Comments on: Swagbucks Review (Scam or Legit)

By: ))((

))(( — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 19:44:55 +0000

This website is amazing. I don’t see why people say that it is a scam and people barely put any time into this stuff. Once I reffered my friend and he got me 30 SB but then after about 2 days in, he stopped using swagbucks. People are not patient using swagbucks, they say that the cost of things are a lot but hey, that’s the only way they can make money.

By: cami

cami — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 01:38:27 +0000

I think they are a bunch of crooks. my friends and i use a public computer and they deactivated us just as we won and were about to win cards. we all live in the same community and there was a notice about swagbucks on the bulliten board. I took it off and dropped it in the garbage and I am making it a point to go to all neighboring communities and removing them there as well.

By: v00d00

v00d00 — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 06:15:03 +0000

The site is definately legit. I’ve been a member for one month now, and already claimed 3x $5 Amazon gift cards (almost enough for 4, would have had it already but I entered some Swagstakes). That is with only 2 active referrals.

A referral will give you equal SB to what they earn from searches only – max 1000SB / referral. Which means if you want to continue getting referral SB, you need to get new referrals every few months (depending on the amount of referrals you are trying to maintain).

In the USA, remember that prize values still have to be claimed on your taxes:
“http://www.irs.gov/govt/tribes/article/0,,id=102552,00.html” (1099-MISC) ($600 or more)
Also read: “http://swagbucks.com/?cmd=sb-rules” (Section 8 – Prizes), which also mentions taxes and the 1099 form. I am not a tax professional, so be sure to contact one yourself to be sure the tax man leaves you alone.

In Canada, prize values are exempt from taxes (again, contact a tax professional yourself – regions may differ) due to the skill testing question (when you sign up, and if you win a contest) and due to the ability to enter contests free by mail.

By: Max

Max — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 07:56:50 +0000

I’ve been using it for a few days and have around 200 points. I’m pretty sure it’s not a scam, but it seems like it will take a while to get anything worthwhile. I guess it’s worth it cause it’s free though.
“http://www.swagbucks.com/refer/TheDuckofDeath”

By: Dave

Dave — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 18:27:36 +0000

Oh swagbucks is definitely real! I have personally earned over $300 from them in just a few months. My only investment was a bit of my time and the electric bill while I was online.

By: Lizzy

Lizzy — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 08:09:09 +0000

Swagbucks is not a scam. I’ve received prizes from them. You earn swagbucks by signing up for free offers or referring friends. My advice is to make an email account just for swagbucks because the free offers will spam up your email like you wouldn’t believe. I’m trying to save up for a wii fit right now. Please use my referral link if you decide to sign up.

“http://www.swagbucks.com/refer/GGinWonderland”

By: Carlye

Carlye — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 13:45:51 +0000

I have been using swagbucks for, oh…. maybe 8 or 9 months. My favorite prize is the $5 Amazon gift card. It costs 450 swagbucks, which with the 3 referrals that I have & my searches, takes me about a week or so to earn. When my gift cards are posted, I save them up at Amazon until I have enough to buy what I want. At first I kept waiting for a catch, like I had to pay shipping or they would only apply to 1/2 of my order or something, but its legit. I have had many packages arrive at my house, costing me only the time that I would have already been sitting on my butt doing internet searches. I love swagbucks. They provide me with my mad money.

Some of the offers are ridiculous & I usually don’t even mess with them, but I recently needed new insurance & did the online quote offer that they have & earned my 400-some swagbucks almost immediately & did get a great deal on new insurance.

By: Jessica

Jessica — Sat, 21 Aug 2010 18:59:18 +0000

All I hear are praises about Swag Bucks, but to me, it’s a waist of time. The amount of “bucks” you earn are so insignificant… you don’t earn them every time you do searches, it’s completely random. I’ve been doing it for about six months and had only earned just over 500 swag bucks, which basically is NOTHING. For 150 SB, I ordered what was listed as “a Pokemon Trading Card Game DECK” and what I received in the mail was ONE card, and it was an old, worthless card at that! Scam, no, but definitely misleading.

By: lisa

lisa — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 21:30:07 +0000

i tried to redeem some swagbucks for a prize and i never got the prize. i can’t get their customer service to respond to my emails because they are all generated by a bot. so i just emailed their advertising department today. hopefully i get a real person. so i say it is a SCAM so far. yes it lets me earn points for doing stuff, like joining clubs with membership fees and then when i try to use my swag bucks that i earned from joining those clubs it won’t redeem them. hmmmmm sounds like a SCAM to me!

By: Terry Shiels

Terry Shiels — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 16:06:42 +0000

i can say personally that swagbucks is a fucking scam, i purchased a plant a tree card from them only to find out the plant a tree card didnt work