Make Shopping More Fun & Rewarding With Shopkick

Shopping is a part of our daily lives. We buy food items, basic necessities, and even school and household items.

But if you add up all your expenses, you might be surprised at how much you spend on all this shopping. Believe it or not, shopping for food, household, and other necessary (and even unnecessary) items can cost more than your utility bills!

Here’s some good news: You can still save money while shopping!

You can use discount coupons and codes that will slash a considerable amount from your total bill. There are companies that offer free shipping while there are others that give freebies and even bogo deals on special items.

You can even earn rewards and get free gift cards by shopping — with Shopkick.

Love At First Use: My Experience

I had heard about Shopkick for years and even had the app, but I hadn’t really spent any time using it. I was excited when they reached out and asked me to give it a go.

My husband and I headed over to Best Buy because we needed a soundbar for the living room TV and there were several to choose from on Shopkick at Best Buy, so it was a perfect fit.

Once we got there, we got 25 kicks for just walking in the door. Then we were able to scan a few things around the store as we browsed on our way over to the sound bars and got even more kicks just for scanning them.

When we got to the sound bars we looked at all the options available and scanned a few for kicks as we compared them all.

Once we compared them all and found the one we wanted, it was $99, but there was an open box one for $88. So we opted for that.

I headed to the checkout and I wanted to see if anyone had it cheaper since Best Buy price matches. I did a quick Google search and found that Best Buy online had it for just $76! Then the cashier asked if I would prefer one that wasn’t an open box, since it would be the same price. But the manager said: “Or I can just give it to you for $64.” SOLD! lol

So we were able to get the $99 sound bar for $64, plus we got plenty of kicks from walking in the store, scanning items, and the cashier scanned our Shopkick QR code right on my phone and we got 64 kicks because we spent $64! All in all we did great with Shopkick – from that one trip we got 130 kicks!

Shopkick allows you to start earning by walking into the store, scanning the items you wish to purchase, and taking photos of the receipt.

If you’re still skeptical, this app will give you peace of mind because millions of Shopkickers have already earned and received more than $78 million in free gift cards from Amazon, Target, Walmart, Starbucks and more.

Plus, earning reward points is easy.

1. Download the app. Shopkick is available in both Android and iOS. Be sure to use code: PMM_DIAN to get your first 1250 kicks which gets you $5!

Here’s how: Once you haves downloaded the app and registered an account, you can go into the settings at the top left of the screen, then go down to ADD PROMO CODE and apply code: PMM_DIAN  

Note: Once the code is applied, you will have 7 days to go into a store and scan an item that is listed in the app (for the specific store) to receive your $5 bonus, in the form of 1250 kicks.  Offer good for new users only.

2. Browse through stores you can visit to earn points through the “Earn Tab.” This tab is located at the bottom of the screen, next to the Discover and Invite tabs.

3. Once you’re in the “Earn Tab,” you can scroll through the list of the stores in the Shopkick app.

4. Tap on the store you want and indicate the ways you want to earn kicks. You can choose Walk In, Scan, Submit Receipts, and Linked Card. 

Easy Ways To Earn Points

The most popular way the Shopkick app works is walking into the selected store and scanning items.

But you can also earn kicks as soon as you walk into the store. Turn on the app and your phone’s Bluetooth to receive points once you’re near the store entrance. 

You don’t need to purchase items! Once you’re inside the store, you can browse items in the app and scan the items to get kicks. There are some items that provide a bonus video after the scan that you can watch to earn more points. When you purchase the selected items, you can submit your receipt for even more kicks.

Once you accumulate enough points, you can exchange them for gift cards from big stores like Amazon, Starbucks, Walmart, and Target! The more kicks you have, the more gift cards you can get.

Check out the video belowto learn more about Shopkick:

Shopping can be costly, but there are a lot of ways for you to save money. With a savings app like Shopkick, you don’t need to overspend (or even purchase items) for you to get rewards like free gift cards.

What is your favorite app to save or make money when you shop?

Disclaimer: Compensation was provided by Shopkick. The opinions expressed herein are those of the author and are not indicative of the opinions of Shopkick.