Thursday, September 28, 2017
For CVS Rewards members - Small Freebie worth up to $3
I've been for a CVS rewards member for awhile now, and they occasionally send me emails through my main email address, but I just got an email for a small freebie worth up to $3 which I promptly send to my CVS rewards card (after getting it registered online). It expires on Sunday. I know where I'm getting snacks over the weekend then. I think that's the only thing worth $3 unless they also let you pay the difference if you choose to get something worth over $3. . . .not sure what their policy is on for this freebie, I will ask then report back later. It expires this Sunday, October 1st.
Vizio/Fandemonium Rewards- Review
I didn't really make this blog for the purpose of reviewing sites that don't really pay you straight through giftcards (or paypal) , but I felt like this was good enough to include here since they have some really cool stuff to redeem in their rewards store even if it does take awhile to build up points.
Vizio Fandemonium rewards is similar to other GPT websites that you do simple free activities for points in order to redeem for things on their website. And while they do not directly say they are giftcards it is a certain number of dollars off your purchase on their website (not sure if there is a minimum as I have never redeemed for those), but they do not have any other brands listed to redeem for if you're interested in others.
My personal favorite that I saved for in their rewards is the cooler chair I just got for 25,000 points. That might seem like a lot, but its completely worth it. The insulated bag is big enough to keep several drinks you want to keep cool inside, but I've just been using it for storage in general when I go run around doing my errands on public transportation. No space on the bus bench? No problem I sit on the small chair I got on the website (It took about a week to ship which was pretty cool). I am not sure what the weight limit is, as it is not specified, but I weigh around 180ish lbs and it feels pretty sturdy as long as you aren't trying to actively break or lean against it purposely?
Here's a visual of the cooler chair. It has its main insulated pocket,
but there is also a smaller pocket on the outside.
(After you've done their one-time social media connect stuff, and the once a month activity stuff they have, the average daily earnings are around 200 pts give or take, depending on the promotional activities they're trying to get users to be involved in)
Pro(s):
- Most of their point-building activities are point-and-click, let the page load, move onto the next one, watch a cute video/trailer, watch ads, vote on movie trailers/polls, etc
- They send you a periodic email if you haven't logged into it in awhile in order to remind you to not let your points expire
- There are some lower tiered items you can redeem so you can see that it is a legitimate website once you've built up the minimum amount of points to redeem
- No extremely long surveys
Con(s):
- The points DO expire after a specified amount of time as per their Terms of Service, just be aware of that, set yourself a reminder if you do want to save up for something in their rewards store.
- Limited/set amount of earnings per day
- May not be available outside of the U.S. I briefly skimmed through their TOS and it mainly refers to United States residents.
Link(s):
Referral link
Non-Ref Link
Disclaimer: Yes this post does have referral links, but I've also included a non-referral link just in case you just want to check it out (You do have to make an account and log into it to see all the prizes though). If you'd like to help me out to be a referral though, please do sign up under the referral link.
Vizio Fandemonium rewards is similar to other GPT websites that you do simple free activities for points in order to redeem for things on their website. And while they do not directly say they are giftcards it is a certain number of dollars off your purchase on their website (not sure if there is a minimum as I have never redeemed for those), but they do not have any other brands listed to redeem for if you're interested in others.
My personal favorite that I saved for in their rewards is the cooler chair I just got for 25,000 points. That might seem like a lot, but its completely worth it. The insulated bag is big enough to keep several drinks you want to keep cool inside, but I've just been using it for storage in general when I go run around doing my errands on public transportation. No space on the bus bench? No problem I sit on the small chair I got on the website (It took about a week to ship which was pretty cool). I am not sure what the weight limit is, as it is not specified, but I weigh around 180ish lbs and it feels pretty sturdy as long as you aren't trying to actively break or lean against it purposely?
but there is also a smaller pocket on the outside.
(After you've done their one-time social media connect stuff, and the once a month activity stuff they have, the average daily earnings are around 200 pts give or take, depending on the promotional activities they're trying to get users to be involved in)
Pro(s):
- Most of their point-building activities are point-and-click, let the page load, move onto the next one, watch a cute video/trailer, watch ads, vote on movie trailers/polls, etc
- They send you a periodic email if you haven't logged into it in awhile in order to remind you to not let your points expire
- There are some lower tiered items you can redeem so you can see that it is a legitimate website once you've built up the minimum amount of points to redeem
- No extremely long surveys
Con(s):
- The points DO expire after a specified amount of time as per their Terms of Service, just be aware of that, set yourself a reminder if you do want to save up for something in their rewards store.
- Limited/set amount of earnings per day
- May not be available outside of the U.S. I briefly skimmed through their TOS and it mainly refers to United States residents.
Link(s):
Referral link
Non-Ref Link
Disclaimer: Yes this post does have referral links, but I've also included a non-referral link just in case you just want to check it out (You do have to make an account and log into it to see all the prizes though). If you'd like to help me out to be a referral though, please do sign up under the referral link.
Tuesday, September 19, 2017
Nicequest - Followup UPDATE
Since my initial post about Nicequest, I have noticed the values of the shells have gone down a little (for some things), so that means the number of shells to hit minimum on certain prizes such as the Amazon and Walmart giftcards have gone up a little.
$10 AGC and Walmart went from 110 to 145.
$20 AGC and Walmart went from 210 to 280.
(No screenshots of this available of the values prior to the change as this change was unexpected)
The others remain relatively unchanged. I think it is because Amazon.com and Walmart is their most popular giftcard to redeem for, not to mention it stacks up. If you want e-gift cards for food it is still up there, but I'm surprised they still have Toys R Us as redemption options given that TRU just announced they were going bankrupt this week. Not sure how it is going to affect GPT sites that offer that giftcard or if they will be deemed worthless once the bankruptcy goes through but I'm not honestly knowledgeable about that sort of thing. That is just what I've been hearing people post under comments for an article I read this week.
However despite the increase in shells needed to well. .shell out, the Amazon gift cards are still out of stock as of today. I am still not sure how often they restock but they gave me a very vague answer when I asked them on facebook.
$10 AGC and Walmart went from 110 to 145.
$20 AGC and Walmart went from 210 to 280.
(No screenshots of this available of the values prior to the change as this change was unexpected)
The others remain relatively unchanged. I think it is because Amazon.com and Walmart is their most popular giftcard to redeem for, not to mention it stacks up. If you want e-gift cards for food it is still up there, but I'm surprised they still have Toys R Us as redemption options given that TRU just announced they were going bankrupt this week. Not sure how it is going to affect GPT sites that offer that giftcard or if they will be deemed worthless once the bankruptcy goes through but I'm not honestly knowledgeable about that sort of thing. That is just what I've been hearing people post under comments for an article I read this week.
However despite the increase in shells needed to well. .shell out, the Amazon gift cards are still out of stock as of today. I am still not sure how often they restock but they gave me a very vague answer when I asked them on facebook.
Friday, September 15, 2017
Digital Reflection - Lack of Funding/Review/Opinion Rant Post
This would have been a review on how much I earned with Digital Reflection so far and how great it was, but I have just had the unfortunate email that they are decreasing the number of panelists they have due to lack of funding. Unfortunately, that means that they had to let go of some of their current panelists in order to keep a certain number of panelists so the program keeps going.
For those of you who don't know, Digital Reflection is a company that pays you for hooking up an internet metering device to your router, and they collect your data anonymously, for marketing reasons. It was a very passive program that gave great starting bonuses and with consistent use, a bonus of $20 every 3 months in addition to $5 a month just for having it plugged in. I do not know if they plan to change the incentive method, but I would rather have had a decrease in rewards for a little while than actually being kicked off the panel randomly and permanently. It's a bummer these are one of the few things I get chosen for, that I actually don't want to be chosen for, but I'll just call it bad luck even though I have a sneaking suspicion they chose households with less than a certain amount of people and put them in the drawing. I don't have any evidence for that but more data is always better right?
Truly a fitting way to end a relatively bad week. Hopefully the weekend will be better.
I joined the panel in 2016. Since then, I've redeemed $200 in paypal so far (reaching minimum cashout every 6 months or so passively), earned $225 unfortunately those who are getting kicked off will not even have partial payments as a last courtesy due to the minimum/maximum cashout being $50 paypal (or a different currency you prefer that they offer). It was great while it lasted but it's time to move on. I'll be looking for similar panels to join so if anyone can refer me to any, comment or email me at kaeosviernes@gmail.com.
For those of you who don't know, Digital Reflection is a company that pays you for hooking up an internet metering device to your router, and they collect your data anonymously, for marketing reasons. It was a very passive program that gave great starting bonuses and with consistent use, a bonus of $20 every 3 months in addition to $5 a month just for having it plugged in. I do not know if they plan to change the incentive method, but I would rather have had a decrease in rewards for a little while than actually being kicked off the panel randomly and permanently. It's a bummer these are one of the few things I get chosen for, that I actually don't want to be chosen for, but I'll just call it bad luck even though I have a sneaking suspicion they chose households with less than a certain amount of people and put them in the drawing. I don't have any evidence for that but more data is always better right?
Truly a fitting way to end a relatively bad week. Hopefully the weekend will be better.
I joined the panel in 2016. Since then, I've redeemed $200 in paypal so far (reaching minimum cashout every 6 months or so passively), earned $225 unfortunately those who are getting kicked off will not even have partial payments as a last courtesy due to the minimum/maximum cashout being $50 paypal (or a different currency you prefer that they offer). It was great while it lasted but it's time to move on. I'll be looking for similar panels to join so if anyone can refer me to any, comment or email me at kaeosviernes@gmail.com.
Reward redemption option screenshot for those who didn't get kicked out of the panel. (Seriously I didn't know whether I should include this or not?? I hope Digital Reflection once they get back on their feet can allow the people kicked out to re-join again.
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