Shop Around for Miles and Cash Back Too

With so many online portals offering miles or cash back if you shop through their website, it pays to look around for the best rewards out there.  So after you’ve done your research for the item you are going to buy and have found the perfect coupon code, you should look for bonus deals on online portals before hitting the purchase button.  You may need some patience to look through them but you will be duly rewarded for that, as the bonuses differ a lot from website to website and from store to store.  Here are four examples:

The Apple Store:

• Discover’s ShopDiscover: 5% cash back
• Bank of America’s Add It Up: 2% cash back
• Upromise: 1% cash back
• United’s Mileage Plus Mall: 3 miles per $2
• American Airlines’ AAdvantage eShopping: 1 mile per $1
• Delta’s SkyMiles Shopping: 1 mile per $1
• Amtrak’s Points for Shopping: 2 points per $1

Expedia.com:

• Upromise: 1% cash back
• Bank of America’s Add It Up: 1% cash back

Macy’s:

• Upromise: 6% cash back through August 7, usually 3%
• Discover’s ShopDiscover: 5% cash back
• Bank of America’s Add It Up: 4% cash back
• American Airlines’ AAdvantage eShopping: 4 miles per $1 through September 6, usually 3 miles per $1
• United’s Mileage Plus Mall: 7 miles per $2
• Delta’s SkyMiles Shopping: 2 miles per $1
• Amtrak’s Points for Shopping: 3 points per $1

Snapfish:

• Bank of America’s Add It Up: 15% cash back
• Discover’s ShopDiscover: 15% cash back
• Upromise: 9% cash back
• American Airlines’ AAdvantage eShopping: 6 mile per $1
• Delta’s SkyMiles Shopping: 6 miles per $1
• United’s Mileage Plus Mall: 9 miles per $2
• Amtrak’s Points for Shopping: 5 points per $1

As you can see from the list above, bonuses vary significantly, and some stores even have limited time deals.  So if you have the time, don’t just stick to one portal.  In deciding through which one to shop , consider the size of the bonus as well as in which program you already have some miles or are close to reaching some sort of cash back threshold for redemption.  Either way, you will be turning your good deal purchase into an even better deal.

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