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Using ebates this morning canceled out my overstock coupon. It would only let me use the coupon if I did not use the ebates portal.

I get it. No doubling up. But why is my booking on hotels.com $9 more when I go through ebates? Is this something I/everyone should look out for???

I tried it using two internet browsers and both times the room rates were higher with ebates than without it. This is not the first time that I have found higher prices when using ebates vs. just going directly to the site.

I guess from now on I need to shop with and without ebates to make sure I am not being overcharged.

Reason of review: Pricing issue.

Monetary Loss: $100.

Preferred solution: Let the company propose a solution.

Ebates Cons: Dishonesty.

Location: Gilroy, California

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Guest

Purchasing through Rakuten/Ebates is definitely no longer a deal. Buying from the individual websites is almost always cheaper.

I think that it originally was a decent site.

I'm pretty careful when I shop and didn't notice the significant increase in prices through Rakuten until recently. Deleted their extension so it doesn't keep bugging me.

Marialena Hsd

No surprise here. THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS A FREE LUNCH!

Ebates can afford to pay you because websites pay them. Websites can pay afford to pay ebates when they charge you enough. A website isnโ€™t going to pay ebates when they give you the sweetest deals. Same goes for credit card rewards or cash back.

Why do you think we get that? Because we overpay on EVERYTHING! credit card transaction fees make EVERYTHING more expensive. NOTHING is free.

EVERYTHING has a cost. Anytime somebody tells you something is โ€œfree,โ€ be suspicious.

Dwan Eej

I just booked a hotel for $250. Someone sent me the link directly for the same hotel and it was $197! Ebates is scamming us!

Guest

I just checked prices for an item between Amazon through Ebates and Amazon direct. Amazon price $89.00.

Amazon through Ebates........ $119.00.

$30.00 increase. This puts Ebates into the scammer category in my book.

Guest

I noticed the same thing. I tried to purchase contact lenses the price was 20 more through ebates than directly from the site. Super lame.

Guest

Aaa

Guest

I was buying something through Amazon and when I went to find the item through Ebates link the $50 item was now priced at $60.

Guest

I was going to use Ebates through Expedia, and when I used Ebates, it was over $500 more expensive. I couldn't believe this was true so I tried a different browser and same thing. Horrible deception.

Guest

I just had a similar issue, received a coupon from Shari's berries, went to use it when I activated ebates, the coupon disappeared and the price increased by $5.00!!!!!!!!!! Closed it out did it again put the coupon in, worked great and price was back down to $34.99 from the $39.99 (after ebates activation)!!!!

I didn't realize this could happen, now I know and probably will not use ebates again. Shame on them!

Guest

Hi Friend in Gilroy,

We never want this to happen, and this should never be the case on Ebates. We are going to start investigating this right now.

Thank you for letting us know.

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