Nielsen (you know the people that track the TV ratings) has a program that tracks your shopping purchases called The Home Scan Panel.
Here’s how it works: Sign uphere if you have a landline and here if you only have a cell phone and upon approval they send you a scanner. You scan all the purchases you bring into your house, groceries, healthy and beauty, clothes, etc. (This is a fun thing to let the kids do!) Once a week, you hook the scanner up to your computer (or you can elect to get the scanner that submits it’s data over a landline) and in about a minute it transmits the data back to Nielsen.
You earn points for each weekly submission (150 points but it goes up the longer you’ve been a member) and then you also complete a short survey on each store you shopped at that week (100 points per store).
The points can be exchanged for a variety of prizes such as a Step 2 Easel for 34,000 pts (think Christmas) or Dooney & Bourke® Small Tulip Tassel Tote for 95,000 points (awesome!). They have over 250 prizes to choose from.
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I tried this once and it said they weren’t accepting people from my location at the time and then it said register to be on a reserve list. I went back and went through the same link and tried again and it let me through.
:( I got the “not accepting people in my location” …maybe next time! Sounds like a great idea to get some cool stuff :)
I was just accepted a month or so ago. I know many people have mentioned before that they don’t like the program, and that it takes forever to scan items and transmit.
I really don’t mind it at all. It’s already become second nature to me to scan as I put away my groceries. Yes, you do have to report when you use a coupon and remember the value of the coupon you used, but even that doesn’t bother me, as it gives me an opportunity to revel in how awesome I am at getting a good deal. Lol!
I’ve been a member for a little over a month – and I have nearly 3,000 points. Sure it may take a while before I can earn myself a big prize – but still – I’ll eventually earn a “free” prize for not a whole lot of effort, in my opinion!
Please it is so not worth it
Just a waste of time
Better off taking surveys or doing the 4 or 5 a day.
I sent mine back!