[[{"@type":["BlogPosting"],"@id":"https:\/\/www.rakuten.com\/blog\/rakuten-big-fat-check-schedule-faqs\/#BlogPosting","@context":{"@vocab":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","kg":"http:\/\/g.co\/kg"},"url":"https:\/\/www.rakuten.com\/blog\/rakuten-big-fat-check-schedule-faqs\/","publisher":[{"@id":"https:\/\/www.rakuten.com#Organization1"}],"dateModified":"2026-05-05T20:17:41+00:00","description":"Everything You Need to Know About Your Big Fat Check At Rakuten, we love rewarding our members for doing what they already enjoy: shopping! One of the","name":"Rakuten Big Fat Check \u2013 Schedule & FAQs","author":[{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.rakuten.com\/blog\/rakuten-big-fat-check-schedule-faqs\/#BlogPosting_author_Person","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/www.rakuten.com\/blog\/rakuten-big-fat-check-schedule-faqs\/#BlogPosting_author_Person_image_ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/www.rakuten.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/R-Icon-Square.png"}],"name":"Rakuten Rewards","url":"https:\/\/www.rakuten.com\/blog\/author\/rakuten\/","description":"Since our founding in 1997, Rakuten has helped shape the way people shop online, offering Cash Back, deals and shopping rewards on the world\u2019s largest selection of products and services. To date, our 12 million members in the U.S. have earned over $1 billion in Cash Back at their favorite stores."}],"image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/www.rakuten.com\/blog\/rakuten-big-fat-check-schedule-faqs\/#BlogPosting_image_ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/www.rakuten.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/big-fat-check.png","height":"648","width":"1256"}],"subjectOf":[{"@type":"FAQPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.rakuten.com\/blog\/rakuten-big-fat-check-schedule-faqs\/#BlogPosting_subjectOf_FAQPage","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","@id":"https:\/\/www.rakuten.com\/blog\/rakuten-big-fat-check-schedule-faqs\/#1_BlogPosting_subjectOf_FAQPage_mainEntity_Question","name":"What Is a Big Fat Check?","acceptedAnswer":[{"@type":"Answer","@id":"https:\/\/www.rakuten.com\/blog\/rakuten-big-fat-check-schedule-faqs\/#1_BlogPosting_subjectOf_FAQPage_mainEntity_Question_acceptedAnswer_Answer","text":"

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