Its the best time of the year here for resellers and online shoppers alike. Ebates 20th Birthday was announced, and is now live! But, Ebates Birthday is a bit difference than I think we all expected.

What we expected for Ebates Birthday

In honor of Ebates 20th Birthday, Ebates was hyping up their 20% cashback on many, many stores – exciting, right?!?

However, we’re seeing things pan out a little bit differently. 

What’s really happening for Ebates Birthday

When logging in to 2 different accounts, I’m seeing different promotions, and I think many are, as Doctor of Credit highlighted yesterday. 

First they tease you with: 

But then they show you:

Ebates Birthday 20% 15%

That said, there are still a bunch of stores showing at 15% and 20% But I find one thing particularly interesting.

When logging into 2 different accounts, the primary differentiation between the accounts is – one is cashback and one is linked to American Express.

For Macy’s, for example, the cashback one shows 20%, and the AMEX Linked account shows 15%.

Now don’t get me wrong, I’ll go for 15x American Express Membership Rewards all day long! But, its interesting to see this distinction.

Stores at are 15% / 20% Ending Today

Now for some actionable info. The following stores show as ending today:

• Macy’s
• JCPenney
• Saks 5th Avenue
• Bloomingdales
• Shoes.com
• Barneys New York
• Coach
• Mytheresa (never heard of this one!)
• Madewell (ditto)
• Lane Bryant
• Kate Spade
• 1-800 Flowers
• Shutterfly
• Dick’s Sporting Goods
• Finish Line
• Columbia
• Lands End
• GNC

Also of note for those that enjoy discounted travel the following Online Travel Agencies (OTA)s are at 20% unless otherwise noted)

• Orbitz 
• Expedia (only 10%)
• Travelocity

Note, there’s a bunch of other stores that are at 15% / 20% but are not day limited.

If you have both a cashback and an AMEX Linked account, which one will you buy via?