Rewards programs (MyPoints, Swagbucks, NCP...): what are you using and how do you like them?

[happily single]

I use Fetch, Ibotta, and Receipt Hog most of time. I find that for Receipt Hog and Fetch, just capturing the receipts is so easy, how can you not use them!? I just figured out recently that you could redeem Disney Gift cards on Fetch; I had usually redeemed them for restaurants to use on vacation (where i get a slightly better value). My complaint with redeeming Fetch rewards, is that you don't get the gift card immediately, but it take a day or 2. Receipt Hog can be slow to redeem too, but the work to get points is so minimal....I've learned to be patient and wait until I can redeem a higher amount of money. Ibotta is probably my number one app - I use it all the time. Luckily, my grocery stores have the products and it's easy to redeem- I cash out as soon as I hit $20, and it goes into my "vacation fund" savings account. I also use QuickRewards, MyPoints, Rakuten, and ShopKick. I am always redeeming for Disney gift cards where IHow are you able to get Disney Gift Cards?

 

[dirtyjerz]

I paid for a good portion of my trip this past January using: QuickRewards, Inbox Dollars, Receipt Pal, Fetch, Coin Out, Swagbucks, Ibotta, Mistplay, Receipt Hog, Rakuten, User Interviews, Amazon reward panel, Walmart Customer Spark, Bing & Bing cashback, and then a random LinkedIn survey that paid $5. Some of these apps/websites already had some money/points sitting from prior to planning my trip so I just kicked it into high gear a bit and ended up with over $1,100 to use on my trip.

Mistplay changed over the last year so I redeemed my last gift card with them and said goodbye.

Rakuten is hit or miss but I'll continue to use it where it makes sense.

The receipt apps take a little bit of effort and can get cumbersome. I had lost my groove for a while but once I booked my trip I gained it back again. Right after shopping I scan my receipt to every app. Receipt Hog was new to me last year so once I connected my emails and stores I belong to, it ended up giving me quite a bit of reward points from lots and lots of past purchases plus I earned a lot from hitting milestones so quickly. It's much slower now but still worth it.

IB, SB, and QR take effort for little reward but when/where it made sense I earned from all 3.

Ibotta for me is really not worth it most of the time. I tend to buy store brand (more savings with store brand vs name brand WITH a rebate/coupon/discount/sale). Once in a while I'll find a good deal worth scooping up but not often.