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The Offer
- Topcashback is offering increased payout rewards on select options. They are as follows:
The Fine Print
- Promotion valid until January 2nd, 2020
Our Verdict
VGC is normally your best bet.
Hat tip to Josh M
Doggone it. Didn’t notice it’s 2AM, Jan 2. Missed increased payout window.
I started using TCB after DOC posted the $35 bonus a few weeks ago, biggest waste of time.
None of my cashback has tracked, when it works fine at multiple other cashback sites. Their method of communication and filing missing cashback claims is tedious and they say they will take 1-3 months for each claim. Other sites like Rakuten are super easy and resolve missing cashback within a day.
This is their response to my Staples claim:
“I can confirm that we have now received an update as regards to the status of this claim. Unfortunately it seems that the merchant has taken the decision to decline this claim, and due to this we have not received any cashback to pay over to you or to add to your account.
The reason that we have received to support this decision states:
“Item(s) not eligible for cashback”.
We are sorry that we have not been able to recover anything for you on this occasion.”
Don’t bother with TCB. They should worry more on their product rather than paying to advertise on DOC.
I’ve faced the same issue as well. I signed up when the signup bonus was $30. The initial purchases at different merchants tracked fine, but once I crossed $5 in earnings none of my purchases have tracked properly. I don’t think I’ll be able to reach $10 in earnings to qualify for the signup bonus if it continues like this.
What did you buy?
Hello JD,
If you would please send me an email directly to [email protected], i would be glad to look into this for you and maybe give you a bit more insight. If the retailer said the items you purchased were not eligible for cashback I would like to research that based on the dates and the deal you took to see what I can do. I am the new Online Reputation Coordinator for TopCashback and I am looking through all comments and trying to resolve any issues I can personally.
Thank you,
Dominique
Nice payout, but might want to note that it’s not their highest bonus. They’ve had the VGCs at 7% in he past.
Beware: they will claim that you used another channel and stop answering your email asking ‘which other channel’. They will deny for that unanswerable and vague reason.
I had this issue with BeFrugal, haven’t had an issue with TCB yet.
If you own more than one TCB account, avoid paypal or bank account because TCB will know. I agree that Visa gift card is the best option. You can use any name you want.
Nice I have $1,838.84 sitting in Payable waiting for this promo to come back
Wow, not sure I’d ever accrue that much…just in case TCB went under or something. And the time value of having it sit there instead of earning money.
It’s been about 6 weeks since last time they had this promo… not that long.
If PAUL S racked up over $1800 from TCB in 6 weeks, that is some serious shopping.
I submitted a request for payment yesterday and my virtual visa card arrived today.
$23.06 Travelocity
$2.40 Amazon
$30.00 FlightHub
$639.98 Dell Small Business
$143.99 Samsung
$58.06 Macy’s
$897.49 Sub total
$53.85 6 % bonus
$951.34 VGC #1
$941.35 InkCartridges.com
$41.96 Arteza
$8.00 TopCashBack – SignUp Bonus
$56.48 6 % bonus
$997.83 VGC #2
It’s not a matter of length of time.
It is a matter of whether they TC does something to lock you out of your account or to have your rewards mysteriously disappear.
It’s your money and your risk.
I personally wouldn’t do it, and I nearly lost $25 with Ibotta which is pittance compared to your $$$.
Certified MadLad
Not mention all the money mysteriously drained from Ibotta accounts when they went too “high”.
The only one that ever pays is the virtual Visa (which, honestly, can be a PITA unless you can partially pay routine bills like your auto insurance online). Otherwise, you’d do better cashing out on paypal, transferring the money for free to your checking account, and using that money to buy a discounted gift card for these businesses with a credit card.
6% discount is pretty decent if you’re in between min spend offers. Nice that you can exchange for exact amounts too.
I did Virtual visa card last time and loaded it to Venmo.
Tried to do it again. The transaction got declined.
I’ve used TCB for a few years, but all of my purchases in the last month have not tracked automatically. I’ve purchased from multiple vendors, on different days, in a chrome incognito tab.
I’ve filed missing cash back claims, but those will now take a few months.
Anyone experiencing similar problems?
yep, I’m having a similar experience too. I just made 2 purchases on Amazon and neither of them tracked. they just told me that Amazon is denying all missing claims and basically told me I’m SOL. I’m probably just gonna stick with SB and Ebates in the future.
I’ve had very good luck with Topcashback over the last few years, and that luck continues today. The only merchant I’ve had a problem with is National/Alamo. They track, but National/Alamo never pays Topcashback so it’s a hassle to get the cashback. I’ve started using other cashback sites for these car rental reservations.
I had the same problem with TCB & Amazon in 2016 (didn’t track, and they told me they don’t accept Missing Cash Back Claims for Amazon). Though, my purchases at other sites through TCB have tracked; maybe just Amazon has a problem.
Hello Steve,
I am the new Online Reputation Coordinator for TopCashback and I’m going through all comments related to our site. I came across yours and would love the opportunity to share some tips & explanations on how to maximize your experience with us. Please feel free to email me directly to [email protected] and I would be more than happy to go over any issues you have with your account as well as providing some insight.
Thank you
90% of my purchases on Amazon via TCB doesn’t track. I’m more surprised when it does track lol
Hello Paul,
I would love the chance to share some tips/explanations on how to maximize your TopCashback experience this way you lessen your chances of having any issues receiving cashback. Please email me directly to [email protected]
Thank you
Hello Adam,
If you would send me an email directly to [email protected], I would be happy to look into your account for you to try and resolve any issues. I’m the new Online Reputation Coordinator here at TopCashback and I’m going through all comments related to our site to try and settle any issues our members have experienced.
Thank you
Don’t use incognito? It stops cookies which is how they track who you are and your purchase. I could be wrong but I thought there was a DoC post about this.
Exactly.
How exactly are they TC going to track when you are “incognito” ???
Makes no sense to do that when you want to track to get the rewards.
I’ve noticed more missing ones lately too. And anything subscription based I signed up for through tcb (Verizon service, Prime, etc) has never tracked once in my life or been reimbursed. For the most part I don’t have issues but lately it’s been a different story.
Skip TCB and just use Rakuten. Everything tracks without issue there
ratuken sucks and will shut you down if you have a lot of volume in MS activities
Cashback tracking uses cookies to track (transaction #, etc..) So don’t use incognito mode if you want cashback… It’s either privacy or money
Hello There Todd,
I would be happy to look into your account for you if you would please send me an email directly to [email protected]
Thank you