This week shopping portal Rakuten is offering many elevated payouts as part of their Big Give Week promotion. Many popular stores are currently 15-20% cash back, or 15-20X Amex or Bilt points if you take your earnings that way. This also stacks with the current $50 (or 5k point) sign-up bonus for new users after spending $50.
If you are looking for inspiration, check out this post on 5 flight or hotel deals you could take advantage of with the 5000 Amex or Bilt points.
Here is a sampling of stores/offers with attractive bonuses:
Ulta Beauty – 15%
Viator – 20%
GNC – 20%
Sketchers – 20%
Under Armour – 20%
Columbia Sportswear – 20%
Petsmart – 15%
Adidas – up to 15%
There are also some deals to on new Bank of America cards and SoFi accounts, and opportunities to essentially buy points for 1 cent each through offers like 100% back at NordVPN. I’ve earned over 150k points in the last year through these types of promotions so they can be quite valuable!
We will be taking advantage of this promotion, stocking up on dog food from Petsmart and hair and skin care products at Ulta. If you are new to Rakuten you can use a referral to get the extra $50 (or 5k points). If you don’t have an existing user in your household who can refer you, here is my referral link.
TL;DR: Take advantage of Rakuten’s Big Give Week to earn 15-20% back at many popular retailers.
