How to Buy and Save on iTunes
Do you buy a lot of iTunes? Let us show you how to save some money.
What to do
- Visit BigCrumbs.com. Log in.
If you need an account, you can register for a Crumbsavers one for free. We suggest using a registration email. To learn more about BigCrumbs, read our article Cash Back Sites Explained.
- At BigCrumbs:
- Under Featured Shopping on the left of the page, click on Retailer Search –> Search By Name.
- Click on the letter I.
- Click either on the iTunes icon or the link beneath it. You go to the Apple iTunes store.
Because you clicked through BigCrumbs, you get 4.5% cash back on your purchases at the Apple iTunes store. Think of it as a 4.5% off coupon every time you shop.
To make life easier: Click on the Bookmark link in the iTunes box. If you have Firefox, Safari, or Opera, drag the iTunes Quickcrumb link to your toolbar. If you have Internet Explorer, bookmark the iTunes QuickCrumb link. To save at iTunes, you do not need to come to BigCrumbs each time you want to shop - just use the QuickCrumbs links to get credit.
3. Shop normally at the Apple iTunes store.
Also, check out the Free ITunes blog, which keeps track of the free music and video that iTunes offers each week.
A little more
It is no secret that iTunes is immensely popular.
By clicking to iTunes through BigCrumbs.com, you can get 4.5% cash back into your BigCrumbs account every time you shop at iTunes. 4.5% off 99 cents may not sound like much, but we say, hey, it’s free money, and you can use this strategy every time you buy music. You save roughly 4.5 cents on every 99 cent song you download. That means for every 23 songs you download, you’ve saved enough money for one more 99 cent song. If you purchase TV shows or other video, the savings increase.
Finally, going to the Free iTunes blog is a great way to get some free music/video being offered by Apple.
Do you have a better way to buy iTunes? Let us (and our readers) know!
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