5 Ways to Make the Most of Your Holiday Shopping with LastPass and Rakuten

Black Friday, Cyber Monday, and weeks that follow are the busiest shopping days of the year – drawing in millions of people eager to get started on their holiday spending. And while this year is no different in terms of demand, there is one thing driving significant (and potentially long-lasting) change in the retail world: a spike in coronavirus cases is threatening the economy’s recovery from the sudden plunge in the spring.

With gift-giving season in full swing and in-store crowds dramatically diminishing, people are looking for ways to save while shopping online. To help, we’ve teamed up with Rakuten to share tips on how to make online shopping fast, easy, affordable, and most importantly, secure.

Here are our favorite festive tips for using LastPass to keep your personal information secure, and Rakuten to get Cash Back on all your holiday shopping.

1. Add new items

You’ll be entering a lot of information as you shop for family and friends this holiday season. From your personal information, to shipping and billing address, to credit card numbers – that’s a lot of typing, and it should be as seamless as possible. So, before you do any shopping, get everything into LastPass by adding these items using the new structure in your vault. Here’s how:

1. Click the LastPass icon in your browser and select “Open My Vault.”
2. Select the + icon in the bottom right and choose “Add Item.”
3. On the menu, select the type of item you want to add (Payment Card, Address, etc.)
4. Enter your information and click “Save” so you can access it later when you need it.

Do this for all of the information you’ll need throughout the holiday shopping season. Don’t forget each of your shipping addresses – your home, work, your parents or in-laws – so you can quickly fill it in when you need it.

2. Create new accounts

When you’re buying for others, you’ll find yourself on sites where you don’t already have an account, and you need to create one. The last thing you want is to take too much time creating those new accounts, so use LastPass to quickly fill in your personal information (via the items you added above) and generate strong passwords. Here’s how:

1. Click the icon in the empty account information field (name, email address, etc).
2. In the drop-down menu, click the item that corresponds to your personal information, and it auto-fills for you.
3. In the password field, click the icon to show the password generator (which has a modern look and feel). You can “Fill Password” to use the auto-generated one or choose “More Options” to change the requirements, such as length, complexity, and characters.
4. Click “Fill Password” where it will populate both password fields and submit the entire form.
5. In the top right, a card will ask if you want to add the new site to your vault. Click “Add” and you now have the new account saved and easily accessible if you need to go back and track your order or contact support.

3. Easily store credit cards and address information

One of the more tedious aspects of shopping online is typing in your address and credit card – over, and over, and over again. Fortunately, LastPass eliminates this process by reducing it to a single click. Here’s how to easily fill in your information for purchases:

1. Ensure you added your payment cards and shipping/billing addresses to your vault, as noted in “Add Items” section above.
2. On the online checkout page, click the LastPass icon in the empty address field. You’ll see a drop-down menu of items you added to your vault. Click the one you want and LastPass automatically fills in the form.
3. In the credit card fields, again click the LastPass icon and select the payment card you want to use to automatically fill the credit card number, expiration date, and security code.

4. Take LastPass on-the-go

No matter where the holidays take you this year, bring LastPass along by downloading the mobile app today.

As you open other apps and websites, LastPass autofills your login credentials – all you have to do is remember one thing: your LastPass master password. We all know how frustrating it can be when your mobile device doesn’t have access to the same sensitive information as your laptop – so say goodbye to getting locked out of your online accounts or struggling with frustrating password resets.

Let LastPass remember your passwords for you and keep you safe while shopping online.

5. Give yourself the gift of Cash Back with Rakuten

2020 has been a rough year – so don’t forget to treat yourself, too. Shop smarter this holiday season with Rakuten and earn Cash Back on every gift on your list, including LastPass! Sign up for a LastPass plan with Rakuten and get up to 20% Cash Back towards your Big Fat Check. If you’re not yet a member, join Rakuten for free, and earn a $10 bonus. Plus, save at all the top holiday stores like Walmart, Macy’s, Best Buy and more.

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Just like that, you’ve made the online shopping process a series of clicks rather than a frustrating, time-consuming process of finding your credit card number and filling in your addresses. This holiday season, use LastPass and Rakuten to make online shopping quick, secure, and filled with Cash Back.