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@fivetalents , many thanks to PhatWallet for providing a welcoming place for our group. It’s been enjoyable and FUN and the support from the moderators has been amazing. I’ll be exploring the other opportunities here even if I don’t continue with SacBee Rewards.

In general the new program seems awkward, it feels like I’m running in circles and the prizes are underwhelming. So far I haven’t seen anything on the new site that would entice me to continue but we’ll see if anything changes before the end of the month.

Echoing what @kateivan and @taurus742 said - my newspaper is important to me. My job requires me to be in front of a computer for most of my work day and sitting down with The Bee is something I look forward to. I feel like a dinosaur because I prefer to read a hard copy rather than spend more time in front of a screen! The rising cost and declining content are frustrating though.

I’m only speculating but the Bee probably weighed the value of the BBP program against the expense. You only have to read the business news to know that all print media are struggling financially due to competition from online news sources, so they need the most bang for their buck. The personnel costs alone to maintain the BBP program must be significant and with so many BBP users/players not subscribing to The Bee, there’s less income to offset the cost of the program. They may have judged it to be an expense they can no longer justify. Business decisions can be unpopular but their first duty is to the shareholders. This one is disappointing for sure!

****@dynamiteGmother, I did this post as a reply to you in error. I intended to reply to @fivetalents. Sorry for any confusion.

HELPFUL HINTS

Sharing a few things that might be helpful to others as we work through our learning curve:

1. You can adjust your settings for the number of posts you want to see on each page. Click on your personal avatar at the top right-hand corner of the page and select “Settings”. Scroll to “Pagination” and select the number of topics & number of posts per page you want to see. More posts per page = fewer pages. Be sure to click “Save Changes” at the bottom of the page before you exit.

2. Depending on the number of posts per page you select (see #1), your page numbers may not coincide with someone else’s page numbers. For instance, if you have 20 posts per page and someone else has 15 posts per page, the 16th post will be on their page 2 but it will be on your page 1. Unlike FatWallet, the page numbers are not the same for everyone. Keep this in mind when someone references a page number because it may be different than yours.

3. You can change the way posts are arranged by using the “Sort by” button on the upper right (located just beneath the BeeBuzzPoints banner). You can choose “oldest to newest” or “newest to oldest” which will determine the order in which the posts appear on the page.

4. Depending on how you choose to arrange your page (see #3), if someone says to “scroll up” to see an earlier post, you would need to scroll down to see older posts if your page is set to display newest posts first.

5. Page numbers are displayed at the bottom of your screen. You can also use the series of small arrows at the very top of the page (located in the shaded area to the left of your avatar) to navigate from 1st page to last page or move within a page. The double “up” arrows will take you to the first post on your first page and the single arrow next to it will move up a partial page. The double “down” arrows will take you to the last post on your last page, and the single arrow next to it will move down a partial page. This makes navigating from one location to another easier than scrolling up and down.

Welcome everyone!

@kateivan - That is genius! - placing the link to Taurus742’s master list at the top of page 1 (under the BeeBuzzPoints banner). Easy for everyone to find and no more scrolling and searching. What would we do without you?

@karinjel said in Sacramento Bee Loyalty Club (aka BeeBuzzPoints):

@auntlinda I agree, auntlinda! All of you are doing a great job for us.

I see up/down votes, but have no idea where to go to give up votes for the posts I read. Any suggestions?

@karinjel, if you look below each post on the right-hand side, next to “reply” & “quote”, you’ll see a small up arrow and a small down arrow with a number between them. Clicking the up arrow gives an “up-vote” to that post and clicking the down arrow will “down-vote” the post. You’ll see the number increase or decrease accordingly.

October 50,000 point Easy Pay Bonus

http://buzzpoints.sacbee.com/asp2/CodeDetail.aspx?type=3&CodeID=322630

Happy Thanksgiving!
No Read & Win questions on the regular site but you can get 1000 points for 14 entries by using the mobile link (select Menu > Submit a Code). Enter — (three dashes) in the “Enter a Code” field.
LINK TO MOBILE SITE: http://buzzpoints.sacbee.com/m/MobileCodeDetail.aspx?moduleType=trivia

Just like yesterday, I received 1000 points each for 14 Read & Win questions using the mobile site. I also received a mystery 10,000 points, listed in my activity history but identified only be a series of dashes. I’m not sure what it is but I’ll take it!

@taurus742 said in Sacramento Bee Loyalty Club (aka BeeBuzzPoints):

Hi everyone I don’t know if I will be able to update my list on this site everyday or if I have to set up a new one I copied it and pasted it so cross your fingers that it’s going to work if not I will setup a new one if I can figure out how the site works the old one was very easy !!!
I’m not a computer tech so I will do my best I enjoy doing the list and helping everyone and being part of the group I just like it to be easy and everyone to get a long like this group does 🐩🐾🤗🎗🍁🐉🌹🐞🐒🐿🐘
taurus742

Welcome @taurus742. You should be able to update your list as needed. At the very end of your post you’ll see three (3) vertical dots on the right-hand side. If you click on those dots and select “Edit”, a dialogue box will appear (it will contain your original post) and you’ll be able to make any necessary changes/updates. When you’re done, use the blue “Submit” button on the right to save your changes. Using a new site will be an adjustment and I think we’ll all feel disoriented for awhile. I definitely do.

I “borrowed” @kateivan’s post from yesterday and added +1 to the number sequence at the end of the string.

Do these videos on the mobile site before you empty out your trivia questions (or the links won’t work)

http://buzzpoints.sacbee.com/m/mobilecodedetail.aspx?moduleType=trivia&instanceID=419778 ~~~ Awesome Woman Videos (enter — and submit)

http://buzzpoints.sacbee.com/m/mobilecodedetail.aspx?moduleType=trivia&instanceID=419839 ~~~ Country Music Videos (enter — and submit)

@shellypie said in Sacramento Bee Loyalty Club (aka BeeBuzzPoints):

I tried twice to post CABILL’s link but neither worked for me.

@Shellypie , FYI - When @kateivan set up our group on this site, she was kind enough to post both the mobile link (CABill’s link) and the desktop link in the header just below the BeeBuzzPoints banner. It’s permanently located at the top of the first page so you can always find it there.

@taurus742 , I believe you’re right. The Read & Win, Bonus Codes and Daily Videos 1 & 2 are gone for good from BeeBuzzPoints. Everything that was contributed by The Bee has been transferred to the new program (in an awkward, weird sort of way). After re-reading the information on the changes, it looks to me like the only thing remaining on BBP will be the national trivia questions, and only until the end of the year. On the bright side, you’ll have a lot more time on your hands without looking up the answers for us each day. Good luck on your upcoming surgery and recovery.

Evidently we can continue to accumulate points each day on the “old” program for trivia and videos, plus anything available on the mobile site. We just need to remember to spend our points by the end of the month because I think after that, everything BeeBuzzPoints will be gone. Thanks to everyone who’s contributed so much to our group. It’s been fun! I’ll be sticking around for awhile to see if things improve on the new site, but will surely miss everyone who has decided to move on and those who cannot join the new program.

@agxxman said in Sacramento Bee Loyalty Club (aka BeeBuzzPoints):

Hi - first post
I am also disappointed with the new Sac Bee Rewards site.
Cumbersome and confusing and not the improvement they claim “we” wanted.
< this is clearly not what I wanted>

To be clear on a couple of concerns I had, I asked SacBee Rewards a few questions and confirmed that:

• There is no purchase necessary to use and participate in the new Rewards program
  To start using, “you” will be given a two-week, no-strings-attached digital subscription to the Sacramento Bee and be entered into the SacBee Rewards program. No credit card information is taken. At the end of two weeks, if you choose not to subscribe, your digital account goes away, but your
  free access to SacBee Rewards continues. (you will be limited in the number of monthly online articles you may read on other Sacbee.com digital platforms.)
• To enter a contest one must press the Submit button multiple times.
  A slow, one at time, process that resets after each entry!
• There is no specific web address for mobile users.
  The new site recognizes the device you are utilizing to view the site, and configures accordingly.

This may already be common knowledge, but just wanted to share

Thanks @agxxman, great information! Hoping they clean up the new program so our group can continue to play together.

Health Knowledge Trivia - 23 pairs

I want to notify everyone who joined our Facebook group “BeeBuzz AuntLinda” in September that I will close that account at the end of this month. It seems like appropriate timing since the BeeBuzz Points program is ending. If anyone has an objection or thinks it should remain open, please let me know by replying to this post or posting on the FB page. Thanks, and Happy New Year to all.

Holiday code word: toast
Daily bonus code word: Killington (per SacBee Rewards Facebook post)

Reader Quest: vote / gumbo

I received this in an informational email from FatWallet this morning:

“Thank you for shopping FatWallet. With sadness, we must inform you that we will be closing our site on Monday October 9th.”

So it looks like Sunday, October 8 will be the last day we can use FatWallet.

@nap3 said in Sacramento Bee Loyalty Club (aka BeeBuzzPoints):

I finally found the correct site. I will miss fatwallet, it’s so user friendly, but I am glad to be with all of you on the new site. I think I have only posted once or twice but I appreciate all of you that help those of us that are handicap. Thanks!

Welcome @nap3! It’s nice to have you here.

@fivetalents said in Sacramento Bee Loyalty Club (aka BeeBuzzPoints):

@acromobrien What skin are you using (see under your account settings)?

@AuntLinda I think members should be able to flag their own posts too in case they need to ask the mods for help with it. Can you please check to see if you can’t? TY.

I cannot flag my own posts. “Flag this post for moderation” is only an option for posts by other folks. I agree it should be available for our own posts too. FYI, I use Firefox.

@karinjel, welcome! You can find the mobile link at the top of page 1 under the BeeBuzzPoints banner. When @kateivan set up our group on this site she was kind enough to post both the mobile link and the desktop link so they would always be handy. I hope that helps.

Sports Trivia - Justin Smoak

Is anyone else having a problem with Read & Win - Names & Faces (“People in the News” in Taurus742’s master list)? The answer is not accepted for me. I’ve tried every headline in that section of the newspaper and nothing works.

UPDATE: Finally accepted the answer. I must have Halloween spirits at work in my computer today :).

@kateivan said in Sacramento Bee Loyalty Club (aka BeeBuzzPoints):

Here’s what worked for me on the new Sacbee Rewards site …

• newsletter signup
• Daily Quiz 12.1.17
• Reader Poll 12-1-17
• SacBee Rewards DAILY code word = SNIFFLES (same as today’s Buzz Word on BBP)
• SacBee Rewards Daily (MN-FR) FACEBOOK Code = Thor: Ragnarok (same as today’s FB code on BBP)
• SacBee Rewards FRIDAY Ticket bonus code = SNOW (same as current Ticket code on BBP)
• Read Articles – points took a while to be credited (I did the ‘get social,’ games, and videos until the article points appeared)
• Facebook share article
• GET SOCIAL – Facebook like and Twitter follow
• GAMES – clicking one of the games will open a new tab that when finished loading will credit the points (no need to actually play the game) – return to SBR tab to click the next game until reaching the 500-point max
• WATCH OUR VIDEOS – clicking this button opens a new tab – points were credited after ad completes and the actual content begins playing – clicking for more on the video tab didn’t earn any points – closed tab, clicked ‘watch out videos’ button again, let the ad play and content begin, and another 500 points got credited – repeated until reached 2,500 max for the day (and nicely there was a message saying “thank you for watching, you’ve reached the max today” (and I think you can start the first one, return to the SBR tab and click the button to open a second video tab, and so on, so that all 5 will run pretty much concurrently)
• Reader Quest – GM, Fiona, and Muslims are the answers. Nice that the section and page numbers were provided-- hopefully in the future they’ll also provide the dates!! All of the answers were from yesterday’s paper (11/30). I did word searches in the e-edition archives in order to find the answers.

Tomorrow, depending on how much time I have and whether anybody is even interested, I can make a (shorter) list of what isn’t working. My first wish is that the tasks I complete would fall off the “get points” page or at least move to the bottom of the list. Slow response time is another issue.

Overall, I agree with @karinjel’s assessment. In my opinion, the new rewards site is cumbersome and was not ready to go live. As of this writing, if the Bee is dropping Triton trivia, I will participate only until BBP goes away at the end of the year. Sure, the chances of winning the larger national prizes are slim, but at least we have a chance at them. If BBP goes away entirely and is replaced by the new Sacbee Rewards site, it doesn’t seem we’ll have any chance at those national contests at all. This change may become a factor in whether my family decides to renew our print subscription.

@kateivan, I agree with what you and others have stated. The new program is a complete mess. If nothing changes, I will depart at the end of the month too. Thank you so much for exploring the new site and sharing your wisdom of what works and what doesn’t. A sad and disappointing change to a program that has been a lot of fun.

@dynamitegmother said in Sacramento Bee Loyalty Club (aka SacBee Rewards fka BeeBuzzPoints):

everyone/anyone have you ever saw your name as a winner on the new rewards site than go down there a
only to be told that its a mistake? this happened now TWICE to me and my grandkids. first time it was for the HOME AGAIN dvd I won grandson and granddaughter won only to be told it was a mistake and than they delated numbers 11-20 from list now today it showed me and my granddaughter as winner for the krup coffee grinder once again they changed the list GUESS IF YOU DO NOT PAY TO PLAY YOU CAN NOT WIN EITHER I don’t mind so much but to do this to a 13 year old disabled boy and my granddaughter is JUST WRONG

@dynamiteGmother , a mistake?? WTH?? I guess that’s another strike against the new program. It seems to me if they publish a list of winners they are obligated to award the prize(s). You could probably challenge this to a person higher up the food chain if you’re so inclined.

Reader Quest: 13 / John Dickerson / Hot City Pizza

@kateivan said in Sacramento Bee Loyalty Club (aka SacBee Rewards fka BeeBuzzPoints):

Reader Quest = ILLEGAL BLOCKING / Special labels / Perfect 10!

Sacbee daily bonus word = Manny Ramirez [not working as of 9:02 a.m.; still not working as of 11:01 a.m. so I posted an inquiry on the SBR FB page]

Facebook = Fascinator

It’s working now (2:45). Thanks for following up!

@dstoye I’ve tried to find it also without success. I’ve also noticed that they’ve reverted to allowing only one entry at a time when redeeming points. In the beginning of this new program it was only one entry at a time, then for awhile you could make multiple entries at once, but now it’s back to one entry. It’s a frustrating program for sure.

DAILY BONUS: Foghorn Leghorn
Reader Quest: $400,000 / LEGO
Thanks @VickiB for the instructions!

@karinjel I have to sign in occasionally, but not every day. The SacBee site seems to be glitchy and touchy. I use my laptop rather than the mobile app and it seems to work fine most days, so not sure if that makes a difference?

BONUS WORD: Falcons

@karinjel said in Sacramento Bee Loyalty Club (aka SacBee Rewards fka BeeBuzzPoints):

Facebook: Inning

If anyone receives the Bee, today there will be a College Hoops bonus Word. Would you please share it with the rest of us? Thank you in advance.

I looked through the paper twice - I cannot locate the College Hoops Bonus Word.

Daily Bonus: lamb

DAILY BONUS: Belmont Stakes

Daily Bonus: Seabright

DAILY BONUS: The Mirage

DAILY BONUS: venetian

DAILY BONUS: Classroom
SCAVENGER HUNT: J

DAILY BONUS: grainy

DAILY BONUS: mead

DAILY BONUS: cream corn

@kateivan Thanks for sharing. I never check the FB page because the code is usually listed here, so I would have missed this information completely. For me it’s good timing because I had been thinking that if I didn’t win any prizes by the end of the year I would stop playing…now the decision is made for me. Cheers to you and everyone who has continued to play!

I have two 10,000 ON TV Buzzword questions today. Monster worked for one of them. Any ideas on the remaining answer?

FYI: I received 25,000 points for “Travel - Postcards From Readers” by using the mobile link. Select MENU > Submit a Code, then enter — in the answer field.

Curiously, this question did not appear in Read & Win today so I’m not sure why it’s available in the mobile link.

http://buzzpoints.sacbee.com/m/MobileSubmitCode.aspx

@kateivan I also had problems with the bonus word, but it’s working now.

@jjm432 said in Sacramento Bee Loyalty Club (aka SacBee Rewards fka BeeBuzzPoints):

Wow! I won the Omaha Steaks $100 prize. First time after many years of trying.

How exciting. Enjoy your steaks!

Daily BONUS word: spinout

Bonus Word: Gumby
I rarely post answers because someone has usually done it by the time I get here. At the risk of sounding dumb, how do I begin a new post? Today I grabbed a previous post and used “reply” but I know there must be a correct way to do it. Anyone?

DAILY BONUS: Mighty Mouse

DAILY BONUS: Winnie the Pooh
FACEBOOK: Paso Robles
Reader Quest: TRUE / Punta Cana

DAILY BONUS: Mr. Magoo

BONUS WORD: Underdog