I LOVE to get things in the mail. It doesn't matter if it is a free sample or something I've ordered off Amazon. I'm not sure why it's so exciting, I guess it's a hold over from my childhood. Periodically I get into phases where I go to these "free sample" sites and get some thing ordered; not always delivered, but most of the time it is. Then there is Rank Booster and other sites like it. Basically people with items they are trying to sell offer them up for vastly lowered prices to people on the site. You get a couple, order the item from Amazon and then write a review, not on Amazon since that can violate the TOS, but on a blog...facebook...Twitter...Google Plus, etc.
I've gotten some cool items for far less than the retail prices. I just got a 10000mha Power Bank for .10cents, and since I have Amazon Prime, that was all I plaid for it. It's due to arrive tomorrow, and I'm interested to see it and how it holds up. I've also gotten things like a BlueTooth speaker for $3, a nice gaming mouse for $4 and screen protectors for my S8+. They have quite a wide variety of items, from clothes to electronics to pet supplies. It's a lot of fun to find a "deal" and even more fun to find the package in the mailbox.
Of course there other options. There are groups who use some not well known chat programs to offer items to people for a lot less; sometimes as little as FREE. And not crap either: Bluetooth headphones, clothes, electronic accessories like HDMI splitters and the life. Tons of stuff, mostly from Chinese sellers who contract with people to offer their products online. You find the item offered on Amazon, add it to the cart and show them you've got it. They then send you code(s) for money off the product. Most times the items are free or under a $. One woman I know has gotten several thousand dollars of items for less than $100. Once you use the code, buy the object and have it shipped to you and you receive it, you leave a review on Amazon. Yeah, I know what I said before about violating the TOS; but if you give an honest review, it doesn't. Despite it not REALLY violating (yeah, a VERY thin line divides it), if Amazon catches on to what you're doing, they WILL "wipe" your account. You'll still be able to buy things on Amazon, still can have Prime...but you'll never, ever be able to review again. And apparently their decision is FINAL; no appeal, no warning. Do not pass Go, do not ever get to share your experience again.
Amazon explains their actions as "protecting the customers" from possibly false reviews. They feel that people who receive an item free are likely to give it Five stars, no matter how good or bad the product is. Of course, then there is the Vine program. This is Amazon's "secret" little group of reviewers who recieve items for free or no cost and give an "honest and complete review". The items they receive can vary from a nose hair trimmer, to a new video game system or appliance. How do you get onto the Vine program? That's the rub...you can't. Amazon, in it's infinite wisdom, sends a private, secret invitation based on criteria they haven't made public. The ONLY way to get on the program is to be invited. Apparently Amazon can ask for the items back after the review, but they don't, and you have to agree not to sell or make a profit on the items sent to you. The Vine program members have a badge on their reviews to distinguish them from those "other" reviewers.
How about you guys? Anyone have any way to get free/cheap "stuff" off the internet? I've heard certain sites offer sweepstakes and prizes online are real sites, and have people who leave glowing reports of how they won a Starbucks $5 card; but I've never talked to a person who has won. But I guess hope springs eternal...and everyone loves a deal as well as packages in the mail.
Sunday, April 15, 2018
Review for Ewarmer 5200mah Power Bank, Portable Charger with Powerful USB Output, Portable... - Marta Towne - Blog Booster
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