ebates.com Review

Yah, ebates.com seems to be working out and hopefully all I will get from them is a CHECK EVERY NOW AND THEN! Thanks so much for reading my reviews, yours are great too. Hope you have a nice New Year's, Gigi, you deserve it!

I get such a kick out of you, Patty -- I swear you're the first person who has ever mentioned "BIG CRUMBS" to me! It sounds intriguing!

I was just telling LoveisJoy that all these little things can add up to make a big difference. I'm glad it works out well with O.D. as I'm getting ready to make an order from them after Christmas.

Last edited on Dec 16, 2008 at 4:35PM

Oh my GOD, I didn't realize that you just wrote your message to me a few minutes ago! You must be staying up late (liike I usually do) but today I'm actually up EARLY because I've arranged or one of those postal carrier pick-ups and I have to go down and let the poor guy in because our buzzer lock is broken. They can buzz us but when we try to buzz back to unlock the front door for them, it won't work and we have to (SIGH) go down there and open the door ourselves. Of course, at this season of peace and good will, I dare not just leave the package in front of the building where it would undoubtedly be stolen. The package is already and the postage is paid for but I had to get up early to shower and get dressed because (AND THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT) it's really important to have CLOTHES ON when I go down to let the guy in! HAHA!

I was a little concerned when I was out to visit you last that maybe I should have been a better sport and tagged along with you when you went shopping. (Note I said SHOPPING which was quite a different thing than indiscriminate BUYING.) Some people really love the hands-on, walk-through experience of being in a store even though they may not buy a thing and there's nothing wrong with that if you enjoy that sensory input. I thought that sometimes you really wanted me to buddy up and come with you, which I maybe should have done instead of just waiting in the car like a dope. I did enjoy our little grocery expedition there and was able to find those tomato bouillion cubes which are NOT EASY TO FIND BY THE WAY. I'm glad you're going to get a little vacation. I have been told by other people who are self-employed that sometimes working for yourself is the hardest job to get away from. I know you sometimes visited Mary and Bill in the past -- now what do you guys do? Any plans aside from kicking back, which isn't a bad option especially after a big party like you had. Well, take care! (Incidentally, I have a horrible feeling I'm going to have a chance to get another e-bate -- alas, my well-used toaster just caved in yesterday!)

You know, Mel, I'm having second thoughts about whether this would be right for you. I think you enjoy the getting out there and shopping more than I do and all these things are more for online purchases. You seem to really be getting good deals by hitting the stores. With me, it's just the opposite, I miss a lot when I'm in a store and don't always get the best deal. I promise to go in and shop with you more the next time I come out. Sometimes I avoid shopping even more when I'm on a trip because I don't want extra things to bring home. You could show me a lot of pointers about store shopping, I bet.

You get ten bucks just for signing on and making the first purchase. Just go to ebates.com if you are ever interested. I've given up referring people to things because no one would ever EVER really try it because of my referral. I think they thought I was trying to get points or dollars or something by getting someone else to sign up. But I can recommend, can't I?

Once I got out of credit card debt years ago, I made it a point to use credit cards for almost everything -- even grocery shopping. I didn't really have to spend a whole lot to build up the old cash-back thing and -- more importantly -- my credit rating for whatever it's worth.

Hey, Cuz! Not to dispair, I have learned that there is no such thing as a purchase which is too little! All those little bitty dollar or two here or there adds up. And as for MyPoints, you can make a lot of points just by clicking through the e-mails, some of which are very interesting! As they say, "Rome wasn't built in a day!"