Buckle Cashback: Every Portal's Rate, Compared
The best Buckle cashback we found is 5% at TopCashback, read from TopCashback's own Buckle page.
Buckle cash back rates by portal
Every rate below was read from that portal's own Buckle page, and every row shows when we last looked. Where a rate has a catch, the catch is printed next to the number rather than underneath it.
| Portal | Rate | Last checked |
|---|---|---|
| TopCashback | 5%source | |
| Extrabux | 4%source | |
| Hoopla Doopla | 4%source | |
| Sunshine Rewards | 3%source | |
| Rakuten | 2%source | |
| RebatesMe | 2%source | |
| GoCashBack | 1.6%source | |
| Fluz | 1.5%Fluz's general virtual card, available at most merchants. Not a rate negotiated for this store specifically.source | |
| Mr. Rebates | 1%source | |
| CouponFollow | Up to 1.5%A maximum, not a standing rate; CouponFollow says not all items are eligible for cash back.source | |
| MyPoints | 3 points per $1source | |
| BeFrugal | Rate not publishedThis portal lists the merchant but did not show a rate we could read. That is different from paying nothing.source | |
| Price.com | Rate not publishedThis portal lists the merchant but did not show a rate we could read. That is different from paying nothing.source | |
| RetailMeNot | Rate not publishedThis portal lists the merchant but did not show a rate we could read. That is different from paying nothing.source | |
| Active Junky | Not carriedThis portal does not cover this merchant. | |
| chirpyest | Not carriedThis portal does not cover this merchant. | |
| Lolli | Not carriedThis portal does not cover this merchant. | |
| MaxRebates | Not carriedThis portal does not cover this merchant. | |
| Raise | Not carriedThis portal does not cover this merchant. | |
| ShopBack | Not carriedThis portal does not cover this merchant. |
Rates move without notice, so treat anything more than a couple of days old as worth re-checking at the portal before you shop.
How to get Buckle cashback, step by step
- Open TopCashback's Buckle page and click through to Buckle from there. That click is what ties the order to your account, so start every Buckle order this way rather than from a bookmark or a search result. The rate as we last read it was 5%.
- Shop in that same tab and session. Don't leave for a coupon site and come back, and turn off any other cashback or coupon extension before you check out: the last click before the order is the one that gets credited, and another extension's click can take it.
- Check out in one go, using only codes TopCashback itself shows for Buckle. A code from somewhere else can void the cashback on many stores.
- Wait for it to confirm. No fixed window. Cash back goes pending, then confirmed once the retailer reviews the order, then payable once the retailer's network is invoiced. TopCashback prints an estimated payout speed on each merchant's page. Returning part of the order, or cancelling it, changes what gets paid.
- Get paid. TopCashback pays by: Bank transfer, Venmo, PayPal, gift cards, a Virtual Visa Prepaid Card or an American Express Virtual Reward Card. Minimum: None for PayPal, Venmo or bank transfer; some gift cards have one. Timing: On request, once the cash back is payable. Adding bank, PayPal or Venmo details puts a 72-hour hold on the account first.
Getting paid, portal by portal
Each portal's own help pages, as written there. The source link on each row goes to the page it came from. These are the portal's terms, not Buckle's.
| Portal | Paid by | Minimum | Confirmation window |
|---|---|---|---|
| TopCashbacksource | Bank transfer, Venmo, PayPal, gift cards, a Virtual Visa Prepaid Card or an American Express Virtual Reward Card. | None for PayPal, Venmo or bank transfer; some gift cards have one. | No fixed window. Cash back goes pending, then confirmed once the retailer reviews the order, then payable once the retailer's network is invoiced. TopCashback prints an estimated payout speed on each merchant's page. |
| Extrabuxsource | PayPal, eGift cards, ACH bank deposit (US only), check (US only), or a donation to a charity. | $10 available balance, with at least one confirmed purchase carrying more than $1 in available cash back. | Usually tracked within 1 to 7 days of purchase, then held through a 90-day window for returns or cancellations at most stores before it becomes available. |
| Hoopla Dooplasource | Check, Venmo or PayPal. | $5.00 in approved cash back per period, for PayPal, Venmo and paper checks alike. A balance under that carries over to the next period. | Usually posts within 10 days of purchase, then becomes yours after 90 days. |
| Sunshine Rewardssource | PayPal, or gift cards from time to time through the Redemption Center. | 20.00 in credits, and the account has to be at least 45 days old. Cashouts are capped at $500 a month. | Earnings should post within 10 days. Sale credits are then held: 28 days per the help page, 21 days from the date of purchase per the terms page. |
| Rakutensource | Big Fat Check by mail, PayPal, American Express Membership Rewards points, or Bilt. A confirmed balance of $5.00 or more can also be redeemed as a gift card within minutes. | $5.01 in confirmed cash back before the payment date; $5.00 or less carries over to the next one. | 3 to 14 weeks for online and in-store purchases; 45 to 120 days for travel. |
| RebatesMesource | PayPal, credit card, Alipay, check or gift cards. | $10 in available cash back, not counting bonuses. | Cash back becomes available after the 90-day return window. |
| GoCashBacksource | PayPal, check, gift card (US only) or Helipay. | $10 in withdrawable cash back, not counting sign-up, referral or activity bonuses for the first withdrawal. | It can take up to 120 days for cash back to become available. |
| Fluzsource | Bank transfer (ACH), PayPal or Venmo, or spent in the app on more gift cards. Without a US bank account, PayPal or Venmo. | $15 in lifetime earnings once, then $1 per withdrawal. | Instant. The cashback lands in the Fluz balance when the gift card is bought. |
| Mr. Rebatessource | A rebate check by mail, or payment via PayPal, Venmo or an Amazon gift card. | $10 in Available Rebates. | Rebates post to Pending within 1 to 3 business days of the order or ship date, then stay Pending for 90 days from the posting date before moving to Available. |
| CouponFollowsource | PayPal; a valid US PayPal account has to be connected to CouponFollow. | An Available Balance of at least $10. | Pending for up to 60 days, to ensure a purchase isn't returned or refunded. |
| MyPointssource | Points, redeemed for gift cards, travel miles or cash via PayPal. | At least 480 available Points to redeem (MyPoints blog, 2019). | Not verified yet |
| BeFrugalsource | Check, PayPal, direct deposit, Venmo, Zelle or an eGift card. Check and direct deposit are US only. | $0.01 for PayPal or direct deposit; $25 for a check. | Verified cash back sits in the account for 30 to 90 days, set by the retailer's return policy and its payment cycle with BeFrugal. Store pages say cash back is typically available for payment 15 to 60 days after purchase. |
| Price.comsource | Debit card deposit, PayPal, Venmo, Zelle, gift cards, a donation to charity, or crypto. | $10 per withdrawal, with a $500 cap per withdrawal and per day. | Typically 30 to 90 days: pending until the retailer confirms the purchase and its return period ends. |
| RetailMeNotsource | PayPal or Venmo, from the RetailMeNot account. | A minimum approved balance of $5.01 is required for a redemption. | In about 45 days the cash back lands in the RetailMeNot account as redeemable. |
Buckle cashback rate history
Only changes are listed. Re-confirmations are not noise worth showing.
- Price.comrate no longer published
- Price.com2%
- CouponFollowUp to 1.5%
- ShopBackmerchant dropped by this portal
- Raisemerchant dropped by this portal
- Rakuten2%
- Lollimerchant dropped by this portal
- GoCashBack1.6%
- Active Junkymerchant dropped by this portal
- Sunshine Rewards3%
- Extrabux4%
- RebatesMe2%
- BeFrugalrate no longer published
- Fluz1.5%
- Price.comrate no longer published
- TopCashback5%
- RetailMeNotrate no longer published
- MaxRebatesmerchant dropped by this portal
- MyPoints3 points per $1
- chirpyestmerchant dropped by this portal
- Hoopla Doopla4%
- Mr. Rebates1%
- MyPointsrate no longer published
- RetailMeNotrate no longer published
- Mr. Rebates1%
How these Buckle numbers were produced
- Read directly from each portal's own merchant page, never copied from another comparison site.
- A rate we could not read is reported as unread. It is never converted into a zero, and a failed check never overwrites a previously good number.
- "Up to" and new-customer-only rates are labelled as such and are not allowed to win the top spot over a lower rate that everyone actually gets.
Buckle cashback FAQ
Which portal pays the most for Buckle cashback right now?
TopCashback, at 5%. That's the rate a returning shopper gets, which is how the table ranks: an "up to" ceiling or a new-customer rate never takes this spot over a lower rate everyone gets.
How long does Buckle cashback take to pay out?
On a click-through portal there are two waits, one after the other: the portal has to confirm the order with Buckle, which mostly tracks Buckle's return window, and then the confirmed balance has to be paid out, which is the portal's own rule. Buying Buckle's gift card through a portal skips the first wait: that cashback is paid when the card is bought.
- TopCashback: No fixed window. Cash back goes pending, then confirmed once the retailer reviews the order, then payable once the retailer's network is invoiced. TopCashback prints an estimated payout speed on each merchant's page. Payout: On request, once the cash back is payable. Adding bank, PayPal or Venmo details puts a 72-hour hold on the account first.
- Extrabux: Usually tracked within 1 to 7 days of purchase, then held through a 90-day window for returns or cancellations at most stores before it becomes available. Payout: On request. Requests are processed within 3 business days; PayPal and eGift cards typically land within 24 to 48 hours after that, ACH takes about 5 business days, and a check 1 to 2 weeks by post.
- Hoopla Doopla: Usually posts within 10 days of purchase, then becomes yours after 90 days. Payout: Every three months. Payments go out by the end of January, April, July and October to everyone who qualifies.
- Sunshine Rewards: Earnings should post within 10 days. Sale credits are then held: 28 days per the help page, 21 days from the date of purchase per the terms page. Payout: Twice a month, on request: a cashout requested from the 1st through the 15th is paid on the 15th of the next month, and one requested from the 16th through the last day is paid on the last day of the next month.
- Rakuten: 3 to 14 weeks for online and in-store purchases; 45 to 120 days for travel. Payout: Every three months: February 15, May 15, August 15 and November 15.
- RebatesMe: Cash back becomes available after the 90-day return window.
- GoCashBack: It can take up to 120 days for cash back to become available. Payout: On request. A payment request is processed within 7 to 14 business days.
- Fluz: Instant. The cashback lands in the Fluz balance when the gift card is bought. Payout: On request; 2 to 7 business days. Fluz charges no fee, but passes on any transfer fee it's charged.
- Mr. Rebates: Rebates post to Pending within 1 to 3 business days of the order or ship date, then stay Pending for 90 days from the posting date before moving to Available. Payout: On request, once $10 in Available Rebates has accrued.
- CouponFollow: Pending for up to 60 days, to ensure a purchase isn't returned or refunded. Payout: Monthly: paid on the 25th to the linked PayPal account, arriving by month end; rewards earned on or after the 25th roll to the next month.
- MyPoints: No confirmation window we have verified. Payout: On redemption. Some rewards are delivered immediately; others may take up to 10 business days to process.
- BeFrugal: Verified cash back sits in the account for 30 to 90 days, set by the retailer's return policy and its payment cycle with BeFrugal. Store pages say cash back is typically available for payment 15 to 60 days after purchase. Payout: On request. Most payouts are sent on the next business day after the request.
- Price.com: Typically 30 to 90 days: pending until the retailer confirms the purchase and its return period ends. Payout: On request, once the cash back is approved.
- RetailMeNot: In about 45 days the cash back lands in the RetailMeNot account as redeemable. Payout: On request, once the cash back is approved in the account.
Is there a minimum payout?
- TopCashback: None for PayPal, Venmo or bank transfer; some gift cards have one.
- Extrabux: $10 available balance, with at least one confirmed purchase carrying more than $1 in available cash back.
- Hoopla Doopla: $5.00 in approved cash back per period, for PayPal, Venmo and paper checks alike. A balance under that carries over to the next period.
- Sunshine Rewards: 20.00 in credits, and the account has to be at least 45 days old. Cashouts are capped at $500 a month.
- Rakuten: $5.01 in confirmed cash back before the payment date; $5.00 or less carries over to the next one.
- RebatesMe: $10 in available cash back, not counting bonuses.
- GoCashBack: $10 in withdrawable cash back, not counting sign-up, referral or activity bonuses for the first withdrawal.
- Fluz: $15 in lifetime earnings once, then $1 per withdrawal.
- Mr. Rebates: $10 in Available Rebates.
- CouponFollow: An Available Balance of at least $10.
- MyPoints: At least 480 available Points to redeem (MyPoints blog, 2019).
- BeFrugal: $0.01 for PayPal or direct deposit; $25 for a check.
- Price.com: $10 per withdrawal, with a $500 cap per withdrawal and per day.
- RetailMeNot: A minimum approved balance of $5.01 is required for a redemption.