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GreatCanadianRebates vs MacRumors Forums

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GreatCanadianRebates

greatcanadianrebates.ca

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Confidence: Medium

A free Canadian cashback portal worth adding as a secondary channel, not your primary . users report missed payouts and account closures.

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MacRumors Forums

forums.macrumors.com

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Confidence: Medium

Use it if you want free, crowd-sourced Apple troubleshooting and rumor talk from a large, long-running community.

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GreatCanadianRebates versus MacRumors Forums
Compare	GreatCanadianRebates	MacRumors Forums
Verdict	Depends	Depends
Best for	Canadian online shoppers	Apple owners troubleshooting devices
Who it's not for	Anyone depending on cashback as reliable income	Businesses needing a support SLA or official answers
Privacy	No confirmed breach in reviewed sources; one Reddit thread questions a possible hack, and BBB shows no accreditation.^⁵	One major incident on record: a 2013 breach exposing 860,000 hashed passwords; nothing more recent in the sources reviewed.¹⁴
Support quality	Complaint pages and social apologies; unresolved cashback claims	Active community answers, but unofficial
Public sentiment	Bloggers praise the free coupon-plus-cashback stacking, but Redditors repeatedly report missing cashback and account closures.^¹	Praise for the community's depth is increasingly offset by complaints about tone and declining quality.¹³
Biggest gotcha	Missing cashback is the recurring Reddit complaint . track every transaction and file claims^²	2013 hack exposed 860,000 hashed user passwords; use a unique password¹⁴

Pick GreatCanadianRebates when

Canadian online shoppers
Coupon-and-cashback stackers
Credit card referral hunters
Travel bookings via portal links

When GreatCanadianRebates is not a fit

Anyone depending on cashback as reliable income
Credit card churners at volume . accounts get closed
US-based shoppers . Canada-focused catalog
People who won't chase missing payouts

Pick MacRumors Forums when

Apple owners troubleshooting devices
Pre-launch rumor watchers
Buying-decision research from real users
Indie developers seeking free exposure

When MacRumors Forums is not a fit

Businesses needing a support SLA or official answers
Anyone wanting a vendor-backed product to buy
People burned out on speculation and gossip
Non-Apple ecosystems

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Has anyone else had a bad experience . Redditreddit.com
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BBB Business Profilebbb.org
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Great Canadian Rebates . App Storeapps.apple.com
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MacRumors Forums: Apple, Mac, iPhone Discussionforums.macrumors.com
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MacRumors Forums Hacked: 860k Hashed Passwords Exposedsecurityweek.com
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Hack of MacRumors forums exposes password data for 860,000 userswired.com
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MacRumors forums breach exposes 860,000 accountscsoonline.com
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