E-rewards [Master Thread]
Feb 10, 2016, 9:26 am
#2086
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Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Florida
Posts: 29,740
I had the EXACT same thing happen this evening--a survey that was supposed to be $7 with exactly $2.50 credited after. I know this is what happened because it was the only survey I did tonight (and none for the last couple of days so all my surveys have been credited) and I was signed in before the survey so I knew the balance both before and after. I was also paying closer attention because I felt like this happened a few days ago, but passively doing surveys while watching TV I couldn't be too sure, but now it seems confirmed. 
Not worth it to constantly take screen shots and follow up on EVERY survey...
Not worth it to constantly take screen shots and follow up on EVERY survey...
I have noticed in the app sometimes when I fail out of a survey, the new option that loads will show the previous reward "$5"! Even if it is really only a .25 survey, so in my experience I guess I am receiving the intended credit, it just isn't showing the proper reward on the initial screen. That's how I understand it, anyways
Not sure if others notice the same thing, but for me the first survey after finding a new one will show the same reward as the original link, but in reality has a different incentive value.
In the situation above where the stated value was 7, in my case, that meant the original emailed link was 7 too
In the situation above where the stated value was 7, in my case, that meant the original emailed link was 7 too
My policy from now on is do NOT click on the next survey once being disqualified the first one.
Instead, return to the email and use the link there - it then would bring up the next survey available! I tried this after the failing of posting of the $7 and saw the email brought up the next survey being $7!
Somehow the cookies seem to migrate and therefore attaching the previous offer to the next offer. dont know how to combat this other than NOT go thru the next survey and start all over.
Feb 10, 2016, 10:21 am
#2087
Join Date: Jul 2012
Programs: Delta Gold, Alaska Gold 75K, LATAM Black
Posts: 3,393
Quote:
Originally Posted by Cheapskate Travels
I had the EXACT same thing happen this evening--a survey that was supposed to be $7 with exactly $2.50 credited after. I know this is what happened because it was the only survey I did tonight (and none for the last couple of days so all my surveys have been credited) and I was signed in before the survey so I knew the balance both before and after. I was also paying closer attention because I felt like this happened a few days ago, but passively doing surveys while watching TV I couldn't be too sure, but now it seems confirmed.
Not worth it to constantly take screen shots and follow up on EVERY survey...
Quote:
Originally Posted by Mauibaby2008
I have noticed in the app sometimes when I fail out of a survey, the new option that loads will show the previous reward "$5"! Even if it is really only a .25 survey, so in my experience I guess I am receiving the intended credit, it just isn't showing the proper reward on the initial screen. That's how I understand it, anyways
Quote:
Originally Posted by crimsona
Not sure if others notice the same thing, but for me the first survey after finding a new one will show the same reward as the original link, but in reality has a different incentive value.
In the situation above where the stated value was 7, in my case, that meant the original emailed link was 7 too
Not worth it to take screen shot of every survey and to chase the posting.
My policy from now on is do NOT click on the next survey once being disqualified the first one.
Instead, return to the email and use the link there - it then would bring up the next survey available! I tried this after the failing of posting of the $7 and saw the email brought up the next survey being $7!
Somehow the cookies seem to migrate and therefore attaching the previous offer to the next offer. dont know how to combat this other than NOT go thru the next survey and start all over.
Originally Posted by Cheapskate Travels
I had the EXACT same thing happen this evening--a survey that was supposed to be $7 with exactly $2.50 credited after. I know this is what happened because it was the only survey I did tonight (and none for the last couple of days so all my surveys have been credited) and I was signed in before the survey so I knew the balance both before and after. I was also paying closer attention because I felt like this happened a few days ago, but passively doing surveys while watching TV I couldn't be too sure, but now it seems confirmed.
Not worth it to constantly take screen shots and follow up on EVERY survey...
Quote:
Originally Posted by Mauibaby2008
I have noticed in the app sometimes when I fail out of a survey, the new option that loads will show the previous reward "$5"! Even if it is really only a .25 survey, so in my experience I guess I am receiving the intended credit, it just isn't showing the proper reward on the initial screen. That's how I understand it, anyways
Quote:
Originally Posted by crimsona
Not sure if others notice the same thing, but for me the first survey after finding a new one will show the same reward as the original link, but in reality has a different incentive value.
In the situation above where the stated value was 7, in my case, that meant the original emailed link was 7 too
Not worth it to take screen shot of every survey and to chase the posting.
My policy from now on is do NOT click on the next survey once being disqualified the first one.
Instead, return to the email and use the link there - it then would bring up the next survey available! I tried this after the failing of posting of the $7 and saw the email brought up the next survey being $7!
Somehow the cookies seem to migrate and therefore attaching the previous offer to the next offer. dont know how to combat this other than NOT go thru the next survey and start all over.
Feb 11, 2016, 6:01 pm
#2089
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Florida
Posts: 29,740
It happened again!
Had 2 nonqualifiers then led to a lengthy 20 min JD Power survey which successfully completed with the Congrat screen. NO posting of the $5 promised
but the 0.25 for the 2 unsuccessful ones posted.
I took a screen shot on the 3rd one and then the screen shot of the Congrat screen. Tomorrow would send e-Rewards the inquiry if the $5 not posted and I dont think it would as they always posted immediately.
Had 2 nonqualifiers then led to a lengthy 20 min JD Power survey which successfully completed with the Congrat screen. NO posting of the $5 promised
but the 0.25 for the 2 unsuccessful ones posted.I took a screen shot on the 3rd one and then the screen shot of the Congrat screen. Tomorrow would send e-Rewards the inquiry if the $5 not posted and I dont think it would as they always posted immediately.
Feb 11, 2016, 6:38 pm
#2090
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Almaty, Kazakhstan
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Posts: 2,070
I received an offer of $2.00 for a 40 minute survey today. Gotta be the worst ratio of $/time I've ever received. Did not click on that one .... tls
Feb 11, 2016, 10:44 pm
#2091
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Location: Florida
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Feb 15, 2016, 6:15 am
#2093
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: ABQ LAX SNA ITO
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Posts: 224
e-rewards outside country
I used e-rewards for years. I signed up for it in the US and most of the time I did the surveys from the US. Last year I was outside of the country so I was using a VPN service to access the surveys. That was working okay throughout the time I was away. I was then back in the US late last year until just a couple of weeks ago and everything worked fine. I left the US again in early February and assumed that the VPN thing would work but now even with the VPN on and after checking for an IP leak (there is none) the surveys always send me an error that I am outside the country from which the survey was intended. I tried to clear the cache of my browser but that did not help either. Has anyone been successful getting these to work with some kind of tweak?
Feb 15, 2016, 6:30 am
#2094
Join Date: Feb 2001
Programs: IHG Diamond, HH Diamond, BW Diamond Select, Accor Silver, Marriott Gold
Posts: 4,227
I left the US again in early February and assumed that the VPN thing would work but now even with the VPN on and after checking for an IP leak (there is none) the surveys always send me an error that I am outside the country from which the survey was intended. I tried to clear the cache of my browser but that did not help either. Has anyone been successful getting these to work with some kind of tweak?
Feb 15, 2016, 4:14 pm
#2096
Join Date: Apr 2004
Programs: AA, UA, SQ, VA, QF, AF, BA
Posts: 2,865
I used e-rewards for years. I signed up for it in the US and most of the time I did the surveys from the US. Last year I was outside of the country so I was using a VPN service to access the surveys. That was working okay throughout the time I was away. I was then back in the US late last year until just a couple of weeks ago and everything worked fine. I left the US again in early February and assumed that the VPN thing would work but now even with the VPN on and after checking for an IP leak (there is none) the surveys always send me an error that I am outside the country from which the survey was intended. I tried to clear the cache of my browser but that did not help either. Has anyone been successful getting these to work with some kind of tweak?
Feb 15, 2016, 5:18 pm
#2097
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
Posts: 9,989
It will be interesting when I am in the UK and Canada later this year to see if using the VPN of the corporation I work for does the trick. Only employees of the company have the ability to use that VPN, so it is probably not on the radar of e-Rewards. If nonetheless e-Rewards blocks it, that would tell me that the technology they use is not based on a white-list or black-list of public VPN IP ranges.
Feb 15, 2016, 8:36 pm
#2098
Join Date: Feb 2001
Programs: IHG Diamond, HH Diamond, BW Diamond Select, Accor Silver, Marriott Gold
Posts: 4,227
Even Netflix seems to be just gradually adding to a blacklist. It wouldn't surprise me if e-rewards is just buying Netflix's list of IPs. Another possibility is that they are doing by quantity of connections. If 100 users connect to e-rewards from the same IP address, it's probably a VPN or a big company and it wouldn't be too hard to work out which.
Feb 17, 2016, 2:43 am
#2100
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: Lancashire, UK
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