Swagging in 2013 - Part 1

miwa

janeken wrote: »

Have a good read of the posts on here when you get time. The advice is invaluable. Good Luck!

Absolutely. Never would have stuck with this site if it wasn't for this thread!

I've had no luck with referrals either janeken...

bestpud

miwa wrote: »

Still waiting on bloody Change4Life though :rotfl:
I'll need a lot of transfats to help me through the waiting game

I was credited almost straight away for that one, I'm sure.

I just checked and it is in the credited list and I didn't raise a ticket for it.

Maybe they think your life is fine as it is...

Lily_The_Legend

'Online shopping' just got me 8SBs.

miwa

bestpud wrote: »

I was credited almost straight away for that one, I'm sure.

I just checked and it is in the credited list and I didn't raise a ticket for it.

Maybe they think your life is fine as it is...

Validation comes from the sources you'd least expect...

psychic_teabag

janeken wrote: »

Thanks for the warning Mrs YB. I've been on SwagBucks for 6 months now and recent fraudulent attempts on my credit card have made me take stock of things. I have only used the credit card twice in the past four months as I am trying to clear the balance - both times for offers on here related to gambling sites...

For me, being credited for offers and downloading games is the exception rather than the rule so is it worth it? I have downloaded games, apps and toolbars and not been credited

Hmm - I would never give out my credit card number just for a few swag-pence. I would also never install this dodgy software on my main pc : I did set up windows on an old machine I had lying around, just for installing this malware, but it rarely credited, and just took so long (because the machine was so slow) that I probably won't bother again.

Yesterday afternoon I went through everything on my computer and deleted everything that was on my computer as a result of trying to get SwagBucks. It is amazing the difference it has made to the speed of my laptop.

Yeah, it's shocking how much spyware these things install. Windows does have a system-checkpoint and restore feature, which would allow you to rewind the state of the computer back as it was before you did the install. You should probably also at least set up a separate user account for anything you do install.

I get hundreds of Spam emails every day now which is obviously a result of filling in all those pages of questions when you try for a competition offer. Answering No to all of them doesn't seem to affect Spam emails or telephone calls.

There are various ways you can set up temporary email addresses. mailinator.com is a good one, though many sites know about it and disqualify it. I believe yahoo also allow you to setup one-time email addresses.

My ISP is plusnet, which has a "catchall" address - I can use any-word-i-like@mydomain.plus.com and it will arrive in my catchall@mydomain.plus.com account, where I can just delete them in batches from time to time. If anyone is very persistent, I can single out that one address for special treatment.

Obviously you need to use a system that does let you see the first email from them, in case you have to acknowledge it in some way.

I also never give out a phone number to these sites - I really couldn't be doing with receiving junk calls / texts. This does mean I miss out on a lot of offers, though. I do have a "landline" number allocated (free) from sipgate.co.uk, but most sites seem to know that it's not a proper number.

I do have an old live sim - I might start giving out its number. But it does have some credit on it, and I wouldn't want that to be used up in receiving premium texts, or voicemail charges, or whatever.

spiritwood

psychic_teabag wrote: »

Do you compare shop-and-earn offers with other sites ? When I had a quick look, I got the impression that topcashback was generally a bit more generous.
Though I see now there are some that are only on swagbucks, or slightly more generous there.

yes thank you i belong to a few sites. i tend to use the sb shop and earn for things like holland and barrett who offer an excellent 10sb's per pound and being a lentil weavery type i buy lots from them

Rosie

Just had a TS on shopping (M&S) for 88 sbs credited straight away.

Mummy_Moo

Another slow day. No TS or DS so far. Can't do any surveys on the Trial Pay wall as it wants details from me, including a ZIP code, tried entering my UK postcode and it didn't work. Plodding on with SBTV and home page videos but it takes ages with my rubbish internet connection.

29/80

mm123

Rosie TS on shopping (M&S) for 88 sbs never credited me,hopeful it will soon - mad as it took forever to complete..

GarnetLady

Morning! Hope everyone is managing okay with all this snow.

I've been credited for that Guilt Trip trailer survey I did the other week. Very pleased as I hadn't raised a ticket.

No TS for me today, but have just completed a rather boring DS on TV companies.