Have you heard about eBillme? I just recently learned about them and I’m thinking that there is some serious money-saving potential here.
Here’s how it works:
You use your bank’s online bill pay service to purchase a gift card and then you get 10% CASH BACK for your purchase.
You can use the card as a gift or… you can have it mailed to yourself and use it for a major purchase you’ve been planning.
Let’s say you have a home improvement project in the works. Pick up a $50, $100 or you-determine-the-amount gift card to The Home Depot and get 10% cash back!
Before you even hit a sale, you’ve already saved 10%. Cool, huh?
Of course, the other thing I like about eBillme is that it’s a great way to encourage use of cash (via your bank’s online bill pay service) as opposed to credit cards. Which means not only are you saving 10%, but you might be saving yourself a whole pile of interest, too. Win-win!
In addition to Home Depot, you can also get eBillme gift cards to popular on-line and brick-and-mortar retailers like:
- Amazon.com (although I’m guessing y’all use your Swagbucks, right?)
- JCPenney
- Zappos (did you sign up for the Free VIP Membership a few weeks ago?)
- Circuit City
- Dell
Have you ever ordered a gift card through eBillme? How was your experience? I can’t wait to try them out!
This is a very interesting idea but I don’t think it is always the best choice for everyone. Unless you are 100% sure you are going to use the card up, sometimes these cards just sit around for a while and your money could be better used elsewhere. In addition, sometimes people spend more money at a location because they have a gift card instead of only purchasing what they planned.