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Spunky · 04-17-2005, 10:27 AM

Gift baskets and loot

grannytgp · 04-17-2005, 10:34 AM

I used ARS Rewards points for a ton of shit over the years including:

Weber Genesis Platinum grill ($1500 value)
Roomba robo floor vac (just got this about two months ago - still haven't used it yet).
Electronic Dart Board for gameroom
MP3 players
and a bunch more..

BUT... I really don't consider these "gifts", being that you had to sell a ton of memberships to accumulate those kinds of points.

As for gifts... let me see.. how about ZERO gifts from any sponsor. In the heyday back in '97/98/99, I was earning over $30k a month from Intergal, and never once did they send me a one single thing. One would think if I'm earning that kind of coin, they had to be earning $60-70k on that, so you would think they would hook a brother up. Nope...

Needless to say, Dean sold his interest in Intergal in '02 I believe, and less than a year later the company went under and boned some people, including myself for around $5k. So much for long time relationships with sponsors. But Dean was a pleasure to work with.. it was just the new people weren't so fantastic.

Actually, let me correct myself.. I did receive a PlatinumBucks desk calendar aorund the beginnign of the year. Woo hoo!

ssp · 04-17-2005, 10:37 AM

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Originally Posted by grannytgp

I used ARS Rewards points for a ton of shit over the years including:

Weber Genesis Platinum grill ($1500 value)
Roomba robo floor vac (just got this about two months ago - still haven't used it yet).
Electronic Dart Board for gameroom
MP3 players
and a bunch more..

BUT... I really don't consider these "gifts", being that you had to sell a ton of memberships to accumulate those kinds of points.

As for gifts... let me see.. how about ZERO gifts from any sponsor. In the heyday back in '97/98/99, I was earning over $30k a month from Intergal, and never once did they send me a one single thing. One would think if I'm earning that kind of coin, they had to be earning $60-70k on that, so you would think they would hook a brother up. Nope...

Needless to say, Dean sold his interest in Intergal in '02 I believe, and less than a year later the company went under and boned some people, including myself for around $5k. So much for long time relationships with sponsors. But Dean was a pleasure to work with.. it was just the new people weren't so fantastic.

Actually, let me correct myself.. I did receive a PlatinumBucks desk calendar aorund the beginnign of the year. Woo hoo!

That was back in the day when sponsors didn't have to worry about sending silly gifts to their affiliates just to keep them happy. Honestly, I would rather earn more money than see all that money go to waste on XBoxes and useless crap.

axelcat · 04-17-2005, 10:37 AM

The only gifts I want are big fat checks

BlackCrayon · 04-17-2005, 11:29 AM

well if you mean gifts only and not stuff gotten from reward points it would have to be the filet minion steaks i got from extremegreen back in the day. the cookies from fastsize were good too.

jpoker · 04-17-2005, 12:20 PM

got an ipod, keychain, tshirt and the coolest was a package of like 20
steaks. Theres something so cool about receiving a cooler full of steaks.

jscott · 04-17-2005, 12:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Dugmor

And you took some pictures also to remember better !

oh for SURE! ;)

grannytgp · 04-17-2005, 12:43 PM

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Originally Posted by ssp

That was back in the day when sponsors didn't have to worry about sending silly gifts to their affiliates just to keep them happy. Honestly, I would rather earn more money than see all that money go to waste on XBoxes and useless crap.

In a cut-throat industry like this one, I would think sponsors back then, AND now should try to keep their affiliates happy. I'm not saying to give away the farm, but a little nod to their hard work isn't such a bad thing - and is priceless in terms of loyalty. $150 box of Omaha steaks is a small price to pay for someone bringing 10's of thousands of dollars to your business monthly. Just my

GTS Mark · 04-17-2005, 01:40 PM

Coolest gifts let me think about this...

I have won 2 plasmas... One from Homegrown Cash like 2 years ago and one recently from Naughty America. I have received lots of nice gifts such as baskets, books and bbq packages.

I have some very generous business associates

DH

LasseKongos · 04-17-2005, 01:42 PM

Trips - $20,000
Rolex - $8500
Plasma TV - $8000
Ipods - $?
Candy - $?

ssp · 04-17-2005, 02:00 PM

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Originally Posted by grannytgp

In a cut-throat industry like this one, I would think sponsors back then, AND now should try to keep their affiliates happy. I'm not saying to give away the farm, but a little nod to their hard work isn't such a bad thing - and is priceless in terms of loyalty. $150 box of Omaha steaks is a small price to pay for someone bringing 10's of thousands of dollars to your business monthly. Just my

If they would throw a golf tourney for top webmasters and fly them over, really on the costs of the affiliate program, yes. But "giving away" things by earning points and stuff, no. All that stuff justs comes out of YOUR money anyways.

There are other ways to appreciate clients besides handing them over an iPod on your costs every month.

Rhino22 · 04-17-2005, 04:25 PM

I got a playstation

PenetratinP · 04-17-2005, 04:58 PM

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Originally Posted by EddiePulp

20GB Dell MP3 Player

FreshBucks.com, cheers guys!

you're welcome.....

Donny · 04-17-2005, 05:00 PM

The sites on www.DonnysMoney.com have given me a lot.

inthestars · 04-17-2005, 05:53 PM

DVD Player from Wishing.com

Major (Tom) · 04-17-2005, 06:09 PM

A BJ

Duke

Major (Tom) · 04-17-2005, 06:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DrinkingHard

Coolest gifts let me think about this...

I have won 2 plasmas... One from Homegrown Cash like 2 years ago and one recently from Naughty America. I have received lots of nice gifts such as baskets, books and bbq packages.

I have some very generous business associates

DH

I got a reach around from DH after i bought some traffic from him

thats was pretty cool. thanks DH!
Duke

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04-17-2005, 10:34 AM	#52
grannytgp Confirmed User Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 269	I used ARS Rewards points for a ton of shit over the years including: Weber Genesis Platinum grill ($1500 value) Roomba robo floor vac (just got this about two months ago - still haven't used it yet). Electronic Dart Board for gameroom MP3 players and a bunch more.. BUT... I really don't consider these "gifts", being that you had to sell a ton of memberships to accumulate those kinds of points. As for gifts... let me see.. how about ZERO gifts from any sponsor. In the heyday back in '97/98/99, I was earning over $30k a month from Intergal, and never once did they send me a one single thing. One would think if I'm earning that kind of coin, they had to be earning $60-70k on that, so you would think they would hook a brother up. Nope... Needless to say, Dean sold his interest in Intergal in '02 I believe, and less than a year later the company went under and boned some people, including myself for around $5k. So much for long time relationships with sponsors. But Dean was a pleasure to work with.. it was just the new people weren't so fantastic. Actually, let me correct myself.. I did receive a PlatinumBucks desk calendar aorund the beginnign of the year. Woo hoo! __________________ No sig = good sig

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BlackCrayon Too lazy to set a custom title Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Ottawa Posts: 19,631	well if you mean gifts only and not stuff gotten from reward points it would have to be the filet minion steaks i got from extremegreen back in the day. the cookies from fastsize were good too. __________________ you don't know you're wearing a leash if you sit by the peg all day..

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axelcat Adult Locals Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: West Coast Posts: 25,450	The only gifts I want are big fat checks

04-17-2005, 12:20 PM	#56
jpoker Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Vancouver Posts: 362	got an ipod, keychain, tshirt and the coolest was a package of like 20 steaks. Theres something so cool about receiving a cooler full of steaks.

04-17-2005, 01:40 PM	#59
GTS Mark Vrume Mark Industry Role: Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 20,912	Coolest gifts let me think about this... I have won 2 plasmas... One from Homegrown Cash like 2 years ago and one recently from Naughty America. I have received lots of nice gifts such as baskets, books and bbq packages. I have some very generous business associates DH

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LasseKongos Confirmed User Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 4,668	Trips - $20,000 Rolex - $8500 Plasma TV - $8000 Ipods - $? Candy - $?

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Rhino22 Confirmed User Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Florida Posts: 2,288	I got a playstation

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Donny As you wish... Industry Role: Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 13,754	The sites on www.DonnysMoney.com have given me a lot.

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inthestars Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: California Posts: 2,021	DVD Player from Wishing.com