PayPal plans on giving $20 rebates to customers shopping at participating partner sites, November 23 through May 15, 2007. Online merchants include iTunes, Barnes & Noble, Dell, Petsmart, Starbucks, Art.com, HP, and many more.

You may have to sign up first.

Perhaps this is PayPal trying to stave off Google Checkout? Competition, it’s the gift that keeps on giving. — BEN POPKEN

PayPal plans $20 rebates to users [Reuters via alexmoskalyukblog]

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