I am NOT cheap. I run
my air conditioner and frequently buy a bagel from Starbucks (which actually
kills me since I can buy a bag of bagels for the same price!) but I definitely
enjoy getting things for free!!! That is
the main reason I coupon; I like getting groceries and household supplies for a
fraction of the original price! Yes, I am frugal... but I like it that way!
A year ago, Leah called me and said she had a coupon to use
at Old Navy and she wanted to give it to me [thank you, bestie]. Turns out, it was a coupon for a FREE wool
coat!!! Not kinda free, or mostly free…
ABSOLUTELY free!!! I walked out of Old
Navy with a $100.00 coat and I didn’t even have to pay sales tax!!!
“Tell me about this coupon, and where can I get one??!!!” –
I practically screamed. Leah told me she
had signed up for an online survey site called CROWDTAP and it was legit! I had signed up for survey sites in the past,
and I was skeptical… but I most definitely could not deny the pretty new coat I
held in my hands! Leah just needed a few
pictures of us in our coats, and she said she would have to complete a short
survey to submit to Crowdtap. That was
it… free coats for us!!!
Ok, so I signed up.
There are a lot of multiple choice surveys on a daily basis
called “quickhits”. For example:
How often do you go to Target?
*More than once a week.
*Once a week.
*Less than once a week.
*I don’t shop at Target [seriously, is that even
possible???]
Click the answer that is most appropriate and that is it!
Each time you answer a quick hit, you earn points. Points can be redeemed for prizes (mostly
t-shirts from Crowdtap), donations to a non-profit (I chose The Invisible
Children), or Amazon gift cards!
If you really enjoy it, you can sign up for moderated
discussions (looks like a Facebook thread conversation with other “tappers”) or
photo challenges – Crowdtap asks you to take a photo that usually incorporates
a brand of some sort.
The photo below was a submission for Cascade. I had to write a short description,
easy-peasy!
I didn’t earn anything for free for about six months… but
once I ranked high enough, they started pouring in!
Here is what I have received for FREE through Crowdtap in the
last year:
Old Navy Scarf, Skirt, Sweater (and the same for 3 of my
friends)
2 Old Navy Sweaters (and 2 for Leah)
10 samples of Woolite and a $10 gift card
26 Rolls of Cottonelle Toilet Paper and 3 tubs of wipes – see
{this} post
2 Old Navy t-shirts (and 2 for Leah)
$25 Amazon Gift Card
Fantastic, right???
I have fun making the freebies as fun as possible and trying
to win an “excellent” score. I have had
a couple excellent photo challenges and even won an excellent on a discussion
(I was sooo excited, since that is out of the WHOLE Crowdtap website!)
“Tapping” takes a little bit of my time every day (usually
on my lunch break or while I am commuting to LA on the Metrolink), but it
doesn’t have to be life consuming. If
you have any questions, let me know or click {this} link to get started
yourself!
Right now I am hoping I get selected for another Old Navy
freebie: bathing suit, skirt, beach towel, and beach bag – a set for me and
then three additional sets for friends!!!
Whoo hoo!!!