Part nuisance, earned a reward, it works
Written: Jun 14 '06 (Updated Jun 14 '06)
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I've been using E-rewards for 7 months or so now. Not exactly sure how I found the site or why I bothered at the time to sign up, but it seems to work albeit being a bit of a nuisance.
Countless other reviews here will say the same thing about how E-Rewards works. In a nutshell, you are asked to complete surveys (consumer, business, personal life type surveys) and in return you get E-Rewards dollars. The dollars accumulate at a fairly slow pace and at some predetermined amount, you are eligible for a reward. The rewards offered range from airline miles to gift certificates, to free car rentals.
Surveys
E-Rewards takes a brief survey about you when you sign up and at periodic intervals throughout your membership. The surveys determine your initial eligibility to participate in their client surveys. You're asked demographics questions, employment questions, and a few other lifestyle questions (nothing fishy, no worries) to get an idea of what types of surveys you might qualify for. You are also asked to specify the frequency at which you'd like to receive these surveys... essentially how many you'd like to get a week. It is ultimately up to you to take the weekly client surveys.. and there is no obligation. It ultimately up to the client survey if you qualify to receive the full award amount. You may decide to take a client survey sent to you but you do not match the specific criteria that survey is looking for, at which time you will receive a partial amount.
An example would be that the client survey is looking for input from parents of toddlers. You are not a parent of a toddler but you initially met the survey requirements of being 30-45 years of age living on the East Coast. Once the survey determined you did not have a toddler, it would immediately end the survey and credit your account with a partial amount. If you did have a toddler and completed the survey, you would receive the full award amount. I find this a bit annoying. Once I've committed to the survey, it's a bit of a let down to no go through with the full survey as if my input is inferior to others. Ok, enough sarcasm... that's how the surveys work.
Survey Reward Amounts
Full survey rewards range from $4 in rewards to upwards of $30 in rewards. I once took a survey on my business purchasing habits which lasted nearly an hour and received a $29 reward upon completion. But the vast majority of the rewards are $4 to $6 for 10-20 minutes of your time. Partials reward amounts are usually $0.50 to $1.
Rewards
Most people will find the rewards offered by E-Rewards to be useless. Gift certificates to luggage websites, discounts to online stores, lift tickets to ski resorts, airline miles, free car rentals are all available as rewards through E-Rewards.
I personally used all my rewards on airline miles through Delta. These are the types of things that build up over time and can really help you out in a pinch. But a reward like airline miles would only benefit someone who has an active account with the airline, since the miles rewarded were nowhere near enough for a free travel ticket.
The Bottom Line
E-Rewards is a bit of a pain in the rear, but if you have use for the limited rewards and don't mind a few simple surveys here and there.. then you're getting a good deal.
Recommended:
Yes
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