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News, tips, and reviews of cashback rewards programs, survey sites, and loyalty programs Gravy Live Shopping Game Reverse Auction and Game App Review

March 15, 2018 0 comments

Its been 3.5 years since Ive posted on CompareRewards.com.  If youre reading this, chances are, you subscribed to my email alerts for new posts sometime prior to 2015.  (Thank you for doing that, btw.  It means a lot that you value my content enough to want to stay in touch.)  Since then, a lot has changed in my private life, and the website just wasnt a priority.

But something happened last week that was so exciting, I decided to come out of retirement to post about it here and help get the word out.

Heres the back story:

Look familiar?  My long-time readers will recall my numerous posts about the Jellyfish.com cashback shopping site.  I was one of the first bloggers to review Jellyfish.com when they went live in July of 2006.  I sang the praises of their live reverse auction called Smack Shopping.  I bemoaned its sad demise when Microsoft bought Jellyfish.com, and when the rebranded Bing Cashback was closed.  I also posted about Alice.com, the next project of Jellyfishs Brian Wiegand and Mark McGuire.   Some call them serial entrepreneurs.  I call them visionaries with the Midas touch.

A decade after Microsofts purchase of Jellyfish, Brian and Mark purchased another rather odd domain:  Gravy.com.  They opened their site in stealth mode, developing a live chat area for popular bloggers to host while selling items.  It had some elements of the Smack Shopping experience that Jellyfish members were so addicted to, but it didnt quite hit the mark.

On March 8th, Gravy debuted an iOS app called Gravy Live Shopping Game which much more closely approximates Jellyfish Smack Shoppings exciting and addictive reverse auction, all the way down to Guru Guessing (being able to earn a cash reward for being the closest, without going over, to guessing the best discount a shopper will receive before the item sells out).  At 8:30pm ET daily except Saturdays, the app switches from a plaid background to a chat room with a live host (shout-out to the Bowtie Man himself, JOE!).

So you really have two major activities going on the opportunity to buy a product unveiled about a minute before it goes on sale and the price starts to drop, not knowing how many are available to buy and having to decide how quickly you want to jump on the deal  and the opportunity to win a cash prize of up to $50 for guessing the amount of the discount when the item sells out.  You can participate in eitheror both!

Gravy even has a charity component, where a percentage of the sale price of what the items eventually sell for is donated to a charity of the buyers choice.

So far, the items dropped on Gravy included Apple AirPods, Amazon Echo Dots, PlayStation Fours, fingerprint-ID combination style locks, Keurigs, and a DJI Mavic Air drone.  Gravy is allowing members to nominate an item to be featured on their Sunday show by tweeting #dropthisongravy on Twitter, including the item and why youd like to see it featured.  If your item is chosen, youll get that item FREE!

You never know in advance what the product will be or how many will be available to buy. Are they just selling one item tonight? Or are they selling a dozen? Once the game begins, you can see the price dropping and its up to you to decide if you want to buy or wait and see if you can get a better deal before someone else buys the last one.

How do I check this thing out? Here ya go:

1. Download the Gravy Live Shopping app. It is only available for iOS right now, and while there isnt an iPad-specific app for it, iPad users can download the iPhone app and it works like a charm! (Theyre working on an Android app. Patience, my droid friends!)

2. Create an account, selecting your username. Thats the name that will show up on the leaderboard if you buy an item, and its the name youll use if decide to use the chat area during the game. Youll have an option to receive a text before the game goes live. You should definitely say yes to this so you dont miss a game!

3. Enter in your payment information. While you dont have to do this in advance, because time is of the essence when youre ready to buy, I highly recommend that you go ahead and put your credit card information in ahead of time! I did!

4. Wait for the show!  You can start checking the app around 7:29 if you didnt sign up for text notifications. When its live, youll see a button to click to enter the game. It takes a few minutes before they drop the item up for sale and the reverse auction begins! Be ready to hit the Buy button when the price is right for you!

In Conclusion

If you love deal-hunting, the idea of participating in a live interactive game show, and the potential to win real cash prizes, you are going to love the Gravy Live Shopping Game!

Its founders have a history of creating amazing shopping sites. The game is frenzied and addictive, and it is six. Nights. A week. Forget about whatever comes on TV at 7:30, yall, you arent going to be watching it anymore.

Thanks for reading, and if you decide to give it a try, be sure to go into the chat box and type, Hi, CompareRewards!  and Ill give you a warm welcome for joining us!

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Cyber Monday 2014 Best Cashback

December 1, 2014 0 comments

Cyber Mondays here once again, and if youre reading this, youre asking yourself, who offers the best cashback rates?

This year the nod once again goes to Ebates, for their amazing one-day-only double cashback event!

Ebates Cyber Monday rates include:

10% cashback at Kohls20% cashback at eBags15% cashback at JCPenneyUp to 6% cashback at Ebay24% cashback at FTD52% cashback at Magazines.com

Theyre the go-to place for Cyber Monday cashback shopping once again.  Great job, Ebates!

(Not a member? Join Ebates here!)

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Who Pays Cashback for Amazon November 2014

November 25, 2014 3 comments

Many savvy shoppers love to shop at Amazon during the Christmas / holiday shopping season because of free super-saver shipping (or free two-day shipping for Amazon Prime members).  According to Kiplinger Personal Finance, Amazon underprices Walmart on several of the popular gift categories including video games and toys.

Getting a good price with free shipping is of course, much appreciated by frugalistas like me, but you can go one better when you earn cash back for shopping at Amazon!

Wheres the BEST place to get Amazon cashback?

There are only a handful of cashback programs that offer Amazon cashback, and Amazon only allows them to offer cashback on certain categories of products on their site, which change every couple of weeks.  These categories and rates are active as of this posting, but they may vary by the time you read this, so this is just intended as a guideline to let you know where to go to earn Amazon cashback:

MrRebates:  In business since 2002, MrRebates pays cashback monthly.  Youll earn a $7.50 signup bonus to join MrRebates when you join here.  This is my favorite of the sites below because, in addition to doing frequent increased cashback promotions on MANY of their stores, they also do frequent contests with big prizes like iPadsand just in general I prefer the layout of their site.  Coupons codes are easy to find and you can even click to see a list of all recently added coupon codes.  You can request cashback in the form of check or PayPal when youve earned at least $10 in cashback.  Their Amazon cashback rates are currently:

6% on Fashion for Women, Men, Girls, and Boys6% on Sports Outdoors6% on Amazon Local

Ebates:  Ebates is my second-favorite site and its been around the longest:  16 years.  They pay cashback quarterly, about 6 weeks after the quarter has ended.  Youll earn a $5 signup bonus when you join here.  Youll need $5.01 or more in cashback to be paid, and you can choose to be paid by check, PayPal, or by Amazon gift card.  Their Amazon cashback rates are currently:

8% on Fashion for Women, Men, and Kids Baby8% on Sports Outdoors8% on Music2% on Toys

FatWallet:  Owned by the same parent company as Ebates, FatWallet has offered cashback for over about as long as MrRebates, but their hugely popular deal forum is their main claim to fame.  Its a good place to find deals, then I usually go elsewhere to actually place my order.  FatWallet pays by PayPal when youve earned $10 or more in cashback shopping rebates, with cashback eligible to cash out around 90 days after shopping.  They dont offer any signup bonus.  Their Amazon cashback rates are currently:

8% on Fashion for Women, Men, and Kids Baby8% on Sports Outdoors,8% on Musical Instruments5% on Amazon Local2% on Toys Games

Swagbucks:  Unlike the other Amazon cashback sites, Swagbucks rewards you in, well, Swagbuckswhich can be cashed out for various gift cards.  One SB = 1% cash back when you do the math.  Also unlike the other sites, you can earn SB to help you get to the minimum cashout (of $5) faster by doing other things on their site like completing surveys and using their search engine.  Theyre not currently running a signup bonus.  Their Amazon rates are:

5 Swagbucks per Dollar (5% cashback) on Fashion for Women, Men, and Kids Baby5 Swagbucks per Dollar (5% cashback) on Sports Outdoors5 Swagbucks per Dollar (5% cashback) on Musical Instruments5 Swagbucks per Dollar (5% cashback) on Toys

Extrabux:  Founded in 2006, Extrabux is kinda different because not only do they have great cashback rates, but they also have a product price comparison tool that will tell you the lowest price for an item factoring in cashback and any available coupon codes.  You can cash out for PayPal, credit card, or check when your account reaches $10 in cashback or more.  Their current Amazon rates:

7% on Fashion for Women, Men, and Kids Baby4% on Sports Outdoors2% on Toys Games

BeFrugal:  A relative newcomer to cash back, they have been offering it since 2011, though the sites been live as a coupon and deal site since 09.  You have to earn $25 in cashback before you can redeem it, then you can choose from PayPal, check, or various gift cards.  You can cash out after around 90 days after you shop.  Theyre not currently running any signup bonus promotions.  Their Amazon rates are currently:

8% on Fashion for Women, Men, and Kids Baby8% on Sports Outdoors and Luggage6% on Amazon Local4% on Toys Games

No matter which rewards program you decide to use when you shop at Amazon, any cashback is always better than NO cashback!  Choose a rewards program that fits well with the amount of shopping you do (their minimum to cash out), the types of rewards you can choose (if youd prefer a check or if PayPal is okay), and your preference for the overall look and feel of the site!

Keep in mind that these categories and rates change often, so this is just meant as a snapshot as of this posting, and a guideline of what to expect at the different programs.

Enjoy your holiday shopping with a little extra cashback from Amazon!

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Plink Has Closed Down

September 11, 2014 2 comments

Plink has shut down, according to an email to members tonight.  It cites an inability to acquire funding as the cause.

I think one of the things that held this program back was its requirement that members give the company their login and password to the bank where their credit or debit card was issued, in order to receive points for shopping at one of their participating merchants.  The program was legitimate, its been around since January 2012 and had a great pedigree, founded by some of the staff of Memolink, which is an old-timer in the online rewards program space.  I know that I was personally paid, and quickly, each time I cashed out.  But convincing people to trust Plink with their credit/debit card login and password was something that I know MY readers and commenters here to my original Plink review had a difficult problem with.

What I liked was that they intended to push text offers to users of their cellphone app when they were in the area of a participating Plink merchant.  I thought that was a fantastic idea (though it can be overdone Shopkicks push notifications whenever youre near a Best Buy or Target can be pretty annoying).

Always sad to see a rewards program close, particularly one that had so much promise.  RIP, Plink.

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Ebates.com Sold for $1B in Cash

September 9, 2014 1 comment

Ebates has been sold to Tokyo-based Rakuten for one billion dollars in cash, according to a press release today.

This is a very interesting development, as Rakuten also owns LinkShare, which is an affiliate network.

Affiliate networks, like LinkShare and Commission Junction, act as intermediaries connecting merchants (like Barnes and Noble and Macys) with websites (like Ebates, MrRebates, or your favorite blog or website) for the purpose of advertising.  If one of those websites users clicks on the ad and makes a purchase, the website earns a sales commission.

Your favorite blogger would keep that commission.  Thats how he monetizes his time in writing up awesome blog posts and sharing sales with you.

Your favorite cashback site would share a portion of their commission with the shopper in the form of cash back.  (Of course they keep a portion for themselves.)

The purchase of Ebates by Rakuten is interesting, because now, that portion that Ebates would keep for themselves, is eliminated.  Theyve cut out the middleman.

Ebates is the biggest US cashback site (at least according to the press release, citing $2.2B in member purchases made through Ebates in 2013).  Theoretically, Ebates could offer higher cashback rates for Linkshare merchants now.  And now Rakuten, as the owner of a super-affiliate, now has a very nice bargaining chip to try to woo away merchants who currently do business with Commission Junction, to cmon over to LinkShare instead.

This also gives Ebates the moolah to further expand into other markets outside of the US.

Congrats to Kevin Johnson and the whole Ebates team!

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Ebates on the Talk See My Ebates Review

August 11, 2014 0 comments

If youre just hearing about Ebates from their segment on The Talk, and youre wondering, is Ebates really legit?  YES.  You can read my Ebates review here, or go ahead and join Ebates here.

Ive been a member of Ebates since 2000 and have earned over $4,000.   They do pay, they have great cashback rates, and they will send you a Big Fat Check (or PayPal deposit, or Amazon gift card) each quarter your cashback earnings are over $5.  They offer coupon codes to help drop your out of pocket costs when you shop, and they share info on sales in emails and on their blog.  They have frequent increased cashback special offers and they also have two increased cashback merchants of the day (one youll find on their website and the other on their Facebook page).

If youre shopping for Back to School, Ebates is a great cashback site to use!  But dont take my word for it see for yourself when you join Ebates here!

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New Superpoints Review with Invitation Link to JoinJuly 16, 2014

Two years ago, Superpoints home of the insanely addictive Superlucky Button shut down abruptly when the company managing the site went out of business.  Im pleased to announce that Superpoints is back!  Scam or legit site?  Here is my revised review: Superpoints is an invitation-only free-to-join points-based rewards program that allows you to [...]

Read the full article Extrabux Sold to EbatesMarch 17, 2014

Extrabux has been sold to Ebates, according to an Ebates press release issued this morning.  Founders Jeff Nobbs and Noah Auerhahn will work to develop Ebates Chinese cashback program. Ive been a long-time member of both cashback programs and am absolutely tickled pink at this development.  I would love to see Ebates incorporate the unique [...]

Read the full article Make $5 in Sears ShopYourWay Rewards Points InstantlySeptember 11, 2013

ShopYourWay Rewards members, heads-up for an email they sent out this morning:  click through it to sign up for Lands End emails, and youll receive $5 in SYWR points instantly!  You can use these like store credit for anything you may want to buy, online or in-store. Share this:

Read the full article Welcome, Tribune Readers!August 11, 2013

If youre visiting CompareRewards today after reading Gregory Karps great Spending Smart article, Portals open path to back to school savings in todays Chicago Tribunethank you for stopping by!  You can read more about my credentials on my About page but in a nutshell, Ive been using cashback sites, points-based rewards programs, paid survey sites, [...]

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ThankYou Points (Citibank)
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U30i Paid Surveys

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