@hbbigdaddy wrote:
deal on slickdeals today. get the membership, plus $10 gc, chicken and cupcakes for only $20. i still see NO need to do a shop for a SAMS membership. if you want the membership...you can get it for "net free" without having to work for it. getting the FREE membership and you can still do the "return" shops out there that pay a fee.
@HonnyBrown wrote:
Birdy, the original link was for a $45 gift card when you buy the $45 membership. I got a $10 gift card from customer service when I downloaded the app. The chicken and cupcakes are different perks.
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The $45 gift card offer with membership is available in-club as well. I got the offer in my ValPak mailing recently, plus their website has a way to email yourself a code that you could give them when signing up in-club. When you redeem it in person, there is nothing on the receipt which says that you got it, and the shop terms do not say that you cannot use any offers when signing up. You have to sign up for auto-renew to get the gift card, but you can easily turn it off after you receive it.@hbbigdaddy wrote:
I posted 2 different offers seen. First one was $45 GC (return of your cost of membership). This was another offer. Either way, my point is...don't do work for something that is basically free. I'm sure your time is more valuable than to spend it filling out a report for the MSC when it's unnecessary and you gain nothing from doing so.
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@MisterBill wrote:
Also, the $45 gift card be used at either Walmart or Sam's Club.
Oh, and you can join as a new member if you are a household member on another membership. I have a card through my friend's membership and was still able to join as a new member.
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@HonnyBrown wrote:
It's the same membership with an additional card for a household member. BJ's and Costco do the same thing.
@KathyG wrote:
I'm starting to wonder if the main purpose of these shops is to get new members. The job board is filled with 'signing up for a card' shops, but very few 'purchase and return' ones.
@jrj76 wrote:
@KathyG wrote:
I'm starting to wonder if the main purpose of these shops is to get new members. The job board is filled with 'signing up for a card' shops, but very few 'purchase and return' ones.
Been sitting on going through with these shops. One day I am like yeah I will do it tomorrow.... Then I just seem to forget. Just not sure how useful it will be.
Well, you can only do a membership purchase shop once and some people were already members. And now that they have more shoppers who are members, there are more who can do the purchase/return shops.@KathyG wrote:
I'm starting to wonder if the main purpose of these shops is to get new members. The job board is filled with 'signing up for a card' shops, but very few 'purchase and return' ones.
So, did you take a shop? Did anyone else do it with the $45 gift card code and AMEX deal? I got the $25 back from them, and just got paid for the shop. No gift card yet, hopefully in the next couple of weeks.@hbbigdaddy wrote:
Now that is MAXIMIZING the shop. Getting the $45 GC and also getting reimbursed by the MSC so you are now making money. I fear most have just done the work for free (no pay) and did not take advantage like you did.
I'm almost motivated to do one now that I can see a way to make $ doing it.
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@HonnyBrown wrote:
It's the same membership with an additional card for a household member. BJ's and Costco do the same thing.
@KathyG wrote:
I'm starting to wonder if the main purpose of these shops is to get new members. The job board is filled with 'signing up for a card' shops, but very few 'purchase and return' ones.
@Madetoshop wrote:
@ honnyBrown @ MrBill Yes, I know. We have to show ID with the same address in order to become a "household" member. So how did you manage that Mr.Bill?
@HonnyBrown wrote:
It's the same membership with an additional card for a household member. BJ's and Costco do the same thing.
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Yeah, I don't think they really enforce that. Household is a loose term. And you could be living with them and not have changed the address on your driver's license.@iagal wrote:
A friend set me up with her Costco card. I showed my ID, had my picture taken and got my card. Unless things have changed, there was no problem with me not being a household member.
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And when you do it on a mystery shop that reimburses for said membership, it's $45 back in your pocket. And if you use AMEX or Venmo, it's another $25-35 back on top of that.@whosear wrote:
With the online offer of a $45 gift card, membership is like free anyways.