Free stuff websites?

A little off-topic, but I just thought I'd share. I don't know if you heard of Oprah's 250 car giveaway, but it made me absolutely refuse to ever take stock in anything that woman says or does. The cars were donated to her by the company, but she distributed them as prizes and not as gifts, which meant that each of the winners would have to pay $7000 in taxes on their car in order to keep it. It disgusts me that she gets all of this hype about her great "giveaways," because she could easily cover the necessary taxes through her show, but instead forces them on "lucky" audience members. The act of receiving something from Oprah can actually put you into a higher tax bracket as well, whether you want it to or not. 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

If you win something $600 and over and you want to accept the prize you'll have to give the company your social security number. I've used that website for years and have won some nice stuff (cash, even a couple trips.) It's standard because the government wants their part of your income taxes. 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

I tried signing up. It sent me the confirmation email and I clicked on it. It sent me back to mysurvey, but this message popped up:

Join the GlobalTestMarket Community

Thanks for your interest in joining MySurvey.com. Due to account restrictions we're unable to process your registration, but we invite you to join our sister community, GlobalTestMarket.

GlobalTestMarket offers a variety of rewards like cash, vouchers and gift items for voicing your opinion. It's time to be heard, and rewarded!

Please look in your inbox for the GlobalTestMarket activation email to join today!-

And I try logging in, but instead of logging me in it says the same thing. It sent me another confirmation email, but to this website instead of MySurveys. I'm curious, did It do this to you to? Is that what it's suppose to do, or does it require certain qualifications that I did not qualify for? I'm wildly confused. less

I do boxes for this site called Influester.com. I have gotten a couple and some brand challenges. I have not received any lately but new members have a more likely chance to get them lately. They send out some decent examples.

They have you do video, blog and reviews on their site if you don't want to do any of them. They have challenges so you can qualify for other things as well. I like these guys a lot. Just wish I could get another box sometime soon. less

It did not do this for me. I'm sorry, I don't know that much about it, but I do know they have a another "branch" of the company, GlobalTestMarket. They are a BBB accredited business which should give you some comfort & they are also part of the Lightspeed Research Company, so they really are sister companies, not some random other company. There must be a reason you didn't qualify, if you live in the US. I checked & they are open to accepting new members right now.

I would go to the main page & at the bottom in tiny black letters are the links for FAQs, Privacy, About Us & Contact Us. Click 'Contact Us' & it takes you to a page where you can enter your question! Please, let me know what happens!

I also have another idea? They have a referral program, I can have them email you telling you about them & containing a link to join. If you succeeded, then I would get 150 points, just to be upfront about that. Approaching this with me recommending you might help?

Anyone else who wants to help me out, I would be happy to refer you, as well! Just PM me the email you want it sent to & I will put you on my Friends list which tells them you're okay. No pressure to do it through me, though! less

It did not do this for me. I'm sorry, I don't know that much about it, but I do know they have a another "branch" of the company, GlobalTestMarket. They are a BBB accredited business which should give you some comfort & they are also part of the Lightspeed Research Company, so they really are sister companies, not some random other company. There must be a reason you didn't qualify, if you live in the US. I checked & they are open to accepting new members right now.

I would go to the main page & at the bottom in tiny black letters are the links for FAQs, Privacy, About Us & Contact Us. Click 'Contact Us' & it takes you to a page where you can enter your question! Please, let me know what happens!

I also have another idea? They have a referral program, I can have them email you telling you about them & containing a link to join. If you succeeded, then I would get 150 points, just to be upfront about that. Approaching this with me recommending you might help?

Anyone else who wants to help me out, I would be happy to refer you, as well! Just PM me the email you want it sent to & I will put you on my Friends list which tells them you're okay. No pressure to do it through me, though! 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