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Here's a new mobile rewards program app for those who haven't heard of it.
Freshpoints
freshPOINTS allows you to earn rewards while you grocery shop. Any store, any food product!
You can then redeem points for gift cards such as Amazon, Subway, Starbucks, Esso and etc!
I almost have enough for a $5 Amazon gift card after 1 day!!:shock:
I'm sorry if this had already been posted, but I did a search and I couldn't find anything.
FreshPoints is a new mobile app that lets you earn points to redeem for rewards such as Amazon gift cards. So far it seems a lot easier to earn points quickly compared to say Swagbucks. You earn points in many different ways including scanning barcodes of products, rating products, and checking in at your grocery store. I'm really excited about this new app!
An idea if you have kids: a great way to keep them entertained is to let them find the products on the shelves and scan the barcodes while you shop. You can make a game out of it!
Here is their website if you want to learn more: http://freshpoints.ca/
ETA: You can earn 50 bonus points if you enter my referral promo code when you sign up. PM me for the code!
Please remember that referral codes can be in signatures only
I don't really understand how this works. I tried asking someone else who posted about it on a blog, and they weren't able to tell me muc either. Maybe you acn help anwer some of these?
1. How many points do you get per product? How quickly can points accumulate?
2. How many points does it take for an example reward, and how many items would it take to accumulate enough points?
2. It sounds like you don't even have to buy the product (ie: game for the kids of scanning the products while wandering the store), unlike Checkout51 - is that correct? ... it seems to me like that is a system that could become quickly abused.
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Originally Posted by Mags
I just found out about this app too so I'm still trying to figure everything out myself. But I'll try to answer your questions as best as I can from what I've learned so far!
1. The point amounts vary but hopefully this will give you an idea... You earn 25-50 points for scanning a product. 1 point for rating and reviewing a product you've scanned. 10 points for doing the bonus task. 3 points for sharing on Facebook or Twitter. 20 points for "checking in" at your grocery store. Earn 100 points for referring a friend. You can also earn points for uploading photos of the product, using the QR code scan, telling them where you bought it, etc.
2. An Amazon $5 gift card costs 750 points. You could earn that amount easily within a single shopping trip.
3. That's correct. At the moment you do not have to purchase the products. I agree that it seems too easy to gain points this way, so I foresee this feature changing in the future.
I haven't taken the app to the store yet, just scanned products I already had at home. I'll give you an update when I've played with it more! But so far it seems really promising!
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Originally Posted by bdkmosher
Thanks for sharing and clarifying! :)
I can't use it at present (as is the case with Checkout51) as I dont have an Apple product, but am curious for future if it becomes available to Android/GooglePlay.
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Originally Posted by Mags
They said they are working on bringing the app to other platforms. So hopefully you'll be able to use it soon. :)
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Originally Posted by bdkmosher
Here's a link that I found about the 'why' - it states in the article that technically one could scan every item in a store without purchasing, but that won't add up to much....it's about the reviews and ratings/sharing/networking.....
http://strategyonline.ca/2012/08/13/...-fresh-points/
Lovely, another one only good for iGadgets
Yeah, it is a easy way to earn some free points.
Sounds like an interesting idea. Downloaded the app on my phone and will try it out during my next shopping trip.
I'm loyal to BlackBerry :) and have been doing the Checkout51 deals and it's great! There isn't an app yet but you can email your receipt pic to them at [email protected]. They are super fast at processing the receipts. You can request a Cheque when you have $20 in cash back credits :)
Thanks for the info but not sure scanning and rating products is worth my time.
Were you one the beta testers for checkout51? From what I understand, only the testers could e-mail their receipts...
Ugh I am so sick of these phone apps,it's just annoying even though at the same time I am very interested,lol. I only have a android here to. I rather go online when convenient and enter the upc's or something. I hate to turn into one of those people stareing at thei rphone 24/7!
I just discovered another feature on this app... While scanning a bunch of random items in the cupboard for 1 point, I unlocked the lottery scan (I think that's what it called). The next item you scan will be scanned for anywhere between 1 and 50 points, and I got 49 points for that item! So you can earn high points scans even for items not on their list.
I emailed them regarding an android app and they said they would pass the info on. all of us with android devices should send an email so they can see the volume of people looking. You know the old saying ask and you shall receive.....
Thanks I downloaded it tonight and just by scanning stuff in my stockpile I have 527pts
Yes I signed up at the beginning but just started using Checkout51 the last 4 weeks or so and I love it :)Quote:
Originally Posted by mutchdutch
Yes, its frustrating that the developers aren't offering a version for android, or even windows. In fact, methinks that if all you need is the ability to scan and upload, then these don't really need to be mobile apps at all.Quote:
Originally Posted by torontogal12
At any rate, if either Freshpoints or Checkout51 want me as a customer, they are going to have to make a non-iOS version, because we are not going to be getting any iThingys in this household anytime soon.
Can i use freshpoints if i live in Quebec?
Developers start with the highest market shares first, so that they get there app out there and known first before spending a lot of money on a platform very little use. Android versions should be coming out very soon since they have an almost equal share of mobile phones as apple. However I doubt we will ever see a windows version of these apps or even blackberry since there market share is almost nothing at the moment.Quote:
Originally Posted by mhmartel
I downloaded this for my iPod Touch, but it doesn't seem to be working. When I try to scan something, nothing happens. Maybe it's only for iPhones.
Are you using the 4th gen iPod Touch? If you are, its camera is way weaker then the iphone/ipad one so you need to be in a very well lit room for it to work. At least that was my experience with it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jodie90
Thanks for the tip freebie101, I have an ipod touch also. (The download page says it should be compatable with the ipod touch.)Quote:
Originally Posted by freebie101
I am using it on my ipod touch 5th generation.
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Originally Posted by kava5
I just scanned all my items and earned 888 points. I'm going to hold out on redemption to earn something larger than just a $5 giftcard that I'm already eligible to earn. My husband thinks I'm nuts but it was fun!
This is quite interesting. I have an iPhone and am already using Checkout51, so I might add this too. I think I'll google to see what other info I can find about it.
I have enough to redeem for a $5 gift card too but I think I'm going to hold out for a higher reward as well! The higher rewards have a better points to dollar ratio. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Girlyone123
I found this while doing some research.
edit: sorry, I didn't know.
That is someone's username. You can give out your username as a referral code and both you and the person signing up get extra points. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Angela273