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Apr 13, 2009
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did anybody else notice that 5$ paypal card offer is gone?
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_RFDealt_ wrote: sigh, do we really need to explain that a code posted 2 days ago is not going to still be valid?
sigh, do you really need to post every time you get a text you don't like? Given that it was a two day code, posting the expiration is not out of line.
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kuot wrote: I don't think there is an expiry date attached to the gift card. And yes, you can stack the gift cards.
So are they actually sending you the GC in mail or just a code # for the card? In other words, do I need to put my address into SwagBucks?
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Tibbs wrote: So are they actually sending you the GC in mail or just a code # for the card? In other words, do I need to put my address into SwagBucks?
Amazon GC's are sent via email. No physical address needed for Amazon redemptions.
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Dec 9, 2006
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They are now allowing Canadians to get the $5 PayPal. It's 80SB and the description says $5 US dollars will be deposited.
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sidseven wrote: They are now allowing Canadians to get the $5 PayPal. It's 80SB and the description says $5 US dollars will be deposited.
This is awesome!
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sorry for going off-topic, but can someone clarify how paypal works exactly? I have an account created through a couple ebay transactions but I used visa as the payment method. However, if I do receive funds say through swagbucks for example, and want to send this money to make a purchase elsewhere, do I have to verify my account first and connect it to my bank account? Or is this not necessary?
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Lee83 wrote: sorry for going off-topic, but can someone clarify how paypal works exactly? I have an account created through a couple ebay transactions but I used visa as the payment method. However, if I do receive funds say through swagbucks for example, and want to send this money to make a purchase elsewhere, do I have to verify my account first and connect it to my bank account? Or is this not necessary?

My question is similar: If you have $ in your paypal account, does Paypal take the $ in your account first for the transaction before using credit card on file?
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Kaylee wrote: Amazon GC's are sent via email. No physical address needed for Amazon redemptions.
Weird. As soon as I tried my first Snag on the $5 amazon.ca gift card it threw up my details and said I have to fill in my address. And it won't let me submit without it.

Is there a way around it?
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Tibbs wrote: Weird. As soon as I tried my first Snag on the $5 amazon.ca gift card it threw up my details and said I have to fill in my address. And it won't let me submit without it.

Is there a way around it?
You have to enter an address, but they will post the card# to your SB account.

Re: paypal
I was just trying to figure out if it's worth it to use Paypal, they charge a certain percentage for email transfers, plus a transaction fee (2.9%+30cents, something along those lines) and then they also have a currency conversion fee. I guess if you are allowed to hold an account in USD, then you can avoid the currency conversion fees, but I'm not familiar with how it works to receive money. I've only ever used Paypal to pay for stuff.
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sidseven wrote: You have to enter an address, but they will post the card# to your SB account.

Re: paypal
I was just trying to figure out if it's worth it to use Paypal, they charge a certain percentage for email transfers, plus a transaction fee (2.9%+30cents, something along those lines) and then they also have a currency conversion fee. I guess if you are allowed to hold an account in USD, then you can avoid the currency conversion fees, but I'm not familiar with how it works to receive money. I've only ever used Paypal to pay for stuff.
Honestly, even now, this Paypal offer isn't really all that good. You need double the points compared to a amazon giftcard, and I am fairly certain that they do take off fees as well. If they offered Paypal for around say 60, then I'd say go for it.
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Bell Rep wrote: Well if you get Amazon GC your limited to that site but if you get Paypal GC then you can practically buy anything off the web.
Very true, but the thing is you can virtually buy $10 worth of Amazon cards for $5 worth of Paypal. If anything, just snag the Amazon cards and resell for $7 or $8.

A little extra effort, but particularly with the Windows 7 pre-order, lots of people are buying.
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Jul 6, 2008
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markham
How does swagbucks know when you are using multiple accounts? Is it because of the same IP address?
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Nov 3, 2007
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I'm sorry if this sounds like a "stupid question" but why would swagbucks not allow you to "snag it" even though you have the proper number of swagbucks?
For example, I would like to get the $10 Starbucks Gift Card which costs 130 Swagbucks and I have enough for that. However when i click on snag it, i get some message saying that the item cannot be redeemed at this time... Help anyone? Thanks.
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Hm, I got an e-mail/text message for 'expired' but not for Pamplona. That's annoying.
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lindorz wrote: I'm sorry if this sounds like a "stupid question" but why would swagbucks not allow you to "snag it" even though you have the proper number of swagbucks?
For example, I would like to get the $10 Starbucks Gift Card which costs 130 Swagbucks and I have enough for that. However when i click on snag it, i get some message saying that the item cannot be redeemed at this time... Help anyone? Thanks.
Did you get all your Swagbucks from Swagbucks.com? Or did you maybe get some from one of their "sister" sites like http://ozzsearch.swagbucks.com/?

I had the same thing happen to me and when I go to my account it says:

[IMG]http://img189.imageshack.us/img189/3807 ... 071923.jpg[/IMG]

In otherwords I have to use the 1 swagbuck from the Ozzy win on the Ozzy site.
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Anyone notice lately that it is becoming harder and harder to get SB for searching? I normally got 2 a day for this, now I can't get any, lucky if I get one.
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Justine wrote: Anyone notice lately that it is becoming harder and harder to get SB for searching? I normally got 2 a day for this, now I can't get any, lucky if I get one.
I have definitely noticed this.

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