Using cashback sites

wackyjacobeany

Thanks for all your replies.:T so - i have been browsing through quidco last week for car insurance so now i have decided which one i want to go with. i first clear my cookies- yes? secondly log into quidco? and then go to insurer via quidco? Take out policy then bobs your uncle, fannys your cookie clearing aunt:D , and hey presto large wodge of dosh in my account.:T

Thanks for your help guys and galls will let you know how i get on .:beer:

msmicawber

Yes, that's the way to do it (and Robert's your Relative and the world's your lobster) !

moneylover

Thanks to everyone, its all a lot clearer now. However, just to confirm - you do have to lose all your cookies - there is no way to be selective?

wackyjacobeany

Glad to see that it is not just me who thinks it confusing lol!

abr

hope you have chosen wisely and you have better luck than i did:mad:

i took car insurance out with LTSB in june thought i would take a chance

£120 cashback........it never tracked.:mad:
done all the usuall checks deleted cookies etc.

so be aware don't be too surprised if you lose out

andyrules

abr wrote: »

hope you have chosen wisely and you have better luck than i did:mad:

i took car insurance out with LTSB in june thought i would take a chance

£120 cashback........it never tracked.:mad:
done all the usuall checks deleted cookies etc.

so be aware don't be too surprised if you lose out

which one did you go through?

abr

andyrules wrote: »

which one did you go through?

i went through quidco did all that i had to do but it never tracked
don't suppose it will now:mad:

msmicawber

moneylover wrote: »

Thanks to everyone, its all a lot clearer now. However, just to confirm - you do have to lose all your cookies - there is no way to be selective?

Not sure why you're so attached to your cookies (!), but you can delete them selectively if you like. If you have Windows XP, go to C:\Documents and Settings\I]your username[/I\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files and you'll see cookies and other temp. files listed.

msmicawber

abr wrote: »

hope you have chosen wisely and you have better luck than i did:mad:

i took car insurance out with LTSB in june thought i would take a chance

£120 cashback........it never tracked.:mad:
done all the usuall checks deleted cookies etc.

so be aware don't be too surprised if you lose out

I'm really sorry, abr, you must be gutted. Sometimes antivirus and antispyware can be a bit over-efficient. I'd recommend signing up for www.topcashback.co.uk then using their tracking test to see if that might be the case with you.

UnmemorableUsername

When we say that the money from cashback sites is "free" is this misleading?

While it's tempting to treat cashback as a discount on a product or service purchased, this logic wouldn't apply in those instances when the cashback exceeds any money paid (e.g. signing up for a bank account or when getting paid to click through to shopbot sites without necessarily making a purchase). In that case, maybe the "discount" reasoning isn't perfect for more straightforward offers (e.g. "8% off wines") either. It's looking to me a lot like what we earn from cashback sites is income of some sort (earned? unearned?) and therefore potentially liable for tax?