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Cashback & frequent flyer rewards portals explained

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Rewardist brings cashback & frequent flyer points offers from all the shopping portals into one place, so you can ensure you always get the best deal when shopping online.

  • Our bot-monkeys scour the web in search of the greatest offers
  • We surface 1000's of deals in our search engine
  • You compare to maximise your cashback & frequent flyer rewards

Searching: Step-by-step

  • Search for a store

    Search for a store

  • Choose your preferred offer

    Choose your preferred offer

  • or view our full rundown

    Or view our full rundown of offers available

How shopping portals work

If you're new to cashback & frequent flyer shopping portals, then you've been missing out. Start being rewarded for your online purcahses and making the most of the various cashback & points rewards out there.

Shopping rewards portals: Step-by-step

  • Step 1:

    Search Stores

    That's where we come in.

    Find your store, preferred offer and click through to the respective platform (e.g. Cashrewards, Qantas etc.)

  • Step 2:

    Click

    Once on the platform of choice, click the store link to ensure your purchase is tracked.

    Make sure read the offer conditions.

  • Step 3:

    Make a Purchase

    Once you land at the store's website, start shopping as you normally would.

    Try to avoid navigating away or clicking any other offers until you complete the order and disable ad-blocking software.

  • Step 4:

    Be Rewarded

    If you've met the offer conditions, your reward will be credited to your cashback or frequent flyer account.

    How long this takes depends on the offer terms.

Signup Bonuses

Some platforms will offer a signup bonus when you join. New to any? Use one of our referral links and meet the conditions for a nice boost to your rewards journey. Click below for more details.

Current signup bonuses

    FAQ

    Specific offers will vary, but our general advice on cashback timeframes are:
    • eCommerce: 60-120 days
    • Hotels: ~100 days after check-out
    In most cases, you should see your transaction as 'pending' within a few business days. To find the exact timeframe, see the platform's offer page
    This varies by platform & store but often ranges between 60-90 days, however if your transaction is successful, you should see it in your account as 'pending' within a few business days. To find the exact timeframe, see the platform's offer page
    Some cashback sites will offer a signup bonus for new users, the conditions vary, but generally require you to meet a minimum spend or accumulate a certain cashback balance for the bonus to be credited. Click each for more details:
      A boosted offer is a temporarily increased cashback or frequent flyer points offer. These will often last a few days or in some cases just a few hours, click through to the offer more details. Look for the arrow icon (and hover to see the usual offer) Rewardist Boosted Explainer
      There are a few things you can do once you've clicked through to the offer to ensure that your purchase is tracked.
      • Avoid navigating away from the website
      • Disable ad-blocking software
      • Don't use any other referral links
      • Don't use promo codes not listed on the platform
      • Read the terms of the offer for exclusions and criteria

      What's a point worth?

      This really depends on your own valuation of frequent flyer points and your point redemption goals, but as a simplistic guide, we at Rewardist are happy to pay at least 1c per point for most frequent flyer programs. If you're planning to redeem these points for flights (particularly in the pointy end of the plane 🥂), you can get some real value out of them, but it's good to keep in mind what you personally value. Here are some good resources to help determine the potential value of frequent flyer points:

      How to choose

      Using our simplistic valuation of 1c per point, you can easily compare cashback & frequent flyer offers like-for-like.
      Example
      Let's say that adidas has an offer of 7 velocity points per $, that's effectively 7c per $ spent, then say adidas also has an offer of 5% cashback, an effective value of 5c per $ spent, making the points offer the one to go for in this scenario.
      Rewardist is Australia's reward & cashback comparison site. We bring the best points & cashback offers in Australia into one place. This means that when you shop online, you don't need to manually check each platform to make sure you're getting the best cashback or points offer. What you need to do:
      • Step 1: Find a store & choose your offer (that's where we come in 👋)
      • Step 2: Click through to the platform (Cashrewards, ShopBack, Qantas etc.)
      • Step 3: Make a purchase (read our tips to make sure it's tracked)
      • Step 4: Be rewarded (meet the offer terms and receive your points or cashback)
      See our How It Works page for more details.
      Compare cashback offers from the following sites:
      • CashrewardsCashrewards
      • ShopbackShopback
      • TopCashbackTopCashback
      • KickbackKickback
      • Simply Best CouponsSimply Best Coupons
      Compare frequent flyer point offers from the following sites:
      • Qantas ShoppingQantas Shopping
      • Velocitry EStoreVelocitry eStore
      • Emirates Miles MallEmirates Miles Mall
      • United MileagePlus ShoppingUnited MileagePlus Shopping
      Have a suggestion for another site to track? Reach out to us on our Feedback page.
      Rewardist is a third-party platform that aggregates offers from various shopping platforms as a guide only and is not officially affiliated with the platforms or stores featured.
      Offers are not within our control, so may vary or be removed at any time. Refer to the respective platform website for full terms and conditions.
      Happy shopping!