bzz agent - consumer testing panel (aka lookie what i got to try out!)

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My points can be redeemed for gift cards!  I used mine to get a Target giftcard.

ETA: you have to create an account on my points to be able to accept the points and use  them for stuff.  Also my points is kind of like ebates in your can "shop" through it and certain stores get you like 4 points for every dollar but all you can do with the points is buy gift cards so it is not as cool as ebates.  

Hope some of this made sense.  I need to go to bed!
That, and it takes ages to accumulate enough points to redeem them for anything worthwhile. You're basically getting a couple of cents per activity, if that, and you have to at least 1600 points in most cases to redeem them for a $10 gift card.

 
According to their facebook it looks like a new campaign will be coming up sometime today... I have no clue what it could be. It's in some way "egg"-related?  :blink:

edit: Ok, it's literally EGGS. That's cool :D /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

 
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That, and it takes ages to accumulate enough points to redeem them for anything worthwhile. You're basically getting a couple of cents per activity, if that, and you have to at least 1600 points in most cases to redeem them for a $10 gift card.
If you sign up for mypoints, you will get emails that you can "read" and get points for each one. I usually click on the link they want you to read and immediately close it. Or you can search like with swagbucks and receive points. I've redeemed over 130,000 points to date. 

 
According to their facebook it looks like a new campaign will be coming up sometime today... I have no clue what it could be. It's in some way "egg"-related?  :blink:

edit: Ok, it's literally EGGS. That's cool :D /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />
I got invite to the Happy Egg Co campaign, but I'm not sure if I'm going to do it.  I did a google search and came up with a lot of entries about the hens being neglected/abused.  I know from past experience with Bzzagent that if I mention something like that in a review I'll be penalized.  In the Coppertone campaign I said that I wouldn't purchase the product because of their animal testing policy, and my review was given a rating of "fair", even though it met all the qualifications for at least a "good".

 
I got invite to the Happy Egg Co campaign, but I'm not sure if I'm going to do it.  I did a google search and came up with a lot of entries about the hens being neglected/abused.  I know from past experience with Bzzagent that if I mention something like that in a review I'll be penalized.  In the Coppertone campaign I said that I wouldn't purchase the product because of their animal testing policy, and my review was given a rating of "fair", even though it met all the qualifications for at least a "good".
Ugh, that's a tough one! On the one hand, you want to be rewarded for your efforts, and that's terrible if they penalize you for your ethical stance. On the other hand, if everyone just gives these products glowing reviews because they don't want to be penalized, it's that much more skewed information being put out there. 

After I gave a couple of negative reviews of things, I started getting lower ratings and fewer campaigns, even though they say they want honesty. It's frustrating. I guess we can't expect much more from something that is meant to be marketing, though - that's almost never 100% honest.

 
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I've never really done any negative reviews, so that's good to know. It shouldn't be that way, since they want honest feedback...

On a positive note I saw a new campaign for wine (FishEye Wine). I'd love to do that campaign!

 
I also had my score drop by over a point after I posted a negative review, complete with pictures, of the havoc the Paula's Choice did to my skin.  It was a very respectful, honest review.  I even said, just because it didn't work on my skin doesn't mean it wouldn't work for others.  Like I tried to be as fair as possible.  It broke me out in cysts and gave me a chemical burn...like wtf I was way nicer than I could have been. 

Not fair to penalize honesty.  I don't know if I would accept an invite for the eggs campaign if I get it! 

 
If you don't think you will like it, just skip it. It's one thing to be honest, but might as well only choose things you think you will enjoy the most. I would rather not be penalized.

 
When I gave an honest review of the Fiber One cereal I tried, which I thought tasted like cardboard, my score went down considerably and I haven't been offered a campaign since. I didn't say cardboard in my review. It was a very respectful, fair review, but apparently BzzAgent is fueled by fake, positive publicity for the companies that they work with.

 
If you don't think you will like it, just skip it. It's one thing to be honest, but might as well only choose things you think you will enjoy the most. I would rather not be penalized.
The problem is when you accept something that you are interested in or think you will like, and it has major problems or is a disappointment. Like I love skincare and I love Paula's Choice, so what if I had accepted one of their campaigns and had a bad reaction or poor results? Any skin care product is not going to work for at least some people. My choice would be either to lie or to be penalized? That's terrible.

Fortunately the last thing they sent me was cat food, and my cat surprisingly likes it. If she didn't I would be honest about it. I'd prefer to give honest, negative reviews and be penalized, but I know that's not for everyone, and I don't think it's a good choice to have to make.

 
I finally received the box with the crest Be stuff, how does everyone like it? I am a little nervous about the chocolate toothpaste, just doesn't seem okay to use choco flavored toothpaste. lol

 
I finally received the box with the crest Be stuff, how does everyone like it? I am a little nervous about the chocolate toothpaste, just doesn't seem okay to use choco flavored toothpaste. lol
I looove it!  Granted, I tried all of the flavors before the Bzz Campaign (for which I just got my samples today, too.)  It isn't like....brushing your teeth with Nutella, haha.  It reminds me more of like Thin Mint or something and still is toothpaste-y to me.   I was surprised that I liked it but we were at Target and my bf literally begged me to get one of each of the trial sizes for our house a month or so ago.  

 
I looove it!  Granted, I tried all of the flavors before the Bzz Campaign (for which I just got my samples today, too.)  It isn't like....brushing your teeth with Nutella, haha.  It reminds me more of like Thin Mint or something and still is toothpaste-y to me.   I was surprised that I liked it but we were at Target and my bf literally begged me to get one of each of the trial sizes for our house a month or so ago.  
What a relief! Hahaha, I was so nervous to try it! Glad to hear that you like it.

 
I just received the Doh Vinci campaign and my daughter is over the moon! It's perfect for a crafty 10 year old =)

I left a poor review on the shoe inserts, they hurt my feet and didn't help at all. Oh well if I stop getting campaigns I'll just sign up under a different email, lol.

 
I just received the Doh Vinci campaign and my daughter is over the moon! It's perfect for a crafty 10 year old =)

I left a poor review on the shoe inserts, they hurt my feet and didn't help at all. Oh well if I stop getting campaigns I'll just sign up under a different email, lol.

 
To be fair, I do still get into campaigns. There was just a really long dry spell there. It could have been a coincidence.

 
I just my Crest toothpaste today. I just tried the lime spearmint flavor.

Considering I'm not big on lime at all, the spearmint was just what it needed. I was really surprised I liked it. I can't wait to try the other flavors.

Anyone get more than two campaigns at the same time?

 
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I just got invited to a boxed wine campaign- FishEye. They can't send free alcohol or vouchers for totally free product but they're sending a $15 mail in rebate and the product retails for $16 so in essence I'm getting it for a dollar.

 
Hmmm...maybe that explains my lowered score. I gave the PC campaign a negative review too. 

 

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