Comments on: Swagbucks enables my wife’s colored pencil addiction

By: Donna Freedman

Donna Freedman — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 18:18:44 +0000

@mbhunter: Redeem the SBs for Amazon codes and then simply hang on to them until Cyber Monday. I’m not an Amazon savant, but isn’t it possible to add the codes to your account and store them there?

By: nessili

nessili — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 04:10:42 +0000

@Beth: I didn’t _have_ to ask permission of my husband to buy the pencils. But I try to be a good steward of the money he brings home, and felt the respectful thing to do was let him know that I wanted to buy 87 dollars worth of colored pencils to goof around with

By: mbhunter

mbhunter — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 04:09:46 +0000

@SavingFreak: Neat idea! I’m always a little afraid that the SB’s will be “devalued” if I hold on to them for too long.

By: beth

beth — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 12:45:15 +0000

that’s great that partners disucss big purchases, but if a wife has to ask her husband if she can buy colored pencils, something is wrong.

By: SavingFreak

SavingFreak — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 23:12:53 +0000

We use the Amazon.com codes and save them the entire year. Then we use them to purchase
Christmas presents. This allows us to ship them directly to family and then no one is upset you didn’t wrap them .

By: Donna Freedman

Donna Freedman — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 09:41:14 +0000

I keep telling people to join Swagbucks (preferably, from the widget on my site!) and start saving up for the Amazon codes for Cyber Monday.
Favorite things I’ve ever bought with these:
A jar of Horlick’s powder for a friend who loves malt sprinkled on her ice cream
A set of 100 assorted Pokemon cards for my nephew
A book on ADHD for a relative whose son was recently diagnosed
Powdered milk, for my oatmeal
But maybe what I really need is a set of 120 colored pencils?

By: Amanda Fletcher

Amanda Fletcher — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 19:15:57 +0000

I wholeheartedly agree. $5 Amazon codes are THE best thing in the Swagbucks rewards catalog. The point values they set are sometimes bizarre. Regardless, I’ve taken great joy in spending their money at Amazon for the last 6 months or so, about $70 so far.