1. If you want to shop overseas, the first thing you need to prepare is a credit card (visa, AE, Master) that supports overseas shopping. After all, not all websites support Alipay payment. Go directly to major bank branches. Just apply, or apply directly online.

2. Register a transshipment company, because most websites do not support direct mail to mainland China, and direct mail is almost tax-free now, so transshipment is essential. There are many transshipment companies on the market now. , you should keep your eyes open when choosing to avoid falling into pitfalls. It is recommended to find a larger and more stable forwarding company.

3. Access various official US shopping links through the Rakuten rebate network to obtain greater product discounts and cash rebates.

Rakuten: /r/WYSGRA3?eeid=28187

3.1 What is a rebate website?

To put it simply, before shopping, we first go to the rebate website to register Create an account, then find the merchant you want to shop from, and then enter the merchant's website to shop through the link provided by the rebate website. After payment, the rebate website will refund you in cash at a certain rate (for example, 5%) of the amount you spent.

Some people may wonder, isn’t this pie in the sky, and is there something fishy about the rebate website? In fact, those who have doubts can rest assured that rebate websites are safe and reliable. Because many merchants have a rebate mechanism themselves, but this rebate is returned to the promotion channel rather than the customer. In fact, the promotion channel introduces customers to the merchants, and then the merchants reward the promotion channels with commissions. Gradually, some smart promotion channels simply return part of the commission directly to customers, so that they can acquire more customers.

Cashback websites lead to a win-win-win situation. Merchants can increase sales, customers can save money, and rebate websites can earn more commissions. Why not!

3.2? How are orders tracked and tracked

Pending rebate - The retailer has fed back your transaction information to Rakuten and is now being verified

Confirmed - Your transaction record has been confirmed. After receiving the rebate from the retailer, it will be updated to the cash-available status

Cash-available - The rebate has been credited and you can apply for withdrawal at any time

< p> Withdrawal - Cashback record that has been withdrawn

It takes a long time to change from "pending rebate" to "available for withdrawal", depending on the speed of the merchant processing the rebate, from a few weeks to a few Every month. For example, some merchants support 30-day returns, so this return period needs to pass before the rebate can be confirmed. In addition, even if the order tracking is successful, if the order is later canceled, the rebate will be rejected.

In the picture below, there is an item purchased on Macy’s on April 27th. There is no cash back because the order was just placed today.

3.3 How to use? Rakuten?

3.3.1 Registration address: /r/WYSGRA3?eeid=28187

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Fifteen minutes after registering a new member, the $10 registration bonus will appear in the account, showing "Pending Rebate"

When there is a cumulative $5 "confirmed" rebate, the $10 registration bonus "Confirmed" will be displayed

When there is a total of $5 "can be withdrawn" rebate, the $10 registration bonus will be displayed as "can be withdrawn"

Registration is very simple, just fill in your name, You can get your account by email and password. Do not fill in the email address randomly, as Rakuten will send you an email for real identity verification.

3.3.2 Select a merchant

Search: Enter the merchant or brand name in the search box at the top of the website to find your favorite merchant.

List: Browse different merchant categories through the upper navigation bar.

We can see that Estee Lauder has a 3% discount, of course you can also search for other brands.

3.3.3 Shopping on the merchant’s official website

You can also choose other products, only some of them are shown here:

4. Get rebates

< p> Rakuten will automatically track your order amount, and your rebate will be displayed on your rebate details page within 7 days. (Hotel rebates need to be checked in before the correct rebates will be displayed).

4. How to withdraw cash

If you have a rebate that can be withdrawn, you can withdraw it at any time. On the withdrawal page, you will see the amount that can be withdrawn displayed behind the corresponding withdrawal method.

Currently, Rakuten provides three withdrawal methods: Paypal and big fat check. For Chinese users, the natural choice is to withdraw money directly to bank cards.

5. Summary

There are many rebate websites on the market. Why do I recommend Rakuten to everyone? To sum up, there are the following points:

High cashback ratio - 100% cashback

Wide coverage of merchants - basically you can find cashback on Rakuten on every website you can think of (Even Walmart here in the United States can do it)

Easy to operate--The clean interface and simple operation of the Rakuten website are a very important reason why I chose it

Finally, there are One thing to note is that if you use a discount code that is not officially provided by Rakuten, you may not receive the rebate.

Rakuten ?More products, bigger discounts, better rebates.