Rakuten Cash Back

Name: Rakuten Cash Back
Rating: 0 (0 reviews)
Author: Rakuten

Cash Back + Coupons

Only for Mac

Free

Ages

16+
Years
Category

Shopping
Developer

Rakuten
Language

EN
English
Size

33.1
MB

Mac

The Rakuten browser extension does all the work of stacking Cash Back on top of deals on your favorite store sites, automatically. You just shop and save. By installing the extension you agree to the additional Cash Back Button Terms & Conditions: https://www.rakuten.com/help/article/rakuten-cash-back-button-privacy-notice-360052819794 Save at thousands of stores Get Cash Back and coupons at stores you love, like Macy’s, Target, Gap, PetSmart and more. Get Cash Back with one click Head straight to the site you want to shop, and we’ll let you know if you can get Cash Back on your purchase. It’s one click to activate Cash Back, then just shop like normal. Never miss a deal Our Coupon Magic feature finds and automatically applies the best coupons for you. Basically magic. Shop with confidence When you shop, our Price Magic feature searches for lower prices. We’ll tell you if we find one. And if the store you’re shopping doesn’t offer Cash Back, we’ll let you know if there’s another store that does. Compare Cash Back offers See stores’ Cash Back rates right on the search results pages of Google, Yahoo and Bing. Please see our Privacy Policy at http://www.rakuten.com/privacy_policy.htm

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Pretty reasonable selection of stores, plus i've successfully gotten cashback
11/28/2020

kylehotchkiss
I'm usually a very pro-privacy/anti data-brokerage type of person, but Rakuten has a pretty competitive set of stores and cashback offers. I joined because Rakuten partnered with American Express to offer miles instead of a check/paypal transaction and American Express' shopping points are otherwise pretty ordinary. I've successfully gotten 15% cashback on some black friday sales.The extension is nice because it works better with Safari's build in ad blocking and with my third party adblocker. It still properly associates the sale with Rakuten account and gives me confirmation that the transaction completed. I like the cashback notes in Chrome results too. Once the Holiday season ends, I'll give Rakuten a deeper privacy audit as they can collect your web traffic with this extension and didn't make any attempts to demonstrate they take privacy of web traffic outside of shopping trips seriously. I wish there was an easier way to turn it on/off for my shopping sessions, but I wouldn't detract anything from their rating for this as my privacy concerns are more of an individual preference.

Developer Response
Thank you for your kind words and for your feedback! We take our Member's security very seriously. Our Cash Back Button works to notify Members of merchants who partner with Rakuten and the chance to get some deals and earn Cash Back for orders placed through those merchants. If you ever feel that our extension may be the best for you, you may always access our services by going to Rakuten.com directly.
Pretty reasonable selection of stores, plus i've successfully gotten cashback
11/28/2020

kylehotchkiss

I'm usually a very pro-privacy/anti data-brokerage type of person, but Rakuten has a pretty competitive set of stores and cashback offers. I joined because Rakuten partnered with American Express to offer miles instead of a check/paypal transaction and American Express' shopping points are otherwise pretty ordinary. I've successfully gotten 15% cashback on some black friday sales.The extension is nice because it works better with Safari's build in ad blocking and with my third party adblocker. It still properly associates the sale with Rakuten account and gives me confirmation that the transaction completed. I like the cashback notes in Chrome results too. Once the Holiday season ends, I'll give Rakuten a deeper privacy audit as they can collect your web traffic with this extension and didn't make any attempts to demonstrate they take privacy of web traffic outside of shopping trips seriously. I wish there was an easier way to turn it on/off for my shopping sessions, but I wouldn't detract anything from their rating for this as my privacy concerns are more of an individual preference.
Developer Response 12/01/2020
Thank you for your kind words and for your feedback! We take our Member's security very seriously. Our Cash Back Button works to notify Members of merchants who partner with Rakuten and the chance to get some deals and earn Cash Back for orders placed through those merchants. If you ever feel that our extension may be the best for you, you may always access our services by going to Rakuten.com directly.
You won't get your cash-back
12/12/2019

Sh1r33n!
On numerous online-shopping ocasions I have seen the Rakuten extension pop up and claim that I can get a certain % cash back by clicking on the activate button. So I did. But I waited and waited past the due date and the cash back never came. It's very difficult to contact customer support other than robots who don't understand how conversations go. Some times the transaction will even completely disappear from my account history. I have started to take screen shots of the Rakuten x% cash back activated tab as proof that they promised me cash back and are not holding their end of the bargain. Their robots just assume it's my browser's fault but my browser is working just fine. In my experience, you'll have to literally fight like a lawyer for every online purchase you make using their extension. Claiming to customers that they will get 5% back by a certain due date and then not delivering on that claim, is a broken promise and a lie. It's either that or it's simply disorganized

Developer Response
It sounds like you may have some ad-blocking extensions or software running on your computer that may be limiting our services from functioning properly. We also see this if our Members are connected through a Virtual Private Network (VPN).Our team would love to help troubleshoot any issues you are having or look into any potentially missing Cash Back. Please reach out to us at memberservices@rakuten.com. We are here to help!
You won't get your cash-back
12/12/2019

Sh1r33n!

On numerous online-shopping ocasions I have seen the Rakuten extension pop up and claim that I can get a certain % cash back by clicking on the activate button. So I did. But I waited and waited past the due date and the cash back never came. It's very difficult to contact customer support other than robots who don't understand how conversations go. Some times the transaction will even completely disappear from my account history. I have started to take screen shots of the Rakuten x% cash back activated tab as proof that they promised me cash back and are not holding their end of the bargain. Their robots just assume it's my browser's fault but my browser is working just fine. In my experience, you'll have to literally fight like a lawyer for every online purchase you make using their extension. Claiming to customers that they will get 5% back by a certain due date and then not delivering on that claim, is a broken promise and a lie. It's either that or it's simply disorganized
Developer Response 12/12/2019
It sounds like you may have some ad-blocking extensions or software running on your computer that may be limiting our services from functioning properly. We also see this if our Members are connected through a Virtual Private Network (VPN).Our team would love to help troubleshoot any issues you are having or look into any potentially missing Cash Back. Please reach out to us at memberservices@rakuten.com. We are here to help!
Much worse than Rakuten Chrome extension
02/08/2020

YIZHANHUANG
I love Rakuten but why the extension on Safari is so user-unfriendly? Why it has to come with an app? Could you let it only be an extension on Safari rather than try to install an app on my Mac? Also, the Rakuten extension on Chrome can easily see your account information when you point to its button without clicking on it while the button on Safari looks so dumb. I installed this on my Safari because currently only Safari support Apple Pay. Hope the extension could improve soon and give the experience just like on the Chrome.

Developer Response
Apple has changed the requirements for the development of Safari Extensions. As a result, the Rakuten Cash Back Button (and other popular extensions) needed to redeveloped to meet Apple's new requirements. This means that a sister app will be installed as well as the extension within Safari.
Much worse than Rakuten Chrome extension
02/08/2020

YIZHANHUANG

I love Rakuten but why the extension on Safari is so user-unfriendly? Why it has to come with an app? Could you let it only be an extension on Safari rather than try to install an app on my Mac? Also, the Rakuten extension on Chrome can easily see your account information when you point to its button without clicking on it while the button on Safari looks so dumb. I installed this on my Safari because currently only Safari support Apple Pay. Hope the extension could improve soon and give the experience just like on the Chrome.
Developer Response 02/11/2020
Apple has changed the requirements for the development of Safari Extensions. As a result, the Rakuten Cash Back Button (and other popular extensions) needed to redeveloped to meet Apple's new requirements. This means that a sister app will be installed as well as the extension within Safari.
Not adware.
04/19/2020

Toddzu
Anyone saying this is a scam is ridiculous. The company renamed themselves from E*Bates... all of that might be confusing but they send you a check for the x% deals you get on the web. Check out their site before making false accusations. I've gotten checks. They are legit. I'm writing this because I think it's ridiculous when people call things something when they have no idea what they are talking about. (this isn't adware and I have no affiliation with this company). I don't write reviews unless I have a high regard for the company and this is free money when you buy stuff online and you get a (usually rather small) discount. But it's still a discount! : )

Developer Response
Thank you for the kind words! We love helping our Members find deals, coupons, and Cash Back on the things they are buying anyway. Our goal is to be an effortless addition to your shopping experiences. We love helping our Members rack it up with Rakuten! Happy Shopping!
Not adware.
04/19/2020

Toddzu

Anyone saying this is a scam is ridiculous. The company renamed themselves from E*Bates... all of that might be confusing but they send you a check for the x% deals you get on the web. Check out their site before making false accusations. I've gotten checks. They are legit. I'm writing this because I think it's ridiculous when people call things something when they have no idea what they are talking about. (this isn't adware and I have no affiliation with this company). I don't write reviews unless I have a high regard for the company and this is free money when you buy stuff online and you get a (usually rather small) discount. But it's still a discount! : )
Developer Response 04/21/2020
Thank you for the kind words! We love helping our Members find deals, coupons, and Cash Back on the things they are buying anyway. Our goal is to be an effortless addition to your shopping experiences. We love helping our Members rack it up with Rakuten! Happy Shopping!

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Version 26.1

Jan 28

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Rakuten Cash Back

Cash Back + Coupons

Ratings & Reviews

Pretty reasonable selection of stores, plus i've successfully gotten cashback

You won't get your cash-back

Much worse than Rakuten Chrome extension

Not adware.

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