Swagbucks 2024.

Bazzalona13295

SonOfPearl said:

Bazzalona13295 said:

SonOfPearl said:

The conversion rate for PayPal has become even worse - £15 now needs 1,875 SB. 

Oh ...... (think of a swear word, you might get it right), I've been saving up to get to 1500sb, something I don't usually do. Hey ho, back to Tesco it is.

@Bazzalona13295 Can the Tesco vouchers be used online, or is it just in store? 

I think its just in store, that is when I use them, but I'll check when they come through maybe 2mrw/Sunday.

dave2319

pecunianonolet said:

Fair point but I happily get paid in USD if they would offer this via Revolut, Wise, etc. Plenty of alternatives to Paypal which do not rip off the vendor (SB) and the client (I). I almost never shop at Tesco, occasionally for petrol and Amazon I had I think 3 orders over the course of last year (many more work related for which I get reimbursed).
Cash is what I am after to put in savings.

Sure, and I think a problem generally is PayPal having rip-off fees, so it's more attractive to get a no-fee gift card for a retailer, but of course only if you'll use them.

Interesting to hear you prefer Revolut and Wise. Maybe this thread isn't the place to elaborate in any great detail since Swagbucks don't offer them, but it would be interesting to hear more about their fees and whether anyone else here prefers them to PayPal.      

SonOfPearl

Bazzalona13295 said:

SonOfPearl said:

Bazzalona13295 said:

SonOfPearl said:

The conversion rate for PayPal has become even worse - £15 now needs 1,875 SB. 

Oh ...... (think of a swear word, you might get it right), I've been saving up to get to 1500sb, something I don't usually do. Hey ho, back to Tesco it is.

@Bazzalona13295 Can the Tesco vouchers be used online, or is it just in store? 

I think its just in store, that is when I use them, but I'll check when they come through maybe 2mrw/Sunday.

Thanks. I shop at Tesco twice a week, but always online. I seem to recall years ago that the Tesco vouchers were only for use in-store, but I may have got that wrong. 

mjm3346

pecunianonolet said:

dave2319 said:

Yes, it's a shame about the PayPal conversion rates, but to be fair to them they were offering a very generous rate at 1 SB = a penny (given that they pay fees) because the markets have never been as low as £1 = $1.

Swagbucks changed it to that after the price dipped below $1.10 after the spectular budget under Liz Truss in September 22, but it returned to $1.20 a few months later and has almost entirely been above that for more than a year now.

Currently it's $1.26 and Swagbucks have now set all theirs to $1.25, apart from the one for 100, so given that they have to pay fees for sending PayPal I think it's only a fair price really, and we should probably be thankful it was that good for much longer than it could have been.

Fair point but I happily get paid in USD if they would offer this via Revolut, Wise, etc. Plenty of alternatives to Paypal which do not rip off the vendor (SB) and the client (I). I almost never shop at Tesco, occasionally for petrol and Amazon I had I think 3 orders over the course of last year (many more work related for which I get reimbursed).

Cash is what I am after to put in savings.

could you not pay for the work related ones with vouchers and get reimbursed in cash (same price to you whichever you use so nothing dodgy about it)

MollyR

The John Lewis gift cards can also be used in Waitrose.

pecunianonolet

mjm3346 said:

pecunianonolet said:

dave2319 said:

Yes, it's a shame about the PayPal conversion rates, but to be fair to them they were offering a very generous rate at 1 SB = a penny (given that they pay fees) because the markets have never been as low as £1 = $1.

Swagbucks changed it to that after the price dipped below $1.10 after the spectular budget under Liz Truss in September 22, but it returned to $1.20 a few months later and has almost entirely been above that for more than a year now.

Currently it's $1.26 and Swagbucks have now set all theirs to $1.25, apart from the one for 100, so given that they have to pay fees for sending PayPal I think it's only a fair price really, and we should probably be thankful it was that good for much longer than it could have been.

Fair point but I happily get paid in USD if they would offer this via Revolut, Wise, etc. Plenty of alternatives to Paypal which do not rip off the vendor (SB) and the client (I). I almost never shop at Tesco, occasionally for petrol and Amazon I had I think 3 orders over the course of last year (many more work related for which I get reimbursed).

Cash is what I am after to put in savings.

could you not pay for the work related ones with vouchers and get reimbursed in cash (same price to you whichever you use so nothing dodgy about it)

Good idea but doubt the finance department would be happy about it and would start to question why I use private gift vouchers to order work related stuff I expense. 

I guess I just have to accept that a lot of SB points are for the bin or wait until next year until I have accumulated £100. Makes Swag Ups also much less attractive or usable. 

Or worst case, just stop using SB.

Bazzalona13295

pecunianonolet said:

mjm3346 said:

pecunianonolet said:

dave2319 said:

Yes, it's a shame about the PayPal conversion rates, but to be fair to them they were offering a very generous rate at 1 SB = a penny (given that they pay fees) because the markets have never been as low as £1 = $1.

Swagbucks changed it to that after the price dipped below $1.10 after the spectular budget under Liz Truss in September 22, but it returned to $1.20 a few months later and has almost entirely been above that for more than a year now.

Currently it's $1.26 and Swagbucks have now set all theirs to $1.25, apart from the one for 100, so given that they have to pay fees for sending PayPal I think it's only a fair price really, and we should probably be thankful it was that good for much longer than it could have been.

Fair point but I happily get paid in USD if they would offer this via Revolut, Wise, etc. Plenty of alternatives to Paypal which do not rip off the vendor (SB) and the client (I). I almost never shop at Tesco, occasionally for petrol and Amazon I had I think 3 orders over the course of last year (many more work related for which I get reimbursed).

Cash is what I am after to put in savings.

could you not pay for the work related ones with vouchers and get reimbursed in cash (same price to you whichever you use so nothing dodgy about it)

Good idea but doubt the finance department would be happy about it and would start to question why I use private gift vouchers to order work related stuff I expense. 

I guess I just have to accept that a lot of SB points are for the bin or wait until next year until I have accumulated £100. Makes Swag Ups also much less attractive or usable. 

Or worst case, just stop using SB.

I'm not taking the mick but we don't know the even higher payouts won't be made more expensive.

Ok I was only waiting for £15 worth but who knows.

mjm3346

Mastercard is still the cheaper price

marmaladeatkins

Lunar New Year Collector's Bill search win today - 10SB + 5SB for a total of 15 SB.

missymouse

has anyone else noticed in Brain supposedly awards 10sb each time you are screened out but it then equates to 1 sb plus I rarely get a chance to answer any questions etc

at least it is instant now