Hey, gang!

We wanted to give the community the heads up that a change has been implemented on our site. This change directly involves the gift cards.

So, most gift cards on our site are made with EdenPoints. It’s a great way to get what you want, and all you really have to do is browse the site, read some community posts, and just generally enjoy yourself at link.

However, more often than not, this system has been abused. There has been EdenPoint farming that has resulted in multiple gift cards being applied to solitary orders. Where we do love the idea of rewarding you points to generate a gift card to help with your purchase, we are generally not in favor of some users using the EdenPoints system to farm multiple cards to pay off orders that are, oh, say, $1400 dollars.

This all being said, abuse is not always the case, so we do not want to take away the points system or its ability to generate a gift card. EdenPoints are still active, and the ability to make gift cards are still active, but all orders are limited to one gift card per order. Multiple gift cards will no longer stack in orders. less

Hey, gang!

We wanted to give the community the heads up that a change has been implemented on our site. This change directly involves the gift cards.

So, most gift cards on our site are made with EdenPoints. It’s a great way to get what you want, and all you really have to do is browse the site, read some community posts, and just generally enjoy yourself at link.

However, more often than not, this system has been abused. There has been EdenPoint farming that has resulted in multiple gift cards being applied to solitary orders. Where we do love the idea of rewarding you points to generate a gift card to help with your purchase, we are generally not in favor of some users using the EdenPoints system to farm multiple cards to pay off orders that are, oh, say, $1400 dollars.

This all being said, abuse is not always the case, so we do not want to take away the points system or its ability to generate a gift card. EdenPoints are still active, and the ability to make gift cards are still active, but all orders are limited to one gift card per order. Multiple gift cards will no longer stack in orders. less

There is a slight issue with this solution. I have multiple gift cards that I have received from Rumbles, graduating students, video reviews, etc. With this new system, I can no longer use these cards that I already have to their full usefulness without having to pay any difference out of pocket. Previously, I would pay any difference using points.

And if this change continues as is, any chance we can change GC rewards into points added to our accounts instead? less

There is a slight issue with this solution. I have multiple gift cards that I have received from Rumbles, graduating students, video reviews, etc. With this new system, I can no longer use these cards that I already have to their full usefulness without having to pay any difference out of pocket. Previously, I would pay any difference using points.

And if this change continues as is, any chance we can change GC rewards into points added to our accounts instead? less

I pay for all my purchases with gift cards. Eden Cafe cards, Video Review cards, etc. Just like Kindred said. If I can't use multiple cards on purchases, I cannot purchase anymore items. Or I'd have to order things individually and never anything large, which, are not items I'd usually purchase anyway.

Can there be a way to distinguish between point-generated GCs and cards assigned from rumbles/reviews/studen ts/blogs/vlogs????

Or, like Kindred said, have the points assigned instead of the GCs so that we can simply redeem when needed? less

I'm on the same page. I wouldn't be able to make any other orders until I have enough points to cover them, even though I have gift cards.

Cashing GCs in for points will help all of us who have quite a few GCs use them and keep them all in one place, as well. Personally, I'd like to not have to convert the points to GCs in the first place. The GCs allow people to earn points on multiple accounts and compile them all into one. less

OR? Can GC totals be placed into an "account" that we can redeem, similar to our Affiliate commissions?

THIS way... we can redeem only one actual GC from points, then use the money on our accounts to pay for items? The GCs wouldn't be counted as GCs, but points WOULD. If that makes any sense. So instead of Justin emailing us our codes, he'd simply adjust our account totals to reflect whatever we've earned. less

I pay for all my purchases with gift cards. Eden Cafe cards, Video Review cards, etc. Just like Kindred said. If I can't use multiple cards on purchases, I cannot purchase anymore items. Or I'd have to order things individually and never anything large, which, are not items I'd usually purchase anyway.

Can there be a way to distinguish between point-generated GCs and cards assigned from rumbles/reviews/studen ts/blogs/vlogs????

Or, like Kindred said, have the points assigned instead of the GCs so that we can simply redeem when needed? less

I pay for all my purchases with gift cards. Eden Cafe cards, Video Review cards, etc. Just like Kindred said. If I can't use multiple cards on purchases, I cannot purchase anymore items. Or I'd have to order things individually and never anything large, which, are not items I'd usually purchase anyway.

Can there be a way to distinguish between point-generated GCs and cards assigned from rumbles/reviews/studen ts/blogs/vlogs????

Or, like Kindred said, have the points assigned instead of the GCs so that we can simply redeem when needed? less

I'm in the same boat as BBW. I don't abuse the system, nor do I point farm. But, when I cash in my points, and there are 7 or 8 dollars left over, the system turns them into "Gift Cards."

I doubt I'll be making any more purchases in the near future. With being out of work, and then having to also pay for shipping for small orders, I simply can't swing it.

Sorry.

This is really not a good idea, as it punishes those of us who play by the rules, simply to get the few who don't.

Rachel said "However, more often than not, this system has been abused." [italic|more often than NOT" ? Really?

So much for ordering from Eden. If I only use ONE Gift Card left over from an other order, I'll only have a few dollars. If I use a GF from doing a video, I'll only have $25.00. Neither of these is enough of an order to pay for shipping. I am out of work, but enjoy helping out Eden by doing reviews etc.

I guess this is the end of an era. Really really sad. VERY sad. less

Not true at all!

When I said we were listening to your ideas, we really are, and Miss Jaimes is gonna pop on in a sec to give you another update.

We're definitely not going to be punishing those who follow the rules in the long run, you'll see that in the update soon. less

I'm in the same boat as BBW. I don't abuse the system, nor do I point farm. But, when I cash in my points, and there are 7 or 8 dollars left over, the system turns them into "Gift Cards."

I doubt I'll be making any more purchases in the near future. With being out of work, and then having to also pay for shipping for small orders, I simply can't swing it.

Sorry.

This is really not a good idea, as it punishes those of us who play by the rules, simply to get the few who don't.

Rachel said "However, more often than not, this system has been abused." [italic|more often than NOT" ? Really?

So much for ordering from Eden. If I only use ONE Gift Card left over from an other order, I'll only have a few dollars. If I use a GF from doing a video, I'll only have $25.00. Neither of these is enough of an order to pay for shipping. I am out of work, but enjoy helping out Eden by doing reviews etc.

I guess this is the end of an era. Really really sad. VERY sad. less

These ideas rock. I love seeing how involved you guys are with making us bigger and better for everyone, and I want to assure everyone this is only a temporary solution. I do know that we have something similar to what is being discussed in the process of development now. But, in order for us to get a handle on a very immediate problem, this is our temporary fix. less

I have a question: How did anyone earn enough points through farming to pay off $1400 in orders before being caught? It takes me months to generate that kind of money. Mooooooooooooonnnnnntt tttthhhhsssss!

I mean, I've definitely earned more than that in GCs and points combined, but I play by the rules, and it's been over the course of 10 months. I don't abuse the system. I don't post a gazillion comments every day just to earn my dollar, and I certainly don't spam the forums with threads. I don't vote on reviews that I haven't read. I certainly don't comment on reviews that I haven't read. less

Unfortunately, the 'more often than not phrase' is pretty accurate. Rachel and I processed 3 orders totaling somewhere over $5000 in gift card points just last week. We aren't at the end of an era, we're just moving into a smarter way to make everyone happy, and to be able to truly support our supporters without having to take it in the rear from our abusers. So this option is our temporary means of getting there. Temporary being the operative word. less