Rakuten (Cash Back)

What Is It and Why You Should Use It

Rakuten (rakuten.com) is a free website that pays its members cash back every time they shop at over 2,500 participating online stores.

When you sign up and spend your first $25, you’ll instantly earn a $10 gift card of your choice!

This should be made part of your process every time you shop online as you will get a little money back for each purchase.

How It Works

Simply visit Rakuten before you begin your online shopping. Search for the store you wish to order from and click the orange “Shop Now” button.

You will be then directed to the store’s website where you will do your shopping as you normally do. Behind the scenes, Rakuten will track how much you spend.

After a purchase is made, you’ll earn a percentage of that amount which gets deposited into your Rakuten account. These percentages vary and fluctuate regularly. Be on the lookout for high percentages in the 6%-12% range.

Note: you must enter the store’s website through Rakuten to get cash back

Payment

Payments (also known as “Big Fat Checks”) are sent to you every three months for purchases posted during the previous quarter (see schedule below). Your balance must be $5.01 or more. Otherwise, the balance will be carried over to the next check until you reach this amount.

Purchases Posted Between	Big Fat Check Sent
Jan 1-Mar 31	May 15
Apr 1-June 30	Aug 15
July 1-Sept 30	Nov 15
Oct 1-Dec 31	Feb 15

Other than getting a check mailed to you, you can receive your payment via PayPal or have it sent to your favorite charity or another individual.

Most cash back rewards are credited within 48 hours, but some may take longer.

Rakuten Cash Back Button

The Rakuten Cash Back Button is the helper you need to find Cash Back while you shop! It even applies coupons automatically at checkout so you’ll always get the best deals and best prices.

How does the Rakuten Cash Back Button work:

EARN CASH BACK

Head straight to the site you want to shop, and we’ll let you know if you can get cash back on your purchase. It’s just one click to earn $!

NEVER MISS OUT ON A DEAL

Our Coupon Magic feature finds and automatically applies the best coupons for you. All you need to do is shop like normal.

SHOP WITH CONFIDENCE

When you shop, our Price Magic feature searches for the lowest price. We’ll tell you if we find one! And if the store you’re shopping doesn’t offer cash back, we’ll let you know if there’s another store that does.

SEE CASH BACK OFFERS WHILE YOU SEARCH

Compare cash back rates right on the search results pages of Google, Yahoo and Bing.

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