Dealhunters Go Mad…Bing Cashback is No More

When Microsoft first launched their cashback search, I called it a copy of Fatwallet. Good Internet dealhunters know all about Fatwallet and how they share the affiliate commissions they earn with you. I’ve earned hundreds of dollars using Fatwallet over the years. For example, if you fly with Jetblue, start your purchase with Fatwallet and earn 2% back on the ticket.

Dealhunters have loved Bing Cashback – there have been events where people have earned upwards of 35% back on eBay purchases. I’ve earned a few hundred dollars and overall the process was very easy.

Sadly today, Bing has announced that they will be terminating the Bing Cashback program effective July 30. Bing SVP Yusuf Mehdi noted in the post that they never saw the broad adoption that they were looking for. It will be interesting to see if Bing search takes a hit once cashback is removed. I know many dealhunters who would perform hundreds of searches to find the best cashback percentages.

Mehdi notes, “In lots of ways, this was a great feature – we had over a thousand merchant partners delivering great offers to customers and seeing great ROI on their campaigns, and we were taking some of the advertising revenue and giving it back to customers. But after a couple of years of trying, we did not see the broad adoption that we had hoped for.”

Looks like we are back to using Fatwallet and eBates for cashback going forward.

Slickdeals members have posted their earnings – here are a couple of the top earners:

• nafaught – $2800
• kimcheefondue $2373.59
• TheEdge $1286.11
• chuckd (and mom)- $6828.32

Leave a comment if you used BCB and how much you saved.