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Rakuten has a rating of 2.7 stars from 2,124 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally dissatisfied with their purchases. Reviewers complaining about Rakuten most frequently mention credit card, referral bonus, and family member problems. Rakuten ranks 5th among Cash Back sites.

  • Service
    187
  • Value
    151
  • Returns
    64
  • Quality
    121

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Positive reviews (last 12 months): 18.2%
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Top Positive Review

“Amazing Rakuten! Thanks so much Susan!”

Tetiana K.
5/7/24

Rakuten team are the best service I've come across in the US. We are refugees from Ukraine and we are very grateful to Rakuten for such joy as excellent service, impeccable work, patience, respect for the client and professionalism. I will be happy to buy everything only through the Rakuten service. This is a great savings and a great pleasure to know them! Thank you Susan!

Date of experience: 5/6/24
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Top Critical Review

“Thieves”

Cory C.
12/11/24

They never pay what you actually earned. I have yet to have a single transaction pay what was advertised. Even after purchases have been verified they just delete the payout for no reason. 100% scam!

Date of experience: 12/1/24
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Thumbnail of user kendalln3
Arizona
1 review
0 helpful votes
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June 10th, 2019
Verified purchase

Ebates/Rakuten is great. Easy to use and not many issues with not getting paid. (It has happened but they have a good process to request your credit)

Date of experience: June 9, 2019

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New Jersey
1 review
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June 11th, 2019
Verified purchase

Have used ebates and now Rakuten for years and usually have no issues when it comes to rebates owed or asking why i haven't been credited yet.

Date of experience: June 10, 2019

Thumbnail of user michaeld813
Texas
1 review
2 helpful votes
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June 29th, 2018

Service is great. The returns are great. It's just solid. I've been using them for a few years and have gotten about $13,000+ back. It's good stuff

Date of experience: June 29, 2018

Thumbnail of user kathyk265
California
2 reviews
9 helpful votes
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July 31st, 2019
Verified purchase

I'd love to see more craft sites here. More than just clothing, really. I work from home and just don't go through a lot of clothes anymore!

Date of experience: July 31, 2019

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Nevada
2 reviews
0 helpful votes
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April 24th, 2019
Verified purchase

Excellent benefits for using Rakuten. How can you "not" use it? Gives you back money on normal everyday purchases.

Date of experience: April 23, 2019

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Florida
1 review
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April 24th, 2019
Verified purchase

Tried to delete, cannot find a way, very intrusive, covers up parts of the screen, wish I could delete

Date of experience: April 23, 2019

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Pennsylvania
1 review
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June 6th, 2019
Verified purchase

Haven't been disappointed with this company at all. They keep me updated on cash earned after shopping at stores

Date of experience: June 5, 2019

Thumbnail of user ronniem26
Florida
1 review
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April 5th, 2017

Every business could take a lesson from eBates. Polite, responsive, helpful. Wish I could have found this service sooner!

Date of experience: April 5, 2017

Thumbnail of user sheilaw30
Arkansas
1 review
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June 10th, 2016
Verified purchase

I had a recent shopping experience where I had already received my shipment of product ordered, however my ebates cash earned wasn't showing up.(first time EVER, and I've been with ebates for 4+ years at least! I thought, "great! A glitch, I won't see that cash back now" but I was certain I had signed in thru ebates, so with one short email to ebates, and víola! I got a immediate, & reassuring response that, though they hadn't heard from shopping said shopping site, they weren't going to make me wait any longer for my earned cash. So, Within a few minutes, my cashback was listed on my ebates account. Just that quick, and hassle free. Thank you ebates, for the incentive to shop thru your site, I always find the best stores, coupons, double cash back, the list goes on... it certainly has put some extra cash in my wallet, and I am excited to ALWAYS do ALL of my shopping thru ebates. I LOVE MY BIG FAT EBATES CHECKS!
Very satisfied EBATES SHOPPER

Date of experience: June 10, 2016

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Illinois
1 review
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August 5th, 2019
Verified purchase

Rakuten has great products and very fast shipping! I have been using Rakuten for several years now, I would not know how to improve this site.

Date of experience: August 5, 2019

Thumbnail of user christopherr45
Illinois
2 reviews
6 helpful votes
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March 27th, 2015
Verified purchase

New to Ebates and I made a mistake with a transaction. Nicole - customer service was very helpful, and solved the issue immediately. Couldn't be happier.
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!

Date of experience: March 27, 2015

Thumbnail of user kristinec11
Nevada
2 reviews
1 helpful vote
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April 28th, 2017

I love ebates! What better way to shop online that earns you money back! They also feature in store cash back so you can have both!

Date of experience: April 28, 2017

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Ohio
1 review
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December 9th, 2014
Verified purchase

It has been great. I especially like the button on google chrome. I recently had a question about an order. The customer service was very helpful

Date of experience: December 9, 2014

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Missouri
1 review
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May 10th, 2016
Verified purchase

The service officer has a quick reply and positive answer to sending me another check because the name on my last check is not completely right.

Date of experience: May 10, 2016

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California
1 review
1 helpful vote
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March 4th, 2015
Verified purchase

Issue was resolved in no time... usually expect a day for a real person to get back to me... only took less than an hour! Thanks!

Date of experience: March 3, 2015

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New York
2 reviews
1 helpful vote
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June 8th, 2019
Verified purchase

I've been an Ebates, now Rakuten, member for quite a few years. So far things haven't changed. It's nice to get a check every few months.

Date of experience: June 6, 2019

Thumbnail of user sharonp314
Illinois
1 review
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June 10th, 2019
Verified purchase

It was so easy to purchase with Rakuten. Can't beat the perks. I am a new customer and have used it at restaurants and retail stores.

Date of experience: June 9, 2019

Thumbnail of user connieb502
North Carolina
2 reviews
1 helpful vote
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May 20th, 2021

Watch the Delta ad with the Australian Shepherd and awesome music- see how it's done! Your ad is so bad, totally ear abuse. Not a fan.

Date of experience: May 20, 2021

Thumbnail of user amelenes
Florida
1 review
6 helpful votes
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June 21st, 2017

Hi, I didn't receive my big fat check which I suppose to at all. Tried to contact you by email. But got no response for days.

Date of experience: June 21, 2017

Thumbnail of user ireneh25
California
1 review
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April 22nd, 2016
Verified purchase

I'm new at using EBATES and was having a little trouble buying an item. Customer Service helped me step by step until it was completed and I was happy.

Date of experience: April 21, 2016

Thumbnail of user karenw524
Colorado
1 review
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April 28th, 2019
Verified purchase

Pretty easy website to use. Quick payment. Lots of companies to choose from and different cash back options.

Date of experience: April 28, 2019

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Texas
1 review
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December 3rd, 2014
Verified purchase

Ebates is awesome- its basically getting paid to shop!
Their customer service is also always prompt and helpful.

Date of experience: December 3, 2014

Thumbnail of user bakerh1
Michigan
1 review
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March 22nd, 2018

Highly recommend everyone to do their online shopping through this application, easy to use with excellent customer service

Date of experience: March 22, 2018

Thumbnail of user tamarac19
Canada
28 reviews
55 helpful votes
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October 2nd, 2017

Very easy to use. Get rebates on products you buy and save a lot of money. Every 3 months they mail you a rebate check so you can do more shopping...

Date of experience: October 2, 2017

Thumbnail of user vanyat
Netherlands
3 reviews
7 helpful votes
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February 22nd, 2019

Hey I know its not a lot but why would you say no to a free money. Besides all it takes is not install an add on on your browser. Easy!

Date of experience: February 22, 2019

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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.

Business History

Ebates is the pioneer and leader of online Cash Back Shopping. The company was founded in 1998 by two Deputy District Attorneys in Silicon Valley who used to prosecute online fraud & identity theft before starting Ebates (so you can be sure we are very into secure online transactions!). So go ahead, sign up and start shopping now. Joining Ebates is always free - you'll never pay us anything. And four times a year or more, we'll mail you a Big Fat Check, or transfer the money to your PayPal account if you'd prefer. We can even send the money to your favorite charity. All 100% free.

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