Is eRewards A Scam?
eRewards is another paid online survey company. Please note this isn’t a clickbank company that is charging you $34.95 for a list of companies willing to pay you for surveys. eRewards.com is totally free so keep that mind.
It’s pretty much like many of the other survey companies I’ve discussed on my blog where you are rewarded for your opinion.
Benefits of eRewards
* One of the things I love about eRewards.com is that they tell you how long it will take to complete a survey and how much you’ll earn right away in the email invitation you receive. Most survey companies just have a generic link telling you that you have a survey and you have to go through the trouble of logging into the site to see the survey and all the relevant information. I can’t tell you how annoying it is is to receive these generic emails to go through the hassle of logging in to find that the survey is going to take half an hour for $1. But eRewards does a great job of avoiding this time waster and frustration.
* They also tend to send a lot of surveys per week. I get 2-5 per week which is a very high number considering most of the other legitimate survey companies only send 1-2 per month.
* Even if you don’t qualify for a survey they will still pay you about $.50 so you always win! I wish more companies did this.
Complaints about eRewards.com
There are several things I don’t like about the eRewards.com program and I’ve listed them below.
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* My biggest complaint about this company is the pay structure or lack there of! Like some other survey companies eRewards has its own currency. Don’t ask me why survey companies like doing this! Cash is king to me and most of you. But that being said some use a point system that is pretty much the same as cash and can be converted to such. But eRewards has its own type of cash but the problem is you can’t convert it into real cash!!! You can use their stupid cash system for discounts on some of the stores they’re affiliated with. But I still think that’s crap! They should allow users to convert their cash into prepaid credit cards or gift cards at amazon.com or something like that. But no they give you discounts on stores or magazine subscriptions. You can also use them for airline mileage which I guess ins’t bad. But for most people I think some sort of real cash would be appreciated!
* Their surveys are longer than they appear to be. They provide you with a nice progress bar so you know how far into the survey you’re in. But don’t put too much faith in the progress bar. I recently took a survey where I thought it was going to be quick because the progress bar was at 70% but that bad boy stayed at 70% even after taking like 15 questions. lol But fortunately most of the surveys are a lot shorter. I’ve taken MySurvey.com surveys and some of those questions are brutal because they ask like 20 questions in one and do it multiple times. So the progress bar misrepresentation is a bit of a drag but not a real deal breaker but should be noted.
* With some of the surveys you don’t get credited instantly. You have to wait 7-10 business days to have them credit your account. Most survey companies credit your account right away. So that’s one minor issue but they do credit your account for the amount owed. You just need to have a bit of delayed gratification.
All and all the negatives are the worst! I think out of the few I listed, the pay structure is by far the most annoying.
So is eRewards.com a scam?
I guess not because you do earn what is promised. It’s just a poor way of rewarding people for taking surveys. Do I recommend that you join? Nope! There are way more companies that will actually pay you real cash for doing surveys. So why waste your time with eRewards.com. I’m not calling eRewards a fraud but I just think you’re better off with other programs such as MySurvey.com or PineConeResearch.com There are many online paid survey programs out there that rip off people but eRewards isn’t necessarily one of them. But I would still pass on this work at home opportunity.
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That is too funny! I can’t believe I didn’t pick up on that...
Yes, e-rewards is a scam. They recently changed there policy and expired EVERYBODIES rewards points without any notification. I sent a note to their customer service and they told me tough luck, I should’ve known about their change. This is a low class establishment and I would not waste my time with them.
ReplyAre you serious?
That sucks. I find it out hard to believe that they wouldn’t provide some notification. Maybe they had an announcement in the members area rather than emailing folks. So if you haven’t logged in for a while you wouldn’t know. But even if that is the case that’s messed up.
I’m glad never wasted my time with them. I never liked their rewards system anyway. MySurvey is way better:
Replyhttp://www.workathomenoscams.com/mysurvey_free_sign_up_link
Don’t try this one. Someone on this site said it was good and they lied, It’s junk.
ReplyHi Denise,
Thank for your feedback. But I don’t think it’s fair to call the person that expressed a different opinion a liar.
One of the things I’ve noticed with many work at home opportunities is that we all experience different things. There have been opportunities where I’ve made money and loved the program but then there are folks that didn’t do well with it.
So sometimes it’s just a matter of different experiences. So let’s keep that in mind when we’re reading folks comments.
Now with that said, personally I still think it’s not worth giving this particular company a try. I think most people are better off with MySurvey and Synovate:
http://www.workathomenoscams.com/mysurvey_free_sign_up_link
http://www.workathomenoscams.com/synovate
Eddy
ReplyNo problems at all with e-rewards. surveys have been reasoanable, and I have had no problem redeeming for magazines (26 weeks of Wall Street Journal for $45 is a bargain) Also got subscriptions to American Photo
Blender, INC, Interview, Smithsonian, and Vibe. Even the $15 credit to Borders Rewards Card went through just fine.
Still have all my rewards, nothing has been deleted, so not everyone had their points expire.
ReplyHi Goldsheet,
Thanks for chiming in.
I’m glad your enjoying your rewards with this company.
I guess you do like the whole magazine subscription thing as a form of payment. So it makes sense why this company is appealing to you which is great.
But I wish they would follow the other companies out there and start paying cash or points that can be redeemed for cash.
I can’t tell you how much I use my http://www.GoMySurvey.com to buy things around the house using their gift certificate option. I redeem my points for amazon gift certificates and just buy things I would usually buy at the local store.
So for me I prefer having the flexibility of cash, gift certificate or prizes. So that’s my big knock on erewards otherwise they may be in my top list.
The one thing I give them is they do send a lot of surveys per month.
Thanks either way for the input. It’s always good to have both sides of the story on any opportunity.
Eddy
ReplyE-Rewards IS a SCAM. Do not fill out a survey. They have scammed me on many levels.
Reply#1 – They tell you to fill out a survey and you may be compensated for the complete survey or part of it. The partial pay is a joke and sometimes you spend 20 minutes giving answers and then they tell you that you do not qualify.
#2 – I finally earned enough rewards for a Gamestop $25 Gift Card. After 4 months, they still claim they are waiting to get them in. 4 Months??? Soon it will be a half a year to wait for $25 – PUH-LEEEZ
BEWARE!
I have had no problem with E-Rewards. I accumulated their currency fast. I have been rewarded with 2 Blockbuster used DVDS, $15.00 in Border Bucks which I used on 10/31/08, Magazine subscriptions. The only problem is that you can obtain the above-listed rewards once in a specific month period. In otherwords, I redemeed for borders bucks for october. I can’t redeem again until 6 or more months. The rewards are not all that great, but I got something out of it.
ReplyHi Leslie,
Thanks for giving your honest opinion about erewards.
Eddy
ReplySTAY AWAY FROM eRewards. I had the same negative experience as Skip detailed. Participated in good faith providing high quality survey responses for the past year, and built-up a respectable point balance. It was suddenly reduced by 75% WITHOUT ADVANCE NOTICE. I wrote a polite and reasonable request to have my points reinstated that any respectable company would have honored. They replied with a smarmy response, and lied that they had sent an expiration reminder. It is just a sleazy way to get what they need without paying for it.
ReplyHi Bryan,
Thanks for sharing your experience as well. Seems like this is a hit or miss depending on who you ask.
Eddy
ReplyStill no problems with erewards. memolink is the scam
ReplyI cannot complain about E-rewards, would I have preferred cash…..yes, but I have been getting great magazine subscriptions (They just recently added my favorite magazine Robb Report.) I even used some of my points to order magazines as gifts for friends and family members, I used the Borders rewards. I will probably never use the shopping discounts for Sony, Ebags etc, but as long as they keep adding magazines that I enjoy, I will keep signing up.
A quick note….I have received phone calls from the magazine subscription services offering renewal and extentions at VERY high rates.
ReplyE-Rewards is not for everyone. It is legit and I’ve been participating for over 3 years. But it does have its flaws.
Side note: I joined for the AA flyer miles redemption options which they dropped this year. As a “consolation” they added the redemption option of gift cards to Target, Starbucks & Macy’s. My mother also joined a couple years ago but not for the AA miles so she was not given this redemption option. The notice they sent me said it would only be available through the end of 2008 but I’m hoping they decide it was such a success they both continue and expand it to the other members.
Pros
- Consistent/Frequent surveys available.
Cons
- Needs better/more redemption options.
- They only let you redeem most of the rewards once per either quarter or even year. For example they have a $25 flower reward on $25 or more but you can only use it once a year (may have changed to quarter not sure) Its a great reward to use for mothers day but would be nice to be able to use more often.
- Once every calendar (depending on your enrollment date) 75% of your rewards expire. This feature is even worse than the other two as if you forget to run your account down to near $0 you lose almost everything you accumulated. But I will say there has NEVER been a year I didn’t get the e-mailed warning.
Here is an exerpt from there policy terms on the expiration of E-Rewards Currency:
ReplyAll e-Rewards Currency earned during any Membership Year must be redeemed within thirty (30) days following the end of the Membership Year. (For example: A Member who enrolls on August 21, 2008 is assigned a Membership Year ending on September 30, 2009 and must redeem Currency earned during the Membership Year running from August 21, 2008 to September 30, 2009 by no later than October 30, 2009.)
Following the end of the thirty (30) day period, as set forth in Section 8.b. above, seventy-five percent (75%) of any unused e-Rewards Currency remaining in a Member’s account that was earned during the just-ended Membership Year will expire, and will be removed from the Member’s account. The remaining twenty-five percent (25%) of the e-Rewards Currency earned by the Member during the past Membership Year shall be automatically transferred into such Member’s account balance for the next Membership Year. For example: At midnight of July 30, 2008, Member has $100 of unredeemed e-Rewards Currency earned in the Membership Year ending June 30, 2008, and $5 of unredeemed e-Rewards Currency earned between July 1 and July 30, 2008, for a total account balance of $105 in e-Rewards Currency. On the morning of July 31, 2008, Member will have a total account balance of $30 in e-Rewards Currency: $5 earned in July 2008, plus $25 (25% of $100) rolled over from the Membership Year ending June 30, 2008.
If Member’s account has been inactive for twelve (12) months immediately preceding the end of the Membership Year, one-hundred percent (100%) of any unused e-Rewards Currency remaining in the a Member’s account that was earned during the just-ended Membership Year will expire, and will be removed from the Member’s account.
Hi Diane,
Thanks for sharing your objective view of this company. I think you’ve probably provided the most fair representation of this company and what to expect.
Eddy
Reply@Skip:
ReplyI’ve been using e-Rewards for years and my points certainly didn’t suddenly expire. I treat it more as an occasional distraction rather than actual effort, and I get enough points to make it worthwhile.
I have participated in e-Rewards for some time and now they don’t seem to know who I am. I had some computer problems so I hadn’t responded in a couple of months and it looks like they have deleted me. I have contacted them and don’t know what the outcome will bring.
I don’t think you can call them a scam because they deliver exactly what they say they will. But as stated here, most people wouldn’t be happy with what they deliver. They may give you a $7-8 credit for doing a full survey, but only $.50 for a partial one. That didn’t seem too bad to me, but I often spend 10-15 mins. on surveys only to be disqualified. The ones I was disqualified on in a minute or so didn’t bother me, but when you want 10-15 mins. of my time only to pay me $.50, then I am annoyed. I must not fit their demographics as I often am disqualified and it took quite some time to build up enough points to get anything worthwhile.
I think their redemptions stink because most aren’t of interest to me, but if you do like them then they are fine for the time committed. So I would concur with the observation that this isn’t for everyone, but it isn’t a scam. However, if they confiscate my points that would change my opinion.
ReplyNot a scam…..but there are a limited number of rewards available that are actual gifts, and not just discounts off purchases you have to make, like Macy’s or Omaha steaks. Another thing is that you are restricted from cashing multiple rewards with the same partner within a certain time period. Borders Bucks, once per calendar year. Continental One-Pass miles, only once every 180 days. I got coupons for free movie rentals at Blockbuster, which is cool, but right now I am running out of rewards that I am interested in receiving. A lot of my points would have expired at the end of last year, but they send an email warning well in advance of expiration so I was able to use them up.
ReplyHi.
I originally joined E-rewards several years ago and I redeemed $15 in Boarder Bucks, and 6 Blockbuster Pre-watched movies. I also recently joined Upromise and discovered that if you join E-rewards through Upromise, you can earn money for your Upromise account in increments of $5, $20, and $50. ($25 E-reward = $5 Upromise, $50 E-reward = $20 Upromise, $100 E-reward = $50 Upromise)
ReplyI have already earned $50 and had it deposited into my account.
NOTE – If you join through Upromise, the only rewards available are Upromise deposits.
Cant say that I like e-rewards at all. I was able to save up enough points to get a gift card, I cashed them out and the card never arrived. This was over 6 months ago. I tried getting in touch with customer service, but all I got was automated emails. What a waste, doing all those stupid surveys for nothing.
ReplyI have to echo the warning — they are essentially a scam. I’ve had the points expiration problem happen twice, and they wouldn’t even reply to my complaint the second time. They changed their policy midstream, and it’s buried. The 75% expiration policy is terrible — for occasional users, it isn’t immediately obvious that the points have been taken — this is the ONLY reason I can think of for expiring most but not all points after a certain amount of time, to avoid leaving you with $0 which everyone would see immediately. I also agree that the surveys always take longer they say, many times you answer a significant number of questions, and then they say you don’t qualify and give you a very small proportion of the value. Stay away from this program.
ReplyAs Leo and others have mentioned, the biggest problem with e-Rewards is how they’ve gotten worse about suddenly ending a survey after they’ve gotten many many many answers from you, then only credit your account for a partial compeltion.. .50 cents or less.
It’s gotten much worse over the last few months. I used to be able to complete surveys regularly, now I haven’t gotten to the end of a survey in the last 50 or so survey’s I’ve taken. I think they’re getting more scammy with it. They should ask their qualification questions first, then ask their survey questions.
But not so, they’ll let you run for 30 minutes answering questions then just end the survey and credit your account .20 cents.
I’m cashing out my account on Borders Bucks and cancelling my account with them.
ReplyIt’s a massive scam – I’ve been doing the e-Rewards surveys it for a while on a BA air miles reward scheme. I quickly got points as they sent me surveys but as soon as i got to 1,970 points (needing 2,000 to get a reward) i got no further polls to complete… After some time having not seen a single survey to complete I one day received a quick survey (usually 50pts) and thought finally i’d breach the mark, filled it out and low and behold 25pts taking me to 1,995! I’ve heard nothing since and suspect I will never get another survey as it would take me over the 2,000 points mark. Such a pile of bull sh*t but really I should have figured. I setup my girlfriend as a different user with the same profile setup and she’s getting surveys to do so they’re obviously blocking me from participating… MEGA SCAM WASTE OF TIME!!!
ReplyI’ve had no problems with e-Rewards. If I remember correctly, there was a point where I tallied quite a few points, and then seldom got surveys. But the good thing about them is that they tell you how long the survey could take, and how much you could be rewarded. So no one can complain that it took “20 minutes” and only got “$4 credit”. If you don’t think that 20 min is worth it, then don’t do it. You also know the rewards and if they’re in stock or not too. So they give you enough info to decide if this is for you or not. And if anything, the surveys are something you just do on your free time, to get a little “fun” reward. Not something to take totally serious, and get pissed if things aren’t perfect.
ReplyI have been doing surveys with e-rewardss for years now and NEVER had a problem with them. Yes, you may loose any points at the end of your fiscal year if left unused so use your points, not hard to do.I have always used my points to pay for airline miles and recently gotten a free trip thanks to e-rewards.
Replye-Rewards took away $300+ in accumulated credits in this year that I earned in several previous years. They did not inform me about it nor have they sent me any surveys for the past six months.
Several times I got only partial credit despite the fact that I answered topic-specific (non-general) questions. I sent folowup emails but to no avail.
It’s disappointing and disturbing to see such behavior when I have I answered their surveys honestly.
Reply@Skip:
ReplyIt is a scam, sucks you in to do the survey and don’t give you any credit.
I need to disagree with you. I did get a heads up email warning me that my points were about to expire today. I was sent two emails to warn me. After filling out all the available surveys I was 66 points shy of my next reward. I emailed e-Rewards and let them know my situation. I got a prompt reply and thanked for my continued support ,they gave me the additional points. Which shows me they are a company that does value their participants.
ReplyI agree I would enjoy real cash instead of the buy into rewards. I have found a reward that I’m comfortable with and it’s well worth it to me to keep taking the surveys. Please cut them some slack.
Yesterday I noticed that $25.50 in rewards money disappeared 0vernight. No notice, and so far, no response from their poor customer service website. While I was trying to save up for $50, they scammed me. I won’t bother with their surverys in the future if pints are not reinstated.
ReplyKeep us posted. Hopefully they respond back to your email.
ReplySo far I have no problem with erewards. I joined for the purpose of converting my “pay” into upromise dollars. I trust e-rewards because it is offered through the U-Promise website. It does take $25 reward dollars to equal $5 on upromise, but if taking a few surveys helps fund my son’s education then so be it.
ReplyWorks for me, I just got a $25 gift card for Gamstop. It didn’t take very long at all the earn it.
ReplyThanks for sharing Will. It’s always nice to hear both sides of the coin.
ReplyRecently I’ve been sent a lot of invites to join an online lottery site. Have you ever heard of LuckySurf? Are they for real & if so, how exactly do they work, where do they get that kind of money to give away, And do people really win that money? Are they safe to sign up with?
ReplyIf you can help me, I’d really appreciate it, I trust your opinion & always go to your site first as soon as I hear of a new one to find out if it’s legit! THANK YOU!
Laurie D.
Hi Laurie,
Please visit our scam page and watch the video on how to tell if a company is a scam or not:
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It will help you determine if this company is a scam or not. By the way, my recommendations of legit companies can be found on the following pages:
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Good luck.
Reply@Jim:
e-Rewards re-instated my account in full after ten emails. Unfortunately I have not been given an opportunity to complete any new surveys. I have updated my profile like they suggested. Should I write them or sit tight?
ReplyeRewards is a scam and a waste of time. First off they get you into all of these `surveys’ which you almost NEVER can complete because they are tailored just such that you spend a huge amount of time answering and just before the end you answer some question not to their `liking’ and the drop you out of the ‘survey’. Up pops a window stating that … they already have enough of your type opinions for this survey… and they bounce you out to some 3 or 4 question lifestyle page and then back to your e-Opinions account page. That’s it. No credit for all the time you spent on the ‘survey’, nothing, nada, zilch, zip and just a few cents credit for their lifestyle questions.
@…they already have enough of your type opinions for this subject…WTF? What kind of `survey’ is that? You’ve completed 80% or so and they run across an answer they don’t like, so your bounced out and your time and effort are for nothing! Is that a ‘survey’ or a tailored rip-off?
This must be where all those BS product claims beginning with ‘A nationwide survey concludes…’ Yeah, right! More like ‘A nationwide survey tailored exactly to our desiredresults concludes…’
Then there’s the ‘products’ (aka. ‘promotional discounts)’ that’s available with your e-Rewards `cash’ worth about $0.25 on the dollar. So…
If you are ‘fortunate’ enough to get through their 20 minute `survey’ in a few days you may see a credit to your account for $5 (which is really about $1.25). That equates to about $3.75 an hour for your time and the ability to spend it on a product or service you probably don’t want or need.
Reply@goldsheet:
Follow up to my August 2008 post.
Still getting magazines and am satisfied,
Have never lost any points, yet,
surveys, however, seem to be less frequent, get disqualified more often,
and often take more time than predicted/expected.
Not a scam, but getting less “e-rewarding” than last year.
ReplyGreeting Eddy,
I have been with erewards for a while now and I use to have a $25 dls gift card for gamestop every quarter, one thing that sucks is that you can request only one giftcard every quarter, but so far is more or less the time that took me to gather the $50 erewards currency to get it, so I’m happy with it, at least it is very good if you are a videogames fan like me.
Another thing is that I have been receiving less surveys from them in the last two months, but it is like any other survey website.
Good luck to everybody.
Reply@John Savino:
I have used them for a while and I got my Giftstop card in only a couple weeks after I ordered it. They are not a scam. maybe not the best use of time but if u have a spare minute at work, the points build up stedily. Me and my wife both are currently working on another gamestop card and she’s already got the subcriptions to magazines i usually pay for. if you all about maximizing your survey time, then pass over but if you just want some magazines and free gamestop money this is an easy way to go. BTW TELL THEM you have fibromalagia (spelling?) and you’ll get a $20 survey. how are they gonna know?
ReplyIt’s been over a month since e-Rewards re-instated my account. Unfortunately I have not been given an opportunity to complete any new surveys. I have updated my profile like they suggested. Are they trying to tell me something?
ReplyWhen I joined e-Rewards through Upromise earlier this year, $100 earned could be transferred to the Upromise site and be worth $50 cash. I recently earned slightly over $100 on e-Rewards and was almost immediately notifed by them that their policy had changed and I now would have to earn $120 before I could receive $50 in my Upromise account. That was several weeks ago and I’ve not received a survey since. I had been receiving them on a regular basis. I hate to think the worst but it certainly looks bad and doesn’t help the reputation of the Upromise site and businesses affiliated with it.
Reply@Denise Lay:
Re..
Denise Lay said on August 10th, 2008 at 9:36 pm
“Don’t try this one. Someone on this site said it was good and they lied, It’s junk.”
Dennis, Which site are you referring to?
Replye-Rewards is the worst! They are a highly unethical company. They do expire points w/o notice They did not send out an email and they do not post policy changes on their website. Do not do business with them. There are much better options. Put your energies to better use at another site. I hate them!!!!!
ReplyI have used e-rewards for a couple of years. I guess they heard the complants about expiring points, as I was given the option to extend the period.
If you are not a business owner or frequent traveler, this is NOT your site. They clearly are seeking input from those type people. If you are a student or housewife you need to go elsewhere.
I would also prefer cash rewards; but the Borders Bucks, magazine subscriptions and DVD rentals all arrived as promised.
ReplyI haven’t had any issues with e-rewards.com. I earned enough for a $25 Gamestop giftcard, redeemed my points, & they said it would take a month to get to me, 2.5 weeks later it was in my mailbox.
I do have enough for another card, but they are limiting me to one Gamestop card per Calender Quarter. I got the first in October, so I’m assuming I’ll be able to redeem it after Jan 1st.
That’s probably the only issue I have with this site, & I don’t even know if it’s that big of an issue. Would it be nice to spend what I earned when I earn it? Sure, it would. Will I continue to use e-rewards after finding this out? Possibly, but I won’t make a hurry of completing surveys, knowing I’ll have to wait another 3 months to redeem the points.
My final opinion on e-rewards is they aren’t a “scam”, but they are a little deceiving in how they allow you to use the rewards you earn. If you just want a gift card or a magazine subscription, & have an hour to kill a week, this is a great place for you. If you are looking for real cash, this is not the site you are looking for. Move along… move along.
ReplyI have had no problems with erewards. I have earned 3 $25 gift cards to Game Stop and $15 at Borders Books and 2 previously viewed DVD’s from Blockbuster. This is by no means a work at home money making website, but at least you get something back for your time.
ReplyPlease note they are giving adequate warnings about expiring points now.
I like e-rewards because I get alot of surveys and have cashed in for ALOT hilton reward points all were tranferred quick. There surveys are good compared to others, however not alot of choice I do it for Hilton points or I would’nt do it.
ReplyI’ve redeemed eReward points for several $25 Gamestop cards over the past two years. My biggest complaints would be 1) the weird way they calculate money; it’s like Xbox Live points, where the amounts don’t add up the same and 2) I’ve had several surveys suddenly terminate after I answered a significant number of questions. I don’t get many surveys (at 50 I’m out of the target market for most products), but I’ve had enough to make it worth while.
ReplyThese people scammed me in the same way. For the past couple of expiration dates they warned me of an upcoming expiration date and this time they didn’t. All of a sudden my points just disappeared. I actually don’t hold out too much hope that they’ll restore my points. Needless to say, once I spend my points I’m flushing these people.
What a complete scam…unbelievable.
ReplyI joined E-Rewards 4 or 5 months ago and so far I’ve had a OK experience with it. It isn’t a good way to supplement your income, but I did receive reward points that I was able to trade in for gift cards for Macy’s. So far I’ve gotten three $25 giftcards that don’t expire. I was also paid $50 to take part in an online focus group that took about two hours or my time. Not bad pay for a couple of hours. Sometimes I do get turned down for a survey after already spending 5-10 minutes answering questions and that is frustrating. I’ve had much worse luch at Opinionpost.com. I recently joined them because they pay in cash, but I’ve gone through several surveys with them only to be rejected with nothing to show for it.
ReplyHello all! Just wanted to share my experience with e-rewards. So far it has been positive. I finally earned enough points to get a $25 gift card from gamestop, and true to their word it arrived today (3/8/10) less than 2 weeks after I redeemed the points.
ReplyCongrats Jermaine!
ReplyNo problem with ERewards. Just got my second Blockbuster DVD codes. Have received several subscriptions. I think it is great. I don’t do gamestop. I noticed their rewards have changed. I hope they get better in the future.
ReplyI “earned” a Gamestop gift card from them over a month ago and still haven’t recieved it.
ReplyI’ve been with erewards for a couple of years now, and I have had no problem. I’ve earned points, and redeemed them for a couple of magazine subscriptions, and just today a $50 target gift card, and a $25 gift card.
ReplyThanks for sharing Steph!
ReplyI had been having a good experience for over a year, until recently when, in response to several warnings that my currency was about to expire at the end of April 2010, I chose to redeem most of my currency ($25) for something that I didn’t really want. The very next day (April 30) I received a notice saying that I was being rewarded for being a loyal customer by having my miles be exempt from expiration! Of course, at that time I only had a few cents in my account so I was annoyed; I really would have preferred not to have redeemed the $25 at that time. I wrote to customer service to complain that it was unfair to urge me to redeem my currency and not inform me about the “exemption” until the last possible dat, but they were unwilling to reverse my redemption and reinstate my currency.
ReplyHey SMS,
Damn I’m sorry to hear this. That sort of sucks what happened to you. It would have been nice if they came to some agreement with you.
ReplyI’ve been doing e-reward surveys for a couple of years now. While it is true that you sometimes don’t get to do the survey because your demographic doesn’t qualify, you still get a small reward for trying and it doesn’t happen most of the time. Also, you do indeed get e-reward dollars, but I have years of subscriptions to magazines that I haven’t paid a dime for. If you participate in rewards miles, you’ll get a lot for $0. E-rewards won’t pay my mortgage and I don’t consider it a source of income, but I think the benefits are worth the 10-20 minutes a few times a month. Also, you HAVE to be invited. You cannot offer to do this. My friends have tried when they see all that I have received free of charge.
ReplyJust an update on the message that I posted on May 4th.
I re-contacted the customer service rep who had initially told me that I could not reverse my redemption, and this time said if it was not possible to reverse my redemption, that I would like to have my $25 restored anyway. I checked today, and the redemption was reversed and my $25 was restored. Success!
ReplyThat’s great news SMS!
ReplyI wonder if they read this article? lol
@Skip:
ReplyFortunately, I did receive a message from e-rewards stating that my points would expire on a certain date. So, I went and used them up by purchasing discount coupons from FTD and Borders. So, after that message, they sent me another stating that my points would not expire. They changed their minds. I do like doing thier surveys, but sometimes they discriminate against you if you are a certain age (senior). However, due to their rule that you can’t cash in reward points but every three months, I usually buy Macy’s gift cards for $25 with 45 points. I can only get one gift card every three months. For sure, you are not going to make a lot of money doing surveys for them. Thanks, Donna
@goldsheet:
I have a question for you. I used some e-reward points to buy a $15 credit to Borders and have not used it yet. Do you know if it expires or if I can use it online and in Border’s stores? I was hoping to purchase another coupon from Borders when my points go up. Thank so much, Donna
ReplyDonna,
surveys are based on supply and demand. So I know it seems like discrimination, its really more a function of business. Business target a certain group of people that buy their products. So they dictate to the survey company this profile and the survey company delivers surveys to these folks. Unfortunately seniors don’t tend to fit the demo they want.
That being said try your hand at other opportunities where your age makes little difference like swagbucks, amazon Turk, etc. You can find these type of opportunities on my recommendations page:
http://www.WorkAtHomeNoScams.com/recommendations
Hope it helps.
Reply@Skip: I joined this, so called, company recently. I got emails hand over fist to do surveys at first. Now that I’m close to the $50 mark (in their currency, and the mark to buy anything worthwhile,) I have not got an email in a month. Seems mighty fishy to me. I get some crappy magazines and I’m closing my account. Don’t waste your time people.
ReplyUltimately it seems like it all depends on your perception. Obviously based on the comments above, there are a lot of folks that are happy with the rewards. So I guess it all rests on personal references. I prefer money which is my http://www.GoMySurvey.com is more appealig to me. But to each their own. It’s only a waste of time if you see it that way. People think a lot of these opportunities are a waste of time. But then you have folks like me that perceive these things as a gateway or an opportunity to leverage something I already do. At the end of the day you have to do what is best for you.
ReplyI wanted to toss my 2 cents into the pot on E-Rewards. I have been a member of E-rewards going on 4 years now. I have not had a problem with them to date (I will agree, that many issues listed above are a possible, I have not expeirenced them myself). I do not work from home and do not rely on these sites for income. I had not problem receiving or taking surveys. Sure, I will go a week or two without a survey, but then will get 10 over the course of 2 -3 days. I choose to spend my ‘survey bucks’ on the $25 GameStop Card (50 survey dollars). Again I take the surveys casually and have had not problem earning 4 gift cards a year (1 every 3 months is the limit) or even the occasional magizine subscription. E-Rewards is by no means an income survey business, but it is great for the occasional survey and getting something useful (I have 3 small kids and the game card is a nice addition for gifts, treats, etc to GameStop). I have received numerous warnings about points about to expire, but I have always had enough points to purchasee what I want (leaving them to take 75% of 2-3 ‘survey bucks’. After receiving 3 years of warnings, I have yet to have any points taken from my account.
Customer Service is extremely slow to respond to emails and questions, but have been helpful in the long run.
Eddy is right in that you have to do what is best for you. E-Rewards is a great casual survey site. It is nothing to take 10-15 minues to take a survey once or twice a week and get a gift card or a subscription every other month or so.
ReplyI have been an e-rewards member for about 6 months and I love it. I’ve never had any problems. I’ve gotten so many great magazine subscriptions that I have even used as gifts. About a month ago I was starting to get discouraged because I had already cashed in on most of the rewards that I wanted. I sent a note to their customer service asking if they could expand their rewards for gift cards. I got a prompt email telling me that they would pass along my feedback to the rewards team. Sure enough they now have an expanded selection of gift cards to choose from.
For those people who say they aren’t getting enough surveys, there is a setting in your account where you can adjust the number of surveys are sent to you. I have it on the 10+ emails a week and I get about 2-3 surveys a day. I don’t qualify for all of them and sometimes I wait too long and they are full, but I’m very close to getting my $50 gift card to Target.
ReplyI too have had my surveys stop coming since I am 15 cents away from my $50 reward level. I was $2.65 away and I qualified for a survey that they sent me for $2.50 and I have been at this level for 3 weeks now. I have no idea how some of you get so many rewards…. Do they send women more surveys? Do you lie? Something has to be up!!!
ReplyI have actually been a member of e-rewards for about 4 years now and each year they offer you the option of renewing. When I renew my membership it has NEVER deleted my redeemable cash and I have renewed with about $80 on the line. I find some of the surveys to be long but those are usually the higher reward-based ones. I have never NOT received anything I redeem my points on so I wouldn’t say it’s a scam. You don’t get money, you get options redeemable with all its partners. I mainly use my survey cash to get Priority Rewards points for hotel nights and things like that.
ReplyI have received an invitation to join e rewards through Blockbuster and came to this site to see if it is worth my time. It seems that you can earn skymiles? That is the main reason I would like to join. Are you able to redeem your points for that specific selection?
Reply@Ellen:
ReplyI’ve been doing survey’s for several years and although you build up the points/dollars slowly I’ve gotten some great books and cds from borders ordered flowers and just today got a $25.00 Itunes gift card. I love it.
I’ve been with e-rewards for several years. They can be a giant pain in the butt. I ran into problems when they dumped all of my accumulated points (with no warning) last spring. I raised heck and asked them how anyone was expected to be able to say enough points to “earn” anything decent of the points were going to be taken away before you were able to use them. I have always used me e-rewards points to “buy” Hilton Honors points and use them to get free night(s) at Hampton Inn or other Hilton brand hotels. They returned my points and told me I had like 72 hours to convert them, or I would lose them (again). I used them to get 4500 Hilton points. My biggest complaint is the unbearably long surveys that they send that take 20+ minutes to complete. I hate the surveys that are repetitive and “Disagree”, “Strongly Disagree”, etc… then you get booted out 10 minutes into it and you get 35 cents. Since they don’t send very many surveys (that you actually qualify for), it takes a long time to earn points. Oh, they also won’t let you cash in for Hilton points more than once every 90 days.
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