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@fivetalents Are those printable coupons from coupons.com still hit or miss for you? I only do them during Swago, I hate the 1 business day delay and then I’ll forget about it.

@mrvietnam said in UPDATE!! Amazon GC's for spinning wheel (YMMV, contest but many win) T-Mobile/Sprint Customers 06/22: Wendy's Free Single or Chicken Sandwich, $5 off lyft, Free Redbox:

@ctujackbauer said in UPDATE!! Amazon GC's for spinning wheel (YMMV, contest but many win) T-Mobile/Sprint Customers 06/22: Wendy's Free Single or Chicken Sandwich, $5 off lyft, Free Redbox:

AMOE for non-customers for the amazon gc contest

https://amoe.t-mobiletuesdays.com/

Thanks, Registered with 4 different non-T Mobile numbers and was able to play 4 times. Lost each time.

Use different devices if you’re going to enter 4 times that quickly. T-Mobile has been known to revoke prizes and restrict people from entering in future contests via AMOE.

There was a big scandal in which someone from the same small town kept winning under different names, they’ve changed the rules recently.

https://www.theverge.com/2020/8/18/21374045/tmobile-tuesdays-giveaway-bots-scam-pennsylvania-sweepstakes-contest

AMOE for non-customers for the amazon gc contest

https://amoe.t-mobiletuesdays.com/

New Swago is live. The perimeter seems pretty tough this go around, so I did the second row already with just one tada/magic receipt for broccoli.

You get your money for nothing and your broccoli for free.

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.

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

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

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

This 50 SB email submission inbox pop-up offer credits instantly:

Sign up & earn SB instantly! P&G Good Everyday is a Rewards Program for your favorite brands, like Tide, Crest, Dawn Bounty and 60 more. Earn up to $150 + in Rewards annually for Brands you already use and love. Sign up today and earn 50 SB.

P&G Good Everyday used to have gift cards for rewards. itunes, dominos, taco bell, and I think one other place. They got rid of all of the gift cards and now have discounts on subscriptions and stuff like shutterfly where you still have to pay shipping fees, and one decent’ish reward for a FandangoNow rental.

There was a decent deal a couple of months back for a 3 month subscription to MyPanera+ Coffee with a free personal pizza (overrated).

There’s a 95% off digital reward sale going on now, normally a FandangoNow rental is 600+ points and is now on sale for 25 points.

Thanks for the real scoop because their pitch is apparently selling the old/former version of their rewards program. I was actually planning on trying to earn rewards with them, now I won’t bother.

It’s actually not terrible for the occasional sales now. It’s so easy to gain points through surveys and quizzes. The Panera Bread offer was like 25 points, which is the point equivalent of one survey (which is not like a swagbucks survey, its about 4 questions and takes less than a minute) and this new digital sale was 25 points for pretty much everything they offer (personally I’m only interested in the FandangoNow rental).

I only built up enough points for one gift card before they took them away. I think they’re still trying to figure out what they want the program to be.

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

This 50 SB email submission inbox pop-up offer credits instantly:

Sign up & earn SB instantly! P&G Good Everyday is a Rewards Program for your favorite brands, like Tide, Crest, Dawn Bounty and 60 more. Earn up to $150 + in Rewards annually for Brands you already use and love. Sign up today and earn 50 SB.

P&G Good Everyday used to have gift cards for rewards. itunes, dominos, taco bell, and I think one other place. They got rid of all of the gift cards and now have discounts on subscriptions and stuff like shutterfly where you still have to pay shipping fees, and one decent’ish reward for a FandangoNow rental.

There was a decent deal a couple of months back for a 3 month subscription to MyPanera+ Coffee with a free personal pizza (overrated).

There’s a 95% off digital reward sale going on now, normally a FandangoNow rental is 600+ points and is now on sale for 25 points.

@mistercheap

Thanks mister c, I didn’t get this one on my Amex Blue Cash Everyday, but when I went searching for it I found a sweet HBO Max subscription deal: $25 back when you spend $99+ (so it’s mainly for a yearly subscription, those are already discounted if you sign up for a year.)

I normally don’t buy $75 of groceries at one time anyway.

@kohlspowrshopper said in Official Kohl's Sales and Promo Codes Master Thread:

Jun 20, 2021 + $10 KC
● 20%/30%/40% Mystery Code
Anticipated

(four prayer emojis will bring me a 40%'er) That $5 Kohl’s cash is burning a whole in my pocket and Kohl’s has now sent me three emails about it.

edit: spent it already on a polo shirt that was on sale.

Looks like this free doritos locos taco doesn’t require the app, thankfully. Only on June 15th for California customers showing a valid vaccination card with at least one dose administered.

https://www.tacobell.com/news/free-tacos-to-vaccinated-californians-on-june-15

On June 15, customers who show a valid vaccination card with at least one dose administered can receive a free Nacho Cheese Doritos Locos Tacos at participating California restaurants throughout the day.

*NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. When placing order, inform Team member you want the Free Doritos® Locos Tacos and then when paying show proof of Covid 19 Vaccination shot on Tuesday 6/15/21 only during local store operating hours to receive one (1) Free Seasoned Beef Doritos® Locos Tacos per vaccinated person, available at participating California Taco Bell® locations for in-store or drive-thru redemption only, while supplies last. Excludes Kiosks. Check local store for availability and hours of operation. Not available with a delivery order. Offer excludes Doritos® Locos Tacos Supreme. Not valid with any other offer. No substitutions. No cash value. Void where prohibited. DORITOS® and DORITOS® Logo are trademarks owned by Frito-Lay North America, Inc. ©2021 Taco Bell IP Holder, LLC.

Possible YMMV (no code with this one)
500 point quiz at the bottom of today’s email: Celebrate KFR’s birthday with a chance to win $500

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@mistercheap said in BK APP - Whopper Wednesday 6/9 $1 Single $2 Double $3 Triple Whopper:

It takes two hands to handle the Whopper.

And the app. One time I was asked to show the app whilst paying at the drive-thru.

@my4mainecoons said in checkout51 terms of service update - 180 days of inactivity will charge $3.99 monthly against account balance:

This isn’t new. iBotta has an inactivity fee as well. I just cashed out CO51 and then I’m going to close the account. IDK what TADA is going to be but there hasn’t been anything worth doing on CO51 since Q.com bought SavingStar.

It used to be $2 monthly after 21 months of inactivity. Then I think they changed it to one year. Now it is 6 months.

They linked to the new terms of service update in an email. I guess they didn’t want to highlight this in the actual email.

Account Management Fee

There are costs associated with the creation and management of the Services, and those costs are covered by the fees Checkout 51 earns when you redeem Claimed Offers. Therefore, if you redeem at least one Claimed Offer during the prior 180 days (one year for residents of Quebec), your account will not be assessed any Account Management Fee (as defined below). If, however, you do not redeem at least one Claimed Offer during any 180 day period (one year for residents of Quebec), Checkout 51 will deduct from your Cash Back Credits, on a monthly basis, the lesser of (i) $3.99, or (ii) the amount of your Cash Back Credits (in either case, an “Account Management Fee”). No Account Management Fees will be charged or deducted during the first six months (one year for residents of Quebec) after you initially register for the Services. Checkout 51 will attempt to notify you by email to the address in your Registration Data before any Account Management Fee is deducted from your Cash Back Credit. Subject to Checkout 51’s right to terminate your account under these Terms, Checkout 51 will stop deducting the Account Management Fee from your Cash Back Credits for six months (one year for residents of Quebec) if you redeem at least one Claimed Offer. Under no circumstances will you ever pay an Account Management Fee with anything other than amounts of your Cash Back Credits — we will never ask you to make a payment for Account Management Fees with credit or debit cards, checks or cash. If your Cash Back Credit balance reaches $0.00, your balance will remain at that amount until you earn more Cash Back Credit or your account is terminated in accordance with these Terms.

https://www.checkout51.com/terms

@my4mainecoons said in Prime members get a $150 Amazon Gift Card instantly upon approval for the Amazon Prime Rewards Visa Card ExpUnk:

I clicked on the link and my offer was for $50… then I realized its because I don’t have Prime.
I wonder if I got the one week Prime Trial for $1.99 if I’d qualify for the $150 offer.
I’m not certain but I think I have a Chase Amazon cc but its been a year since I got it.

I have the Amazon Store Card through Synchrony, and the Amazon Rewards Visa through Chase.

I’ve used neither. The sign up bonuses are sweet though.

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

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@ctgolfer

These were ok I guess. It’s tough to beat the classic Haribo flavors. I got the awesome blossom 3.5 oz bag.

As a heads up, they’re $1.00 normally priced. Still a good deal for free though.

@mistercheap said in Top Cash Back $2 Bonus for using Extension 6/4-6/14/21 YMMV:

@mrvietnam said in Top Cash Back $2 Bonus for using Extension 6/4-6/14/21 YMMV:

The amount of the bonus is continuously shrinking from $5 to $2.50 and now only $2. I suppose this bonus amount is not comparable though as this $2 is for using the extendion.

I refuse to install these extensions. Don’t care about the $2 or $5 bonuses they want to give. Not worth my time and don’t want the hassles of uninstalling/removing them.

You can toggle them on and off with most browsers. You’d have to login to them to sync them, but their functionality is shut off when you toggle them off, its what I do with the annoying Swagbucks extension that I have to activate occasionally.

@mrvietnam said in TODAY ONLY 6/4 IBOTTA ($3.29 fixed) Free 6-8oz bag of CRYSTAL FARMS Shredded Cheese at many grocery chains:

This might be an East coast brand. I have never heard of the brand before.

I’ve never seen them here, they’ve been on ibotta for a while but I’ve tried Target, Walmart in addition to the local chains.

Find a penny pick it up all day long you’ll have good luck.
Find a penny let it lie you’ll need a penny before you die.

Voss video at the bottom of Checkout51 for 3 pennies.

Got another random email for $5 Kohl’s cash. In addition to the $5 at $25 Kohl’s code, I haven’t bought anything in a few months.

Not sure what triggered this one other than logging into the app (possibly signed out for some time after app updates) and browsing around the store yesterday.

@fivetalents

I should learn to click on links in emails before replying to the thread.

Center column for me!

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

@chryslerguy said in BK APP: Whopper Weds 5/19: Free Whopper with $3 Purchase or $2 Single Whopper:

I opened the app, it immediately started updating… Now I see the offer, but it won’t let me add anything to the cart, it just goes around in circles, pick food, check availability, select location, start over…grrrr…

Instead of placing an online order, you can redeem the offer at a restaurant, they’ll ask for the code at the drive-thru or counter.

Unfortunately, Not All Legendary Rewards Are Available In Your State
You can still unlock the good times by claiming your Legends, card, access exclusive merch, and get a Legendary deal on Bud Light.

Gotdamn California gestapo.

Possible YMMV, the quiz today didn’t have a code available to everyone at the end of it.

500 point quiz in today’s email: , Your KFR Account Summary is Here

WHEN’S THE RIGHT TIME FOR BITES?

Take our eating quiz and you’ll earn 500 Bonus Points.

TAKE QUIZ
Link cannot be shared. Upon completion of quiz, points
will be added to KFR member account within 72 hours.

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

@ctujackbauer Last Swago board they rejected 3 different receipts claiming there was a minimum purchase number requirement. NONE of the offers had any such requirement and I had bought 3 of one of the items and they still rejected it with that bogus claim. Repeated submissions were flagged and rejected for the same reason. There is absolutely no way to file a dispute so I made the purchases for nothing and wasn’t able to complete the board. I didn’t even attempt this week’s Swago. 😒

Strange. Were you using the redeem button? The one where you select the things on your list prior to submitting the receipt.

It’s no ibotta or fetch rewards, that’s for sure.

I had already completed the center square for magic receipts/in-store deals/tada app, or whatever they’re calling it today, so I donated 1 SB to some random person on the swagit! app to complete the plus pattern on swago.

I guess that’s a first for me.

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

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

@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”

The past 2 years have been the worst, so it wasn’t that long ago that I could much more easily earn $15-$20 in monthly daily meter bonuses or earn $5 on a Swago game without spending a single cent or run apps all day without babysitting, etc. Mind you, since Prodege bought Swagbucks, they’ve always been greedy/abusive (keeping a larger share of affiliate fees/less SB for same work, making you do more work for same payout, etc.)… but it’s gotten so bad in recent years their site just isn’t all that worth it anymore. This is especially true now that they’ll be reporting non-taxable earnings (coupons, cash back, etc.) to the IRS as income.

I love that you shared your Facebook live sessions/trials tip! Thanks. That’s exactly why I created the GPT forum, so folks can create new threads to announce and discuss such opportunities. There’s so much more out there besides Swagbucks, we should be informing each other,

If anything, Facebook’s live sessions/trials/survey panels are wildly inaccurate compared to Swagbucks or E-Rewards. I find E-Rewards targeting to be extremely accurate, possibly because I’ve been on their platform for a while (I don’t even use it that much) or because I fill out their user profile (which doesn’t even bring me to the high paying live sessions, unlike Swagbucks which almost always gives you a chance to see if you qualify).

I actually wonder if Facebook is getting better at this because for now it seems to be a scattershot approach like Swagbucks. It’s possible that Facebook is just starting to expand this part of their referral/advertising business and that maybe in a few months or a year it will be better than the Swagbucks or E-Rewards.

You know how they say in legacy news media that Facebook knows more about you after a few months on their platform than you really know about yourself? I haven’t really found that to be true. Yet.

As always, take caution with stuff on Facebook because almost any fraudster with an ad account can set up a scam to siphon your data. You’ll probably recognize the big survey questionnaire sites already from Swagbucks and whatnot if you click on their ads, but I think a lot of ads from the focus groups are just blasting out these invitations to bypass paying Swagbucks or E-Rewards. It’s probably cheaper and they probably reach more people.

@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”