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  • Survey, discount and cashback sites

    As times are hard, many people look for easy ways to make some extra cash. Online based survey and cashback sites are a popular choice.

    When choosing a relevant site, the first thing to look for is whether any membership fee is payable. I would strongly advise that if you are asked to part with your hard earned cash, do not bother!

    Sites like Valued Opinions and yougov are free to join and do actually reward for time spent on answering surveys. However, rewards are rather minimal. Yougov actually pays cash, 5,000 points equals £50. However, it can take years to reach the threshold.

    Valued Opinions pays in vouchers and discount cards like Gourmet Society. I would say that VO used to be the best one around but has been going down the hill recently. Many members (including me) report spending significant amount of time answering surveys, only to be screened out. Their typical 15 minute surveys pays 75p so it's debateable whether it's worth joining unless you enjoying completing surveys. Furthermore, you are now charged 50p for claiming a £10 voucher so you will need to have earned £10.50 before spending that £10 voucher at Waitrose.

    Cashback sites like quidco and topcashback are a good choice to get something back on everyday spending. My personal experience of quidco is excellent. Every transaction has tracked so far and I have actually managed get some cashback on my bank account. Expedia hotel cashback of 12% is rather generous!

    Maximiles is a combination of surveys and cashback, rewarded by points. Accrued points can then be redeemed as rewards such as vouchers, gifts, wines etc. However, many transactions don't seem to track for some reason so I would say that this site is a borderline scam.

    Discount clubs like The Money Club are best avoided. The Money Club charges an annual fee of £89 but any members are reported to regretting joining. The discounts they claim to be negotiating on your behalf can - according to the Which magazine - be achieved by shopping around and occasionally haggling yourself.
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    Re: Survey, discount and cashback sites

    I'm signed up to e-rewards. you get vouchers for answering the surveys there too ... earning points for each survey. The least points you need for a 'reward' is 2000 (200 Le club Accor hotels points), Although for 4200 points you get a £10 Boots voucher (7750 gets you a £20 one) and 4500 gets you a £10 Sainsburys gift card (8000 for a £20 one)
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      Re: Survey, discount and cashback sites

      use the Nectar e-rewards filling in surveys with nonsense answers got abot 40 quid so far fill up a bit of time

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        Re: Survey, discount and cashback sites

        Top Cash is a lousy, fight for a year to get dismal £15.00 back and what happens answer is:- We are unable to get suppliers money, BUT we have to make a profit as we do not make much (End of year results = 2 directors pocket a few million) we will pay you £7.50 only.

        Quidco o.k.

        also tries Top cash this year for home insurance & what quote happened, £35 dearer than the suppliers on line quote, that seems to me to be that they get you money back albeit your own minus commission ????????????

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          Re: Survey, discount and cashback sites

          Tracking failures seem to be an issue on some cashback sites but, in my case, is yet to happen on quidco.

          The key is to think cashback as a bonus, not to rely on it, however annoying not getting it is. I never influence my spending decisions on cashback alone. Whatever I've accrued is as a result of buying what I would have bought anyway.

          I've had so many problems with Maximiles that nowadays I only use it for surveys, watching an occasional video or reading promotional emails. I would not spend any money whatsoever with their partners!

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