Free stuff websites?

This is one I am a member of & is legit: link.

You answer online surveys & earn points or get entries into sweepstakes where the prize is lots of points. The points are then redeemed for rewards such as gift certificates. Why I like this one over the other available programs I've done:
--they have better rewards available, not just a bunch of overpriced stuff, such as magazine subscriptions that you can get cheaper elsewhere. There is a roughly equivalent point to penny exchange rate, so here your 1000 points is worth $10, not $5
--the prizes are appropriately priced, not overinflated. I was so tired of other places where I'd earn $100 & when I used it, I could only get a $50 gift card to iTunes or something.
--Good rewards choices! I hated not having good choices. I don't want to spend my credits for a "money off" discount on something, for example, using my $100 for $25 off a $75 purchase at a clothing store! This place has Amazon, Applebee's, Macy's, CVS & PayPal reward options for example.
--they don't have rip off surveys! I was so angry with other sites whose survey would collect all sorts of useful info before telling you that you didn't qualify to finish the survey. So instead of full points, you'd get the token offer, say 25 cents, (@mysurvey, you get a sweepstakes entry). But what frosted me was that company paying for the survey was given all this info you already answered supposedly to determine eligibility, but it was still commercially helpful to them. Basically, they got your opinions for a steal instead of having to pay the full amount.

I saw some members have a bunch of these types of websites listed in their favorites list in their profile page. Hopefully, they will answer your discussion! less

Not exactly, but upon signing up for countless paid subscription boxes and reviewing them monthly on my personal blog, I've earned free boxes from points/referrals and from companies contacting me to write reviews in exchange for free boxes. The catch here is that you do actually have to pay for a good deal of them before free ever really comes into play. less

I love swagbucks. You earn points for searches (I use it instead of google) and can turn points in for gift cards. One year I got enough gift cards for a free Kindle (this was back when they were more expensive.) If anyone wants to join, I'd love for you to PM me for my referral code so I could earn more points. (I can earn equal to the first 1000 points you earn, which is a little over two $5 Amazon certificates, if you join through my referral.) less

I love swagbucks. You earn points for searches (I use it instead of google) and can turn points in for gift cards. One year I got enough gift cards for a free Kindle (this was back when they were more expensive.) If anyone wants to join, I'd love for you to PM me for my referral code so I could earn more points. (I can earn equal to the first 1000 points you earn, which is a little over two $5 Amazon certificates, if you join through my referral.) less

This is one I am a member of & is legit: link.

You answer online surveys & earn points or get entries into sweepstakes where the prize is lots of points. The points are then redeemed for rewards such as gift certificates. Why I like this one over the other available programs I've done:
--they have better rewards available, not just a bunch of overpriced stuff, such as magazine subscriptions that you can get cheaper elsewhere. There is a roughly equivalent point to penny exchange rate, so here your 1000 points is worth $10, not $5
--the prizes are appropriately priced, not overinflated. I was so tired of other places where I'd earn $100 & when I used it, I could only get a $50 gift card to iTunes or something.
--Good rewards choices! I hated not having good choices. I don't want to spend my credits for a "money off" discount on something, for example, using my $100 for $25 off a $75 purchase at a clothing store! This place has Amazon, Applebee's, Macy's, CVS & PayPal reward options for example.
--they don't have rip off surveys! I was so angry with other sites whose survey would collect all sorts of useful info before telling you that you didn't qualify to finish the survey. So instead of full points, you'd get the token offer, say 25 cents, (@mysurvey, you get a sweepstakes entry). But what frosted me was that company paying for the survey was given all this info you already answered supposedly to determine eligibility, but it was still commercially helpful to them. Basically, they got your opinions for a steal instead of having to pay the full amount.

I saw some members have a bunch of these types of websites listed in their favorites list in their profile page. Hopefully, they will answer your discussion! less

Nope! I would NEVER do that. However, your real name, age, address & an email are required.

What they have are questionnaires that ask you about consumer stuff such as what electronics you own, etc. They are almost all multiple choice & sometimes you can choose "other" & fill in the box. You get credit in the form of sweepstakes entries for filling out the questionnaires & there is almost always a box for Don't Know/ Not Applicable/Prefer Not To Answer. These questionnaires help them send you only those opportunities that you will be able to qualify for. The surveys that you take also have options for not answering what you don't want. What I do, is participate in every one they select for me & then if I don't like it, I choose the prefer not to answer boxes, if that's the case. You may be told that they don't need you to compete the rest of the survey, but you will still get the sweeps entry for your time. (The sweeps are for a bunch of points to be put into your account, just like the points here.) Had I just decided I didn't want to do the survey, I wouldn't have received anything. It's up to you, you never have to answer anything you don't want, but filling out the questionnaires they have for classification purposes, helps them send you surveys that are more relevant to you!

This all appies to mysurvey dot com. less

Sorry about that, I don't know what happened as it converts it automatically. Let's try it this way so it won't convert it to the "link": mysurvey dot com

@Trysexual, I am a member of e-Rewards & that is the one I got most of my bad examples from in my first comment. I completely agree with you! BTW, they are now an invitation only site, how pretentious! Their latest trick is where you answer plenty of useful info on the survey, (beyond demographical info), and then they tell you that you don't qualify for various reasons, to finish the rest for the full reward amount. In the meantime, the company has all this useful info. I really suspect that they got the info they wanted & had no intention of paying out the full amount to most of the respondents.

I also now avoid iThink. less

Sorry about that, I don't know what happened as it converts it automatically. Let's try it this way so it won't convert it to the "link": mysurvey dot com

@Trysexual, I am a member of e-Rewards & that is the one I got most of my bad examples from in my first comment. I completely agree with you! BTW, they are now an invitation only site, how pretentious! Their latest trick is where you answer plenty of useful info on the survey, (beyond demographical info), and then they tell you that you don't qualify for various reasons, to finish the rest for the full reward amount. In the meantime, the company has all this useful info. I really suspect that they got the info they wanted & had no intention of paying out the full amount to most of the respondents.

I also now avoid iThink. less

Do you get a lot of phone calls? My mother did a survey online once and her phone rings off the hook with robo calls. In fact, during the presidential election, they quit calling and when everyone else was complaining of unsolicited phone calls, she was enjoying that there weren't as many! less

Do you get a lot of phone calls? My mother did a survey online once and her phone rings off the hook with robo calls. In fact, during the presidential election, they quit calling and when everyone else was complaining of unsolicited phone calls, she was enjoying that there weren't as many! less

Also, if anyone enjoys doing sweepstakes, or giveaways, here is a great site. They have lists of all kinds of giveaways, almost anything you can think of. But please, if you are new at it, do a little research first. I heard that whatever you win, is then taken out of your taxes. Not exactly sure how it works. But here is the website: online-sweepstakes dot com. less

Yes, this is true. I've won a couple big prizes before, and you will be asked for your social security number on those so you need to know it's legit when you win (hint -- if you didn't enter it, you can't win!). The first time I won something I had a friend look over the paperwork to make sure it was okay. Freaked me out they wanted my social security number.

Actually, say you win $1,000 in cash, the company gives you all $1,000 at the time you receive your prize and you have to report it on your taxes when they send you a 1099 at tax time. less

I've earned over a hundred dollars in the past couple of months here (and that is my referral link, so if you do sign up, I'd definitely be appreciative if it were through that link ). If you can't click the referral link, my username's "chesao" and once you start sign up, there's a spot where you can just type that in once you go to instagc .com, put in your information and say that you found out about the site through a friend. Some of the offers do require that you use your name and address - there are more invasive offers, like applying for credit cards through legitimate credit card companies, but those are completely and utterly optional. Picking up an online number here saves you from having to enter your home number at any time unless the offer specifies that you must speak to a representative.

My favorite part is that the points that you earn are equivalent to to cents in any gift card denomination, so you don't have to guess at what you're going to be able to get because sometimes a $5 gift card costs 450 points and sometimes it costs 700. The cashout minimum is $1, so as soon as you hit a hundred points, you can instantly get a $1 Amazon card or something (not all gift cards are available in all denominations). There are over 50 different kinds of gift cards (including a prepaid AmEx), and if none of them appeal to you, you can ask for a check. The check comes in the mail, so it not instant, like all of the gift cards, but it's good for those who need money to pay bills and such. less

Yes, this is true. I've won a couple big prizes before, and you will be asked for your social security number on those so you need to know it's legit when you win (hint -- if you didn't enter it, you can't win!). The first time I won something I had a friend look over the paperwork to make sure it was okay. Freaked me out they wanted my social security number.

Actually, say you win $1,000 in cash, the company gives you all $1,000 at the time you receive your prize and you have to report it on your taxes when they send you a 1099 at tax time. less