Swagbucking into 2017

bellola

juno wrote: »

I had a TV survey through PeanutLabs - it was blue and all on one page - and I submitted it but then it didn't credit and just took me straight through to a completely different survey:(

Yep this then happened to me after I finally got it to submit! I just assumed it had 'timed out' but if that's what it's done to everyone then obviously an issue.

Lost2

22sb instant

Happygreen

Kavor wrote: »

They've cut back on the nCrave rewards now. They used to be 3 or 2 sb's and now they're 2 and 1 sb's.

It just switched for me after being 3 and 2 all morning What I wrote about the time and babysitting they take probably still applies....

Super_Trouper

The ncrave skimming is probably in direct proportion to the gift card sale.

Scarlett

Jaffa_pig wrote: »

Apologies if anyone has posted this before, but I have been working out the cheapest way to get cash for your swagbucks through PayPal. It's rather annoying that Paypal gift cards cost more SBs than Amazon ones, but I have found a way around it. I've been getting MasterCard gift cards, which are the same number of SBs as Amazon ones. Then I log into PayPal and send myself an invoice for the gift card amount, using a different email address to my PayPal account. I then pay that invoice using my gift card. You have to pay a fee of 3% +20p, but it still works out better value pence per Swagbuck than getting a PayPal gift card. A £25 gift card will give you £23.95 in your PayPal account and a £10 gift card £9.46. The bigger amount you claim at once makes it slightly cheaper, as you only pay the 20p once along with the 3%. I hope all that makes sense!

I've been trying to work out how worth it the gift card sale is [edited to add: if you're wanting to convert to cash], given that it's only really on £5 cards. As far as I can see, using Jaffa pig's eBay self- invoicing method (with hyr6783's estimated received funds of £4.65 on a £5 self-invoice), it works out to be a pretty good deal so I thought I'd set it out here, just in case others haven't had the time or inclination to work it out:

Paypal £25 for 4000 SB or £5 for 800 SB = 160 SB per £
Mastercard £25 (you receive £23.95) for 3600 SB = 150 SB per £

Usually a Mastercard £5 (you receive £4.65 - estimated as I haven't actually done it for a £5 card yet) is 720 SB = 155 SB per £
Mastercard £5 for the sale price of 620 SB when you receive £4.65 = 133 SB per £

Worth the faff if you can be bothered...

Al1x

Scarlett wrote: »

I've been trying to work out how worth it the gift card sale is, given that it's only really on £5 cards. As far as I can see, using Jaffa pig's eBay self- invoicing method (with hyr6783's estimated received funds of £4.65 on a £5 self-invoice), it works out to be a pretty good deal so I thought I'd set it out here, just in case others haven't had the time or inclination to work it out:

Paypal £25 for 4000 SB or £5 for 800 SB = 160 SB per £
Mastercard £25 (you receive £23.95) for 3600 SB = 150 SB per £

Usually a Mastercard £5 (you receive £4.65 - estimated as I haven't actually done it for a £5 card yet) is 720 SB = 155 SB per £
Mastercard £5 for the sale price of 620 SB when you receive £4.65 = 133 SB per £

Worth the faff if you can be bothered...

That sounds far too much effort for me. I just get the amazon vouchers. Sometimes my family get me to pay for stuff from amazon as I have prime and so they give me the cash and they get their order next day!

mjm3346

Worth the faff if you can be bothered

£5 amazon 620 sb = 124 to the £.

I'd only want "faff" if it was producing somewhat better than that as I can always make use of Amazon (and the "faff" time could be used to earn more sb making the conversion worse than it seems)

MissPop

I feel like the only person who puts up with being mugged off for PayPal :rotfl: I'm trying to pay off an overdraft and don't buy much stuff these days so it's got to be PayPal for me (although I do think I'll try Jaffa Pig's Mastercard suggestion in the future!) I am however getting PC World vouchers at the moment to put towards a camera, and I feel both smug but irritated saving 600SB on each £25 voucher :rotfl:

holidaysforme

snowy79 wrote: »

Sounds like the order didn't go through. I think I had to re-do the order when I got the PIN verification. If your SB balance has not gone down just reorder the gift card. It will then show up in your order status. You then need to verify it (by email) and wait for it to be processed.

Thanks. I've done it now. Balance reduced and order showing.

Scarlett

MissPop wrote: »

I feel like the only person who puts up with being mugged off for PayPal :rotfl: I'm trying to pay off an overdraft and don't buy much stuff these days so it's got to be PayPal for me (although I do think I'll try Jaffa Pig's Mastercard suggestion in the future!) I am however getting PC World vouchers at the moment to put towards a camera, and I feel both smug but irritated saving 600SB on each £25 voucher :rotfl:

I am trying to pay off my overdraft too, so I'm looking for the best way of converting SB to cash (as was Jaffa pig, I think). I am doing pretty well with Swagbucking and self-invoicing.

I was previously getting Amazon vouchers, but I'm trying to save money/not spend, so they're good for cheap entertainment/renting films etc, but not as good for actually getting the OD paid off. This is the best way I can think of to boost my income and get my OD paid off!