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Holiday Shipping Deadlines

Holiday Shipping Deadlines

Making holiday wishes come true for your loved ones is stressful enough. At Ebates, we want to help you rest assured that all of your gifts arrive on time for the big day of unwrapping. Take a moment to note these important shipping deadlines to find out the last day you can place your orders at these top online stores and guarantee their arrival by December 25. Don’t miss out on last-minute gift deals as you dash to the holiday finish line. Holiday Shipping Deadlines [table […]

10 Reasons to Get Psyched for the Holidays

10 Reasons to Get Psyched for the Holidays

As the holiday season is fast approaching, we know the stress levels are also increasing at a rapid rate. The holidays can be a tad overwhelming with so many projects to do, decorations to put up, and gifts to wrap. But don’t forget the magic of the season where having fun and making memories is what it’s all about. So just to give you an excuse to take a breather and get some perspective, we’ve put together a list of some […]

Win a Free Flight from Orbitz

Win a Free Flight from Orbitz

The holidays will be over before your know it and we’re thinking between all the shopping and wrapping and baking and eating, a little recuperation will be in order. Why not let Orbitz take you away? Our friends at Orbitz are ready to help you kick your new year off with a free plane ticket to the getaway destination of your choice. Whether you’re dying to get your tan on in the Caribbean or simply just want to visit grandma, […]

Win a Tablet from P.C. Richard & Son

Win a Tablet from P.C. Richard & Son

So you’ve stocked up on all the electronics your tech-savvy family and friends have placed at the top of their holiday wish lists this year. But we’re thinking you could use a little upgrade yourself. Enter to win a top-of-the-line HP Stream 7 Tablet from P.C. Richard & Son and fully integrate work and play in one super sleek device. The HP Stream 7 Tablet’s gorgeous HD display is perfect for your favorite kind of down time, whether it’s Netflix binging […]

Holiday Gift Guide Geek-Inspired

Holiday Gift Guide Geek-Inspired

Once upon a time, geek was used as an insult. Today it’s a title worn with pride. Whovians, Trekkies, Jedis, and zombie killers can proudly display their love for all things nerd. If you have a nerd or geek in your life, these gifts are sure to be a hit. This geeky guide showcases eight items for fans of The Hobbit, Portal, Legend of Zelda, Star Wars, and more. After seeing all the products that the geek culture has to […]

Holiday Gift Guide for Beauty Mavens

Holiday Gift Guide for Beauty Mavens

Whether it’s your best friend, sister, or mom, there is someone in your life who loves everything beauty. Nail polish, lipstick, blush, or skin care, beauty lovers can be fans of natural, chic, or bold makeup. Gift sets are one of the best ways to surprise your friend with a beauty holiday treat. You can get them a product they are lusting over or a product they never would buy for themselves! We’ve brought together nine amazing beauty sets and […]

Holiday Gift Guide for the Gamer

Holiday Gift Guide for the Gamer

It’s likely that you’ll be shopping for a gamer this holiday season. Sons, daughters, sisters, brothers, husbands, and wives are making wish lists for the newest consoles and gaming gear. We’ve made it easy by bringing together 10 of the hottest gaming gifts for the year. 1. SteelSeries Sensei [RAW] Gaming Mouse (Best Buy) | $50.99 2. ASUS VG248QE 24″ LCD Monitor (Overstock) | $288.99 3. Astro A50 Wireless Gaming Headset (GameStop) | $299.99 4. Destiny PlayStation 4 Bundle (Target) | $449.99 5. Elgato Game […]

Holiday Gift Guide for the Bookworm

Holiday Gift Guide for the Bookworm

For those shopping for avid bookworms this seasons, we’ve arranged seven great items for gifts. Besides a book or e-reader, a cozy blanket, tea, or book-inspired necklace (this reminds of us the White Rabbit’s pocket watch from Alice in Wonderland) make for a creative and thoughtful present for the bookworm. 1. Amazon Kindle Voyage (Best Buy) | $199.99 2. Landed Bird Bookends (Home Decorators) | $26 3. Biddeford Heated Microplush Throw (Target) | $29.99 4. Pocket Watch Pendant Necklace (Sears) | $22.99 5. Jane Austen: Seven Novels […]

Holiday Gift Guide for Kids

Holiday Gift Guide for Kids

Without literally thousands of toys to choose from this holiday season, buying gifts for your child, niece, nephew, cousin, or friend can become daunting. We’ve come up with ten great gifts for any child in your life, many which focus on creativity along with fun! 1. Magformers 30 Piece Classic Set (Target) | $39.99 2. Melissa & Doug Alphabet Sound Puzzle (Bed Bath & Beyond) | $19.99 3. Hide and Seek Playhouse (Sears) | $34. 10 4. Play-Doh Fun Factory Deluxe Set […]

Holiday Gift Guide Fun Stocking Stuffers for Every Age

Holiday Gift Guide Fun Stocking Stuffers for Every Age

Little gifts and tiny presents make for some of the finest stocking stuffers. Candy, gum, socks, and gift cards are the obvious treats to create the perfect holiday stocking, but we’ve gathered nine items under $15 that are fun for many ages. Don’t worry, chocolate is still on there! 1. Duck Tea Infuser (ThinkGeek) | $9.99 2. Q&A a Day 5 Year Journal (Barnes & Noble) | $16.99 3. Digital Innovations ScreenDr Mobile Device Screen Cleaning Kit (Newegg) | $13.20 4. Starbucks Salted Caramel […]

Holiday Gift Guide for the Homebody

Holiday Gift Guide for the Homebody

Are you shopping for the type of lady who prefers to work from home so she can lounge around in sweats? She’s the girl who likes to curl up on the couch with a glass of wine and a movie rather than get all dolled up for a night on the town. Just because she isn’t leaving the house, it doesn’t mean she doesn’t appreciate a little glam. We’ve brought together 7 items that will make her feel just as special as […]

Holiday Gift Guide For Teens & Tweens

Holiday Gift Guide For Teens & Tweens

One of the hardest groups to shop for at the holidays is the tweens and teens. They are no longer children, but they aren’t adults. And of course they are growing up way too fast. Don’t despair, we know that teens and tweens love music and taking pictures, but we’ve covered a few other bases as well. Instead of stuffing their stockings with gift cards (those are great, but nothing beats unwrapping a present!) we’ve come up with 8 great […]

Increased Cash Back On Our App

Increased Cash Back On Our App

To kick off Thanksgiving week, we’re giving you increased Cash Back at select stores, exclusively on the Ebates App! Get some shopping done early and earn extra Cash Back while you do it.  Mobile Monday lasts all day November 24, 2014 so don’t delay. If you haven’t already, start by downloading the free Ebates App. for your mobile phone or tablet, available on iOs and Android.     You’ll earn increased Cash Back at the following stores:   [table id=2 /] […]

Win $100 Gift Card to ULTA

Win $100 Gift Card to ULTA

  Lipstick, eye shadow, blush, and more. Perfume, hair care, gifts galore! ULTA has all your beauty favorites and gift sets that it can be hard to decide what to buy. We’re here to help make your shopping a little bit easier! We are giving away a $100 ULTA gift card to two lucky Ebates members. They’ll come in handy this holiday season when you want to shop for your friends, family or even yourself! Be sure to visit Ebates before […]

Veteran’s Day Offers

Veteran’s Day Offers

  To all of America’s Veterans and members of the US Armed Forces, this Veteran’s Day we salute you and thank you for your service to America! We’ve brought together some of the best Veteran’s Day sales and offers on Ebates. Hurry, these deals end tonight!   Saks Fifth Avenue OFF 5th Shop the Veterans Day Sale! We’ve Taken Up to 70% OFF! Shop Now! Offer valid online & in stores Cash Back: 3.5% Cash Back   Nine West Veterans Day Sale: 30-50% […]

Toys R Us “Toy-a-Day” Giveaway

Toys R Us “Toy-a-Day” Giveaway

  The toy experts at Toys R Us travel all over the world, visiting every toy mecca from Novato to the North Pole. Thousands of ideas and sketches…hundreds of inventors…countless hours of testing each toy to make sure it’s as fun as can be! Here are the fabulous 15, ready to inspire your best holiday ever! We’ve partnered with Toys R Us to give away each of these 15 awesome playthings to Ebates members. Give them to your kids, your grandkids, […]

Kickoff November with Double Cash Back

Kickoff November with Double Cash Back

One minute you are carving pumpkins, the next you are baking snowflake shaped cookies. And it doesn’t slow down from there. The holidays can sneak up on us all too fast and bring upon a shopping panic. Luckily there is enough time to not only get all your holiday shopping done, but also pick up a few fall essential for yourself (cozy scarves and pea coats are our favorites) with November sales. As you start your shopping search, check these deals […]

Fall’s Hottest Nail Trends

Fall’s Hottest Nail Trends

As the leaves begin to fall and crunch underneath our feet, it’s now time to break out into spectacular new autumn nail polish colors. Navy blues, deep reds, and classic nudes are all go to colors for the season, but this year there are more options than ever. Check out these eye-catching colors that are perfect for the fall. All of these colors (and so many more) are available at Sephora, with tons of coupon offers for purchases over $25 and 4% Cash Back […]

Grace & Lace Gift Card Giveaway

Grace & Lace Gift Card Giveaway

In the spring of 2010 Melissa Hinnant was five months pregnant when it was discovered that she was in very premature labor.   She was rushed into emergency surgery and while laying horizontal in the hospital she had to do something with her hands and this started and spurred her desire to sew.  She lived in the hospital for 2 weeks, before doctors could no longer stop the labor. A very tiny, but oh so perfect baby girl was born, […]

One Day Halloween Sale!

One Day Halloween Sale!

These stores want to make sure you’ve got the costumes & decor you need to be the ultimate scare-ster this Halloween. We’ve increased Cash Back to truly help you get in the spirit for the most spooky holiday of the year. Hurry, these hair-raising Halloween sale and deals are so scary, they’re only sticking around for 24 hours!       5% Cash Back (Was 3% Cash Back) See Disney Store Coupons   10% Cash Back (Was 6.5% Cash Back) See Sprit Halloween Coupons   […]

Fall in Love With These Handbags

Fall in Love With These Handbags

In honor of National Handbag Day, we’ve put together a collection of some of the hottest handbags for Fall. The colors, shapes and hardware of these six bags are sure to inspire the most fashionable outfits, complete with chunky sweaters, scarfs and lots of layers. These handbags will be the perfect finishing touch to any look. Let us know in the comments below which bag is your favorite! All prices and Cash Back percentages are subject to change. 

Need School Supplies? Here’s How to Save Some Cash

Need School Supplies? Here’s How to Save Some Cash

If you’re about to send the little ones off to school for another year, you’re probably knee deep in the process of shopping for their supplies by now. Outfitting your children with backpacks, lunchboxes, binders and more can be a costly venture, and every parent undertakes it when autumn rolls around. With a little research and planning, however, you can find plenty of ways to reduce the financial burden of back-to-school shopping. 1. Check Your Current Inventory Before you head […]

Yoox.com Designer Handbag Giveaway!

Yoox.com Designer Handbag Giveaway!

We just emailed our first YOOX.COM Handbag Giveaway Winner! Kathie L won a beautiful Jil Sander Handbag! If you didn’t win, don’t forget you have 3 more chances to win. Share for more entries! —> http://bit.ly/Thb6kt Enter for your chance to win one of four Designer Handbags from yoox.com, the leading multibrand fashion retailer. Four Weeks. 4 Handbags. One per week. Giveaway ends July 13th. Week 1: Jil Sander, Enter by June 22. Week 2: Pierre Balmain, Enter by June 29. […]

It’s a Day at the Beach with PaulasChoice.com!

It’s a Day at the Beach with PaulasChoice.com!

Face the facts – for those of us who sported that bronzed, sun-kissed look for so many years, the time has come to protect ourselves from those harmful rays. But who wants that greasy look and feel reminiscent of when Mom smeared us for a day at the beach?  PaulasChoice.com has you covered with the protection you need without that ooey,  gooey  mess.  Try their (Body) Extra Care Non-Greasy SPF 50.  It’s non-greasy, silky – the perfect solution for fun […]

Five Spring Trends

Five Spring Trends

Spring has technically arrived! Even though some of the country is still enduring the harsh reality of Winter, we have our eyes on sunshine and flowers. While Fall may be our favorite season to shop ( we can never have too many boots), Spring is *very* fun. We have spent some time perusing the blogosphere and picked five trends that we are excited to participate in. What are your favorite Spring fashion trends? 1. Stripes – It seems like stripes […]

Ebates Button – Few Changes

Ebates Button – Few Changes

We <3 our Cash Back button and are constantly working to make sure it’s the best experience possible. We have made some recent refinements that may be a bit of a change and want to make sure you are all still earning all your Cash Back. Questions/comments/concerns about the button? Please let us know 🙂 We removed IE from the install page on the site. We are now only promoting installs for Firefox, Safari, and Chrome. IE was really not […]

Who Wants a Great Deal?

Who Wants a Great Deal?

There are LOADS of amazing deals today. Be sure to stop by our Facebook page for THREE awesome giveaways. We are giving away jewelry, cash, and FIVE gift cards! Happy shopping – enjoy the sales and Cash Back 🙂               70% off clearance at Wet Seal! Plus earn 2.5% Cash Back.             $25 gift certificates for $4 from Restaurant.com! Plus earn up to 10.0% Cash Back.       […]

Spring Produce: Shop Smarter

Spring Produce: Shop Smarter

Here at Ebates we are trying so hard to stick to keep up our healthy eating resolutions. One of the ways we are doing this is keeping ourselves very aware of new, tasty vegetables by trekking to any and all farmer’s markets. This past weekend we paid way too much attention to the flowers and dried fruit, so we decided to brush up on which fruits and veggies to pay the closest attention to at our next farmer’s market adventure. […]

Decor on a Budget

Decor on a Budget

Redecorating your place, sprucing up your home, or moving are such expensive endeavors. Giving your place a new look could mean a few new pieces of a complete overhaul. A wardrobe can be updated on a pretty small budget thanks to Cash Back and great sales. Furniture and decor requires a bit more thought and money. After over a year in our apartment it almost seems like we are done filling it with the right furniture, art, and storage. Luckily […]

Fashion on a Budget: LabWorks at Target

Fashion on a Budget: LabWorks at Target

With New York Fashion week on the tips of everyone’s tongue we have been looking closely at great design on a budget. While they are known for their designer collabs, Target has another fashion line that deserves some attention. It’s called labWorks. They offer great pieces at very low prices. Their items have a more ‘designed’ look and could compliment any wardrobe.   One of our favorite trends that labworks/Target are full embracing is black and white. Their selection of neutral pieces […]

Favorite Cinematic Couples

Favorite Cinematic Couples

With Valentine’s Day coming up so soon we have epic love on the mind. Nothing shows the ups and downs of love better then the cinema, but we were unable to pick a single favorite fictional couple. Our list is by no means comprehensive, but it covers a variety of fictional love:             Moonrise Kingdom told the story of first love. It was quirky, fun, and entertaining. The young couple, Sam and Suzy, decide to […]

The Sweetest Romances Bloom with Gifts from FTD

The Sweetest Romances Bloom with Gifts from FTD

It’s that time of year when romance is in the air and sweethearts everywhere are inspired to find new and original ways to tell each other, “I love you!” At FTD, we’ve been making Valentine dreams come true for more than 100 years, and for 2014, we offer an exciting array of luxurious gifts that go beyond the expected, and into the exceptional, at a range of prices. Flowers, and especially roses, are an iconic choice. While red is a […]

Biggest Designer Collab of the Year (So Far) with Cash Back!

Biggest Designer Collab of the Year (So Far) with Cash Back!

Have you ever shopped Target‘s designer collaborations? From Missoni to Phillip Lim, Target has been able to work with a variety of very established names in the fashion world to bring customers great designs at budget-friendly prices. This latest collaboration is the brainchild of British designer Peter Pilotto. It’s a bold statement for Spring. This latest collab. goes on sale this coming Sunday. If history is any indicator, budget-savvy fashionistas will be lining up at the brick and mortar stores. […]

Seeing Red

Seeing Red

With Valentine’s Day coming up SO SOON, we can’t help but be inspired by the holiday’s favorite color: red! It has a quintessential glamorous quality to it  regardless of how it’s used. As the main piece of your outfit, or a fun pop against neutrals, a little or a lot of red can go a long way to add personality to your outfit. Red accessories can be scooped up on a tight budget at Target with 2.5% Cash Back. A […]

Trendy Items on a Budget: Forever 21

Trendy Items on a Budget: Forever 21

Here at Ebates we are all about shopping on a budget. Obviously. When it comes to women’s clothing it sometimes seems impossible to stay on budget and enjoy some of the more fun trends populating our 1700+ stores. Seriously, who has the funds for that? One of our favorite places to snag some super trendy pieces on a budget is a new addition to Ebates – Forever21. While the quality may not be the same as a Macy’s or Nordstrom, […]

Show us your Big Fat Check and Win $150

Show us your Big Fat Check and Win $150

We are sending out Big Fat Checks soon and want to share some more money with our wonderful fans. This giveaway is simple: share a photo of yourself holding your big fat check. Two Ebates fans will win $150! If you get paid by PayPal or via an Amazon gift card feel free to write your total Cash Back amount on a piece of paper and hold it up. This giveaway will be open through March. Once you receive your […]

Win a HP Desktop Computer!

Win a HP Desktop Computer!

Our friends at HP are giving one lucky Ebates fan a powerful new desktop computer to help make 2014 a tech savvy year. The adjustable 23 inch HD screen is designed to work and play the most natural way, the responsive 10-point touchscreen lets you get the most out of Windows 8, & the powerful Intel® Core™ processor delivers the speed and responsiveness to keep up with your most demanding tasks

We Have a New Commercial: Time for a Giveaway!

We Have a New Commercial: Time for a Giveaway!

http://youtu.be/qlar5V9k-Ko Have you seen our newest commercial on TV? Our team combined our love of the Addams Family and our love of Cash Back to create a fun, festive ad. While we love our DVR and Netflix as much as the next person, we’ve been enjoying seeing the ad on USA, ABC Family, TBS, Bravo, HGTV, Oxygen, TLC, and many more. The Addams Family (and Addams Family Values, for that matter) is a quintessential American TV show, and we wanted […]

Check Out our Cyber Monday Feature on CBS’ The Talk!

Check Out our Cyber Monday Feature on CBS’ The Talk!

Happy Cyber Monday, Ebates fans! We are loving all the amazing deals around the net today. But we weren’t just all over the internet with great deals, we were on TV! Our friend Chi-Lan Lieu hung out with the lovely hosts of CBS’ The Talk and shared some of the best Cash Back deals around. Check out our feature!

Cash Back on Gift Cards? It’s Possible *AND* Easy

Cash Back on Gift Cards? It’s Possible *AND* Easy

Here at Ebates, we are all about being smart shoppers. There are few things we love more than finding a sweet discount code on a merchant landing page that lets us combine extra savings on top of our Cash Back. One of the features that has been a bit of a hurdle is the inability to buy gift certificates with Cash Back. Many, if not most, of the stores we work with, don’t allow us to pay Cash Back on […]