Earn While You Shop

When shopping for Christmas gifts this holiday season, consider making your purchases from the comfort of your own home.  The Internet provides instant, 24/7 access to all of your favorite retailers.  Plus, you’ll find other great shopping sites, exclusive online deals, not to mention avoiding the holiday hassle of shopping mall traffic.  Finding the perfect gifts has never been easier. 

Earn while you shop by taking advantage of one of the many sites that reward you for shopping.  It’s fast and easy to become a member, and they are all free to join.  Before making any online purchase, check these sites to see which one offers the best reward and shop through that site to get the most bang for your buck.

ShopAtHome has cash back offers averaging between 3-6% of purchased amount.  Unlike Ebates, ShopAtHome has a Top Cash Back guarantee.  If you find a better cash back offer, ShopAtHome will apply 110% of that cash back offer to your account.  Along with cash back, ShopAtHome has grocery coupons, restaurant coupons, exclusive deals, prescription discounts, financial services, free stuff, and more.

Ebates has cash back offers averaging between 4-8% of your total purchase, but as high as 20-30%.  Ebates is a great site for printable coupons and promo codes.

FatWallet has cash back offers ranging from 1-40% along with great deals and promo codes.  Shop sales, product deals, and even deals in popular cities, including Baltimore, Boston, Lancaster, Seattle, and Washington D.C.

Zuuzs is another cash back site, but is unique because not only do you receive cash back on your purchases made as a zuuzs member, you will earn cash back on purchases made by anyone you referred to zuuzs.  Cash back offers average between 1.8-3.2%.  Like most other reward sites, zuuzs has promo codes and featured deals. 

Shop Your Way is a rewards program unique to K-Mart and Sears.  Earn points good for cash back on every purchase you make at any K-Mart or Sears, in store or online.  Sign up now to receive exclusive access to Black Friday doorbusters and deals before they are available in stores.

Swagbucks is a popular site that allows you to earn Swag Bucks through online activity, including making purchases, playing games, taking pools, and searching the Internet.  Earn between 2-11 Swag Bucks for every dollar you spend at specific online retailers.  Swag Bucks can be redeemed in the Swag Store for gift cards, electronics, and more.  Recently awarded prizes include a $5 Target Gift Card for 500 Swag Bucks, a $15 Amazon Gift Card for 1,500 Swag Bucks, and a $50 Walmart Gift Card for 5,000 Swag Bucks.  Earn 30 Swagbucks when you sign up.

Along with reward sites, there are sites dedicated to bringing you the latest promo codes and online deals.  Retail-Me-Not features printable coupons, grocery coupons, free shipping codes, and discount codes.  Sign up to receive email alerts for your favorite retailers.

Groupon is one of the most popular online deal sites.  Find discounts in your area for everything from restaurants to boutiques.  Groupon Goods for items drastically discounted, including electronics, beauty products, apparel, shoes, and household items.  Enjoy free shipping with a $15 purchase or more and free returns.  For discounted travel options, check out Groupon Getaways for national and international hotels and resorts.

Much like Groupon, LivingSocial has deals for cities in all 50 states and Canada.  Find deals for takeout and delivery, getaways, shopping, family events, and local adventures.  Earn 5 Deal Bucks once you activate your account to use towards a LivingSocial purchase.

Check out CBS Local Offers for exclusive discounts for restaurants, spas, gyms, concerts, sporting events, getaways, and more.  Browse local or national deals.

Shop nomorerack for unbeatable deals on jewelry, electronics, apparel, shoes, toys, household goods, and more.  New deals are added everyday at noon EST.  There is a flat shipping fee of $2 per item. 

Totsy is a site featuring mainly deals for women and children’s products, but often includes house wares and home décor.  Free shipping is offered on orders over $75.

Other great sites for deals:  8moms, Amazon Local, Brad’s Deals, CoolSavings, Coupons, CouponCabin, CouponMountain, EverSave, jDeal, MyCoupons, Promo Codes 2012, SlickDeals, sneakpeeq, SmartSource, and Tanga.

In my next post, I will discuss price comparison sites and apps.  Stay tuned.