How cashback works, and how to make sure you get it
Codes cut the price before you pay. Cashback gives you money back after. Where it comes from, why it takes a few weeks, and the small mistakes that cancel it.
A discount code lowers the price before you pay. Cashback gives you part of the money back after you pay. Use both on the same order and you're paying less than almost anyone else. Here's how the cashback part actually works.
Where the money comes from
Stores pay a commission to websites that send them customers. When you open a store through Waffrlly and buy something, the store pays us that commission, and we share part of it with you as cashback.
The price you pay stays exactly the same. The store would spend that money on advertising anyway; this way some of it ends up with you.
What happens after you order
- Tracked: the store reports your order to us, usually within a few days.
- Pending: the cashback waits until the store's return window closes, because a returned order doesn't earn a commission.
- Confirmed: once the store confirms the order is final, the cashback is yours.
That's why cashback takes weeks, not minutes. It's normal, and it's the same on every cashback site.
How to make sure your order is tracked
- Open the store through Waffrlly right before you buy, not hours earlier.
- Finish in the same browser and device. Opening the link on the website and then switching to the store's app usually breaks tracking.
- Pause your ad blocker on the store's site for that order.
- Don't grab a code from another coupon site at checkout. Its link can replace ours and cancel your cashback. Use the codes listed on Waffrlly instead.
What cancels cashback
- Returning or cancelling the order, fully or partly.
- Products or categories the store excludes. Check the terms on the store's page on Waffrlly before you buy.
Codes and cashback together
This is where the real saving is: sale price, plus a working code, plus cashback, all on one order. With White Friday a few weeks away, it's worth getting used to opening stores through Waffrlly now.
Next time you shop online, start from Waffrlly.