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We assume that most Cheapskate readers are no stranger to Rakuten, a great retail site that generally gives you 1% back with each purchase in the form of Rakuten Super Points. These points work like cash, which you can redeem on your next purchase. Well, hold onto your hats, because right now (and for two days only) Rakuten is giving you 20% back in Super Points on a small selection of Lenovo systems. Buy the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon for $1500, for example, and that’s $300 easy bucks you can apply toward a set of headphones. Or half an iPhone.

To take advantage of these Rakuten deals, you need to have a Rakuten account, which you can create for free. Here are the Lenovo deals that will earn you 20% back. Just be…