Maybe a way to pick up a few $$?

[agate]

Things haven't changed since your experience, Cherie. That's definitely the way it's going for me too.

[Catdancer]

I'm playing with this survey thing. I have "way" too much time on my hands! :) But it is mildly entertaining, trying to guess what they're looking for in the surveys. I've only tried a handful. Some I've completed, many others I've been "not eligible", or "this survey is filled".

[agate]

I'm still doing them too. I've racked up 429 points so far. One was on a topic dear to my heart--how items ordered online are delivered.

[Mike Weins]

I tried using a couple of different surveys a few years ago. Kept getting told I wasn't qualified after answering all of their questions. I think I might have a dollar on one of those accounts but that was all I had earned after a couple hundred surveys.

[Virginia]

You folks must have the patience of Job.

[houghchrst]

I have a bit over two dollars coming so far. Yeah I don't qualify for a lot but you still get a little just for trying. You get credit just for logging in each day. For those that shop online the Ebates addon for Mozilla is awesome. I got a check from them and still have more money building up. I am sure there is more than just for Mozilla for those that use something different.

[Catdancer]

Is the ebates one of those sites that give you credits for buying stuff? The problem I have with those sites and with coupons is that they are for specific name brands. I buy very little name brand stuff.

[houghchrst]

I usually don't buy brand name products. Ebates is for if you shop online at particular stores. Say if you go to Walgreens site a little window will pop up telling you what kind of offers they have if you shop there and say you might get 5% off your order and earn so much on the Ebates end you might earn 2% in dollars for using the ebates add on. It doesn't take much for them to send you a check I made over $4 and only bought a couple things online that earned ebates rebates.

[agate]

I started with the surveyjunkie deal on the 15th of April apparently, and a few days ago I finally reached the point where I could be paid $10. They paid easily, and now I'm waiting for the money to show up in my checking account. I had it sent to PayPal first but could have done that differently. I was interested in seeing how the system could work.

So it took me about 3 weeks to earn $10. I usually did only a couple of surveys a day though. Many of them earned me only 2 or 3 points when it turned out that I didn't qualify.

However, $10 is $10, and that bit of extra income will help.

Someone who has trouble stretching the available income out to the end of the month would find doing these surveys very useful, I think.

Entering your age and other such information can get tedious but usually the other survey questions have been interesting--to me, anyway. And you do often have the option of not answering if a question is personal.

[Virginia]

Good for you Agate for persevering. You will soon be able to buy all kind of things.