What is the ShopBack Button and can it really save you money?
If you haven’t heard of the ShopBack Button, you really are missing out on a lot and by a lot, we mean cash. The ShopBack Button is a browser extension that saves you money while online shopping on Taobao, Agoda, Foodpanda, Qoo10, ASOS & more!
For those of you familiar with the ShopBack, you may have forgotten to click through ShopBack’s website or may have purchased a store without realising it’s on ShopBack.
With the improved ShopBack Button, you will never miss out on free money again! With a few clicks, the browser extension will remind you to earn cashback every time you do a Taobao haul.
What is ShopBack Button?
TheShopBack Button is a free browser extension that helps you earn cashback on most of your favourite shopping sites. Here’s how you can get it:
Shop on any one of your favourite websites as you normally would
The ShopBack Button will blink to notify you if the store has cashback
Before you add to cart, click on ‘Activate Cashback’ on the ShopBack Button so that it turns green
Add to cart, check out as usual and your cashback tracked in your account within the next few days.
Let’s take a look at how you can earn Cashback on Taobao…
With the improved version of the ShopBack Button, it’s super simple and easy to use. Here’s how it works:
While browsing on Taobao’s site, click on the ShopBack Button to see whether the item has cashback
If it does, simply click ‘Activate Cashback’ and continue shopping. Do this for every item you add to cart.
After you add all your items to the cart, check out within 12 hours after adding them to your cart.
‘Confirm Delivery’ on your items and your cashback will be tracked within 1 day
Just like that, we get to save up to 10% Cashback on every item on Taobao.
Why we like the ShopBack Button
Free and easy to install
Convenient and seamless with your shopping journey
Pretty smart as it tells you which stores have cashback even when you google and will always be there to remind you to activate your cashback before you check out
So treat the ShopBack Button like a virtual piggy bank that collects coins while you shop. Give it a few months and you can see your savings add up to a sizeable sum that can fund your next holiday.
If you’re shopping on Taobao’s 5.20 Thanksgiving Sale this weekend, don’t forget to use the ShopBack Button to get up to 10% cashback on top of up to 50% off shop vouchers on Tmall Signature store. If you’re regular Taobao fan, be sure to also check out their monthly Taobao 5.28 Member’s Day Sale on 28th May for free shipping promotions on Tmall Signature new arrivals!
With Double 11 coming up in a few more days, Taobao, China’s largest e-commerce is back for the biggest shopping festival of the year! For those who are still unclear of how big a shopping festival Taobao Double 11 can be, it is arguably, a larger shopping event than Cyber Monday or Black Friday. If Cyber Monday or Black Friday excites you, Double 11 may just excite you even more.
This year, Taobao Double 11 is once again set for amazing deals for its shoppers, and you can now take this once-a-year opportunity to checkout more items in your cart, while paying lesser than needed. Shop from Taobao’s wide range of products from apparel, home and décor, beauty and automobile from both Taobao and Tmall!
To ensure that you shoppers have a whopping good time, Taobao has come up with 4 easy steps for its shoppers to guide them on how to get even more bang for your buck on Double 11! Be sure to follow these steps below and shop Taobao on PC, Taobao and Taobao Lite App!
Step 1: Grab ‘Em All
To enjoy even more savings on Double 11, from 1 – 11 November, Taobao will be giving out hongbaos of up to 150RMB at 10AM and 4PM daily, shop coupons to offset purchases on participating products and 200RMB hongbaos for new users. Besides these, there will also be 50% off Tmall Signature vouchers up for grabs from 8 – 11 November, and 555RMB promo code on Double 11 itself at 10AM, 12PM, 2PM, 4PM and 6PM daily!
It may seem tempting to use your discounts once you get them BUT you should keep them till Double 11 because these discounts are stackable! So please ah, if you really want to buy your dress or your suit for your next date or your boyfriend/girlfriend’s Christmas present, buy them on Double 11 cause cheaper.
Step 2: Catch ‘Em All
After grabbing all them vouchers, it’s time to go on a shopping spree on Double 11! Some things to look out for:
11RMB Flash Deals: Happening from 8 – 11 November daily at 11AM, 2PM, 5PM. An additional timeslot of 8PM is added on 11 November itself. Be sure to grab products at only 11.11RMB! So cheap that even if you do not need it you would just buy only.
Free Shipping: Applicable to Tmall Signature (天猫全球官方店) and for 24 hours only on Double 11! If you have not heard of Tmall Signature, you can expect high-quality products from well-known brands! If you buy bulky items like furniture or electronics from participating brands, you would be saving on your shipping fee PLUS be assured of its quality.
1999RMB Flights to China: If you have been dying to see the scenic sights of China, now is your time to do so. Hotpot, mala and xiaolongbaos, are you drooling already?
SG In-stocks: Grab food & beverages, groceries, home & living hot deals which are all stocked and ready for shipment in Singapore at free delivery! So shiok, cheap deals delivered to your door step and you don’t have to wait so long.
With all this happening on Double 11, let me remind you to keep your promo codes, vouchers, hongbaos and shop discounts until the date please.
Step 3: Unlock ‘Em All
Besides promotions from Taobao itself, there will also be exclusive promo codes from Taobao’s partners like Eatigo, Kaodim.sg and Singtel from 1 – 11 November! Remember to unlock the promo codes between these dates, cause if you do not, it will mean lesser savings.
Step 4: Card ‘Em All
Once you have added all your products into your cart, it is time to check out, and even that, Taobao has got you covered. Be sure to check out the payment promotions for AXS, UOB and Maybank on Double 11 before you loot all your stuff!
If you are a new Taobao user, you can enjoy 0 transaction fees for your 1st order on Taobao & Taobao Lite App too. Probably time for everyone to download the app to prepare for Double 11!
Buy More @ NOMADX
To provide a better shopping experience for you shopaholics, Taobao has also set up an event for you to interact, test, and feel the items before you purchase them on Double 11 at NOMADX from 9 – 11 November. If you have been hesitating on purchasing furniture on Taobao, this may also be a great time for you to do so as Taobao Home has partnered Qanvast to assist shoppers in finding the perfect fit to your Taobao Home with specially curated products.
This would be a great experience for first time Taobao shoppers too, if you have always wanted to shop on Taobao but do not know where to start, NOMADX may be a great event to start you out. However, let me tell you that once you are hooked on Taobao, you will never turn back!
For the first 300 customers who visits NOMADX and purchase over 500M or more on 11 November, stands a stand to win a Xiaomi Hongmi 6 Pro, or other cute Taobao prizes!
Taobao x NOMADX
68 Orchard Road
#03-65 – 69
Plaza Singapura
(S) 238839
Daily Giveaways
Join in Taobao’s daily giveaways from 1 – 11 November and stand a chance to win prizes and promo codes worth up to 7000RMB. Taobao’s Double 11 is all about savings, savings and more savings! For information on the daily giveaways happening, visit Taobao’s Facebook Page for more information.
Refer & Earn
Lastly, if you have been an avid Taobao shopper all this while, it is definitely a time to invite your friends to do the same as Taobao is offering rewards worth up to 100,000RMB for those who refer your friends. Refer & Earn will be happening from 20 October onwards. To participate, download the Taobao Lite App and start inviting your friends! The more friends you refer, the greater rewards you reap as that means a higher chance to win prizes and vouchers of up to 100,000RMB!
Taobao Double 11
For more information on Taobao’s Double 11 events, promotions and giveaways taking place, do visit here.
In the process of building your new home but find your furniture shopping expenditure piling up? Help is on the way!
Tmall Signature Store (by Taobao, if you haven’t heard, is an official store that is run by Tmall selling all kinds of home furniture. Items sold in the store are specially picked for overseas users and must have met a certain standard in terms of quality and popularity amongst their overseas shoppers.
They are now running a series of promotion such as 1.1RMB Daily Flash Deals, giveaway of 150RMB off vouchers to help make your furniture shopping less stressful than it already is!
Be the first to preview and cart out between 20 – 22 September, and enjoy FREE SHIPPING to Singapore on your shopping!
1.1RMB DAILY FLASH DEALS
Beginning on 17 September through to 22 September for a specific time of the day, snatch deals for as low as 1.1RMB. The magic hours are 10am & 6pm, so don’t forget to check back every day!
150RMB OFF VOUCHERS
In that same period, log in to your app daily to redeem vouchers worth up to 150RMB. These vouchers are shopping credits that can help you offset your purchased items once the value reaches a certain amount for a particular category of products.
FREE SHIPPING TO SG
Build your dream Taobao Home and save on shipping for selected bulky items! Only from 20 – 22 September, get free shipping to Singapore.
UP TO 800RMB OFF CATEGORY VOUCHERS
When you exceed a certain amount shopping on all participating merchants on the Taobao app for a particular category of products, these shopping discounts can increase exponentially to up to 800RMB!
A LITTLE EXTRA FOR NEW USERS
Attention all new users of Taobao! Enjoy 20RMB OFF your first purchase when you shop on their website.
If you haven’t tried shopping for furniture online, this gives you a perfect opportunity to decorate your new house!
Browse their online store now and who knows, one little piece of adornment for your house can lead to a whole makeover for your dream home!
Missed out on the crazy 11.11 sales? Fret not, here is another chance for you to shop till you drop! Get ready for another round of shopping from 11 to 13 December with 12.12, the highly anticipated shopping festival after Singles Day.
With 12.12, expect more crazy bargains as ezbuy brings on more merchants to participate in this year-end sale. Expect low prices and serious discounts of above 50% in this global shopping festival.
Shop 12.12 Easily with ezbuy!
It can be a challenge to navigate around online shopping websites like Taobao, JD and Mogujie if you are unfamiliar with reading Chinese. Another hassle would be having to convert Chinese currency (RMB) into local currency to find out exactly how much your items cost.
Luckily, you can shop easily on these sites using ezbuy! If you have not heard of ezbuy, it is a global shopping platform which provides a seamless shopping experience for customers shopping on overseas websites.
Here are just a few of the many benefits of shopping on ezbuy:
· Seamless Shopping Experience on ezbuy
On ezbuy, all products are listed in English and conveniently converted to Singapore dollars. This makes for a stress-free shopping experience as no time is wasted on difficult language translations and communication mishaps. In addition, ezbuy also calculates the international shipping fees applicable for you, which takes the messy guesswork out of buying and shipping things online.
· Enjoy a Flat Shipping Rate of only S$2.99 for Unlimited Items!
With an ezbuy Prime membership, you can also get to enjoy a flat shipping rate of S$2.99 nett per checkout, regardless of the quantity and weight of items. This means that you get to score as many deals as you like on Taobao 12.12, and ship it all back for just S$2.99!
What’s more, shop conveniently from the comfort of your mobile phone with the ezbuy app! The ezbuy app is available on both the Apple and Google app store.
Get Ready for 2018 with ezbuy!
Brand New Work Attire
What a better way to get ready for 2018 than with a brand new wardrobe that will impress your colleagues? Score amazing deals that will reap you tons of savings during 12.12.
Click here to shop Women’s Clothing
Click here to shop Men’s Clothing
2018 Planner and Calendar
Get your life in order with a 2018 schedule planner so that you will never miss an appointment again! Besides a schedule planner, you can also shop for the latest stationery if you have school-going children.
Here is one big step to keep up with the New Year’s resolution that you will probably make. Purchase some sports equipment and attire via ezbuy so that you have one less reason not to head to the gym for a good workout!
Ready to shop? Get an additional S$10 off with a minimum of S$100 spend when you pay with promo code MB10 using your Maybank Credit or Debit Card! This exclusive discount is limited to the first 300 redemptions per day from 9 to 11 December 2017 (SGT), and the first 600 redemptions on 12 December 2017 (SGT). Limited to 1 redemption per Cardmember. Valid for Singapore-issued Maybank Credit or Debit Cardmembers, on ezbuy’s mobile app and mobile site only.
Ladies and gentlemen, this is the one day of the year that we have been waiting for.
The much-anticipated sale of the year, Taobao Tmall 11.11, is finally upon us. For just 24 hours on the 11th of November 2017, online shoppers get to enjoy crazy discounts of up to 50% off on Tmall. Also known as Singles Day, the 11.11 Sale is one of the biggest online shopping events of the year. For the past few years, sales on Singles Day have consistently exceeded the combined sales of Black Friday and Cyber Monday.
If you do not already know, Taobao.com is a Chinese online shopping website that offers a wide range of products. You can literally buy anything you need from fashionwear, electronic products, household items, furniture, and even your wedding dress! Taobao is popular with online shoppers because it offers the same products in retail stores at much cheaper prices.
Whereas Tаоbао Mall (Tmall.com) operates on a B2C system where only merchants that have their stores verified can list on that page. This assumes that the seller must be a legal entity that sells genuine goods to the consumers. Both are owned by the Alibaba Group.
Here are some handy tips to help you make the best of your shopping experience on Taobao 11.11.
Tip 1: Familiarise Yourself with the Tmall 11.11 Festive Page
The Tmall 11.11 Festive Page is your ultimate survival guide to 11.11 sales. The page lists information on all the promotions that stores will be running on 11.11, as well as exclusive merchant discounts. For instance, one of the exclusive partners that Taobao has partnered with for 11.11 is Maybank. You get to enjoy an additional S$25 cash rebate with a minimum of S$100 spend when you pay with your Maybank Credit Card!
While you are on the page, don’t forget to try your luck for a discount coupon!
Tip 2: Check Out the 11.11 Discounts for Individual Stores
Individual stores will be offering its special discounts on 11.11. Be sure to visit your favourite stores on Taobao beforehand to check out what will be available for sale! For example, Vera Moda is offering a free handbag with a purchase of any 3 items from their store. Uniqlo has chosen to keep their sale prices a secret to drum up excitement for 11.11! The anticipation is like a long drawn out torture!
When searching for items, look out for the 11.11 badge under the product description. There will be participating stores that will give you an additional discount!
Tip 3: Shortlist Your Favourite Items
Once you have shortlisted your favourite items, be sure to set a reminder to purchase on 11.11! With steep discounts of up to 50% off, it is almost a given that items will be flying off the shelf on that day. So just make sure that you are the first one to get it by shortlisting your favourite items starting from today!
Tip 4: Pay with Your Maybank Credit Card for Even More Savings!
You get to save even more when you pay using your Maybank Credit Card! From 11 to 12 November 2017 (SGT), enjoy an additional S$25 cash rebate with a minimum of S$100 spend per Cardmember. This exclusive rebate is limited to the first 800 redemptions, capped at 1 redemption per principal Cardmember. Maximum of 3 transactions may be combined. Valid for Singapore-issued Maybank Credit Cardmembers only.
<Redemption Code: TB25>
SMS to 79898 from 11 to 12 November 2017 in this format after making your transaction(s):
<Redemption Code> <Name of Principal Cardmember> <NRIC>
E.g. TB25 Jasmine Tan S1234567A
Visit maybank.sg/tb for full details. Terms and Conditions apply.
Follow these useful tips and you are on your way to an awesome Singles Day!
