I’ve been a member of Ebates since 2007. In that time I have been sent checks totaling over $130. For what, you ask? For doing online shopping that I was going to be doing, anyway. It has been awesome! And honestly, I could have earned at least double that amount back if only I’d remembered to use Ebates every time I shopped. But now Ebates has a cash back app you can download that automatically alerts you and activates Ebates any time you are browsing a site that is an Ebates partner. They are making it pretty much effortless for you to save money! Woo hoo!!!
If you haven’t’ signed up for Ebates and you shop online (who doesn’t?!), you really need to get on this site! They have TONS of stores that you probably already frequent and they offer you cash back on your purchase, anywhere from 1-35% back, just depending on the store! They also have other store coupon offers for you to be sure to take advantage of, so that you don’t miss any extra percentage savings or free shipping offers while you are shopping. And of course, it is totally free to join. They don’t need any credit card information, or bank account information. Just a mailing address to send you your money! I’ve even been able to stack the Ebates cash back offer with online coupon codes to get really incredible savings. Ebates even has a list of currently available coupons at stores to help you stop hunting and start saving faster! Here’s a sampling of the stores I shop at and have saved big bucks from in the past:
Other offerings include popular sites like Diapers.com, Walmart, select sections of Amazon.com and Sephora. Oh heck yes, my friends, I know you are shopping online, so PLEASE let me help you save some extra money. Ebates makes is SO easy (especially with that new web app, which yours truly has already downloaded!).
Do yourself a favor and get signed up if you haven’t already. Look at all the money I’ve saved that I would have missed out on if I hadn’t joined Ebates!
This post contains an affiliate link. But I wouldn’t recommend this site if I didn’t know from experience that you really do get sent checks in the mail for your savings! I got my most recent check 2 weeks ago, which is what reminded me that I needed to spread the word!
I started using ebates recently and have been pleased except for when I found out the hard way that you can’t use just any old coupon code for discounts when you order–you have to use one offered directly on the ebates site or you don’t get cash back. And I wish they would include more sections of Amazon.com. Other than that, pleased!
(regarding baselines)Q: can you have denect back and forth conversations with him on subjects that are not high interest? A: Most of the time I think we can, but he’s a bit hard to understand sometimes, even for me, the momma. He doesn’t like to have long conversations, he’s just too darn busy.Q:Does he relate to you emotionally (positive and negative) or just knowledge based interactions? A: Oh my, yes, he can be VERY emotional. Sometimes with no known (to me) triggers. If he seems to be feeling good, he’s affectionate and mellow. If he’s tired, hungry, not getting his way, or has had corn or gluten, he’s a nightmare. Tantrums, slamming his head on the floor, screaming, throwing himself on the floor. He responds okay to some sensory integration techniques, mostly just bear hugs when he’s wild: helps calm down the hyperventilation and mellows him out.Q:Does he use his own sentences all the time or does he script? (Like using phrases from a cartoon in the right context in other everyday situations…) A: He does both. I notice that he scripts when he tries to talk on the phone (and mostly babbles, not much real intelligible talking when conversing with grandma or auntie), but if he wants something (food, drink, ANOTHER apple) he’s pretty clear and can ask me directly.Q:Does he have OCD like tendencies or strong preferences to colors, toys, etc? A: Loves anything with wheels, mostly cars or trains. Lies on the floor to watch the wheels turn, or clears off shelves and table tops so he can look at the wheels turn.Q:Does he interact with other children appropriately? Or is he the little boy playing in the sand by himself when the other little boys are doing parallel play with their cars? A: It’s hard to say. He plays okay with his siblings, of course they fight over toys occasionally, but I don’t see him with other kids much. I’m home with my littles, and being pregnant makes it hard to drag everybody to the park. He goes willingly to the nursery at church, loves to play with the toys, refuses to sit with other kids for story time, but is RIGHT THERE for snack time.Stuff I’ve noticed lately: he has a hard time in big grocery stores, and big box stores like Target and WalMart. We get in there and he just has a melt down, but can’t tell me why and I can’t get him calmed down.We’re scheduled for the allergist today, yesterday I got a book on celiac, and I’m going to talk to my MD about a referral to a peds GI doc. Of course at this point we’re still just trying to rule out treatable’ conditions, but there is still this little nagging thing at the back of my brain, know what I mean? In the times when he’s clear of corn/gluten/colors/chemicals, he’s present and my sweet little boy. When he’s had any of the above, he turns almost demonic and I don’t know what to do.It’s like I told my nurse: none of his symptoms scream’ any one condition, at least not from what I’ve read. But what else do I read? Where else do I go and what do I look at? I KNOW something isn’t right, I just can’t tell what it is. When he doesn’t feel good, he switches off somehow, where my other two kids come to me for comfort. I don’t get it.And I am really starting to HATE insurance companies.
I’ve thought about signing up for ebates before but haven’t yet, might go check them out soon!
I love Ebates and echo your sentiments. I buy very little online (because, I guess, I just buy very little — if only I could use it at the grocery store) but I try to make every purchase through Ebates. I even used it when I bought my new computer, which made for some nice cash back. Good reminder for us all.