E-rewards [Master Thread]
#4951



Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: VPS
Programs: IHG Platinum, Delta SM, Atmos Silver, Hilton Gold, Accor Gold, Marriott Gold, Hyatt Discoverist
Posts: 8,165
The ‘one redemption per 30 days’ language seems to be gone from Alaska, AeroMexico (not sure if that one had it before) and Virgin Atlantic for me. United went to unlimited a while back. Flying Blue, the Avios options, Southwest and American are still every 30 for me. (And Frontier but Im’ not sure they really count for much.)
#4952




Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: PHL
Programs: AA Executive Platinum; Hilton Diamond
Posts: 2,753
Has anyone else gotten the "You are answering too fast, slow down" message? Started yesterday. But easy questions (like race) and answering with a mouse just takes one second.
#4954




Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Washington, DC
Programs: UA Premier Gold, AA, DL, IHG Platinum Amb, Marriott Gold, Hilton Silver, National Executive Elite
Posts: 1,688
#4955
Join Date: Sep 2009
Posts: 2,894
December bonus promotion released today:
Challenge:
Complete 3 survey(s) in 14 days.What will I earn?
- 5 points, in addition to any survey rewards earned.
What do I have to do?
- Complete 3 survey(s) within 14 days of offer activation, as specified by the expiration date.
#4956




Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: UK
Posts: 144
No more access to surveys since attempting verification late November!
I've used e-rewards for 13 years, but suddenly after starting the verification process around Thanksgiving (and then completing it last week, as I'd gotten sidetracked), I have no more access to surveys and no further emails offering me surveys. Has anyone else had this happen? I don't use a VPN, it just no longer works - all I see is 'No Surveys Available' although I've updated my profile in the last week.
I've used e-rewards for 13 years, but suddenly after starting the verification process around Thanksgiving (and then completing it last week, as I'd gotten sidetracked), I have no more access to surveys and no further emails offering me surveys. Has anyone else had this happen? I don't use a VPN, it just no longer works - all I see is 'No Surveys Available' although I've updated my profile in the last week.
#4957
FlyerTalk Evangelist


Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Florida
Posts: 30,342
How long it takes to transfer to AA? Anybody knows?
I know transfer to AS is instant, to UA iirc is almost instant, BA takes a few days. It has been too long since DH transfered to AA. Obviously AA is not instant.
I know transfer to AS is instant, to UA iirc is almost instant, BA takes a few days. It has been too long since DH transfered to AA. Obviously AA is not instant.
#4959
FlyerTalk Evangelist


Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Florida
Posts: 30,342
Thanks for the info. Now I vaguely remember that is a cut-off for weekly posting. So I accidentally picked the worst timing, Wed, for the longest wait. Sunday or even Monday morning would be the best options then.
#4960




Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: PHL
Programs: AA Executive Platinum; Hilton Diamond
Posts: 2,753
I am really getting disappointed with e-rewards. I have probably tried to do 50+ surveys in the past week and was successful at maybe 5 of them. When I get kicked out immediately, that is not so bad. But when I get kicked out (with no reward) after 15 minutes, that stinks. I recently complained after that happened (again) and they tossed me a few extra points. But seriously, this is getting to the point where I question whether to even continue with the program. Any thoughts or comments from you guys?
#4961




Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Washington, DC
Programs: UA Premier Gold, AA, DL, IHG Platinum Amb, Marriott Gold, Hilton Silver, National Executive Elite
Posts: 1,688
I too am really getting disappointed with e-rewards. I have tried to do a significant number of surveys in the past couple of weeks and was successful at maybe 5 of them. When I get kicked out immediately, that is not so bad. But when I get kicked out (with no reward) after 15 minutes, that stinks. I recently complained after that happened (again) and they tossed me a few extra points. But seriously, this is getting to the point where I question whether to even continue with the program. Any thoughts or comments from you guys?
In addition to the usual surveys for a few e-rewards dollars, there were sometimes extended surveys like diaries that delivered several hundred e-reward dollars. (My all-time high for one extended survey was $416.50 in e-reward currency.) Now those types of ultra-high-value survey offerings appear to have vanished, and the few that offer moderately decent points usually result in my being kicked out, sometimes after I've spent a fair amount of time on the survey.
Currently I've found myself reduced to just one United redemption per month, and nothing else. I too am getting more and more frustrated with being offered low-level surveys for just a couple of points that require 25 minutes, and then they frequently kick me out anyway. Data points: In the last two weeks of December I successfully completed only 8 surveys out of 24 attempts, earning 47.5 points, but almost half of that total came from one high-value 22-pointer. And that 22-pointer was one of only three completed surveys earning 10+ points in the last 3 months.
I value the United miles, and that's about the only thing that's keeping me involved with e-rewards. If I can't keep up the one United redemption per month pace without a significant increase in the amount of time being spent answering those surveys, then I may just cash out and close my account.
Last edited by bob12403; Jan 6, 2024 at 4:26 pm
#4962




Join Date: Mar 2008
Posts: 2,018
I am really getting disappointed with e-rewards. I have probably tried to do 50+ surveys in the past week and was successful at maybe 5 of them. When I get kicked out immediately, that is not so bad. But when I get kicked out (with no reward) after 15 minutes, that stinks. I recently complained after that happened (again) and they tossed me a few extra points. But seriously, this is getting to the point where I question whether to even continue with the program. Any thoughts or comments from you guys?
#4963




Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Washington, DC
Programs: UA Premier Gold, AA, DL, IHG Platinum Amb, Marriott Gold, Hilton Silver, National Executive Elite
Posts: 1,688
Sorry that you've had so much difficulty getting them to give you your deserved points. I've always complained to them when I get cut off at or near the end of the survey, and my success rate with getting the points is probably around 85-90%. Every once in a while they do say something like "We're very sorry this happened, and we will share your experience with so-and-so so they can make sure this doesn't happen again," and provide no compensation. But those responses are pretty few and far between, and I can't remember the last time that they failed to respond at all.
Last edited by bob12403; Jan 6, 2024 at 6:38 am
#4964




Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Miami, FL
Programs: UA 1MM, AA Plat, Marriott LT Titanium, Hyatt Glob, IHG ♢ Amb, Hilton ♢, Hertz Pres
Posts: 6,174
Sorry that you've had so much difficulty getting them to give you your deserved points. I've always complained to them when I get cut off at or near the end of the survey, and my success rate with getting the points is probably around 85-90%. Every once in a while they do say something like "We're very sorry this happened, and we will share your experience with so-and-so so they can make sure this doesn't happen again," and provide no compensation. But those responses are pretty few and far between, and I can't remember the last time that they failed to respond at all.
#4965



Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: VPS
Programs: IHG Platinum, Delta SM, Atmos Silver, Hilton Gold, Accor Gold, Marriott Gold, Hyatt Discoverist
Posts: 8,165
I’m still slogging along but there are a lot of surveys I open and then close because I recognize that type of survey as likely to give me a late screen out.


