[Expired] SYW Shopping Portal: 25% Rate at Many Merchants, Includes Raise, Staples, and Many Others [Ends Today, 9/16]

The Offer

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• Shop at qualifying merchants using the Shopyourway portal and get 25% back

Qualifying brands (bolding is mine): Nasty Gal, Aldo, Burlington Coat Factory, Nordstrom, The North Face, Carter’s, Barneys Warehouse, Bloomingdale’s, Blue Fly, Boohoo.com, Brooks Brothers, Brookstone, Ann Taylor, Carson’s, Anthropologie, Chinese Laundry, Clark’s, Club Manaco, Cole Haan, Columbia Sportswear, DKNY, East Dane, Eddie Bauer, Everlane, Fab.com, Forever21, Free People, French Connection, Gap, Gilt.com, Heels, Hunter Boots, J Crew Factory, Jack Threads, JcPenny, JollyChic, Kohl’s, LL. Bean, Lane Bryant, Last Call By Neiman Marcus, Loft, Lord & Taylor, Macy’s, Margo, Mikasa, ModCloth, Banana Republic, Neiman Marcus, New York & Company, Nike, Nine West, Asos, Old Navy, Saks Fifth Avenue, Saks Fifth Avenue OFF 5TH, Serena & Lily, Shoe Metro, Shoebuy.com, Shoes.com, Shopbop, Stella & Dot, Stuart & Dot, Stuart Weitzman, Ted Baker, The Land Of Nod, The Limited, Barney’s New York, Tommy Hilfiger, Topman, Topshop, UGG Australia, Under Armour, Urban Outfitters, Zulily, American Eagle Outfitters, Avenue, Farfetch, Mr Porter, Yoox, Groupon, Expedia, Staples, Raise, Samsung & Disney Store.

To max out this offer, make a single purchase of $200 and get $50 back. This deal expires today, 9/16. 

The Fine Print

Getting 25% back from a shopping portal at popular merchants is awesome, but of course you have to factor in the hassle of dealing with SYW points. Personally, it was never worth my while for a few dollars, but at $50 it’s tempting.

Also interesting is that Raise is one of the eligible retailers which makes it much easier to max out this promo by purchasing $200 in gift cards at your favorite retailer. See our review of buying gift cards on Raise here.

Update: Raise typically pays out only for new users (up to $1k in purchases). While the SYW portal doesn’t mention this limitation, it seems to be enforced nonetheless. Buying gift cards from Raise probably won’t trigger the 25% bonus for veteran Raise customers.

Hat tip to Milestomemories