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The Offer
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- Rakuten is offering up to 20% points sitewide. The amount you get back depends on how much you spend and it’s tiered as follows:
- 4% back when you spend $50 or more
- 8% back when you spend $100 or more
- 12% back when you spend $200 or more
- 16% back when you spend $400 or more
- 20% back when you spend $750 or more
- In addition individual stores are offering an additional 25% back in points
The Fine Print
- This Point Festival promotion will begin on 10/15/19 at 12:00AM PT and ends on 10/18/19 at 11:59PM PT.
- Points Festival earnings up to 45% back in Rakuten Super Points®: The amount of promotional points you earn is based on your cumulative spending between 10/15/19 and 10/18/19.
- All promotional points earned through this offer are subject to adjustments and returns.
- Points earned will be deposited in your account on 11/01/19 and expire in 60 days, on 12/31/19 at 11:59 PM PT.
- Rakuten.com/shop will allow customers a maximum amount back of 50,000 Rakuten Super Points® during this promotion per customer, per household.
- Rakuten.com/shop reserves the right to void point or cancel orders that do not follow these regulations.
- Bulk purchases made by resellers do not qualify.
- All points earned with this offer are in addition to the 1% back in regular points you receive on all purchases.
- Certain products may also have additional Rakuten Super Points® due to a certain merchant’s campaign.
- These additional points and the 1% back in regular points are viewable at checkout and will be available once the order has shipped and will expire 365 days thereafter.
- For exact Rakuten Super Points® expiration dates, please check your Rakuten.com/shop Account.
Our Verdict
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Hat tip to DDG
55″ LG C8 OLED for $1600 and about $600 back in points is a good deal. They usually have some good deals on SSD cards which I have been able to sell in order to turn my points into cash.
https://www.rakuten.com/shop/wholesaleconnection/product/OLED55C9P/ .
Buying this with a CC that still offers Price Protection would get this down further. That is how I bought my C8 through Rakuten last year with my Discover card, which netted my cost down to $850 or so.
Barclay is good through 11/1, so should be able to get $250 back from them by showing a lower price. YMMV. Citi/Discover didn’t have a problem that I showed reward points coming back but I suppose Barclay or someone could decide to take that off the price in a comparison.
My United Explorer Business still has Visa $500 price back protection. They are sending me the terms. They said over the phone it doesn’t need to be a local add printout. Internet price is fine to match to. It excludes seasonal sales, such as Black Friday.
Could probably therefore buy the C8 for $500 net cost plus tax on $1600 as long as I could show internet price of $1100 or less. Just found one place for $1000 for example. Not sure how easy it is to get their price protection through, and I don’t need another TV, lol. But I might give this a try on something.
Just got their PDF on protection and csr was correct:
• If you purchase an eligible item with your Account in the United
States and see a Printed Advertisement at any retail store or
Non-auction Internet Advertisement for less within ninety (90)
days of the original purchase date, simply file a valid claim and
the Benefit Administrator will reimburse you the difference up to
five hundred ($500.00) dollars for each item. Price Protection
is limited to twenty-five hundred ($2,500.00) dollars a year for
each Account.
Glad I kept this card. Going to look for some other things I might need which give back 30% back in points or so.
Should edit above to say C9 not C8. Also someone else had comment if you go it is available from another Rakuten vendor for $1496.
Also, what do terms mean per customer, per household? Does this mean wife and I couldn’t both get the 50K because we are in the same household? Or could there be 3 customers in the same household and all three could get it?
I understand what per Customer would mean and I also understand what per Household would mean. But I don’t know what is meant by per customer, per household.
F***, I just bought a mattress for $3500. That’s 49K MR I didn’t get. 🙁
For the shopping, not portal.
Isn’t this effectively 31% cashback on dell products? Most of their products appear to be on this online store (ie I realize this isn’t a portal offer)… seems like a pretty good deal?
this seems to be the best deal i see as well, for biz plat card holders this is a great time to use your credit.
No this is for the shopping site, not the portal. Amex Plat will not trigger Dell credit.
Would these work for gcm purchases?
This is for the shopping site, not the portal
Dang, still, good to know. Thanks!
this doesnt apply to gift card mall right? this is for rakuten’s own items?
Thats what I was wondering. It is weird them being both a portal and a shopping site.
This is for the shopping site, not the portal
thank you for clarifying this. i was wondering why my MR points would expire.
If I’m understanding correctly there are some sweet deals on OLED TV’s. For instance anything Dell is selling on Rakuten will get 30% back in points.
Additional 18% on this 55″ C9, which would bring it under $1000. Not sure that I would have a use for the points though. https://www.rakuten.com/shop/electronic-express/product/OLED55C9P/?l-id=similar_items_0