ZincSpoon Posted April 8, 2010 Posted April 8, 2010 (edited) So, a while back I discovered Prizerebel, one of those sites where you do surveys ect for points which you can redeem for prizes. But, they have a custom prize thingy majig, where you can pick something off eBay or Amazon or any website around. So I've been earning points for a while now and I've got various game cards but I discovered I could use my points to get Lego off Amazon, nothing too big for me but it's nice to get something free now and then especially Lego. Anyway here is my referral link :) Click right here. Until the end of time. Edited April 9, 2010 by Shadows No.
Shadows Posted April 9, 2010 Posted April 9, 2010 No no, we're not the site to post scammy sounding referred links on, but thanks anyway.
Siegfried Posted April 9, 2010 Posted April 9, 2010 Alright, my bad. Let me explain. Few things in this world are free, and if a company is giving you something then chances are what you are doing for them is worth their while. There are a lot of sites like PrizeRebel out there and they are all controversial. You give them private information and refer friends and eventually they give you some sort of a reward. (Many try to worm their way out of that too.) The problem is (like all pyramid marketing schemes) only the early signers have any chance of success, and the rest will struggle to get any reward for their "work". Why? There simply isn't enough people in the world! Let's say that you need 5 referrals to win something; after about 14 generations you're out of people... and that's assuming everyone is on the net and inclined to sign up. PrizeRebel started in about 2008; where do you think you are in that chain? I bet you're at least around the 10th generation. When their take up slows PrizeRebel will close down overnight, sell their database to spammers, and start again. A few people might get their rewards, but most wont. This is just one reason why these sites are not wanted on EB.
Joey Lock Posted April 9, 2010 Posted April 9, 2010 I strongly agree. These Prize Rebel sites send you hundreds of Spam mail, and I've use them before. You need 10 points to redeem like a £5 gift card to Amazon, Now that will take you about 10 days to get 10 points because the "1 point" surveys are always the ones where you sign up to a Insurance Comparer or something, where they want your address. Also another problem is, people using fake addresses, therefore, someones address, will receive mail from the companies most probably.
ZincSpoon Posted April 9, 2010 Author Posted April 9, 2010 Let me explain. Few things in this world are free, and if a company is giving you something then chances are what you are doing for them is worth their while. There are a lot of sites like PrizeRebel out there and they are all controversial. You give them private information and refer friends and eventually they give you some sort of a reward. (Many try to worm their way out of that too.)The problem is (like all pyramid marketing schemes) only the early signers have any chance of success, and the rest will struggle to get any reward for their "work". Why? There simply isn't enough people in the world! Let's say that you need 5 referrals to win something; after about 14 generations you're out of people... and that's assuming everyone is on the net and inclined to sign up. PrizeRebel started in about 2008; where do you think you are in that chain? I bet you're at least around the 10th generation. When their take up slows PrizeRebel will close down overnight, sell their database to spammers, and start again. A few people might get their rewards, but most wont. This is just one reason why these sites are not wanted on EB. I strongly agree.These Prize Rebel sites send you hundreds of Spam mail, and I've use them before. You need 10 points to redeem like a £5 gift card to Amazon, Now that will take you about 10 days to get 10 points because the "1 point" surveys are always the ones where you sign up to a Insurance Comparer or something, where they want your address. Also another problem is, people using fake addresses, therefore, someones address, will receive mail from the companies most probably. Okay thanks for explaining that to me, I think you've put me in my place on this subject Despite this I am still going to use it from time to time and I hope you can respect my choice.
Siegfried Posted April 9, 2010 Posted April 9, 2010 Okay thanks for explaining that to me, I think you've put me in my place on this subject Despite this I am still going to use it from time to time and I hope you can respect my choice. I'm not trying to put you in you place! This is just my/our stance and you can play the referral game all you want... just not here.
larry marak Posted April 9, 2010 Posted April 9, 2010 Free always costs something. My rewards points from Citibank will get me about 7 12 dollar Lego sets free, but I still have to pay shipping and the value of the rewards came from interest I pay on my MasterCard purchases through Citibank. I recently got a free pab tub from the Lego store, but that was contingent on making a 75 dollar purchase which had to include one of their new boardgames.
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