Cash Back for Last Minute Mother’s Day Gifts

May 9, 2012 · 0 comments

Better stop procrastinating…you’re going to miss Mother’s Day, or worse yet, end up having to give her a half-wilted bouquet of grocery store flowers and a crappy, bent-up picked-over card.  And you’ll pay too much for both.

During big online shopping events like Mother’s Day, cashback rates can vary TREMENDOUSLY among different rewards programs.  I looked up the rates on these popular Mother’s Day merchants at MrRebates, Ebates, ShopAtHome, Extrabux, FatWallet, Upromise, BeFrugal, and TopCashBack.com, and here’s where you need to shop, and NOW:

1-800Flowers:  25% at ShopAtHome plus links for Mother’s Day gifts starting at $29.99 and 5% off flowers and gifts

Ancestry.com:  20% cashback from Ebates plus 10% off gift memberships (or get 25% cashback without the gift membership discount at TopCashBack)

BestBuy:  In-store pickup is available and you’ll earn 1 to 6% cashback from TopCashBack or a flat 5% from Upromise.  They’re doing a promo where if you spend $100+ and choose store pickup, they’ll give you $10 off your next purchase!

David’s Cookies:  10% at MrRebates plus a coupon for $5 off any order AND free shipping (or 12.5% cashback and no coupon code at TopCashBack)

Fannie May:  7% cashback at MrRebates or Extrabux plus the Celebration Gift Set is $39.99 shipped overnight for free with code 31177 (be sure to change the delivery method to overnight delivery) — or get 10% cashback and no coupon code at TopCashBack

Fossil:  10% cashback from MrRebates plus free overnight shipping on any order

FTD:  25% cashback from ShopAtHome plus a coupon link for up to 25% off Mother’s Day flowers (or 26% with no coupons from TopCashBack)

Gap:  5% cashback from MrRebates or Upromise plus buy a $50 eGift Card for Mom (emailable or printable), get a $10 promo card for you (the promo GC is good on any Gap purchase but limit one per purchase)

Ghirardelli Chocolates:  10% cashback MrRebates plus a coupon for 10% off any order (and they’re upgrading $50+ orders to expedited shipping, just pay standard shipping) — or 11% at TopCashBack and no coupons

Groupon:  6% cashback from Ebates or FatWallet (or up to 15.5% on new customers purchasing from selected categories, through TopCashBack) — tons of local and national vouchers you can email or print and give.  See their deal for $20 for $40 to spend at FTD!

Ice.com:  10% cashback at MrRebates plus a coupon for 20% off (but Mother’s Day guaranteed delivery is $22)

Lowes:  In-store pickup is available and you’ll earn 6.5% cashback from TopCashBack (2% on GCs).  Think:  wine coolers, patio furniture, Dyson vacuums (20% off select ones), etc.

Office Depot:  5% cashback at Upromise (or 0.5% to 6% depending on the item, at ShopAtHome) and next business day delivery free on $50+.  Think:  laptops, computer desks, printers, digital cameras.

Popcorn Factory:  21% cashback at TopCashBack plus order by 4pm ET today and get a free two-day shipping upgrade

ProFlowers:  25% cashback from ShopAtHome plus plus a coupon link for 15% off any order

Sears:  In-store pickup is available, 9% cashback from ShopAtHome, and a coupon code for $5 off $50+

Shari’s Berries:  15% cashback from ShopAtHome plus various coupon links including treats starting at $19.99

Staples:  3% to 10% cashback from ShopAtHome (depending on the product) or a flat 5.5% from TopCashBack, and free shipping on $45+.  Think: furniture (15% off Staples brand), digital cameras (free SanDisk card with purchase), GPS, iPad accessories, computers, etc.

Teleflora:  20% cashback at Ebates plus 15% off any order with coupon code AFPX15

Walgreens:  8.5% cashback from TopCashBack and code MAKEIT30 takes 30% off same-day store pickup photo books and posters.  Other same-day pickup items include wall calendars (start them on any month of the year), canvas prints, collage prints, magazine covers, photo CDs, scrapbook pages, and banners

Watch Station:  10% cashback from MrRebates plus free overnight shipping on any order with special coupon link.

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