What the most everyone has made from cashcback websites? I use quidco and have made over £600 in 2 years.
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i have to say ive never used a cashback site. i dont really understand how they work and i dont have a credit card. do you find they are worth it?
I make online purchases all the time (I buy almost everything online these days, except groceries) so I make quite a bit. Not sure on the exact amount but it is a few hundred pounds every year.
What sort of things do you buy Palandraca?
Anything and everything you can think of, from experiences to a facial, clothes, bootcamp sessions, vouchers to use at restaurants, theatre/opera/concert tickets, candles, books, videogames, trainers, absolutely everything.
Actually, I just hardly ever buy anything in stores, not even make-up or anything like that, everything online.
do you still get the lowest price on things when you shop this way
Yeah my thoughts exactly. I am the sceptic of all sceptics. I have also read that not all cash back sites give you the money they promise. Obviously Quidco does. Anyone had problems like that?
You need to find your best price FIRST, then see if you can save even more by getting it through a cashback site, as the cashback is never guaranteed!
I always find the best price and then check the cashback sites to see if if any of them offer cashback for the retailer offering the best price.
I find they are very worth-it, and regular get payments into my pay-pal from quidco, If you use shops like viking, tesco, dixons, curries, dabs, or loads of others see online, you can make huge savings all the time, another useful piece of info is that if you use a cashback credit card, even better savings..Easily £100-£200 a year.
Can you please tell me how a cashback credit card works?
Cash back credit cards usually work by paying you a percentage of cash back in relation to the amount you have spent. For example on the latest MSE newsletter there is an article about the American Express Reward card. Applicants get 6000 bonus points for the first 3 months that they spend over £500 on the card. Each point is worth 0.5p in vouchers at places like Amazon, Boots and more which equates to £90 over the bonus period. However you would have to ensure that you are in a position to pay off the balance in full each month so that you don't end up paying interest on your purchases. Therefore if you used a card like this to purchase items via Quidco for example you could get an extra £90 cash back on top of the cash back paid by Quidco!!
Wow! Must do that I have never used a cash back site. Looked at them once that's all. Do you get the best price for the thing you are trying to buy in the first place?
Yes, find the best price first then check the cashback sites to see if they offer cashback. They may not, but if they do and it's something you are going to buy anyway then you may as well take advantage of it.
And if you find that you don't get the best deal with cashback, check the one you get the cashback with and then calculate how much you will get back and it may work out better than the better deal that you wanted initially.
I hope that makes sense. I just read it back and may have confused it a little :S
Not sure about working out the cashback thing, you are never guaranteed to get the cash from cashback so you should see it as an added bonus rather than a reason to make a purchase with a certain retailer.
MarkX I have never yet not received a cash back payment and whilst you can sometimes have to wait a few months to get it, it is always a great feeling when you see it transferred into your bank account!!
I use Topcashback, joined just over a year ago and so far have 'earned' £390. Cashback sites are not price-finder sites! You must first do your homework and find the item you want at the best price - THEN see if the site selling your item is on a cashback site. If it is then you could get cashback, but it is NEVER guaranteed. Don't make a purchase purely for the cashback as you may not get it. Just celebrate and regard it as a bonus if you do!!
Well I am amazed, didnt even know this existed will look into it as do so much shopping on line.Thanks Mac. and others.
yes me too looks like a good idea will defo give it a go
It really is worth it. I got started last October when I order my Sky package via Quidco. Not only did I get £150 cash back I also received a £25 M&S voucher too. It really can make a difference.
I only found out about cashback sites 6 months or so ago and have found them great. In this time I have accumulated about £100 and been paid about 80 of that. I had heard mixed things about Quidco paying the money but they were ok when I got my money (they do take the first £5 as a yearly payment though where others don't).
I have made £320 since joining Quidco late October last year and although you may have to wait for up to 3 months for payment I have not yet had any problems and have always received the money. I always check on the web site first and compare it to deals I can get elsewhere, but on the whole I have found it pretty hard to beat when you take the cash back you are going to receive into consideration.
I'd only heard of this company through this website! I have registered but not yet used it. It certainly sounds like a good deal - £600 in two years?! How much have you had to spend roughly to get £600 back??
Since March 08 I've earned £1305.47 and received £1171.53 - the rest is still outstanding! That is with Topcashback and I have also earned some with Quidco but I much prefer Topcashback.
I have never heard of these sites or tried cash back. However this as grabbed my interest and I will be having a closer look at this scheme.
My husband uses Quidco and Topcashback, he buys much more big stuff than I do. I don't know how much he has earned but it's definitely hundreds. Even things like National trust membership could be tracked through Quidco. It makes some things a real bargain.
I've heard of one or two of them, but never really explored it or seriously considered using them. Am now thinking i should! Thanks to everyone who's shared their experiences on this.
You have done well. I would say I average about £20 per month, so not doing too badly. And its all from buying things I would have brought anyway. Its just hard to remember all the time to use these sites!
On average about £15 - £20 a month, every little helps, and all the money/vouchers i get i have been saving towards xmas presents.
Wow, that is quite some cashback!!! I use Mutual points and I get a fair bit back. It gets quite frustrating though when I can't find a website registered with them that I want to buy from.
I've made a bit off Quidco, but probably less than £100 in 2 years.
I have a cashback card with my utility company and I get £30 - £40 every month discount off my utilities as a cashback from my shopping on that card - they give me 5% of my spend at places like Sainsurys, M & S, B & Q etc. (sainbury's petrol as well :-) )
They also have an online shopping site and they do cashbacks on that - that includes Amazon and a load of other sites that I've not had a need to use yet.
Someone asks how these cards work - with the one I use I have to add cash onto the card, before I spend it. There is no credit limit on it so it's not a credit card.
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