Originally Posted by XStAnt
But E-rewards money is fake money. Think of it as 2500 "points" for 3000 HHonors points. It doesn't cost anything to do E-Rewards surveys (except time).
I think it's a great program except for the expiration policy and limited awards. In other words, it's great for a free 12,000 HHonors points/year.
I agree with you on the "fake" nature of the e-Rewards currency. My problem was that I was spending too much time (which is far more valuable than the piddly little fake-dollar numbers they like to throw around) to try and reach the little awards.
For example: it might take me 2-3 hours of time to reach $50 (in fake money) to redeem 3,000 HH points. I value that at about $20. So, I just spent two hours or more to earn $20.
Oops.
Of course, if I were getting those $75 surveys I've heard about, and could finish it in an hour, now we're getting close to a threshold that is worthwhile. 1 hr = 4500 HH points = $30. Since HHonors points aren't subject to taxes, we're at least in the right ballpark.
Problem was: I wasn't getting $75 surveys. A few $10 surveys if I were lucky, and I eventually got one $25 that I actually qualified for. It was a slow crawl to earn stuff for me, so I got out.