Earn Amex Membership Rewards through Ebates partnership

[Anonymous]

Wonder when the Rakuten name change will take over? You’d think they’d do this promo after the name change.

[redpat]

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@UncleB wrote:

I wonder when/if they'll open up this option to existing members...

Also, it looks like it might create some creative opportunities for the Ebates Visa card as well:  https://www.doctorofcredit.com/the-ebates-credit-card-just-got-a-lot-more-valuable-earn-3x-membershi...

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Perhaps, but I’ll give Amex the swipes for this opportunity to earn more MR points.  IDK, it’s a loyalty / give the business to someone who deserves it for me.

[Namaste7]

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@Jnbmom wrote:

I just got the email today. 

I followed the link to sign up for Ebates, put in my email then it took me to page to log in to my AMEX from there I put in my user ID and amex password, stated there was a problem. So I can't seem to get it to work grrrr

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I had the same issue on my Mac on FireFox and Safari (even using private / incognito mode). I was able to register on my iPad without an issue. I have not made a purchase but I’ll report back my experiences soon. 

[redpat]

Plat cardholders, Saks is 10x on ebates if you didn't use your $50 credit yet.

[wasCB14]

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@redpat wrote:

Plat cardholders, Saks is 10x on ebates if you didn't use your $50 credit yet.

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Exactly what I was about to suggest!

Got some socks. My 4x $50 Delta credits from ecerts posted, too.

[redpat]

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@UncleB wrote:

I wonder when/if they'll open up this option to existing members...

Also, it looks like it might create some creative opportunities for the Ebates Visa card as well:  https://www.doctorofcredit.com/the-ebates-credit-card-just-got-a-lot-more-valuable-earn-3x-membershi...

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Ebates card is DOA.  Amex T&C states “An eligible Amex card must be used at checkout to qualify” which makes sense.

[Jnbmom]

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@Namaste7 wrote:

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@Jnbmom wrote:

I just got the email today. 

I followed the link to sign up for Ebates, put in my email then it took me to page to log in to my AMEX from there I put in my user ID and amex password, stated there was a problem. So I can't seem to get it to work grrrr

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I had the same issue on my Mac on FireFox and Safari (even using private / incognito mode). I was able to register on my iPad without an issue. I have not made a purchase but I’ll report back my experiences soon. 

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I finally went into icognito mode on ym desktop at work,  and it worked LOL.

Thanks

[wasCB14]

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@wasCB14 wrote:

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@redpat wrote:

Plat cardholders, Saks is 10x on ebates if you didn't use your $50 credit yet.

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Exactly what I was about to suggest!

Got some socks. My 4x $50 Delta credits from ecerts posted, too.

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And Saks participates in ShopRunner (free with Amex or I think WMC/WEMC). FedEx picked up my socks a few hours ago.

[UncleB]

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@redpat wrote:

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@UncleB wrote:

I wonder when/if they'll open up this option to existing members...

Also, it looks like it might create some creative opportunities for the Ebates Visa card as well:  https://www.doctorofcredit.com/the-ebates-credit-card-just-got-a-lot-more-valuable-earn-3x-membershi...

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Ebates card is DOA.  Amex T&C states “An eligible Amex card must be used at checkout to qualify” which makes sense.

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Then the question is if one has an MR earning Ebates account and acquires an Ebates Visa card (which is linked), does it earn cash rewards?

From the main DoC article:

• Some have noted the language in the terms: “Card Members must use an Eligible Card Account at checkout to earn Membership Rewards points in their Ebates account” which sounds like you need to pay with an Amex card. However, users report receiving points regardless of which payment method was used. Most likely, the idea being conveyed there is that you need to have a Membership Rewards eligible card account in order to be able to link with your Ebates account. Just poor wording.

The DoC link to the second article (about the Ebates Visa) has some speculation, but we won't know for sure until someone gets both and is able to try it out, unless someone with an MR earning Ebates account is ineligible for the Ebates Visa which could be possible (again, just speculation).

[redpat]

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@UncleB wrote:

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@redpat wrote:

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@UncleB wrote:

I wonder when/if they'll open up this option to existing members...

Also, it looks like it might create some creative opportunities for the Ebates Visa card as well:  https://www.doctorofcredit.com/the-ebates-credit-card-just-got-a-lot-more-valuable-earn-3x-membershi...

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Ebates card is DOA.  Amex T&C states “An eligible Amex card must be used at checkout to qualify” which makes sense.

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Then the question is if one has an MR earning Ebates account and acquires an Ebates Visa card (which is linked), does it earn cash rewards?

From the main DoC article:

• Some have noted the language in the terms: “Card Members must use an Eligible Card Account at checkout to earn Membership Rewards points in their Ebates account” which sounds like you need to pay with an Amex card. However, users report receiving points regardless of which payment method was used. Most likely, the idea being conveyed there is that you need to have a Membership Rewards eligible card account in order to be able to link with your Ebates account. Just poor wording.

The DoC link to the second article (about the Ebates Visa) has some speculation, but we won't know for sure until someone gets both and is able to try it out, unless someone with an MR earning Ebates account is ineligible for the Ebates Visa which could be possible (again, just speculation).

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I read it in Amex terms.  It looks like Ebates reports those purchases made w/ Amex eligible cards to Amex and if Ebates doesn’t report then no additional points are rewarded.

So it looks like you will have two buckets in your account, MR transfer bucket and a cashback bucket.