Does anyone use Ibotta for cash back?

[azalea]

How does it work and do you like it?

I'll probably sign up, so if you have a referral code - send it my way The website says there is a $20 welcome bonus right now. Is that true?

[Mrs.flang]

I do and I like it well enough! I've been using it a few years probably and my lifetime earnings is just over $100, so it's not super lucrative, but better than nothing. And I just recently linked it up to my store rewards card so now I don't even have to search things out, they just automatically credit my account when I buy something they have a promo for.

My referral code is ke3bbq.

[dutchgirl678]

I used it for a while but was disappointed with the products they offered cashback on. It was rarely what I needed and there wasn't a lot of change (at least in the stores I visited most frequently). I use ebates now online and honey to get cashback.

[azalea]

Mar 22, 2019 10:49:51 GMT -5 Mrs.flang said:

I do and I like it well enough! I've been using it a few years probably and my lifetime earnings is just over $100, so it's not super lucrative, but better than nothing. And I just recently linked it up to my store rewards card so now I don't even have to search things out, they just automatically credit my account when I buy something they have a promo for.

My referral code is ke3bbq.

Thanks! I used your code and downloaded the app. 

[fernweh]

I use it. It’s hit or miss. Some months I get $60 or &70 back, sometimes I go 3 or 4 months without getting anything. If it’s stuff you would buy anyway, it’s better then nothing.

[puppyluv]

I started using it in November and have earned about $100 so far. Its time consuming to look through all the offers every week and I am considering quitting after this month. The have bonuses that are time sensitive and that is causing me to buy things I might not normally buy in order to meet a goal. I do like the online shopping cash back so I think I am only going to use it in place of ebates going forward.

[thatgirl2478]

yeah, i use it. sometimes it's great, sometimes it sucks. it frequently gets me to try new brands because I've got an ibotta deal on it (such as switching from dawn to palmolive - never thought I would but turns out the less expensive palmolive is just as good). I've been using it for 2.5 years and have earned about $540. It helps if you have an active team, because you can get a lot of bonuses from that. My team used to be super active, but most of them have stopped using it. I tend to forget about looking for deals for months at a time and then they put a boat load of products I always use up (like when they had my stain remover up for $1 back and you could redeem it up to 5 times in one receipt).

[sadlebred]

I don't use the teams or many of the bonus features. I usually look for deals on new things I want to try or something I was going to buy anyway or could stand to buy. I make about $80-85/year for about a 5 minute effort/week.

[mlkgls]

I use Ibotta and have made about $150 since I began. The way the items are displayed is irritating to me; I don’t need to see the same thing six times in different categories, but the five minute hassle is worth it to me.

I view it the same way as flipping through the coupon inserts to see if there’s anything I buy. I also treat it like any other coupon and at least try not to let it influence my shopping. I miss the “any brand” items though!

[polarbearfans]

I love ibotta. Once thing to keep in mind is sometimes different stores have different offers. Kroger may just have rebates on bananas and apples, but Giant Eaglenwoll have broccoli, brussel sprouts, and potatoes.That is fine for me because in my area we have to shop multiple stores for groceries. You can also select categories rather than scrolling through all the rebates to save time. I love how on some items you can buy multiples for the same rebate. When Dr Praeger’s breakfast bowls have a rebate I always buy the max if the store price is good.

Some months are better than others. I typically buy what I would already buy, but sometimes they have rebates for free items or significant savings to where I will
Try a new item. We have actually switched brands on some things or new family favorites for a new food.

This was fabulous when my daughter was a baby because of all the rebates.

There is also online shopping now. Sometimes the ibotta rebates beats ebates. They have bonuses for online shopping often. Once a $20 Walmart order yielded 4% back, a $5 bonus gift card to Walmart, and a $5 online order bonus rebate. A zullily order for the 100 piece Magnatiles yielded over $7 back on rebate plus a $5 online rebat bonus. When all was said and done I paid less than $70 for a set that is normally well over $100.

The submission process is easy and rebates are paid out quickly. Even if you don’t use it every shopping trip, it adds up. There are some weeks I just don’t care to try and sort out my husbands grocery shopping with the rebate apps.

Here is my link if anyone else needs one. ibotta.com/r/d7dwq

[arch01]

I've made almost $400 since I started a few years ago-but it's definitely not a consistent earner for me. It's very hit/miss-but I'll take any and all cash back I can get.

[bullygirl979]

Yes! Use it and love it. I am not consistent as I don't do a ton of online shopping but I've managed to earn $230 since I signed up.

[scm1011]

Mar 22, 2019 10:49:51 GMT -5 Mrs.flang said:

I do and I like it well enough! I've been using it a few years probably and my lifetime earnings is just over $100, so it's not super lucrative, but better than nothing. And I just recently linked it up to my store rewards card so now I don't even have to search things out, they just automatically credit my account when I buy something they have a promo for.

My referral code is ke3bbq.

How? I can't figure out how to do this and it would be huge! 

[ohgillian]

Mar 25, 2019 7:37:20 GMT -5 scm1011 said:

Mar 22, 2019 10:49:51 GMT -5 Mrs.flang said:

I do and I like it well enough! I've been using it a few years probably and my lifetime earnings is just over $100, so it's not super lucrative, but better than nothing. And I just recently linked it up to my store rewards card so now I don't even have to search things out, they just automatically credit my account when I buy something they have a promo for.

My referral code is ke3bbq.

How? I can't figure out how to do this and it would be huge! 

Not all stores have it as an option, but I do this for my primary grocery store. You still have to "select" the offers before buying them. 

In the app, go to the page for your retailer. E.g., Kroger. If the green bar right under the store name just says "Upload receipt", then it means you can't connect your card. But if there's a second green bar that says "Connect Kroger card", you click on that. 

[scm1011]

Mar 25, 2019 8:18:36 GMT -5 ohgillian said:

Mar 25, 2019 7:37:20 GMT -5 scm1011 said:

How? I can't figure out how to do this and it would be huge! 

Not all stores have it as an option, but I do this for my primary grocery store. You still have to "select" the offers before buying them. 

In the app, go to the page for your retailer. E.g., Kroger. If the green bar right under the store name just says "Upload receipt", then it means you can't connect your card. But if there's a second green bar that says "Connect Kroger card", you click on that. 

Ahh, that's why I couldn't figure it out. Stop & Shop only has the "upload receipt" option. Womp womp. Thanks though! 

[ohgillian]

Mar 25, 2019 8:23:03 GMT -5 scm1011 said:

Mar 25, 2019 8:18:36 GMT -5 ohgillian said:

Not all stores have it as an option, but I do this for my primary grocery store. You still have to "select" the offers before buying them. 

In the app, go to the page for your retailer. E.g., Kroger. If the green bar right under the store name just says "Upload receipt", then it means you can't connect your card. But if there's a second green bar that says "Connect Kroger card", you click on that. 

Ahh, that's why I couldn't figure it out. Stop & Shop only has the "upload receipt" option. Womp womp. Thanks though! 

  Maybe they'll add it as an option someday. That's what I keep telling myself about my secondary grocery store. 

[Mrs.flang]

Mar 25, 2019 8:18:36 GMT -5 ohgillian said:

Mar 25, 2019 7:37:20 GMT -5 scm1011 said:

How? I can't figure out how to do this and it would be huge! 

Not all stores have it as an option, but I do this for my primary grocery store. You still have to "select" the offers before buying them. 

I guess I had a bunch of things already added and didn't realize it the first few times because it seemed like I was getting credit for things without having to do the work of searching.  But now I do see that you have to add the offers first.  It's still a time saver to not have to upload your receipt!

I'm impressed with how much others say they have earned.  I do have spurts where I forget to check it often.  In the beginning they used to have offers for "any milk", or "any juice" and it was great, but I haven't seen those in a while.

[ohgillian]

Mar 25, 2019 8:26:07 GMT -5 Mrs.flang said:

Mar 25, 2019 8:18:36 GMT -5 ohgillian said:

Not all stores have it as an option, but I do this for my primary grocery store. You still have to "select" the offers before buying them. 

I guess I had a bunch of things already added and didn't realize it the first few times because it seemed like I was getting credit for things without having to do the work of searching.  But now I do see that you have to add the offers first.  It's still a time saver to not have to upload your receipt!

I'm impressed with how much others say they have earned.  I do have spurts where I forget to check it often.  In the beginning they used to have offers for "any milk", or "any juice" and it was great, but I haven't seen those in a while.

I agree that it's still super helpful re: connecting your card.

I've seen a few people say that they aren't seeing "any brand" offers. I still have these as a choice in my app. Weird. I mean, they're small -- like, "get 25¢ for any brand of milk" but I have them. 

My question is, is there any reason to have teammates? Is it actually financially worthwhile?

[HitchedIn2006]

Mar 25, 2019 8:28:41 GMT -5 ohgillian said:

Mar 25, 2019 8:26:07 GMT -5 Mrs.flang said:

I guess I had a bunch of things already added and didn't realize it the first few times because it seemed like I was getting credit for things without having to do the work of searching.  But now I do see that you have to add the offers first.  It's still a time saver to not have to upload your receipt!

I'm impressed with how much others say they have earned.  I do have spurts where I forget to check it often.  In the beginning they used to have offers for "any milk", or "any juice" and it was great, but I haven't seen those in a while.

I agree that it's still super helpful re: connecting your card.

I've seen a few people say that they aren't seeing "any brand" offers. I still have these as a choice in my app. Weird. I mean, they're small -- like, "get 25¢ for any brand of milk" but I have them. 

My question is, is there any reason to have teammates? Is it actually financially worthwhile?

I have teammates- but they don’t seem to be shopping like they used to and I don’t know the last time we got a bonus due to team efforts.

I feel as though the “any brand” and “any item” offers have majorly slowed down. Any item used to be 25c all the time; now it’s 10c. I’ll take what I can get, but miss that. I’m not collecting as much as I used to.

[aspentosh]

I use it. I've made about $100 over 1.5yrs but it's mainly on the "any item" things vs specific brand with size. I will sometimes get $10 in a month and then go couple months only getting $1-2 so very hit or miss. But it's easy enough so I figure why not.

[melmel48]

Mar 25, 2019 12:30:09 GMT -5 HitchedIn2006 said:

Mar 25, 2019 8:28:41 GMT -5 ohgillian said:

I agree that it's still super helpful re: connecting your card.

I've seen a few people say that they aren't seeing "any brand" offers. I still have these as a choice in my app. Weird. I mean, they're small -- like, "get 25¢ for any brand of milk" but I have them. 

My question is, is there any reason to have teammates? Is it actually financially worthwhile?

I have teammates- but they don’t seem to be shopping like they used to and I don’t know the last time we got a bonus due to team efforts.

I feel as though the “any brand” and “any item” offers have majorly slowed down. Any item used to be 25c all the time; now it’s 10c. I’ll take what I can get, but miss that. I’m not collecting as much as I used to.

I have a 25 cent one " any item" at Target or Stop and Shop right now. I was getting the 10 cent ones more recently though.

[ohgillian]

Mar 25, 2019 15:57:09 GMT -5 melmel48 said:

Mar 25, 2019 12:30:09 GMT -5 HitchedIn2006 said:

I have teammates- but they don’t seem to be shopping like they used to and I don’t know the last time we got a bonus due to team efforts.

I feel as though the “any brand” and “any item” offers have majorly slowed down. Any item used to be 25c all the time; now it’s 10c. I’ll take what I can get, but miss that. I’m not collecting as much as I used to.

I have a 25 cent one " any item" at Target or Stop and Shop right now. I was getting the 10 cent ones more recently though.

Same. I noticed that last night!

[oregonpachey]

I use Ibotta but I prefer Fetch. With Fetch, you just need to scan your receipt and it finds deals for you. I have made over $12 in just a couple of months with Fetch.

[Mrs.flang]

Mar 27, 2019 11:24:54 GMT -5 oregonpachey said:

I use Ibotta but I prefer Fetch. With Fetch, you just need to scan your receipt and it finds deals for you. I have made over $12 in just a couple of months with Fetch.

I use this too and like it!

Also, if we're making other suggestions, I also just started using Drop a few months ago and have around $80 through them.  It's connected through your credit card, so no effort at all.

referral code - s73ap

[dexteroni]

I use it sporadically. I don't always feel like bothering, and sometimes when I do think to check it there are no offers I want, But then at the beginning of this year there was so much good stuff that I think I made $40 in the span of a couple weeks.

My grocery store has a card you can connect so that the offers redeem themselves automatically, but it doesn't always work. I would say probably half the time I have to still upload my receipt, and I don't always remember to save them, so by the time I realize it's not going to go through, the receipt has already gone out with the trash. It's annoying and that's when I go "this damn app, I'm going to stop using it" and stop for a while. But I usually end up coming back to it. Now that I'm thinking of it, I think I'll go check to see what the current offers are.

[cajunmom]

We use it regularly. We've been using it since June or July of 2017 and have earned $1051.93 cash back. We have used it to buy things that we maybe wouldn't normally buy but not very often. I tend to use it to stock up on things that I would buy anyway (toothpaste, pads, shampoo, etc.).

[bullygirl979]

Mar 25, 2019 8:26:07 GMT -5 Mrs.flang said:

Mar 25, 2019 8:18:36 GMT -5 ohgillian said:

Not all stores have it as an option, but I do this for my primary grocery store. You still have to "select" the offers before buying them. 

I guess I had a bunch of things already added and didn't realize it the first few times because it seemed like I was getting credit for things without having to do the work of searching.  But now I do see that you have to add the offers first.  It's still a time saver to not have to upload your receipt!

I'm impressed with how much others say they have earned.  I do have spurts where I forget to check it often.  In the beginning they used to have offers for "any milk", or "any juice" and it was great, but I haven't seen those in a while.

I definitely use it more for online shopping than grocery shopping. Most things I buy online are not urgent so I wait until there's a great bonus or cashback amount. I wanted a new running watch and waited until one retailer was offering 16% back and then pounced.

[red]

I started using it in Dec when I was recovering from a surgery and had too much time on my hands and went wild with combining this with coupons. There are tons of websites and FB pages that alert you of sale matchups to get stuff for free or next to nothing. I’ve made $334 and my husband has made about $250. It’s tempting to buy crap you don’t need, but it’s also fun to try new brands I never would have heard of otherwise.