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One person, reading the portal data so you don't have to. Which rates are actually good, how the portals really work, and what the history says — grounded in the numbers on this site, refreshed automatically.
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Every airline shopping portal is (almost) the same store underneath
American, United, Delta, Alaska — most airline shopping portals run on one shared platform. Here's what that means for which one you should actually use.
July 12, 2026
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Is 10% cashback actually good? How to tell in ten seconds
A cashback rate only means something next to its own history. Here's the ten-second test for whether a rate is a steal, average, or worth waiting on.
July 12, 2026
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Why I built CheckBeforeYouShop (and how the tracking works)
I got tired of not knowing whether a cashback rate was actually good. So I built a tool that tracks every portal's rates over time and just tells you. Here's how it works.
July 12, 2026