Every merchant sets its own cashback terms. Common exclusions include gift card purchases, taxes and shipping fees, certain brands or categories, and orders paid partly with store credit or points.
Exclusions are listed on each merchant page at www.shopback.com. Checking them before checkout is the fastest way to avoid a purchase that tracks at a lower amount or not at all.
Related terms
- Cashback rate: The cashback rate is the percentage of the qualifying purchase amount a merchant offers back through ShopBack, and it varies by store and product category.
- Missing cashback claim: A missing cashback claim is a formal request to investigate a qualifying purchase that did not appear as tracked in the shopper account within 48 hours.
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Sources
This term describes how the ShopBack product itself works, so it is documented against ShopBack's own official properties, checked on 2026-08-12.