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Ebates Is Changing Its Name

Pearlee — Mon, 13 May 2019 22:52:24 GMT

I got my rebate check today and enclosed was a note: "We're changing our name to Rakuten. Cash Back and all the things you love about Ebates are staying the same."

Rakuten? What the heck... I can tell now, I'm always going to be calling it Ebates.

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Shelbelle — Mon, 13 May 2019 22:55:10 GMT

It has been Rakuten for a while now, Japanese name.

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Daysdee — Mon, 13 May 2019 23:09:45 GMT

High percentage rebates today. Some stores 15%.

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KingstonsMom — Mon, 13 May 2019 23:21:17 GMT

There have been a lot of commercials on tv about the name change.

They set up machines on the streets of some cities and if you pronounced the name right into the machines it dispensed $$$$!

I looked all over my city for a machine, but I couldn't find one, darn it, LOL!

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gidgetgh — Mon, 13 May 2019 23:26:05 GMT

Ebates is a catchy name. The new one is not.

That 15% and 20% they’ve had recently has been great. I also have three referrals. My check is coming this week. The NEXT one is going to be a good one.

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sunshine45 — Mon, 13 May 2019 23:51:12 GMT

@Shelbelle wrote:
It has been Rakuten for a while now, Japanese name.

yes, the name change happened a few months ago.

rakuten acquired ebates in 2014 for a billion dollars. rakuten is a company that has been around since 1997.

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Equuleus — Tue, 14 May 2019 00:34:33 GMT

You're way behind. Been that name for several months. Don't know how you would have missed if because if you use their site it's right there.

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Mom2Dogs — Tue, 14 May 2019 01:42:13 GMT

@Equuleus on my laptop it still reads EBATES.

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Icegoddess — Tue, 14 May 2019 02:50:45 GMT

I noticed my last statement from my Ebates credit card said Ebates a Rakuten Company. I wondered about the commercials since I was seeing both Ebates commercials and Rakuten commercials. I like the name Ebates better. When I went to the website, it said Ebates is now Rakuten and it redirected me to the new site.

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Lipstickdiva — Tue, 14 May 2019 15:01:43 GMT

@Mom2Dogs wrote:
@Equuleus on my laptop it still reads EBATES.

@Mom2Dogsthe app on my phone still says Ebates as well. Underneath that it says Rakutan.

Re: Ebates Is Changing Its Name

Pearlee — Tue, 14 May 2019 16:42:33 GMT

@gidgetgh wrote:
Ebates is a catchy name. The new one is not.

That 15% and 20% they’ve had recently has been great. I also have three referrals. My check is coming this week. The NEXT one is going to be a good one.

@gidgetgh I agree. In addition to that, Ebates describes pretty much what it is, whereas Rakuten does not. In fact, I'm expecting noodles with that name!

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JeanLouiseFinch — Tue, 14 May 2019 17:03:06 GMT

I just received my check from them today. Their imprint says "Ebates a Rakuten Company". When I type ebates dot com in my browser, it automatically switches to rakuten dot com.

I'll likely continue callling it Ebates, the same way I still say Marshall Field's, Comisky Park, and the Sears Tower for the Chicago landmarks, even though they've adopted new names along the way.

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GAQShopr53 — Tue, 14 May 2019 19:14:53 GMT

The name has been Rakutan for some time now. I saw commercials where (in some states) people were winning money for pronouncing the name correctly. I still see Ebates and that's what I type in the address box/search box for the site. It's the same company just a different name.

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GAQShopr53 — Tue, 14 May 2019 19:17:29 GMT

@Daysdee wrote:
High percentage rebates today. Some stores 15%.

Of course I missed out on Zulily's 15%...may have to sign up for notifications!

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lovesrecess — Tue, 14 May 2019 20:55:52 GMT

Just saw an ebates commercial on tv...no mention of changing the name

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esmerelda — Fri, 12 Jul 2019 14:06:35 GMT

I recently saw an ebates commercial.

I agree...Rakuten isn't catchy OR descriptive. I don't like it. And it will always be ebates to me.

Re: Ebates Is Changing Its Name

Pearlee — Fri, 12 Jul 2019 18:48:43 GMT

@lovesrecess wrote:
Just saw an ebates commercial on tv...no mention of changing the name

@lovesrecess I hope your post doesn't mean you are implying that the name isn't being changed. It is, in fact, they are promoting 15% off at a lot of stores on July 15% as a promo for the new name.

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JaneMarple — Fri, 12 Jul 2019 18:55:08 GMT

My computer changed from an "E" automatically to an "R" several months ago at the top of the screen.

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cherry — Fri, 12 Jul 2019 18:58:14 GMT

Mine is still an E..as long as they send me a check ,they can call themselves whatever they want

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Bridgegal — Fri, 12 Jul 2019 22:34:58 GMT

Rakuten--Ebates.... I just wish I would think to go there first before doing any online shopping. Never do. Of course 90% of my online purchases are with Amazon so probably doesn't matter.