Friday, 2 February 2018

A Freebie - well, sort of.

I do loads of market research surveys.  They are not a method of earning extra income which I would recommend to everyone but I live alone so no-one is wanting my conversation and I need to keep my feet up quite a bit so online surveys are  OK for me.  The companies pay me in cash or Amazon vouchers and that makes a small but significant supplement to my pensions

Once I had been doing on-line surveys for a year or two I started to get invitations to do other things.  One of the "other things" is that I'm on a scanning panel.  This means that whenever I've been shopping I scan the bar codes for all my purchases (scanner provided) and send the information to the research company. It can be a bit of a faff to do it straight after going shopping but heigh ho, it's not really difficult.

In return for my efforts I get points which can be used to buy quite a wide range of goods.   I've been accruing points for about a year and I decided to use some of them to buy a camera -and it's arrived today.  Amazon lists it at £89.95 so suddenly that faffing around with a scanner feels a bit more worthwhile.

And maybe I can start putting a few more photos on my blogs.
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10 comments:

  1. Living Alone in Your 60's2 February 2018 at 21:17

    Congratulations I'm really pleased your efforts have been rewarded. Looking forward to the photos.

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  2. Boyett-Brinkley3 February 2018 at 03:11

    I wish I knew how to do that sort of thing here.

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  3. Poppypatchwork3 February 2018 at 10:23

    Clever way to add to your income.

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  4. Unknown3 February 2018 at 13:58

    Well done. Enjoy :)

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  5. Louise Houghton3 February 2018 at 15:33

    Well done on the camera. I have just started doing some surveys. My only fear is that my inbox may get stuffed with things related to what I am answering questions about but we shall see.

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  6. Frugally challenged3 February 2018 at 15:54

    Obviously I don't know which companies you are using Louise but I've never had any sort of problem like that. Check that the survey companies adhere to the Market Research Society Code of Conduct. I don't think I've had a single e mail related to products I've answered surveys on. Good luck!

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    1. Louise Houghton4 February 2018 at 16:31

      Thanks for that. I'm sure all will be well but I'll check re the MRCC.

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  7. Unknown3 February 2018 at 17:30

    Photos will sure add more interest to your blog.

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  8. Rambler5 February 2018 at 16:36

    I've also been scanning my shopping for several years and I save my Reward Points until just before Christmas - it always surprises me how much I've amassed each year. Do you scan your receipts as well, Mary?

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  9. Frugally challenged5 February 2018 at 17:03

    Haven't tried receipt scanning - tell me more!

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