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The Summer Spin now has its online AMOE activated. You just enter the code by clicking on any of the spins you haven’t done yet, then scroll down to enter code (in tiny print).

Use code: SUMMERSPIN18

@ukedog said in SYWR Points Back with Purchase Offers Thread:

@ctujackbauer Dude, now you got me searching through deleted emails!
Would you please share the subject line of that weekly SYW sweeps email? TIA

subject line is Sweeps Weekly
sent Sunday 3’ish AM

Possibly YMMV if you’re not subscribed to that email list, or YMMV because it is Sears and sometimes they’re not reliable.

Holiday Instant Win is back.
Enter once per day via Sip & Scan, and four times a day via code entry.

Prizes:

5,000 FIRST PRIZES: 1 digital code for 10 Holiday Cards from Tiny Prints. Terms and conditions apply; code expires January 15, 2019 at 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time (“PT”). Approximate Retail Value (“ARV”): $25.90.
100,000 SECOND PRIZES: 1 digital code for $25 off any Shutterfly purchase. Terms and conditions apply; code expires January 15, 2019 at 11:59 p.m. PT. ARV: $25.00.
45,000 THIRD PRIZES: 1 digital bar code coupon for 1 free “Black” movie ticket and 1 free large fountain drink at AMC Theatres. Terms and conditions apply and will be listed on the coupon. Drink portion of the prize expires on June 30, 2020. ARV: $16.44.
11,000 FOURTH PRIZES: 1 Magazine Gold Subscription digital code. Code expires on January 31, 2019. Subject to Magazine Gold terms and conditions. Go to Terms and Conditions for more details:
magazinegoldcard.com/TermsConditions. U.S. addresses only. ARV: $15.83.
7,500 FIFTH PRIZES: 1 digital code for a Shutterfly holiday ornament. Terms and conditions apply; offer expires on January 15, 2019 at 11:59 p.m. PT. ARV: $14.99.
2,000 SIXTH PRIZES: 1 $10 CokeStore.com digital code. Terms and conditions apply; code expires January 31, 2019. ARV: $10.
4,000 SEVENTH PRIZES: 1 $10 digital Nike Gift Card, terms and conditions apply. ARV: $10.
4,000 EIGHTH PRIZES: 1 Coca-Cola 4" plush polar bear. ARV: $10.
100,000 NINTH PRIZES: 1 digital bar code coupon for 1 free large popcorn at AMC Theatres. Terms and conditions apply and will be listed on the coupon. Coupon expires on June 30, 2020. ARV: $8.49.
100,000 TENTH PRIZES: 1 digital bar code coupon for 1 free large fountain drink at AMC Theatres®. Terms and conditions apply; coupon expires on June 30, 2020. ARV: $6.19.
5,000 ELEVENTH PRIZES: 1 $10 The Home Depot® eGift Card. Terms and conditions apply. ARV: $5.
5,000 TWELFTH PRIZES: 1 $10 App Store & iTunes gift card. Terms and conditions apply. ARV: $5.
5,000 THIRTEENTH PRIZES: 1 $10 Amazon.com Gift Card, fulfilled as a digital code. Restrictions apply, see amazon.com/gc-legal. ARV: $5.
5,000 FOURTEENTH PRIZES: 1 $10 Walmart eGift Card. Terms and conditions apply. ARV: $5.

Good deal, mister c.

Has xxx seen this thread yet? Waiting for her to lecture everybody about these newfangled smartphone applications that are spying on everybody’s location.

Mod Edit: Name removed to avoid personal issues on phat.

This month’s welcome center sweeps/instant win has a doorbuster tag for most people, so you get $1 in points after spinning even if you don’t win anything on the actual spin. Log out and log back in after spinning to see your point balance.

use code: personalshopper
to be able to play the sweep

https://www.shopyourway.com/app/2/l/instantwin/500-welcome-center-checkin/44895

if that link doesn’t work use, copy and paste.
https://www.shopyourway.com/app/2/l/instantwin/500-welcome-center-checkin/44895

This month’s welcome center instant win tab has a pink doorbuster tag for 1,000 SYW points, for most people. After doing the instant win sweeps even if you don’t win, log out and then log back in, you should be 1,000 points richer.

to do the sweeps, you must use code (capital letter important): Easter

https://www.shopyourway.com/app/2/l/contests/WelcomeCenter

copy and paste below, if above link doesn’t work correctly:
https://www.shopyourway.com/app/2/l/contests/WelcomeCenter

EZTPN9KA

$1.50 off, today 5/9 only. Good for all users (see inbox in app)

There’s a Visit Myrtle Beach South Carolina ad in the upper-left corner (right below the swagbucks icon) in the rolling ads that counts as a daily discover towards your to-do-list, without having to buy anything (I just loaded the first myrtle beach page after clicking the add).

Should be the second ad in the upper-left, may have to click the arrows or buttons to bring it up. I couldn’t get it to load from the view all offers in discover, so it might only be accessible through that little box/ad.

Don’t forget to claim the reward after it hits 50,000 and unlocks (usually a day or two). Click the bell icon in the upper-right corner within 5 days of the unlock.

@alanmax said in Swagbucks Tips, Offers & Discussion Thread:

@ctujackbauer
I have a bunch of rejoins too.
What is a rejoin???
TY!!!

If you miss a question in the swagbucks live trivia game (requires smartphone app), you get to rejoin without having to spend swagbucks to win the prize at the end. There are 10 trivia questions. You split the prize of $500/$1,000 in sb among all the winners.

The games on Monday are easier because they get progressively harder throughout the week. So spend the rejoins on the harder Wednesday/Thursday games. If you advance into like the 7th or 8th question without missing, then it costs a lot of sb to rejoin, so those rejoins are valuable.

I won a Monday game and got like 39 sb, there were a lot of winners that day. There were about 10 winners in one of the Thursday games splitting $1,000, so that day a winner won around $100 (1,000 sb). It’s just very difficult to win that much.

Today’s SB Live quiz was crazy. Only 7 people won. They won about $142.

There’s a pretty high-dollar swagbucks offer for a first-time app download/sign-up and order through Postmates. They have a few delivery options, quite a bit more options for pickup.

2,856 sb for the first order. Plus there’s a code for $5 off with 5OFF. Not sure when this offer expires.

Runa energy drinks, get 1,800 sb (600 each) in one transaction when you buy 3 of them. Apparently they cost $2.49 each at Target and Sprouts, and $2.29 at limited Safeways.

Not going to do that deal, but a decent money maker.

UYEJ576A

generic code for $1.50 off, today only.

@connman said in Official Kellogg's Family Rewards Program Codes Master Thread:

@ctujackbauer Or you can just punch in KFRQ-UIZB-IGPO-INTS and get the 500 points, I’m guessing…

If it works, it works.

I was worried that it checks if you take the survey first and only then gives you the points, so I didn’t post the code.

nCrave Swago special that lasts until I think tomorrow at 8 AM.

Did anyone else have trouble filling this one out? There were two empty squares near the center that I must have done 2 or 3 times each, they just wouldn’t fill no matter what.

I ended up submitting for perimeter for 9 less sb.

OutsideTV is on revenue universe as part of the discover requirement. 4 sb for watching at least 30 seconds of 10 videos. It credits pretty quickly, and the best part is that you can do this one once a day - although this was only my first day, hope it shows up again.

Also, for those that don’t check the offers page, there’s a 500 point bonus per Kellogg’s product (limit of 5 offers) that expires 12/1/2019; purchase by 12/1 and submit by 12/31. 2,500 points (plus what you get from the product, so about 3,000 points total) would put you more than a third of the way to a $5 gift card.

And there’s a $6 movie concession cash offer for purchase of 3 select Kellogg’s product, click the i for information on the offer it will show the list of qualifying products. The concession cash are those ones you have to print out and usually have to wait for the concessions manager/leader to type in (like a prepaid credit card on paper) because the regular cashiers aren’t used to them. The concession cash prepaid certs are good only at certain theaters.

@mrvietnam said in Coke Rewards Official thread:

Does anyone know what time constitutes a new day at Coca-Cola? Does a new day start at 12 am ET?

It’s 12 AM ET.

Although you do sometimes have to pay attention to reset times. There was one instant win where the times ended at 1:00 PM ET.

For holiday instant win, see the rules, there’s a special start time and end time:

2. Promotion Period: The Instant Win Game begins at 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time (“ET”), November 11, 2019 and ends at 12:59 p.m. ET, December 20, 2019 (the “Promotion Period”). Sponsor’s computer is the official time-keeping device for this Instant Win Game.

@connman said in Official Kellogg's Family Rewards Program Codes Master Thread:

Keep an eye out for an email titled “How are we doing? Tell us with this quiz!” that asks for feedback, including on the rewards that are available.

It’s a 30 second Q&A and worth 500 points - no codes needed - automatically added within 72 hours!

I did this one too, but didn’t get the 500 points added in 72 hours.

I figure I’ll give them the weekend. I really don’t want to call customer service, even though they have really good customer service.

edit: actually, I calculated that wrong, Kellogg’s still has a few more hours so I’m pretty sure it will be credited at the end.

Customer service credited the points. Worth contacting them if you didn’t get the 500 point bonus.

2 quick Revenue Universe offers in Discover:

A quick 30 second Hulu with Live TV commercial that gives 1 SB (mainly viewed it to complete the Discover portion for daily list) and it credits quickly.

There’s also a 3 SB for click for credit card info, not sure if everyone gets that one.

YMMV deal with peelies.

Local Kroger (Ralph’s, though I checked the main Kroger weekly ad and they had it) has Friday & Saturday Only digital coupon deal for Kellogg’s Large Size cereal for $1.49 (limit 5).

The Kellogg’s boxes near it had peelies, $1 off two Kellogg’s cereals 8 oz. or larger, use two.

ibotta has $.75 off Frosted Mini-Wheats each, limit 5

$1.49 x 5 = $7.45

• $2 peelies
• $3.75

= $1.70 for 5 boxes of mini-wheats 18 oz. size

YMMV because the peelies may not be there, and sometimes the peelies don’t work correctly with the Kroger digital coupons (they usually work though.)

I haven’t tested it with large-size Raisin Bran (ibotta for this one is $.60 each) Corn Flakes ($.70 each) or Rice Krispies ($.65 each)

Probably not really surprising news to anyone here, but looks like the time has finally come for JC Penney.

This article just broke on the WSJ (paywalled):

https://www.wsj.com/articles/j-c-penney-in-advanced-talks-for-bankruptcy-financing-11587688846

For those that don’t check the app often, Coca-Cola opened up the $5,000 prepaid card monthly drawing and the $25,000 check prize drawing to everyone with sip & scan. Only takes one bottle.

It’s actually faster than entering in or scanning a bottle cap/12-pack code, which usually has errors.

Enter 5 times daily.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2020/05/banks-get-their-slice-of-equifax-settlement-individuals-still-waiting/

There’s a new collector bill for today: Chocolate Ice Cream Day

5 sb for me.

@mrsguin

Combine with free night at Venetian. The Venetian offer is good for all essential workers, so its a bigger list.

Plus both of those properties are fairly close to each other on the north strip.

https://www.venetian.com/offers/share-the-love/essential-community-heroes.html

1,000 points for submitting a photo of a Kellogg’s product creation that you eat. 5,000 bonus points if you get selected for finalists that people vote on.

email title: Share your Kellogg’s creations – Earn points!

$8.34

I’m going shopping! Gonna buy me a combo meal.

Won 71 sb from the Thursday quiz. Didn’t use a rejoin, but had to google two or three questions. I think its my 2nd biggest win or 1st biggest win.

Also I decided to do the fourth row of the Swago board, for a net of +5 sb after the sweepstakes entries.

This also stacks with the Unilever Fetch Rewards at select grocery stores (10,000 points for every $30 spend, up to 5 offers).

If you’re in California, the $5 Friday deal is 2 for $5 Magnum, which is a Unilever ice cream (max 4 total ice creams).

Heads up, its run by Fandango Loyalty Solutions, so it occasionally requires an email to customer service if they don’t scan the receipt correctly the first time (usually through those automatic scanners).

Also, heads up, I just read the offer details more closely, the Visa e-gc virtual reward account is only at the $10 level. You choose for e-gift card from various stores at the $5 or $20 level. Click the offer details in the upper right corner to see the available store e-gift cards.

https://www.icecreamrewards.com/

MORE TREATS GET YOU
MORE REWARDS
When you buy more Unilever Frozen Treats, you can get more value in eGift cards.

BUY 4
participating Unilever Frozen Treat products, earn a $5 eGift Card
BUY 8
participating Unilever Frozen Treat products, earn a $10 eGift Card or Visa® Rewards Virtual Account
BUY 14
participating Unilever Frozen Treat products, earn a $20 eGift Card

New Wheel of Fortune contest for 5 days, but doesn’t start until Sept 21:

https://www.wheeloffortune.com/win/cookie-jam-giveaway

@fivetalents

See, I wasn’t dreaming it up, like usual.

iphone SE (2020 I assume) for $199 with activation/lock-in at total wireless or straighttalk wireless (usually 12 months). Its on page 14 of the ad and is part of a 2 day event starting 11/14 at 5 am store time.

Not bad if you want to stay on ios or go to ios on the cheap.

Not a new class action, just an update because checks were sent out for this one.

From: https://www.westernuniontcpasettlement.com/

Checks were sent out. Nearly $250.00 for me.

@harperr said in Official Kellogg's Family Rewards Program Codes Master Thread:

Team Mini won.

Second place team still won 500 points. I was on team tony. And the 500 points from the 5-day code/poll deal also credited.

1Q2021 (Jan 1 - Mar 31) available for activation

Wholesale ClubsInternet, Cable, & Phone ServicesSelect Streaming Services
Earn 5% cash back on up to $1,500 in combined purchases

*These merchants operate warehouse-style retail stores, sell in bulk, and concentrate on price appeal. Merchants sell a full range of household goods and merchandise, groceries, furniture, electronics, appliances, and auto supplies. These merchants may or may not have membership requirements. Gas, fuel, wholesale specialty service purchases such as travel, insurance, cell phone and home improvement will not qualify in this category. Delivery service merchants will be included if they classify as a wholesale club merchant.

Only purchases for internet, cable, satellite television and radio, cellular, wireless data, and landline services will qualify. Purchases of equipment are not included. If you purchase or pay for your internet, cable and satellite television, phone or related services in a merchant’s store that is not classified by the merchant in the applicable services category, the purchase or payment will not qualify; for example, phone bill payments in a merchant’s store that is classified as a telephone equipment store.

Merchants in the Select Streaming Services category specialize in delivering music and video content over the internet. Only subscription services paid for with the following select merchants will qualify for this offer: Disney+, Hulu, ESPN+, Netflix, Sling, Vudu, Fubo TV, Apple Music, SiriusXM, Pandora, Spotify and YouTube TV.*

@connman said in Official Disney Movie Insider Master Thread:

@ctujackbauer said in Official Disney Movie Insider Master Thread:

NEWSKILLS

Well, this year, who’d fault them if it were the other one?

This is like that controversy when Disney was accused of pushing subliminal messages in family-friendly animated films like Lion King:

@fivetalents said in Swagbucks Tips, Offers & Discussion Thread:

@ctujackbauer said in Swagbucks Tips, Offers & Discussion Thread:

@fivetalents do you usually complete the daily bonus goals 1 and 2?
I did for a month or two but stopped because it felt like a grind each day - I enjoy doing the survey panels and swagbucks stuff for fun as a kind of a side hustle that I can do while watching tv or when I’m up at night. It felt like I was just going through the motions with swagbucks so I dialed it way back.

I always multi-task while doing Swagbucks too. I used to complete the daily bonus goals 1 and 2 but I’m spending a LOT less time on Swagbucks since they’ve heavily throttled everything such that everything pays less AND you have to work harder for it. Another way they are greedy is increasing your goals every time you reach them, so you have to work harder and harder every successive day… very abusive of it’s members, especially considering how much harder it is to earn now.

My average monthly earnings are 1/3 of what they used to be. Even when I try hard, I regularly miss the FIRST goal, never mind the second one! For over 10 years I NEVER missed the 1st goal and made the 2nd goal 70% or more of the time, barring special circumstances such as power outages or emergencies. I would almost never miss my 30 day streak bonus, now I rarely get a 7 day streak and many fewer 2nd goals.

My advice is to take survey screeners for online focus groups and communities that guarantee payment for weekly participation (not a chance to win rewards), They can last anywhere from weeks to years and take less time but provide steady, predictable payments.

I didn’t realize Swagbucks has been around 10 years and that it was easier to complete the daily goals years back.

Good advice on the communities. I’m only a part of one community that pays out a little bit each month, it is consistent. I’m a part of I think two other smaller ones that take a while to build up a balance. Ever since I decided to spend less time, I pretty much seek out the one-hour sessions that pay well or the group chats that pay well.

This may sound strange or somewhat risky (depending on how you view your personal data), but Facebook has a ton of the live sessions and product trials and even quick sessions that pay decently. It’s pretty much all I get now in my advertisements on Facebook, I really can’t resist them if I fit the survey criteria. A lot of the Facebook ads/survey sessions I don’t qualify for based on my personal profile (possibly a good thing) or because I honestly answer the question: “have you completed a similar survey within the past x number of months”

Does anyone know what counts for the “Online Receipt Upload” in this week’s Swago? I submitted a grocery store receipt because when I clicked on the Swago square for that one it took me to the magic receipts/tada page. I emailed it to the correct email address that only shows up when hovering over that square, and then got a rejection a short while later.

Is it for any online store? Or just participating swagbucks online stores?

I guess I’ll just do the middle column instead of the plus sign (50 less SB awarded)

edit: super late update, but there was a link to a help article, I guess its only for online shopping with e-receipts at a few stores. Link here: https://help.swagbucks.com/hc/en-us/articles/360041470431

Possible YMMV.
100 point quiz at the bottom of today’s email: 2X bonus points on the brands you love!

TELL US WHY YOU
BUY & EARN 100
BONUS POINTS!

Take our poll and get 100 bonus points. Just one question to answer!

TAKE THE POLL
Complete poll and redeem code by 12/31/21.
One entry per customer.

Earn 5% cash back from Chase on up to $1,500 in combined purchases at Grocery Stores (excluding Target® & Walmart®) and on Select Streaming Services from July 1 - September 30, 2021.

Activate by September 14, 2021.

@noahbody said in PSA: Microsoft issues urgent security warning: Update your PC immediately:

Is there a KB number associated with this patch so we can check if it’s been installed? Or maybe a link to the patch? I’m not seeing anything just using my windows update utility.

KB5004945

Unless you’re on an out-of-support version like 1909 and below.

Windows 10, version 21H1 (KB5004945)
Windows 10, version 20H2 (KB5004945)
Windows 10, version 2004 (KB5004945)
Windows 10, version 1909 (KB5004946)
Windows 10, version 1809 and Windows Server 2019 (KB5004947)
Windows 10, version 1803 (KB5004949) [Not available yet]
Windows 10, version 1507 (KB5004950)
Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 (Monthly Rollup KB5004954 / Security only KB5004958)
Windows 7 SP1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 (Monthly Rollup KB5004953 / Security only KB5004951)
Windows Server 2008 SP2 (Monthly Rollup KB5004955 / Security only KB5004959)
Security updates have not yet been released for Windows 10 version 1607, Windows Server 2016, or Windows Server 2012, but they will also be released soon, according to Microsoft.

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/microsoft-pushes-emergency-update-for-windows-printnightmare-zero-day/