Christmas presents to be purchased? Budget a bit tight? Microsoft Live Search has a solution for all the parents out there being harassed for big ticket items by our kids. Why not save up to 25% right now?

I need an Xbox 360 for ankle-biter number one. What is the plan? I head on over to http://www.live.com/ and search for “xbox 360,” where I see a bunch of search results. At the top I see “Xbox 360” with the gold coin cashback icon and “Live Search cashback.” That’s what I’m after!

Clicking the result takes me to http://www.ebay.com/ to complete my purchase. But first I need to make sure I have a cashback account so I don’t miss out on my discount. If you’re not yet signed up, do so at https://cashbackaccount.search.live.com/cashback/welcome.aspx. Opening an account is very easy. Find out more here. 

This 25% cashback offer has a few conditions attached. Remember, this offer applies to Buy-It-Now offers on eBay, paid with a PayPal account, and a total of $200 rebate. The cashback $$ will be available for you to redeem 60 days after completing the purchase. By the way, this is offered in the U.S. only.

I know where I’ll be doing my shopping in the lead up to Christmas.

Kok Waii Wong, Group Product Manager, Live Search