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Rakuten Reviews Summary

Rakuten has a rating of 3.1 stars from 2,126 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 5th among Cash Back sites.

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Colorado
6 reviews
16 helpful votes
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I guess if you like shoes and purses it works for you, but those of us who shop in stores and places such as Walmart, Amazon, Lowes and such, find out real quick that many items don't qualify for the ebates money back.

After spending close to a thousand dollars in the very places I mentioned, I had a grand total of 40 cents to my name in Ebates. Frankly not worth my time to log into Ebates.

Date of experience: March 19, 2017
Illinois
1 review
1 helpful vote
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I've had to contact them on 2 separate occasions and they have responded the same day. They are great at solving issues and would recommend the service to anyone that is looking for a good rewards program with no hassle.

Date of experience: March 18, 2017
North Carolina
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Great company
March 17, 2017

A very professional company with a staff that will help you save money. I use the website site and also the app. I've used it for years and really like it.

Date of experience: March 17, 2017
Wisconsin
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Ebates is great!
March 17, 2017

I started Ebates during online Christmas shopping and could not believe how easy it was to earn money. I then noticed last week that it could be used on Amazon. I am an Amazon Prime member so this was thrilling to me.
I am not the most internet savvy person and had some user error issues while using Ebates with my Amazon Prime account. Ebates customer service helped me resolve these issues immediately. I could not believe how fast they responded and helped me figure out what I was doing wrong. On one of my Amazon orders, it did not qualify but they gave me credit as a courtesy which was super nice. I love Ebates! I highly recommend them if you love saving money!

Date of experience: March 17, 2017
North Carolina
1 review
10 helpful votes
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SCAM!
March 16, 2017

I had a balance cash back $44. After a few days it just disappeared and it shows me my balance $0. I Send them email with all informations and got an answer to send it again and again. It is just another internet garbage. Avoid it.

Date of experience: March 16, 2017
Ohio
1 review
7 helpful votes
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Scam
March 16, 2017

Don't use their site. When you use its things freeze and crash. Also they don't always give you your money when you shop through them. Then I will send in a request because they didn't credit me and then they will send me a 3 parargraph long email saying how they can't credit me because my order number is real (even though I take it directly from my confirmation page) and how I don't know how to use the site. Blah blah blah crap. Basically they don't want to credit you. Not sure the point of their site. And the customer service representatives are VERY rude.

Date of experience: March 16, 2017
Florida
5 reviews
6 helpful votes
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I have been using Ebates for a few years now. It is so easy to receive cash back for shopping. They have an excellent customer service department that usually responds immediately or within a reasonable amount of time. I would recommend this to anyone who not only shops on line, but also in stores!

Date of experience: March 12, 2017
Tennessee
2 reviews
0 helpful votes
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Always a great experience
March 7, 2017

Anytime that I have had an issue, it has been a great experience and quickly resolved. Thank you for always making it a great experience!

Date of experience: March 7, 2017
California
1 review
0 helpful votes
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I always shop on Ebates, mostly during the holiday season. This year I made several purchases including buying a washer and dryer around the black Friday sales. So when it came time to get my check I was really excited because I had referred friends and shopped so I was going to get my biggest check so far. When I received the check it was for $11. I was disappointed and angry.

I quickly sent an email to Ebates customer care team. They began responding immediately, even so far as to copy my work email which I view more frequently than my gmail account. They found that I inadvertently had two Ebates accounts, two separate email addresses and that was the reason I did not get my full check.

Ebates worked with me to consolidate my accounts and even though the Feb 15 checks had already been issued, they did not make me wait until the next payment cycle of May 15 but issued my corrected check right away.

I truly appreciate the quick responses and the positive resolution of my issue. I will continue to refer people to Ebates. Ebates is an effortless way to get cash back while shopping online and now in some stores. I will always check Ebates before I shop.

Date of experience: March 2, 2017
New Jersey
1 review
9 helpful votes
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SCAM!
March 2, 2017

I've tried using their app and it causes my iPad to freeze. Therefore, I would submit my receipt by "Where's my cash back?" to redeem my rebate. I had been doing this for months with no issues, then suddenly I was flagged as a "risk" for this reason (and no prior notice that this wasn't allowed, I didn't realize that this wasn't allowed) and my account deleted without receiving my cash back! What a scam! Obviously this company is out to screw you. False advertising!

Date of experience: March 2, 2017
California
1 review
8 helpful votes
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I decided to review after a being scammed exactly as many of these reviews stated. The $10 for purchasing $50 I now know-no matter what they say is a totsl marketing scam! I'M WALKING AWAY FROM BOTH! Suggestion go to the BBB and get a couponsites' rating bedore using!. Won't get scammed again. Caveat emptor

Date of experience: February 22, 2017
Florida
1 review
8 helpful votes
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Very Suspicious
February 21, 2017

I've had an Ebates account for quite sometime and have always activated the cash back button and confirmed that the Shopping Trip was "Active" before I made my purchases. I finally go into the account to see what's going on and initially it gives me a balance of $30 dollars or so. Then within a few minutes, that amount disappears and it tells me my account only consists of $7.38. When I go into my shopping history, it shows nothing! That is totally impossible! This doesn't sit well with me at all and I don't have a good feeling about this site. I think the stores listed on their "Double Cash Back" list need to be made aware of the issue.

Date of experience: February 21, 2017
Pennsylvania
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Ebates is great!
February 21, 2017

Ebates offers "free money" for simply ordering items online. I had a problem where 3 transactions were not recorded and I didn't get the ebates credit. I emailed them with the problems and they answered my email within minutes. They credited my account within half an hour. Great customer service!

Date of experience: February 21, 2017
California
1 review
9 helpful votes
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Bull
February 18, 2017

This is a SPAM! THEY'RE getting paid from your purchases from and you're not getting paid and when they or if they do send your check out it's a FAKE! Check beware

Date of experience: February 18, 2017
Florida
1 review
7 helpful votes
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Since 02/13/2017 I can't log in my account on Ebates and I didn't receive my big fat check yet. I sent an email to Ebates but they don't answer me yet.

Date of experience: February 16, 2017
Maine
1 review
7 helpful votes
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Yesterday was big fat payment. I was so excited to get my cask back $19.39
I kept checking at my PayPal account to see my money. But i did not receive any money from Ebates yesterday. That too bad
Ebates Scam :(

Date of experience: February 16, 2017
Illinois
1 review
8 helpful votes
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Ebates closed my account for no apparent reason and did not send me a check of almost 5 thousand dollars. I buy a lot and I earned a lot. I tried to contact them but nobody can answer where is my money. It fells very unfair. They already received cash back from all stores I shopped and they have to send me a check. It looks like Ebates wants to steal my money. Don't trust them.

Date of experience: February 10, 2017
Pennsylvania
1 review
1 helpful vote
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This process could not be any easier! You go to ebates site and it brings you directly to your favorite sites that you normally deall with, easy peasy!

Date of experience: February 5, 2017
Washington
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Ebates is the best!
February 1, 2017

I have to say, Ebates is a great site to order through and Tricia M with customer service was absolutely amazing at helping me with a question about a purchase.

Date of experience: February 1, 2017
Puerto Rico
2 reviews
0 helpful votes
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Mission Accomplished
January 24, 2017

Ebates provides excellent customer service and fulfill their promise of cash back on a ton of online stores. Also, their double cash back deals are great and you will be able to know very quickly the amount of cash back on your account. I definitely recommend Ebates after more than one year using the service.

Date of experience: January 24, 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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