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[sammielynn]

Wow, this gets bigger all the time. I sure feel sorry for those that are leaving on vacation in the next few weeks and were coundting on cashing out to pay for the trip. Hope tghis gets resolved soon. Try and have a good day Tricia and Cindy go pack!

[wdwabby]

Wow! I'm new to this whole rewards site thing and maybe I came upon it at a bad/weird time. I started on another site, but quickly abandoned that ($3 was all I made and they haven't had any free offers or surveys in what seems like forever) and I didn't care for how it was laid out.

This is the only site I do - all the warnings about not doing the same offer twice have done their job, because I feel like I couldn't keep track of them all! And I love how the offers here show if you've done them, received credit, etc. It's so user friendly!

Tricia, I'm sorry that you're going through all of this - everyone around here seems so with it and so much more honest. Hopefully this will settle soon - I have no issues with freebies and surveys, I've only signed up for 3 trials and they're all ones that I plan on actually trying because I'm interested in their services!

[rhiannonwales]

I'm totally ok with Tricia revoking the credits - but it burns me that they only offered a 1 day trial and then accuse us of of quick cancels.
I try very hard to not cancel right away if im not keeping the service but when they only give me 1 day i kinda have no other choice.
Oh and lets not forget signing us up for programs we didnt ask for too.... if theres going to be a crackdown on fraud, then they need to do some cleaning up too.

I am totally behind you Tricia and i wont be cashing out until things are all settled and back to normal again.

[mollyeilis]

Well, I'm a little bit nervous, but I'll try to be calm.

Tricia, I'm glad the sleeping pill worked for you. When I tried to use them once, I had horrible, HORRIBLE nightmares all night that I couldn't wake from. It was awful.

The whole thing from the advertisers is annoying. I mean, I try something out like HUD homes, but could NEVER log in after the first time I looked. Ever. And the first time I looked right after I joined, every single property listed in my area was sold. WHAT is the point of having a sold property on there, I ask? I told them that's why I cancelled, too, that I couldn't get into their site.

Does make me glad I didn't do things like pricestore, or a secret shopper thing that I never intended on keeping...the secret shopping one had something like a 2 day trial period...NOT enough time to actually see if they'll have jobs and pay you (maybe it was a week, not sure, still not enough time to see if they'll pay)...not doing those things makes me feel virtuous. Though I am not perfect of course.

[lrsellars]

Does make me glad I didn't do things like pricestore, or a secret shopper thing that I never intended on keeping...the secret shopping one had something like a 2 day trial period...NOT enough time to actually see if they'll have jobs and pay you (maybe it was a week, not sure, still not enough time to see if they'll pay

Molly - Don't ever pay for secret shopping!!! I'm a mystery shopper and a merchandiser (plus I have a full-time job and three kids 5 and under) and I've never paid for a job. It's great fun but not as much fun as Sunshine Rewards. I also clip coupons and shop CVS. It's getting harder and harder trying to save a buck. Just left Walmart and had spent over $350 and I can't really tell you what was so expensive. I didn't even have a full buggy and no meat!!!

[ChickiePants]

I'm really sad about this. Like most everyone here, I usually don't do any of the paid offers, only ones that I'm really interested in like Napster and QPB. Mainly I do the daily survey when I can and maybe sign up for one or two things like AstonishingCards (my BF LOVED his!). I don't see why everyone has to get punished for a few stupid people. I also don't see why advertisers are getting so "het up" about people canceling trials. That's what a trial is for, right? And doesn't it seem a little shady to have a trial that's only 24 hours long anyway? I mean, how much can you REALLY learn about a program in that amount of time???

[sunshinemckenzie]

You lost $400! or did they drop $400 in offers? I sure hope you didn't lose that much. That would hurt.

no that was offers that dropped off.

[sammielynn]

Oh, silly me.

[luvdisney00]

I don't know how I missed this thread for the past few days , but today is the first time I've seen it. How can these companies offer a no strings attached free trial, and then get mad when someone exercises their right to cancel? I don't do a lot of paid offers, but I do a few if the product interests me. I signed up for Pricestore because I love to get a bargain with coupons, and it was such a scam. They advertise great coupons and big savings, and their coupon link takes you to coupon cabin, which is a free site that I already use. Their comparison shopping service is no better than bizrate or any # of the free comparison net shopping engines, so why would I pay for this service? I didn't know it was like this until I signed up, how would I? It makes me mad, that they would accuse SR of fraud, when their whole business seems like tricking people into paying for something they can get for free!!!

Tricia, you run a great site, the only one I do. I'm so sorry for all the trouble and stress you are going through. I hope it gets better for you soon!

[kimntrent]

I feel that is more fraud on behalf of the company then the consumer.
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