Thursday, January 7, 2016

Used my last BK gift card

Out of the four I have earned so far the last one was used today. All were very easy to use and never had a issue. Today we used one on top of a receipt survey. We ordered a Whopper meal to get a free whopper . We paid $1.75 for our meal . This is the first online coupon we have used on our trip.

Shout out to the awesome employees of Kennesaw,  Georgia Burger King. Great place, clean, respectable, nice , employees. I am so happy with their service . Thank you to Bing, and all the Burger Kings we have ate for cheap or nothing at ! Don't worry , we will get another in a week!!!

Monday, December 28, 2015

Insta NO

I was going to wait until after I accomplished the $10.00 Gift Card but I'm not sure that will be happening. Within the last week I started writing down every offer, survey, app , etc and started noticing just how many I wasn't being credited for. When I started questioning it the response was shocking. 

Support simply said that they have NOTHING to do with the crediting. If something doesn't credit do it again. Frustrating when I am already seven dollars in but how could I stop there. Finding the pending list under the InstaGC option where it explains in detail what is really going on. 

InstaGC requires that your computer be enabled to allowing third party cookies. If you don't know what cookies are they are a form of data storage that the sites you sign up for, and information you fill out is being stored on. This list is a hold area for four days , Once four days are up they will allow you to try the offers again allowing those cookies. I do not allow third party cookies so there are 400 points on this list . Only one of these offers are due to fall off tomorrow,

Conclusion : What ever you decide to do DO NOT use InstaGC. If you read or see anyone trying to advertising how great InstaGC is it is because they give points to do just that. Bribery at it's best. I am currently at nine dollars and  have decided not to finish .


Saturday, December 26, 2015

Bing Rewards Highly Recommended

Sorry for the massive delay in posts. I have been very busy trying to accomplish my goals on all the sites I have signed up for. I am in the crunch time and coming up with my final opinions on lots of the sites. Sadly there not all good.

So far I have got cash outs from 2 of the sites I have signed up for. The first to my shock is Bing Rewards. While I don't suggest looking anything up on Bing because most of the time the results are not at all what I am looking for THEY DO PAY!!! So far I have cashed out not one, not two, but three Burger King $5.00 Gift cards. 

We officially used our first this past Saturday and it was easy and painless to use. They simply put in the code and it worked just like a Gift Card. We were able to use it with a coupon and had two Whopper meals for $3.00 out of pocket. I am extremely happy with Bing Rewards and would recommend it to anyone. 

Tuesday, December 1, 2015

InstaGC

I am very new to InstaGC. I currently only have $126.10 points. This is apparently equivalent to $1.26 or 25.22% of a $5.00 gift card. Which right now is not enough to rate how good or bad the site is. According to the "Points History" I have completed 34 tasks so far . There is much to choose from including Clicks, offers, surveys, tasks etc. With a lot of chances to earn .

The problem I have ran into so far is loading issues, my pop up blockers, Spam / and untrusted site blockers, sites having tasks that can not be completed due to answers not being available and issues with customer service. While the service was quick to reply to a ticket it requires you to go to InstaGC and check your messages. Under a drop down head lined by your sign in name on the site you will find messages . There is where I found the email asking for more feedback with my issues but, when I press the reply button I received this message ...

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You currently do not have access to the inbox system. Please contact us for further assistance.

I am going to continue to try to debunk this site to see if it will get any better. Until then I am going to play their reindeer games and see if they can't change my mind . So one of the tasks is to  write a blog and include your referral code. While I probably will not receive the points paired with the task since it qualifies for a positive promotion of the site. I just can't entirely say the site works and is awesome until I have either received a gift card or find out what is done about the issue with their sponsors. 
I genuinely hope that the outcome of this site is a positive one. The gift card offers are awesome. The list is almost endless, pages upon pages of different options some transferable for as low as 100 points. With there referral program you receive 10 points for every person who registers and confirms their email. 

Check it out and let me know what you think :

We now interrupt your regularly scheduled broadcasting with some BIRTHDAY news.

So the weekend is officially over meaning I am now 29. One of the things I spent a LOT of time doing before my birthday was signing up for sites to get the birthday perks. I must have filled out for 30 plus different restaurants and stores. I highly recommend the following list .

A&W - Most of the Frugal sites start here because it's first in alphabetical order . However that is not my purpose. I put A&W first because I actually cashed this one in and it did not cost me anything but some ink to do so. A&W gives you a FREE Root beer float. Since there was not a size on the coupon they made a large .

Denny's - Probably the best of all the Birthday freebies because you don't have to do anything but show up with your ID and state that it is your Birthday for your free Grand Slam breakfast. Unfortunately this one has to be cashed in on the day of your birthday . Since I don't live near a Denny's and my family always have Thanksgiving on my Birthday mixed with Black Friday shopping there was just not enough time this year to cash in on this wonderful perk. Sometimes the employees may even take off the amount a Grand Slam costs when you order anything other than a Grand Slam.

Red Robin - You will receive a email stating that you will get one free burger. Cashing in on this delicious prize is really just as easy as giving the waiter / waitress your phone number. Red Robin was the first Birthday freebie I cashed in on only days after Halloween. Almost a full month before my Birthday.

Ihop - Like Denny's there Birthday freebie is Breakfast. While I remember the coupon being something like a buy one get one. This year it was the Rooty Tooty Fresh and Fruity Pancakes. In which (If you don't already know) is simply Pancakes with one of four fruits topped with Whipped Cream. I don't personally care for the idea and our waiter was nice enough to take the cost off of the breakfast sampler that I ordered. This coupon unlike Denny's though does not have to be redeemed on your Birthday.

Buffalo Wild Wings (BWW) - This one was a bit of a surprise for me because I had missed the email when it had originally came into my inbox. I had not signed up for BWW as a Birthday perk. Instead I had signed up a long time ago when there was a offer of a coupon on a site much like retail me not. While we were at BWW a few days before my Birthday , I searched my email and low and behold I did have a Birthday coupon for a snack sized wing. I just showed the waitress and she took care of the rest.

Swagbucks - If you are a member of this page you will receive 55 Swag Ups. This one was a little confusing for me because I kept going back to my account trying to make it show up. However Swag ups only appear after you cash in your next gift card. Which did happen promptly yesterday when I cashed in my first $5.00 Burger King gift card.

Red Lobster - You will receive $5.00 off 2 entrees. While not a huge discount it was enough to pull me into the restaurant for my personally always desired "Seaside Shrimp Trio". Unfortunately for me the Red Lobster we reside closest to is awful at making noodles so we had to have them remade, Though most Red Lobsters are pros a full delightful meal every time.

Big Boys- You will receive a coupon for a free Hot Fudge Ice Cream cake. I have not personally used it yet . The coupon does not appear to have a expiration date though it does state on your birthday. I will bring the coupon with me the next time we go to see if they will allow me to use it or not.

Other then the above listed places I received emails from Ponderosa, Benihana, Steak and Shake, Olive Garden , Applebees, Arbys, Joes Crab Shack, Fudruckers, Baskin-Robbins, Waffle house and Famous Daves. I have not had the chance to make it to any of these restaurants in the last 26 days or so to find out anything about their Birthday perks. Although I will point out that even though Benihana says they will send you a very large discount there was nothing in my email except a picture of a plate of food.

Among the restaurants and stores that I signed up for that did not email anything are Culvers, Fazoli's, and Qdoba's, I kind of feel like I made out incredibly this year and am thankful to every business that helped me celebrate my 29th Birthday.



Wednesday, November 18, 2015

HappyThanksGathering Sweepstakes

SC Johnson & Son Inc. Is giving you a chance to go home for Thanksgiving or get help hosting your own dinner. Simply follow the Link at the bottom of the page and fill out the form. They are giving away $3,000 Visa rewards cards and you still have seven more days to try and get one for yourself. You can apply daily with just your email after you signed up the initial time. Don't freak out if you are asked to record your reaction or receive a affidavit if you win. This is only because the price is over $600 if you win the trip home, You will have to claim it on your taxes. 

Even though I never win anything and I have been trying to get this because ( At least in a Disney Addicts mind) Disney World is home and who doesn't want to go home. Don't get discouraged if you don't win right away . I have faith that someone will win from this share, Maybe it will be you! 





Time Rush! Winloot.com

Yesterday while tackling my daily survey sites I swore I saw a pop up from Winloot pop up from the bottom of my computer. As quick as it was there, it was gone. I went right to my email to see if I had missed anything and it did not appear I had . So I went back to work on my "Inbox Dollars" account. 

There is something I should tell you about me. I have a LOT of time on my hands. My husband works for Consumers Energy in the Wicksam County district. He is generally gone for eighteen hours a day. But that still did not help me in this instance. 

His drive home is a hour and fifteen minutes long. This is the time we use to converse about our day. No matter what we have or don't have to say my phone will be attached to my ear between 5:30 and 6:45 . Our plans continue on from there with food, shows, shower and bed. Usually once I am in bed I am able to stay up for at least a hour longer . Though last night was the exception for the simple fact that I kept dropping my phone trying to get my mobile "Bing Rewards" searches in because I kept falling asleep. 

As soon as I saw that I had accomplished the days tasks I hit the hay. I woke up this morning at about 5:30 when my husband was getting ready to leave and saw him off to work. When he was gone I grabbed my laptop and decided to start my day. The almost first thing I notice is from Winloot .com . I don't win anything , ever so I didn't even let it get my excitement up. 

The Email read as Follows: "Once in a while we an error gets past our proofreaders and is published before we can correct it. Official Rules state that we must honor any prize claim made against these errors. Please see below for details regarding today's error - as it works in your favor Sheila."



I went straight to claim the money . There is no where on this site designated for claiming winnings. So I sent a email under the submit a request tab. It wasn't long til I realized I had not checked my promotions tab in my gmail account and did so. There I found another email from Winloot.com . 

This time the email was not as exciting. "SheilaThis Is Your Last Chance To Claim Today's $1,050 Cash Prize...

Earlier today we accidentally selected a winner for a $1,050 cash prize - instead of a $150 prize - to be awarded and announced after tonight's deadline. The name Sheila Fritzen was declared eligible and among the those names used to pick the new winner.
But this offer expires at midnight. And the winner must enter at all fifteen Winloot sweepstakes games before then. Our records indicate that you have not done so yet. So please click here to play right now.
If the winner does not claim this prize today it will be forfeited and may never be offered again. This is your last chance to win - so please play right now.
Important: If you've already played all 15 Winloot games today then you are all set."

This prompted me to go back and look at the email I had found in my inbox. Somehow a email had got past me at 1:28 pm and the other email came in at 6:40 p.m. I guess it would seem I missed my chance to prove or debunk them on this occasion due to the less than 12 hour window to claim. 

Conclusion: Better luck next time? Have you ever won and received from Winloot.com ? I'd like to hear from you.