There are a lot of retailers out there that have some kind of reward program that is free or they have other incentives on how you can save money. I’m going to show you some of the benefits in a quick glance from the retailers I shop at. I only going to talk about the free programs, because who wants to spend money when they want to save?!

The retailer are listed in alphabetic order. 

Abercrombie & Fitch

Abercrombie has a free member program called “myAbercrombie”. For every dollar you spend you get 10 points, if you are VIP member you get 15 points for every dollar spend. If you reach a total of 2500 points you are getting a $10 reward for a future purchase. (The rewards is valid for 90 days then it expires) The accumulated points are only for one calendar year valid after that you have to start over again. To become a VIP you have to spend $500 in a year. The good thing is that not just during the year you qualify for VIP but as well as the following year you have the VIP status. 

You can get points by not just shopping but also if you fill out your profile.

If you are part of the member program you can get special deals on some items, like early access to sales, special member discounts or member exclusive offers.

If you shop in store just give them your email or phone number and they look you up.

To become a member of the myAbercrombie program you just have to create an account with them. You can do it right here. Click on the little head and choose sign up.

American Eagle

American Eagle has a free rewards program it called ae/connected as well as a credit card. I’m going to touch base on the card at the end.

If you join the free ae/connect program it has quit a few offers. For every dollar spent you get 10 points, by 2500 points you get a $10 rewards for your future purchase.

If you like your jeans or Bras you should definitely sign up. Because for every 5 pairs of jeans or 5 bras you buy you get one for free. I think this is a pretty sweet deal. The only downside to this is the items have to be at full price. Clearance jeans and bras do not count. 

If you have a jeans you don’t wear anymore you can bring them to one of the store to recycle and you get $10 off your next pair of jeans. Downside you have to purchase the jeans in store at that time.

You also get a 15% off birthday coupon and there are some other member exclusive offers.

If you spend $350 or more in a year you have extra access, this means you get a $15 reward and free shipping on all orders plus full access benefits.

If you shop in store you just need your phone number and they can look you up.

If you want to join click here. 

American Eagle offers a credit card as well. If you open one up you get 25% off your first purchase and 10% of all future purchase.

DSW

DSW has a free rewards program and depending on how much money you spend you can move up in their rewards program and get more benefits. 

When you first sign up with just your email, you are a VIP. As a VIP with every dollar spend you get 1 point. If you have 100 points you get a $5 reward for future purchase. You get $5 off for your birthday and free ground shipping on all orders. 

If you spend $200 annual you become a VIP gold member. It has the same perks then the VIP, plus you get 2 days a year for double points, you can give 2 of your friends for their birthday $5 off their purchase and early access for special promotions. Almost forgot you get $5 for every $50 you spend. 

If you are a mayor shoe lover and spend a lot of money on shoes you may become a VIP elite member. If you spend $500 a year you have all the perks from the VIP gold  as well as one 3 point day in the year. Ohh and you get your $5 reward even sooner, with every $25 you spend.

The really good thing about DSW is that if you have shoes you know you don’t wear anymore and they are only worn a couple times, you can donate them at any DSW location instead of throwing them away. For this you receive 50 points in your account. This is a sweet extra.

If you shop in store they will asked for your phone number to look you up.

If you want to sign up you can do it right here. 

Gap / Old Navy 

Old Navy has a free rewards program and a credit card as well. It called  Bright rewards. The good thing is that the rewards program is through all of the Gap inc brands.  

If you spend a dollar you get 2 points. If you reach 500 points you get $5 reward. The reward has an expiration date on it, so don’t forget about it. This is the rewards program not a lot but better then nothing.

Beside the bright reward, Old navy/Gap has couple times a year Super cash. This means if you spend a certain amount of money you get a $ coupon for your next purchase in a certain time period.

If you shop in store make sure you punch in your phone number, you not always get asked if you are a Bright member.

If you want to sign up you can do it here. 

If you decide to get their credit card you will get 5 points for every dollar spend.  

H&M

H&M calls their reward program Loyalty. If you sign up you get 10% of your purchase. For every dollar spend you get 1 point. If you reach 200 points you get a $5 reward for a future purchase. For Loyalty members you get free return on online orders, a special Birthday discount, exclusives offers, member only events. If you reach 500 point you access the plus level membership for that year. This means special access, unique experience, surprise offers and free shipping on all orders and of course all perks of the regular member benefits. 

All your receipts are stored online as well, so no need to go to the store and search for a receipt. You even can choose to pay later if you sign up for Klarna. You then get double points. 

You have to download the app to get your points for an in store purchase. 

You can also save some money by recycling old clothes in any H&M store. For each bag you bring in you receive a 15% coupon for your next purchase. Sometimes they do double coupons events. 

If you want to sign up, you ca do it right here. 

Nordstrom

Nordstrom has the Nordy club. They also offer debit and credit cards. Nordstrom has a bit of a different rewards program. If you spend more money your status will change from Member to Insider to Influencer to Ambassador. 

As a Member for every dollar spend you get a 1 point. if you have 500 points you can choose to get a $5 nordstrom note or keep accumulating points towards a bigger note. You get free basic alterations, free curbside pick up, access to beauty and style workshops.

As a Insider you have all the perks of a member but you also get a 1 double points day in the year.

As an Influencer there are all the perks of the Insider but instead of 1 double point you get 2 double points a year. Plus priority access to style events.

An as an Ambassador there are all the perks from the Influencer but you get 3 double points a year, an in home stylist and access to invite only events.

When you shop in Store just give them your phone number.

If you think you like to shop by Nordstrom sign up here. 

If you decided to get a Nordstrom debit card, you get 2 points for every dollar spent. For a credit card, you will get 3 points for every dollar spend at Nordstrom.

Amazon

Amazon does not have a free rewards program. They offer “prime membership”, which has a monthly fee. With prime you can get free2 day or 1 day shipping or same day delivery if you order before a set time. They also offer prime video and music, where you can stream thousand of song or movies for free. If you like to shop at Whole Foods market you can get certain groceries for a better price. Amazon prime also offers free grocery delivery.

So the question here is it worth it to have prime or not? I have to say if you like/love to shop on amazon and you buy more then the membership fee, I can recommend getting prime. As well if you like to watch movies or tv shows it is a good alternative to Netflix or other streaming services.

I decided to talk about Amazon because they are a big online store. Even though it is not free.

I hope you guys found it helpful and maybe learned the one or other thing as well. 

Until next time…

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Disclaimer I’m not paid to promote these links/websites.