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Old Feb 20, 09, 3:28 pm   #16
 
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What's really odd is that the airlines have different prices on the miles.

1000 AS 825 SB
1000 AA 1150 SB
2000 DL 1180 SB
1500 US 1350 SB
2000 AA 1700 SB
3000 AS 1875 SB
3500 US 2350 SB
4000 DL 2360 SB
5000 AA 3400 SB
6000 DL 3545 SB
6000 AS 3680 SB
6500 US 3850 SB
9000 AS 5260 SB
9500 US 5350 SB
10000 AA 5700 SB
10000 DL 5910 SB

They are all different and make no sense. It takes forever to accumulate them too, I am up to 23 after 3 days so at a rate of 7 SB per day, that's 2555 in a year.

LSC is faster and more reliable now that miles are posting again, albeit after more elapsed time than before.
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Old Feb 20, 09, 3:42 pm   #17
 
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Amazon.com GCs appear to be the best value for non-airline prizes at 45 SB for $5 provided you can get more than one. They don't have a higher valued card but 450 SB gets you $50 on Amazon.com if you can redeem 10 times.
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Old Feb 20, 09, 6:43 pm   #18
 
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Old Feb 21, 09, 1:08 am   #19
 
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amex [all lowercase letters] = 1 Swag Buck
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Old Feb 21, 09, 11:56 am   #20
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Old Feb 21, 09, 12:04 pm   #21
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Old Feb 22, 09, 4:00 am   #22
 
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Old Feb 22, 09, 8:27 am   #23
 
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As soon as I started reading this thread, I tried the first search "Playstation 3" -- got 1 swagbuck.

Excited, I tried all the other terms mentioned in this tread. All in vain -- ZERO after the first success.
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Old Feb 22, 09, 9:45 am   #24
 
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Old Feb 22, 09, 2:03 pm   #25
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Old Feb 22, 09, 4:11 pm   #26
 
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Old Feb 22, 09, 9:19 pm   #27
 
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better yet, how many searches do you do before you win a Swagbucks?

it takes FORVER to win even ONE
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Old Feb 23, 09, 12:00 am   #28
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better yet, how many searches do you do before you win a Swagbucks?

it takes FORVER to win even ONE
I agree completely. It took almost 20 minutes of random search topics before getting even one! That being said, then I got like 3 in the next 10 minutes, lol.
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Old Feb 23, 09, 5:28 pm   #29
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usually i search once in the morning and then if i am on after work (around 6) i get something.

if you search any time in between, very little chance to get anything.
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Old Feb 23, 09, 6:17 pm   #30
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I am beginning to notice two strange things:
  1. I seem to always get credit for my second search
  2. I get credit for that first and second search again if I use a different browser. Worked on two different days for I.E. and Firefox.

    Please tell us about your experience with this.
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