JULY 2019 • 99READER’S DIGESTyou ineligible. For example, any
cashback might only be for first
time shoppers, or if there’s a
minimum spend level, the total
you get might not be paid on VAT
or delivery charges.
4 Look out for better offers
Though cashback rates
are great, you might be
able to beat them with
voucher codes or
other deals, so it’s
worth a look,
particularly on big
purchases. It’s unlikely
you’ll be able to use both
a discount code and
cashback on the same purchase,
but it’s worth a go.
(^5) Cashback isn’t instant
It can sometimes take months for
your money to appear in your
cashback account. This is often
because retailers won’t pay the
commission until they know you
won’t return the product you bought.
(^6) Check that your
purchase has tracked
All tracked sales will appear in your
cashback account. If it’s not there
then you can put in a claim. It’s
worth making a note of each time
you use a cashback site with what
you bought and how much
you spent so you know
what you’re asking them
to investigate.
(^7) Be wary of other
cashback sites
I regularly use both the
two main cashback sites,
which is why I’m
confident they’ll be good for
you to use. But there are other
cashback sites out there, including
ones you might have access to
through a partnership with your
employer, or ones where you’re in
with a shot of winning all your
cashback back. They could be great.
But they won’t all be. So do make
sure you do your research if you’re
going to use one of these instead. n
A GRAND OLD AGE
The Greenland Shark is the longest living vertebrate on Earth, with a lifespan
of up to 600 years. This means there may be Greenland Sharks in our oceans
who have been alive since before the birth of Christopher Columbus, and
the species doesn’t even reach sexual maturity until the age of 150. Asked
why these mysterious animals mature so slowly, marine biologist Julien
Nielsen—whose work has revealed much of what we know of these strange
creatures—simply said, “I’m just the messenger. I have no idea.”
SOURCE: NEWYORKER.COM