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Rakuten Rewards

Score8.4 out of 10

4 Reviews and Ratings

What is Rakuten Rewards?

Rakuten Rewards (formerly Ebates) headquartered in San Francisco is a customer loyalty platform providing customer rebates and cash back incentives for ecommerce and in-store purchases.

Categories & Use Cases

Rakuten - quick and easy way to save on & get cash back from purchases

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

I have been using Rakuten for personal and business purchases for over 5 years. I love being able to get a rebate back on purchases at so many stores and online retailers. The Chrome extension is very handy as it will pop up on my browser when there is a rebate offer for whatever site I am visiting. It will show you the % you can save and you can also use Rakuten to search for coupons and discount codes for different sites. It makes it simple and quick to save money and earn rebates on all the regular purchases that I make both personal and business-related.

Pros

  • user friendly
  • easy to find rebate info and coupons
  • rebates for the majority of stores
  • communication

Cons

  • perhaps more stores including smaller business or online only retailers
  • weekly emails with featured, high rebate shops
  • cannot think of anything else

Most Important Features

  • finding coupons and discounts for stores
  • earning rebates and cash back on purchases
  • ease of use

Return on Investment

  • saving money
  • helping with purchase decisions
  • save time

Other Software Used

ActiveCampaign, Canva, Google Drive, Microsoft 365 (formerly Office 365)

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Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Ebates has helped us find coupons for purchases that we have made for our space. It has saved us money and allowed us to stretch our operational budget.

Pros

  • recommending companies
  • making the signup process easy
  • having a good selection of stores

Cons

  • add more types of benefits

Most Important Features

  • searching coupons
  • accessing rewards easily

Return on Investment

  • it has helped us saved a lot of money.