Alright, here goes:
1. Smiley360
2. BzzAgent
Free product in exchange for online reviews and word-of-mouth advertising. This was my number one site for a couple months (because Smiley was taking awhile for me to finally get my first mission). BzzAgent calls their missions "campaigns". They work the exact same way as Smiley. You fill out a profile so they know about your family and the way you live and what you like. Then, they will find FULL-SIZE products that would be good for you to try out. Like, they're not gonna send you cat food if you don't have a cat. On BzzAgent, I've been able to try out Zoomer Chomplings toy dinosaur that retails at $40! And I've also tried TimTams for when they first came to the US from Australia :) I have an active one now for ob tampons that will be ending soon and I just got a new one that should be arriving in the mail soon!
This may sound fake but whatever... I love getting stuff for my kids to try! As much as I love trying new things, I think they're the same way and since we are low on funds a lot, I still try to find new things for them to try and do. I try to keep things interesting. I don't want my kids being bored. Whether it be with activities or food. I am so excited! Anything to do with any kind of all-natural or organic product, I am all about that! Especially for my kids :D These take maybe 2 weeks to arrive. Sometimes a week longer, sometimes less.
3. PINCHme
Samples that come and go quick! Now, PINCHme CAN be a little difficult. They have new products to try roughly every Tuesday at noon. BUT it's not every Tuesday sometimes. AND they have a countdown on their homepage for when new products will be arriving but things pop up between those times so always be on the lookout. I login daily to see if there's anything new. And products run out quick. This is something you have to be diligent about. BUT some people don't think it's worth it because they only send out SAMPLE SIZE things. And they take about 4-6 weeks to arrive to your house.
4. Swaggable
SAMPLE SIZE items. This site has a whole laundry list of items you can "want" and once they're "wanted", you basically have to sit back and wait for the admins of the site to pick you (or not) for a product. Most, if not all, of these products seem pretty natural and organic so it's exciting. I've only tried 2 things off of here so far. It was sour gummy bears and some kind of all-natural lubricant and body wash (combo?). But I'm sticking it out and hanging in there.
This is my favorite online survey site. You just take surveys using your opinion or facts about your life and you get paid for it! You initially fill out a profile about yourself and your family life. Every single thing that you put into the website profile OR into surveys that you're paired with, everything you type out is strictly confidential. Most surveys will ask you for your age, your zip code, your race, and some other things. It's to place you in different brackets (I guess you would say) because they only need so many people from different regions. Sometimes all around the US, sometimes from a bunch of different countries. But now about the compensation! You get points for every survey you do. Every point is 10 cents. So, when you first sign up, it'll give you 5 points which comes out to be 50 cents. You can redeem your points in different ways. I believe iTunes store is one. Or you can donate to the Red Cross or use them as extra entries into the quarterly prize draw of $10,000! I personally ALWAYS go for the Amazon credits. I used all Amazon credits one year for my kids' Christmas toys. And when you're done with a survey, they will ask you if you were satisfied with the content and the length and then it will show you the points you received and if you want to take another survey. They will constantly bring you surveys one after the other until they don't have anymore that pertain to you. But always check back. I get several emails per day telling me about new surveys that are just right for me. They can range between 5-30 points or more! 30 points = $3 for a survey! AND I have gotten the opportunity a couple times to try out new products through Opinion Outpost too. This is such a great place to earn about new ::hush hush:: items. There's lots of times you will be shown an idea for a new product and companies want your opinion, like if you would buy it or what you would change about it.
These people send out a box of SAMPLE SIZE samples through all the seasons except Winter. They have a disclaimer that says they don't want to ship items through Winter because they have some items that they don't want to freeze as they are being shipped to your house (I am from Florida so I think this rule/stipulation is just WILD). When you sign up for their site, they will send you an email when their samples are ready to be picked out. And they run out fast! If you don't sign up, then you just have to guess when there's new samples and you may not get to them in time. I think these take about 4 weeks to get to your house.
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Many of these sites require you to be checking your email daily. But if you're like me, everything helps, even the little things. And over the past couple years, raising these kids, I have learned to appreciate the little things. Like shopping on half-off Wednesdays at Salvation Army or always going to the clearance section of every store first.
I have tried couponing in the past. I don't want to say "It's not for me" because I would enjoy trying it out again. But it was pretty time consuming and I never found any great deals all at the same time like they showed on that couponing show on TLC. But also, the things my family does doesn't require any coupons. I usually buy store brand things. We usually go to the park or beach for fun kid activities. And I shop a lot at Save-A-Lot and most of the things they sell in my price range are off-brands.
The point that I'd like to get at on this particular blog post is that there are these things that you can do to help yourself out but there's also many other things on the internet to help you. It just takes some time and patience. I am also part of the Mills Advisory Board for General Mills. They send me surveys randomly asking my opinion about different products. I am also part of the McCormick Board, doing the same thing there. They will either send me a survey or ask if I'd like to participate in a new product testing (heck yeah I'd like to be!). I hope you all have success in these new ventures.
Kayla Dobbins
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