Update 11/27/23: Deal is back for 2023 (ht Dale)
Update 11/21/22: Deal is back for 2022 (ht RM); Update 11/22/21: Deal is back for 2021. Hat tip to Chase-ing UR points
The Offer
- Mrrebates shopping portal is offering a free $5 holiday bonus which can be claimed at the above link.
The Fine Print
- Please note that only valid Mr. Rebates’ accounts registered before November 15th, 2020 are eligible for this promotion which would be customers who received the post card in the mail.
Our Verdict
I believe this is working for everyone (?). There is a $10 minimum to cashout; I suppose they are hoping that the $5 bonus will encourage people to continue shopping through the portal to reach $10. For those who already have balances with the portal, I guess it’s just a free $5.
Unfortunately, this Mr. Rebates’ account is not eligible for the bonus promotion as this email address account did not receive the post card via postal mail.
The bonus promotion was mailed via USPS to specific Mr. Rebates’ accounts and the account: pascal was not an eligible account for this promotion.
I’ve not used the account since 2014, but I did get the $5 bonuses in 2020 and 2021.
Got the same response with a situation similar to yours.
Woohoo. $5 put me over the $10 cashout threshold… $5 from last year’s freebie and a couple of bucks from 2021.
Wow, haven’t used that site in years…last payout 2018!
Just logged into my old account to discover that they charged me a $2 per year inactivity fee until my balance was $0.
> Membership in the program is free: there is no charge to be a member or to earn and receive cash back rebates. If your account is inactive (I.E. a member does not visit the Mr. Rebates website for over 12 months in their logged in account) for more than twelve (12) consecutive months, Mr. Rebates reserves the right to debit your account balance two dollars ($2.00) per month to recover the cost of account maintenance until (i) you reactivate your account by logging in to your Mr. Rebates’ account, completing a qualifying purchase, or updating your account information (providing a valid name, email and mailing address), or (ii) your account balance is zero. If the balance in your inactive account is or becomes zero, Mr. Rebates will close the account permanently and cease to maintain your account records and Program access. The inactive account maintenance charge will not cause your account balance to become negative and will not cause you to owe money to Mr. Rebates.
Targeted. I’ve received the bonus on multiple occasions in the past, but not this year.
Nevermind, I’m in idiot. I logged in on the “not logged in page”, but didn’t go back to the Holiday Bonus page. You have to login and then go to the Holiday Bonus page ( https://www.mrrebates.com/bonus/ ); refreshing just refreshes the error page instead of taking you to the bonus.
So, I am targeted for it, just like I was last year. DP: It appears I didn’t buy anything through Mr. Rebates over the past 2+ years, but I’ve made a purchase in the past, requested a payout in the past (this doesn’t seem to be required), provided my name, mailing address, and a PayPal account, and Mr. Rebates sends out the $5 bonus as they do every year.
Thanks. I have total $9 now. Will have to get $1 cashback so I can cash it out.
I’ll give you a dollar, then we can split the payout?
For anyone who only has the $5 in Mr. Rebates account, you should totally use this cashback portal going forward, especially for travel/hotel stays. I use them all (TCB, BeFrugal, Rakuten, etc) and this one is by far the best for actually paying out on hotel stays. Yes, they may pay out a little less than the other guys, but I can assure you not having to deal with “Todd” from BeFrugal denying you is absolutely worth it. 🙂
Nada….targeted. On to the next deal…Merry Christmas!!
+1. I was targeted, P2 was not because “they were not sent a postcard qualifying them.”
yeah i fall for this like every year.
Thanks! Forgot about this site. Got over $12 today with the bonus.
The bonus is back again this year: https://mrrebates.com/bonus/
It appears to be targeted this year as I received the below message.
“Unfortunately, this Mr. Rebates’ account is not eligible for the bonus promotion as this email address account did not receive the post card via postal mail.”
I still had the $5 from last year waiting so I can finally cash out! Meant to earn $5 last year but this portal is never the top one…