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Rakuten

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Rakuten Reviews Summary

Rakuten has a rating of 3.1 stars from 2,125 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally satisfied with their purchases. Reviewers satisfied with Rakuten most frequently mention customer service, shop online and quick response. Rakuten ranks 4th among Cash Back sites.

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Indiana
2 reviews
1 helpful vote
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I LOVE Ebates!
April 29, 2017

I have been an Ebates member since April of 2015 and so far I have earned over $571 for purchasing EXACTLY what I was going to buy online ANYWAY! The Help Support Staff are EXCELLENT and I have required Help a few times! I would give them 100 stars if I could! I have recommended Ebates to several friends and the smartest ones, joined right away!

Date of experience: April 28, 2017
Massachusetts
2 reviews
1 helpful vote
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EBates is easy to use, has incredible customer service and partners with a variety of fantastic companies to offer incredible deals and promotions!

Date of experience: April 23, 2017
Canada
1 review
8 helpful votes
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I've had several issues getting the credits to apply. I have to use a different browser, deactivate ABP and it's still hit or miss if the credits work. They won't help resolve the issue and they refuse to give me the credits that I've earned. Their customer service copies and pastes the same content and it doesn't ever address the issues. I'm considering going through the BBB.
If 0/5 was an option, they would get it! I plan on sharing this information with everyone I know that uses this site!

Date of experience: April 23, 2017
New Jersey
1 review
0 helpful votes
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My friend told me about Ebates and then i tried it for myself and loved it! I instantly started recommending it to people. It is fun, easy to use and when I have had a question have responded back immediately with all the information and then some.

We all make purchase on line, why not make some cash back and refer a friend to do the same.

Date of experience: April 22, 2017
New York
1 review
9 helpful votes
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Horrible, liers
April 20, 2017

Booked my vacation trip thru ebates expedia says 10 % cash back
Spent over 5 thousand on my deal assuming to get 10 %back which is $500...
Got only $89:(

Advice: make sure you read a small print somewhere down there... before you order something.

Thank you!

Date of experience: April 20, 2017
Pennsylvania
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Great Customer Service Experience
April 20, 2017

Fantastic customer service team! Prompt resolution and great communication. Thank you Ebates, well done! I will tell anyone who will listen of my experience. My entire family uses Ebates, and the attention to customers and communication are exactly the reason why. Thank you again for all your help!

Date of experience: April 20, 2017
Ohio
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Happy shopper
April 19, 2017

I have been using Ebates for the past few years. It is so much fun getting free $ for buying things I was already going to purchase! I highly recommend using Ebates!

Date of experience: April 18, 2017
Missouri
2 reviews
5 helpful votes
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I have written the below three times and no response.

This is the third time I've emailed the below. Do you just not care? I would really appreciate a response from you before I
Spend an entire day giving you poor but honest reviews on social media.

I ordered Unique Bargains 20mm x 40mm Plastic Oval Blanking End Caps Bung Tubing Tube Inserts 24 Pcs over 10 days ago through
You (third party seller) on Sears.com. My credit card was charged on April 8 however I have received no email confirmation and
Haven't received the product ordered. I contacted Sears.com and they have no record of my order.

My company drop ships footwear and we ship out the orders the same day received.

Losing $6.61 is not the end of the world and judging from online reviews I am not alone is having this happen with your company. I
Did contact American Express and filed a dispute just due to principle but remain very disappointed with your company and online
Website. I feel it's my duty to warn others as well as to complain directly to Sears.

Date of experience: April 18, 2017
Illinois
2 reviews
16 helpful votes
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I am an online shopper and very particular with prices - I noticed that Walmart and JCPenny's prices goes up when I activate Ebates. Example: I was looking at a jeans priced $10.00 but when I active Ebates the price in my Cart went to $12.00. Where is the deal in that! I am only getting a 1% back from Ebates but if I don't activate it the price was discounted by $2! There is really no deal with Ebates if you are buying clearance and roll back items!

Date of experience: April 14, 2017
Minnesota
2 reviews
0 helpful votes
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I had a problem with one of my purchases not showing up on my ebates account, and emailed my problem to ebates. I was stunned to get a live, human fast response and quick resolution! Seriously, I didn't know great customer service still existed!

Date of experience: April 11, 2017
Tennessee
2 reviews
0 helpful votes
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I have earned 3 "Cash Back" offers from Ebates, one of which was from Dell for a laptop. Dell delayed reporting to them for over a month. The Ebates customer service rep kept me posted weekly on the status (showing me they hadn't forgotten me) and notified me immediately when Dell finally did report it to them.

Date of experience: April 9, 2017
Wisconsin
1 review
11 helpful votes
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Horrible
April 9, 2017

I first heard about ebates through a friend since I shop ALOT online, especially for the holidays. It was great for awhile. Then when I didn't deposit my check & missed the dates to deposit one & never got the rest. I told them & they reissued me a new one. I never got them. 3 missing checks became 2 missing check became 1 missing check. After 4 tries of email tag saying the same thing & taking the one check I got they withdrew it from my account & charged me a $12 fee!? They keeo saying they will reissue it, I have yet got anything. Fun until they reissue it & it seems they just don't want to.

Date of experience: April 9, 2017
Kentucky
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Ebates is a wonderful company that follows through on all it's promises. If one of my cashback payments doesn't appear in my account, all I need to do is notify them, and it is promptly placed in my account while they investigate further with the merchant. I get my check right on time. I've told many friends about Ebates; everyone should join!

Date of experience: April 7, 2017
Florida
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Every business could take a lesson from eBates. Polite, responsive, helpful. Wish I could have found this service sooner!

Date of experience: April 5, 2017
Georgia
1 review
0 helpful votes
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The best place to shop
April 3, 2017

Everybody loves cash back! Ebates offers cash back but just as important they ALWAYS give outstanding customer service. Shopping with Ebates is a happy and perfect shopping experience. The site is easy to navigate and you can find anything you want at the stores they have. It's a seamless and perfect shopping expearience everytime. You won't be disappointed!

Date of experience: April 3, 2017
Georgia
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Outstanding Service
March 28, 2017

Any time I have a question or concern, it is answered immediately. Ebates has the BEST customer service. Thank you so much.

Date of experience: March 28, 2017
New York
106 reviews
432 helpful votes
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Not Worth My Time
March 28, 2017

I created an Ebates account under the impression of earning back a small amount of money. Their commercials presented women who claim to have earned hundreds of dollars back. While I'm entirely satisfied with the way the website has worked for me, it's not worth my time. Frankly, it's probably not worth many people's time. If you shop at places (as other reviewers mention) such as Amazon, Target, or even Rite Aid, you won't find any cash back. Or the cash back is for very specific categories that you'll probably won't find yourself purchasing from.

Again, I'm entirely fine with it since sign up was free and I'm not in a place to demand anything. However, seeing that I saved $0.04 from shopping at a store, or $0.30 at American Eagle, it's not even worth my time to log in and remember to "activate" my shopping session. I don't bother using Ebates anymore. This was just my experience. And honestly, Ebates here seem to have a ton of reviewers (a lot more than many websites rated here), and a lot of the reviews seem fake and suspicious to me. It doesn't inspire confidence to trust a company that needs to make fake accounts to write fake customer service reviews (which is weird because how often do people actually review eBates for customer service rather than the actual service?) Hmmm.

Date of experience: March 27, 2017
Massachusetts
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Easy money!
March 27, 2017

Love that I can spend my money shopping, and get paid to shop. It's effortless and easy. Try it, you'll like it!:-)

Date of experience: March 27, 2017
Mississippi
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Customer Service
March 24, 2017

Excellent Customer Service! I contacted Ebates on 3/24/2017 and received an immediate response from Kris in Member Services. My request regarding a previous online purchase was resolved within just a few hours that same day. Very Satisfied Ebates Member!

Date of experience: March 24, 2017
Nevada
1 review
4 helpful votes
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Refund pending
March 20, 2017

I bought a shirt from them. Was given a tracking number and then all of a sudden was given a refund without even telling me why. I feel like if I hadn't used PayPal this site would have stolen my credit card information.

Date of experience: March 20, 2017

From the business

Rakuten is the new Ebates! Rakuten is the premier Cash Back shopping site that pays you. Join today and start earning Cash Back at your favorite stores. How does it work? We pay members Cash Back when they shop at over 2,500 stores, plus find them the best deals and coupons. With over 12 million members and $1 billion in Cash Back paid out, Rakuten is the easiest and most rewarding way to shop. Become a member today and start shopping smarter. Follow us for the latest sales, member-exclusive offers and more.


rakuten.com
Founded in 1997
San Mateo, CA
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