Sunshine Rewards Offers

[spaceacewannabe]

Anyway else noticing that a lot of them don't seem to credit anymore? Or is it just me? I have a lot in pending that never move out of there. Kind of annoying!

 

[disneyvacalover]

I've given up with sunshine rewards. I got sick of doing the surveys and never getting anything. Then my shopping stopped crediting. Too much work for the frustration.

 

[happily single]

Thought it was just me! Too bad, I've earned a total of $90 in the past.

 

[zoodoyle]

SR has a wonderful forum, so if you have any specific questions on how to increase your earnings, that's the place to ask!! There is a lot of info on how to have the best chance at having things credit too!! And everybody is super friendly to boot

 

[sammielynn]

I've done very well on Sunshine Rewards. I son't always get credit for free offers but nearly always on surveys. zoodoyle is right, check out the forum and that can really help you.

 

[cglaura]

I second to check out the forum. I've earned $25.61 this month so far, only $1.56 of that was for shopping. So things are crediting. Maybe a cookie problem or your email is oversaturated with the advertisers? I've made close to $800 since last April '07, I'd say about 95% of that was from doing free things.

 

[Hedy]

Are you using AdAware, Spybot, CCleaner to get all the ad gunk off your computer? Are you using a new e-mail address if you've been using one for a while? Are you clearing cookies between offers?
Also, a lot of SR offers are manual credits now, so you won't see credit on the hour.

 

[tcmata]

I agree that I have had good luck with Sunshine Rewards! The daily surveys add up fast as well as shopping credits!! On the free offers, I do have some that don't credit- probably because I am already in their database or something like that. But the majority of things are crediting well for me! I agree if you are having trouble, you should head over to the SR forum. There are a few stickies at the top that walk you through it and the members are very helpful when you have questions! I think I have gotten spoiled with the "fast crediting" type of offers so just when I think something isn't going to credit, it shows up as a manual credit!!

Also in the SR forum, check out the "Automatic credits for me" thread under offers. That should give you a good idea of some offers that are working for the majority of members. If those aren't working for you, that may indicate that a setting on your computer may be preventing those offers and needs to be changed!

 

[lilstint]

Anyway else noticing that a lot of them don't seem to credit anymore? Or is it just me? I have a lot in pending that never move out of there. Kind of annoying!

No... It's not just you. I gave up on SR months ago because I just couldn't get anything to credit anymore. I was doing really well there and then one day, for no reason I could figure out, things stopped crediting. I really felt badly about it too because I liked the site. Nearly 3 weeks ago I decided to try again and signed up for ebay. Guess what? No credit.

 

[cglaura]

No... It's not just you. I gave up on SR months ago because I just couldn't get anything to credit anymore. I was doing really well there and then one day, for no reason I could figure out, things stopped crediting. I really felt badly about it too because I liked the site. Nearly 3 weeks ago I decided to try again and signed up for ebay. Guess what? No credit.

I read in their forums that ebay is notorious for slow credits. Maybe there is still hope. Also, be sure to check your account history back on the day you did the offer, that is where it will pend....so it might be a page back or something.

As far as the stop crediting issue, did anything new go on with your computer? New program installed like virus protection, etc? Any toolbars on your browser? Switch to Vista? Do you use a new email address every so often so it is fresh in the advertisers database? Sorry, I know you didn't ask for answers here, just seemed like you liked it once so trying to help

 

[tcmata]

Also for the Ebay one, you won't receive credit if anyone in the house has ever opened an Ebay account before- but that's an Ebay stipulation. I'm assuming it goes by ISP.

 

[spaceacewannabe]

I read in their forums that ebay is notorious for slow credits. Maybe there is still hope. Also, be sure to check your account history back on the day you did the offer, that is where it will pend....so it might be a page back or something.

As far as the stop crediting issue, did anything new go on with your computer? New program installed like virus protection, etc? Any toolbars on your browser? Switch to Vista? Do you use a new email address every so often so it is fresh in the advertisers database? Sorry, I know you didn't ask for answers here, just seemed like you liked it once so trying to help

Ah, I didn't realize you could switch e-mail addresses on there. I'll have to try that, the cookie thing, and the forum...but then I may give up, too. I had been really cooking for a couple of months, then got busy and stopped, and then when I got back, nothing.

 

[bumbershoot]

Ah, I didn't realize you could switch e-mail addresses on there. I'll have to try that, the cookie thing, and the forum...but then I may give up, too. I had been really cooking for a couple of months, then got busy and stopped, and then when I got back, nothing.

You don't have to switch emails with SR.

You just use fresh email addresses for various offers. (not doing them more than once, but just every so often move to another real email address that you check)

For anyone who gave up in Feb, that was when there was a big kerfluffle with the survey company, and if you were reading the forums you knew that NO ONE was getting surveys. That took about a month to clear up and now it's better than it was since August IMO. There are rules in place, we know the rules, we follow them, it's all good.


Things might have changed with ebay, but I know that when hubby signed up for ebay, he did so because SR's owner said that people in the household can have separate accounts, and they had separate accounts. Hubby might want to buy me a present one day, and that wouldn't work if he had to use the family account. So, assuming you filled out a Trouble Ticket and you KNOW you aren't getting that credit, you might want to see if it's still allowed to have another adult in the household get his/her own account for his/her own purposes. Because it was allowed about a year ago.


The forums are where you learn everything! You must use their forums or you will fade out in earnings....

 

[LorieR]

I have pretty much given up with SR also. It amazes me to see the amounts that people earn there! Every once in a while I try again and get maybe one thing to credit and then nothing after that.... Just too frustrating for me.

 

[cgcw]

I have made at least $150 since the beginning of the year there. It does work.

Not every offer will credit as others have said. I guess it's just the luck of the draw sometimes.

I agree that the forums are invaluable!!! I wouldn't have made what I have without them. Definately check them out if you haven't, there is a boatload of information available to everyone.

 

[arob414]

Don't give up. Try, again. Do as the others have said and check for cookies, spyware, etc. Free offers I sometimes have to try 2-4 times and I get a new email address at least monthly to use on free offers. But, I never do an offer that I have already received credit on. For that reason, SR is the only place I shop thru, do surveys and offers and I have made nearly $800 in the past 10 months. I think I have made somewhere around $200 since the beginning of the year. I have days where I do surveys, and other days when I am to busy.

I do shop, but I am not one of the bigger shoppers, usually drugstore.com and some other places when I need stuff that I can get good prices online at. Recently, I bought new cameras for the family to take on our Disney trip and went thru SR to find re-furbished ones.

Good luck!!!

 

[Mom2micayla]

I was where you were at about a month ago. I was really at a standstill and it felt like nothing was crediting. I opened a brand new gmail account, ran AVG, CCleaner and AdAware and it made all the difference! I've actually had every single offer I've done except one (probably approx. 20 freebie offers) credit. As far as shopping, I've only ever had one issue with credit and the SR team took care of that for me in no time when I filed a TT.

I have to say, even if I was only getting 50% turn around on stuff, I'd stick with them. The offers are free. You can't expect them all to credit. Plus the SR team does so much for people that other sites don't.. increased cashouts, increased credits, scratch offs, hints on how to get stuff to credit, etc. Not to mention the forum which IMO is invaluable. I always check there before doing my daily surveys so I know which ones to avoid should I get them too. It's a great place to check too before doing offers to see which ones are automatic credits and which ones are manual so you're not waiting around wondering if it will ever credit.