely consider doing it now to take advantage of this extra bonus! Plus, it will let you start earning on every online purchase you make through Rakuten!
Definitely not as easy as you say and of course you are overwhelmed with ads, requests for information and it takes 3 months for points to post. So, you get yours, we wait. Deceptive.
Not sure what you are talking about, Russ. I am assuming you are already signed up with them? If so, feel free to leave your link here as well.
The points post, for every retailer I have used, in fewer than 10 days, most post the next day. The payout is what I think you are referring to – that is every 3 months to cover returns. This is completely normal with portals like this to keep it working for everyone. Otherwise, some bad actors would buy, wait to have posted, use them, and then return everything – rinse/repeat with other sites.
FYI, I get my points every three months also so since it just recently paid out, if you are a new customer and go through this, we would get our points same time.
Next time, do your research before you mouth off about deceptive practices.