I’ve written about this before — last month even — but it bears repeating. I had a conversation yesterday with someone who reads this blog regularly, who has seen me write about earning cash back or miles from online shopping including for booking travel online, basically free money or miles in your pocket for the purchases you’re going to make anyway. He knew about these posts and yet still wasn’t doing it.
See for instance The Broad Array of Travel Sites Offering Cashback via Ebates and Purchasing Airline Tickets for Others, Getting Something Back for Yourself.
Three things here:
I’ll also say that I’m a personal fan of the Continental Onepass mall for online shopping for many merchants only because I also have a Continental credit card and that earns me double miles through that mall. Still not always the best, but it often tips the scales.
FYI – I regularly get cash back on Ebates from delta even when I forget to visit Ebates beforehand.
Sometimes the miles never post with some programs. I have had this happen. It takes a number of e mails and proof of purchase to get the miles. Frustrating and sometimes not worth it for the small amounts. Now, I keep a list and follow up if the points are enough to warrant my time.