B&H Photo is offering for a limited time 10% promotional rewards (= 10% of the purchase price) on select Canon and Nikon DSLRs and Lenses. A total of 46 options are available. The items are intermixed, so check both pages or filter them by Canon or Nikon using the “Narrow Results” section on the left-hand-side of their website over there.
10% rewards on select Sony a7 II and a6000 kits [stackable with other bonus items]
B&H Photo has a new limited promotional rewards promotion, you can 10% promotional rewards (to be used on future purchases) when you buy one of these Sony E-mount cameras:
+ Sony a7 II body only with $100 B&H Photo Gift Card (not to be confused with the 10% promotional rewards) and extra battery for $1700
+ 10% promotional rewards = $170
+ Sony a7 II with 24-70 FE with $100 B&H Photo Gift Card (not to be confused with the 10% promotional rewards) and extra battery for $2000
+ 10% promotional rewards = $200
+ Sony a6000 with 16-50 for $548
+ 10% promotional rewards = $54.80
Eligible cameras for the 10% promotional rewards show this offer in their price box (annotated screenshot crop below):
10% rewards on select Canon & Nikon DSLRs
B&H Photo has launched a new promotion, 10% promotional rewards on select Canon and Nikon DSLRs. The rewards can be used on future purchases. Eligible are various Canon and Nikon DSLRs including the 6D, 7D Mark II, 5D Mark III and 5DS and 5DS R, 1D X, D610, D810 and D810A, Df, and D750.
No coupon is needed, this happens automatically while this promotion is running. You know the promotion is running when you see it mentioned on an individual camera’s product page. For example, here’s the Nikon Df annotated screenshot crop:
YMMV Bonus eBay Bucks (up to 8%)
Bonus eBay Bucks promotions are YMMV, because from what I can tell, they send them to different groups of eBay shoppers (members of their rewards program) at different times. So running right now, and good until 11:59pm pacific tonight (12/2/15), if you are invited by email or eBay message, and if you manually opt-in by clicking on the button over there, you can earn the following rewards:
+ 4% for individual items priced $50+
+ 6% for individual items priced $100+
+ 8% for individual items priced $150+
+ maximum reward is $100 per transaction, and $500 total during this promotional period
+ 1X eBay Bucks = 2% of the purchase price, so 4X = 8%
A couple of places to get started looking for deals are the eBay Daily Deals and the eBay Trending Deals.
Because of the way the program is structured (you only receive eBay Bucks if your earn $5 or more during a reward period), these eBay Bucks promotions are great in helping you reach the threshold. Combine these with the recurring 5% eBay Gift Card promotions and the savings add up little by little.
YMMV: 4x eBay Bucks on $100+ individual items
eBay rotates these type of offers, so they typically only cover a percentage of the participants in the eBay Rewards program (aka eBay Bucks). This new promotion, which started at 11am ET today and ends at 3am ET on Wednesday 10/14/15, requires, as usual, manual opt-in – you click the “Activate Now” in the offer email or message.
This offer gets you 4X eBay Bucks (= 8% of the purchase price) on individual items priced at $100 or more. You can use it as many times as you like during this promotion but the maximum rewards are $100 Rewards per single item, and $500 maximum Rewards total per customer.
The usual restrictions apply: “Qualifying purchase excludes all items in the following categories: Classifieds, Business & Industrial, Real Estate, eBay Gift Cards (within the Gift Cards & Coupons category), Bullion (within the Coins & Paper category), and eBay Motors”
eBay Rewards become available to you only if you have a balance of $5 or more, so if you are an occasional shopper or only buy low priced items, you may never see a penny out of them. Which is perhaps why they do these 4X promotions on more expensive items, since a single $100 item will get you $8 in rewards.
A few good places to start looking for deals:
+ the eBay Daily Deals
+ the eBay Trending Deals
+ our previous eBay Deals posts
5% Rewards sitewide at Rakuten with coupon for October
If you are a fan of “The Rakuten” (an ancient race of anime creatures trying to take over the Amazon river), they have a new promotion good until the end of October 2015. Coupon code REWARDME gets you 5% back in Rakuten Rewards points sitewide when you shop at the Rakuten website (formerly Buy.com).
5% rewards sitewide with coupon at Rakuten
If you are a fan of “The Rakuten” (sounds like a creature!), coupon code REWARDME gets you 5% back in Rakuten Rewards points site-wide (including tech/camera purchases) at the Rakuten (formerly Buy.com) website. Offer ends at the end of day on 9/30/15.
5% rewards site-wide with coupon at Rakuten
If you are a fan of the Rakuten, coupon code REWARDME gets you 5% back in Rakuten Reward points when you shop at Rakuten (Buy.com) website. Offer ends 9/30/15.
(YMMV Amex Offer) Ends 9/30/15: Spend $20+ at Sam’s Club website, get $20 back as statement credit
This promotion ends 9/30/15, this is a reminder…
If you have an American Express credit card, you may be eligible for an AMEX Offer that gets you a $20 statement credit if you spend $20 or more at the Sam’s Club website (not their stores) and pay for it with the AMEX credit card that is offering this promotion. This is YMMV because they don’t offer every offer to every card member. You have to opt-in first by clicking the “Add to Card” button while logged on to your AMEX account. If you have multiple AMEX accounts, make sure you activate the offer with the credit card you are going to use to pay for your purchase.
A couple of minutes after you make an eligible purchase (they are that fast!), you get an email from AMEX telling you that pending validation, you have used the offer.
Sam’s Club is a membership club. If you are not a member, depending on your local state laws, you can either make a purchase with a 10% surcharge or get a free 1-day trial by creating an account there.
Strategery: This is their camera and photo page, but be sure to price-check any items you may not be familiar with. And factor in the $20 AMEX statement credit. Of particular interest are items that have the same prices at all authorized dealers. The statement credit is a virtual $20 off discount.
eBay Bucks (YMMV): 5X on $50+ items until Thur PM
This is YMMV because I don’t know if eBay sends these type of offers to every person participating in their eBay Bucks rewards program or some of them. So if you received an email from eBay or saw this offer in your eBay Messages, then it means you are eligible. This is important because you have to opt-in for the offer, that’s how it activates.
So with this offer, you earn 5X eBay Bucks (which is 10% since 1X = 2%) on purchases of individual items that are priced $50 or more. You can use this offer on as many items as you like. The limits are $100 rewards on a single item, and $500 total per account during the promotion. Offer expires on Thursday 7/17/15 at 11:59pm pacific time.
A good place to start looking for ideas are the eBay Deals du jour.
Rakuten: 7% Rewards for Tech purchases with coupon
Rakuten (ne’e Buy.com) has another rewards promotion. Use coupon code REWARDME to earn 7% back in Rakuten Rewards on technology purchases, and 10% back on non-tech purchases at the Rakuten website. Promotion ends at the end of day on 9/7/2015. This is not a discount on the purchase price, but rewards to be used in future purchases. The earned rewards are of a promotional nature, you have to use them within a specific time period, which makes them better suited for regular Rakuten shoppers (or very organized shoppers who can plan and organize purchases ahead of time in a Spock-like fashion).
YMMV 2x eBay Bucks on $50+ items (must opt-in, ends Sat 3am ET)
eBay has yet another bonus eBay Bucks promotion, check your emails or eBay inboxes to see if you are eligible. As usual you have to manually opt-in. The standard eBay Bucks are 2%, so 2X = 4%. This promotion gives you 2X (= 4%) promotional rewards on every individual item that is priced at $50 or higher. This works on as many eligible items as you purchase during this promotion period, with a maximum of $100 rewards per transaction and $500 rewards per customer during this promotional period. Offer ends at 3am ET on Saturday 8/29/15… A good place to start looking for deals (after you manually opt-in for the offer) are the eBay Daily Deals…
Thank You Points: 20% off on select Reward Redemptions (GoPro, a couple of Coolpix)
Good until 8/31/15, if you have enough Citibank Thank You Rewards points, they are having a 20% off redemption sale on select items available through their rewards program. The offer slideshow shows the Nikon Coolpix S7000 and S33 waterproof, the GoPro Hero + Handler, etc. I don’t know if the list of rewards differs depending on which credit cards you have linked to your Thank You account so there might be a bit of YMMV. No coupon needed, the points needed to redeem are adjusted automatically by them.
Strategically this may be a good deal if the discounted redemption price in points is lower than the actual price at major retailers, and if it is better compared to other redemptions (eg gift cards for various retailers).
7% back on Tech at Rakuten with coupon
A lot of recent camera models are rarely discounted, so one way to get some kind of a discount is through rewards. Case in point, Rakuten (Buy.com) is offering 7% back in Rakuten rewards on technology (and 15% back on everything else) when you use coupon code REWARDME when you make a purchase at Rakuten.com. Offer ends by the end of day on 8/20/15.
This is not a discount, but reward points added to your Rakuten account. Reward points are promotional points, they have to be spend within a specified amount of time, which makes this perhaps a better offer for frequent shoppers there.
(ENDED) Ends Thur 3am ET: earn 4X eBay Bucks on $100+ items (must opt-in)
This offer ended but the eBay Bucks bonus promotions are recurring…
If you are a member of the eBay Bucks rewards program, check your email or eBay inbox. There’s a new bonus bucks promotion running until 3am ET on Thursday 8/6/15. You earn 4X the regular amount of rewards (= 8% of purchase price) on individual items priced $100 or more. You MUST first manually opt-in to the offer from the eBay email/messages before you can take advantage of it. The usual terms and exclusions apply (eg maximum reward of $100 per transaction ($1250 purchase) and maximum $500 rewards ($6250 {corrected math} in purchases) per Earn Period). A good place to start looking for deals is the eBay Deals page.
5% rewards at Rakuten with coupon code
If you are a frequent Rakuten Rewards points user, they have a new promotion for the whole month of August 2015. Use coupon code REWARDME to get 5% back in Rewards Points. This is not a discount on the purchase price, but rewards to use on future purchases. The rewards have expiration dates. Check the full terms and conditions over there.
New round of Olympus M43 Lens Instant Savings
Olympus has a new round of instant savings on various M43rds lenses of their own brand. They are marked with a caramel-y “SALE” sign. They also earn Points as part of the Get Olympus Rewards program. The rewards are on the list price of a lens, not their sale price. For example, 12-40/2.8 lists for $1000, is on sale for $800, but you still earn 1000 rewards points. Some potential questions about their rewards program is answered in their FAQ page.
(ENDED) Rakuten (Buy.com) Rewards: 5% back on Tech, 10% on Rest
This limited time offer ended…
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(ENDED) eBay Bucks: earn 2X ($50+) to 4X ($150+ items)
This offer ended but eBay Bucks promotions of different kind are recurring…
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(ENDED) eBay Bucks: earn 3X (=6%) on single items priced $50+
This particular offer expired, but eBay Bucks promotions are recurring every few days/weeks…
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Earn 25 Best Buy Reward Points per customer review
Speaking of rewards, if you are a member of the Best Buy Rewards program, you can earn 25 Rewards Points (= $0.50 in 35mm equivalent {rewards to dollars conversion}) for every review that is approved and published on their website. You must enter your Best Buy rewards number (correctly) to earn the rewards. They allow a maximum of eight rewards bonuses per calendar year (= 200 points = $4 in redemption dollars). Points take 20 days to be added to your account. Check their website for more details (when logged on to the Rewards account, this is at the bottom of the Program Overview page).
(ENDED) eBay Bucks (must opt-in): 10% eBay Bucks on $150+ single item purchases
This limited time offer expired but eBay has frequent bonus eBay Bucks offers…
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3X Best Buy Rewards with select Canon and Nikon DSLRs and Lenses
Best Buy is offering 3X Best Buy Rewards Points if you purchase select Canon and Nikon DSLRs and Lenses (29 options available). You have to be a member of their Rewards program to earn this (it is free to join). You also get upgraded to free express shipping (you must needs select it manually in the shopping cart). Eligible DSLRs include the D750, D7200, 6D, 5DMk3, and some lenses as well.
YMMV for Prime members: 5% back with Amazon Store Credit Card
This is a YMMV promotion for Amazon Prime members. The offers you see may be different when you are logged on to your Amazon account versus checking without being logged on. The offer is this: if you apply and get approved for an Amazon Store Credit Card (not to be confused with the Chase VISA credit card), you may be instantly upgraded to an Amazon Prime Store Card which earns you a 5% statement credit on your Amazon purchases paid with this Store credit card.
Note that the 5% is mutually exclusive with the promotional financing offers. You either get the special financing terms or the 5% statement credits, but not both. You can change the setting per purchase and also change the default on your account, so be sure to find these settings in your Amazon account before making a purchase.
Depending on the promotion, you may also receive a bonus Amazon.com Gift Card loaded on your Amazon.com account. The amount varies depending on the promotion and whatever other factors Amazon uses to decide these things.
The best way to find the link to the Amazon Store Credit card page is to use your browser’s in-page search feature to search for this text “Amazon.com Store Card” or look for the following section towards the bottom of any Amazon.com page (annotated screenshot below)
REI Members (YMMV): 10% promotional bonus on GoPro Hero 4 (in addition to 10% dividend)
If you are an REI member and you have received an email invitation for this promotion and you are also interested in getting either one of the GoPro Hero 4 Black cameras for $500 or one of the GoPro Hero 4 Silver cameras for $400, REI will match your 10% dividend with a 10% promotional reward as part of a limited time promotion (this page has all the details). Offer ends 3/25/15.
Here is an example: you pay $500 for the Go Pro 4 Hero. You receive a 10% (= $50) annual REI dividend as usual. With this promotion, you also receive a 10% (= $50) single-use promotional gift card from REI. This promotional gift card will be emailed 4/10/15 and must be used between 4/14 and 5/12 in 2015.
NOTE #1: this offer is only available to paying REI members who have received email or other invitations to join in.
NOTE #2: REI membership is for life and you only pay once, a one time fee of $20. Not an annual subscription! With a 10% annual dividend on your purchases, if you make a big ticket purchase or shop there frequently, it pays for itself.
NOTE #3: I don’t know if every REI member has received an email about this promotion, that’s why I put YMMV in the title. I have no way of checking that.
(ENDED) Targeted: up to 4X eBay Bucks (ends Wedn 3am ET)
This particular promotion expired, but eBay launches bonus bucks offers every few days/weeks… Expired offer after the jump…
eBay Bucks: earn 4X on every item priced $100+
eBay is back with another eBay Bucks promotion (for members of the eBay Bucks rewards program). Good until 3am ET on 12/24/14, you earn 4X eBay Bucks rewards on almost every item priced $100 or more. You can use this promotion multiple times during this promotional period. The usual exclusions apply (eBay Motors, Industrial, eBay Gift Cards, etc). You can find the details in the eBay email or message that invites you to participate. As usual, you must manually opt-in for the offer… A good place to start looking for deals are the eBay Daily Deals…
10% Rewards on Flashpoint gear
For a limited time, Adorama is offering 10% promotional rewards on various Flashpoint camera and studio products. All eligible products mention the 10% rewards promotion on their individual product pages while this promotion is running.
Ends Thur 3am ET: earn 5% eBay Bucks for items $150+
If you are a member of the eBay Bucks rewards program, check your eBay Messages or emails. There’s a new promotion that gets you 10% back in eBay Bucks for every individual item that is priced at $150 or higher on its own. The 10% promotion ends at 3am ET on Wednesday, at which point, the promotion switches to 5% in eBay Bucks and that ends at 3am ET on Thursday… A good place to start at the eBay Daily Deals or our eBay Deals posts.
(ENDED) YMMV Local Camera Stores part of the AMEX Small Business Saturday
This limited time offer ended… This is a YMMV situation depending on your location. On Saturday November 29, the day after Black Friday, American Express is having once again its Shop Small (shop at local B&M Small Businesses) promotion. This year the promotion gives you up to three $10 statement credits when you make purchases of $10+ at eligible participating local small businesses. More details at ShopSmall.com (click “Find” to see if there any eligible local stores near you). You have to pre-register for this promotion, either from the promotional page or if you logon to your AMEX account, go to the Offers For You tab and find the Small Business Saturday promotion. (You need to have an American Express card to register and get the statement credits).
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