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elyphant

jamtart6 wrote: »

hey guys!
mum2one he sounds fab!!!! I am so pleased for you! bet you can't wait for the holiday!!!

Well as you may or may not know we have moved into our new house and I am finding it really hard to keep on top of all the housework! How the heck do you people do it?? and with kids?! omg!! I'm hoping I just feel worse as there are hundreds of bags everywhere that still need to be sorted from the move but I don't think that is really the issue Any tips would be much appreciated!

Car boot sale this weekend, desperately need to make some pennies!!!

Hi jammy, hope the move has gone smoothly it's a big exciting thing but stressful too. My answer to the housework question - I don't!! I think you just have to do what you can do, and the world won't come to an end if you don't do the rest! We moved 2 years ago and it was only last weekend that we got the spare room/study sorted. Still loads of boxes in the garage. But I figure, no plans to move again so have plenty of time and have to fit everything into life don't you so got to do things your own way. Prob not helpful to you but maybe comforting I don't know lol

Off to write another dooyoo review now - new rules don't look too bad cos 100 points per review was what we got before wasn't it? Or was it 500 - oh dear can't remember and that's not good if it was 500. Oh dear me.

Managed to redeem £20 of VO yesterday, total redeemed this year up to £190 and some fair balances still mounting up but not at redeem yet.

Sorry for mammoth post!

rufusdog52

Thanks for the post about Dooyoo Jammy, hadnt seen it before. Most of the ones I write are for the films so they will go down to 100 points per review. Still better than nothing I suppose. Only need another 500 points for next voucher.

Good luck with the bag sorting xx

susan42

Elysia, you like mother hen interrogating mum 2 one, made me laugh. Anything else you want to ask? :rotfl::rotfl:Anotherthing elysia, leave purse at home and go out with £5, wish i was brave enough to do that:T

Jamtart :eek: dooyoo changing the points system.....makes me wonder if its wort it as i seem to be spending all day reading reviews trying to catch up.....does it start immediately?

Ancient mum wecome to our little slice of mse if you goto this and here theres some great ideas, i usually spend all day and then achieve nothing:A

ammonite

Honestly not sure about when the dooyoo changes start, I'm a bit peeved, I think food and films should still be at 500. I do know what they mean, it is quicker to review a mars bar than a washing machine but 100pts..well im not sure its worth it, I'm going to get all mine in the 300 category I think.

rufusdog52

Well I have saved £24 this week, I bought my daughter a set of books from the Works that she wanted for her birthday, cost me £14 for the 8 books and on Amazon the set is £38 so very chuffed.

Also saved a bit in the week, we wanted another new back door mat so we called in Dunelm Mill and found one, was £6, came up on the till at £2.50.

Just did a survey on VO for £1.50 and got most of the daily clicks done before I went up town.

Have another review ready to go, it will only be the 100 points if they are already doing them but should get to the pay out point very soon.

elysia2003

The new points system is a bit of a shocker isn't it. I suppose if you do a mixture, it will work out at about the same, but if you do food or films all the time, it'll take forever to get anywhere. :mad: Travel reviews100 points? Some of the travel reviews are the longest and most detailed I've ever read, they should be double what they are now, not 100 points. :mad: and if they are over 1,500 words they should pay us to read them, they take so long.

rufusdog52

elysia2003 wrote: »

The new points system is a bit of a shocker isn't it. I suppose if you do a mixture, it will work out at about the same, but if you do food or films all the time, it'll take forever to get anywhere. :mad: Travel reviews100 points? Some of the travel reviews are the longest and most detailed I've ever read, they should be double what they are now, not 100 points. :mad: and if they are over 1,500 words they should pay us to read them, they take so long.

Yes its a bit of a shock isnt it. They have already started the new points. I just put on a review that I had done already hoping it would take me over the pay out level but it didnt so just did another one of our TV and that got the 600 points. It came up at the top when I was writing it that I would earn 600 points. At least I am over the level now, just need to wait for the points to become redeemable.

Will still carry on with the films I think as we have so many DVDs as home.

elysia2003

I wouldn't must as much effort into it if you're only being paid 10p plus 1p per read. I usually hope to get about £1 per review 50p for posting and 35 reads -in that category it'll now be 45p. That's a bit of a difference! It's all money though I suppose.

pammyj74

dooyoo is a shocker, has that started already, It will take forever to get the pts now :mad:


Today I have:

done £1.30 VO
2 GTMs - 70pts
ipsos - 175

so good day on surveys front

mum2one

elysia2003 wrote: »

LOL.. You sound just like me and OH.

Me little and round. He like a beanpole. can eat anything the pig, I only have to look and gain a stone.

He looked after his aged mum until he met me at 48. When on our first holiday together to the Algarve, and came back with a stowaway. DD2 arrived 9 months later.

You have fun girl. Just be careful.

Know that one,just look at a cream cake and 1 stone goes on.....

Most people come back with a suntan, no def don't want to come back with a stowaway, very weird my mate down here, she texted me this morning, and said, dreamt that the hol had been and gone and I'd rang her to say we were expecting, apparently would be a June event.... !! be good..... x