I feel neutral about it...

@sishy7 (27167)
Australia
October 25, 2015 11:49am CST
The news has spread fast that some bubblers received their redemption very recently. Every single bubble confirming receipt of payment was featured, and I counted about six so far. While I'm happy for those who received their dues, I'm also sad for those who are still being kept in the dark about their long overdue redemption... I'm not any more nor less excited about being a bubbler before and after the news. Their redemption process is still as inconsistent and random as ever...
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@Juliaacv (51485)
• Canada
25 Oct 15
That is pretty much how I feel. I have been waiting for 5 1/2 months now. They can have their money, I'm happy here and it has nothing to do with money but everything to do with respect and proper communication. Both of which were sorely lacking on that site.
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@sishy7 (27167)
• Australia
25 Oct 15
Yes, the way they process redemption is very disrespectful.
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@Juliaacv (51485)
• Canada
26 Oct 15
@Susan2015 Can I ask if you've received payment as of yet for your last redemption?
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• Philippines
26 Oct 15
@Juliaacv I have been w8ng for 10 months now.. But I don't know why I still keep on writing there
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@topffer (42156)
• France
25 Oct 15
It is good for those who have been lucky enough to get paid, but in my mind it is only a strategy to keep active those who are waiting for a payment. It is a common strategy among scammers to make selective payments to have a few proofs of payment online for people wanting to join, and the owners of Bubblews are nothing else than social network scammers.
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@sishy7 (27167)
• Australia
26 Oct 15
@topffer Yeah, their payout is like a lottery process - not right at all...
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• United States
26 Oct 15
i think yer correct coz it seems those that got paid're the very ones that whome'er's 't the helm knew'd post 'bout such. one who'd jest redeemed the week prior was paid promptly, whilst others who've been waitin' since february still aint got nothin' but a genetic reply to their queries....shameful.
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@1hopefulman (45120)
• Canada
25 Oct 15
Well, at least some people will be happy and hopefully all the rest will also get paid. Somehow, the place has lost its appeal.
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@1hopefulman (45120)
• Canada
27 Oct 15
@sishy7 If they do right, people might be very forgiving. Let's see what they do.
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@sishy7 (27167)
• Australia
26 Oct 15
Even if they try to restore their image by paying again, they should have done it by respecting all members. It doesn't mean they have to pay all outstanding redemption all at once; but at least do it in a manner that is fair to all - the most obvious one would be in chronological order.
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@hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
25 Oct 15
i was there earlier today and saw them. seems it's back to no rhyme or reason even after all the drastic changes.
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@sishy7 (27167)
• Australia
25 Oct 15
You're right - the changes were just on the layout and algorithm.
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• Philippines
25 Oct 15
@sishy7 by the way, what exactly is that picture?
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• Philippines
26 Oct 15
@sishy7 i have two relatives who were also invited to a mansion. after they got over their feeling of 'smallness' and 'not belonging there' they started wondering if all the couple ever did was clean that huge house every day.
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• United States
25 Oct 15
It's nice that they have finally paid people. Can only hope that everyone gets paid
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@sishy7 (27167)
• Australia
25 Oct 15
I can't help feeling the way they do payout is not very nice at all...
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@sishy7 (27167)
• Australia
25 Oct 15
Exactly @Marilynda1225 ! I'd much rather hear 'no more earning' than being led to believe we're earning but no certainty at the end.
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• United States
25 Oct 15
@sishy7 their methods for paying are horrible and although we all say we aren't there for the money, I think people should be paid for what they've earned. Otherwise, make it a non paying site rather than jerk people around
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@Missmwngi (12915)
• Nairobi, Kenya
25 Oct 15
Right now all i would hope for is to see them come back in full force and have the site working like before. It would be a nice thing
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@sishy7 (27167)
• Australia
25 Oct 15
What I like first and foremost is that they are consistent with redemption process.
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@Missmwngi (12915)
• Nairobi, Kenya
25 Oct 15
@sishy7 Ofcourse their coming back should include paying consistently
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@Samanthavv (1380)
• United States
25 Oct 15
I was never on bubblews, but it sounds like I dodged a bullet on there! I like mylot because it's consistent. Consistency is important.
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@sishy7 (27167)
• Australia
26 Oct 15
I can't agree more on that.
@FourWalls (68915)
• United States
26 Oct 15
People who write bubbles about getting money all get featured? You know, to me that sounds more fishy than the Pike Place Market in Seattle. It goes right along with the stories about them shutting down the accounts of people who notified the Better Business Bureau about their December 31 2014 non-payment fiasco. Sorry, but I smell a rat.
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@sishy7 (27167)
• Australia
26 Oct 15
Yeah, they've been fishy about a lot of things for a long time...
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@else34 (13515)
• New Delhi, India
26 Oct 15
@sishy7,I have crossed $40 in Bubblews.But the rest is almost unachievable.I don't think I will ever reach the payout.Today I came to know that I have made one more cent there after writing three posts and waiting for more than two months.At this rate I don't think I will ever reach $50 before I get old.
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@sishy7 (27167)
• Australia
26 Oct 15
None of us will. I wonder if that's their way of never have to pay any redemption again. I mean, who'd wait years to reach redemption?
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@else34 (13515)
• New Delhi, India
27 Oct 15
@sishy7 That's why I have stopped writing for Bubblews.
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@marlina (154131)
• Canada
25 Oct 15
I can't understand why BB went from one extreme to the other.
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@sishy7 (27167)
• Australia
26 Oct 15
When it comes to redemption process, they have never been consistent at all.
• United States
25 Oct 15
I think most of us are just tired of reading about it.
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@sishy7 (27167)
• Australia
25 Oct 15
Yeah, the news can become old real quick.
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@DaddyEvil (137487)
• United States
26 Oct 15
I relayed the same misgivings to my friends there via email a few minutes ago, Sishy... The only reason I think they would feature those six bubbles would be to create a false impression that those were only the beginning of the payments going out as promised. I hope everyone on that site is skeptical about the veracity being displayed by that gesture.
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@sishy7 (27167)
• Australia
26 Oct 15
I hope so too. I think old bubblers would know better, but new members may be misled by the featured posts on payments...
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@Beatburn (4286)
• Philippines
27 Oct 15
@DaddyEvil it saddens me that most of us don't trust what happens on that site anymore. I don't think there is any redemption for any of them unless they pay everyone.
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@DaddyEvil (137487)
• United States
27 Oct 15
@Beatburn People must earn trust. Bubbs has broken that trust so many times it can't be repaired anymore, but newbies on that site won't understand that, nor will those too blinded by sentimentality.
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@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
25 Oct 15
sometime I think they simply "lose" batches or something.
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@sishy7 (27167)
• Australia
26 Oct 15
That's possible. Redemption process is so unorganized that they may have lost some.
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@boiboing (13153)
• Northampton, England
25 Oct 15
Not surprisingly none of the posts moaning about not getting paid ever get featured.
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@sishy7 (27167)
• Australia
26 Oct 15
What in the world was the criteria used when they selected who got paid?
@much2say (55908)
• Los Angeles, California
27 Oct 15
Yep, I pretty much feel that way too. I'm glad for the ones who successfully got theirs . . . and I feel bad for the ones who are still waiting, waiting, waiting. As for myself, I've been on both ends before - and I know it could go either way once I "get there". I'm curious as to what will ultimately happen to that place, but I've come to terms as far as my own journey goes - that road is just too unpredictable.
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@much2say (55908)
• Los Angeles, California
28 Oct 15
@sishy7 I'm glad we can chat here too! Well, you know I will still visit there, if even to take a peek!
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@sishy7 (27167)
• Australia
28 Oct 15
I understand... I miss you on there... But I'm so glad I can still talk to you on here...
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@slund2041 (3314)
• United States
26 Oct 15
I hope everyone receives the money that is owed them.
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@sishy7 (27167)
• Australia
26 Oct 15
That would be a dream comes true.
@cahaya1983 (11116)
• Malaysia
26 Oct 15
I'm happy for them, but like you said, it's not enough to convince me that the site is getting any better either, since there are still others who are left in the dark.
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@sishy7 (27167)
• Australia
26 Oct 15
No, it's not getting better at all... If anything, this latest issue of random payment confirms even more how incapable, disrespectful, and shameless they are.
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@sishy7 (27167)
• Australia
26 Oct 15
@cahaya1983 Not even the date. Those who got paid range from redemption submitted in July all the way to just last week...
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@cahaya1983 (11116)
• Malaysia
26 Oct 15
@sishy7 I wonder what's the basis in paying those people but not others though. Is it the date of redemption? If it's just random then it's really not fair.
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@rakski (125823)
• Philippines
26 Oct 15
it good to hear that some had been paid out eventually but according to the admin, redeemed payments last year will not be paid anymore.
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@sishy7 (27167)
• Australia
26 Oct 15
Yes, we knew all outstanding redemption before September 2014 was simply cancelled just like that!
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@sishy7 (27167)
• Australia
27 Oct 15
@rakski Yes, I am. I'm there practically everyday since I joined. Lately I notice many bubblers from the Philippines are returning. Some of them even came back after 2 years of inactivity.
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@rakski (125823)
• Philippines
27 Oct 15
@sishy7 oh yes, disappointingly yes. Are still active there?
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@mrtoffee (1522)
26 Oct 15
I can't get near to redemption since the changes, but thankfully everything I was previously owed has been paid, I currently have just over $30 sat in my bubblews bank which I don't ever expect to receive.
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@sishy7 (27167)
• Australia
26 Oct 15
You're lucky not to have any missing redemption as most bubblers I know (myself included) would have one or even several.
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@sishy7 (27167)
• Australia
27 Oct 15
@mrtoffee Yeah, they started out with a well-meaning vision for the site. Too bad it didn't really develop as it was first intended to be.
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@mrtoffee (1522)
26 Oct 15
@sishy7 I always found it odd, I was an early adopter, I joined when the site was only a few month old and can honestly say I never had a missing payment, I know I was very lucky on that front.
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• Bangalore, India
27 Oct 15
tiring some :(
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@sishy7 (27167)
• Australia
27 Oct 15
It is... Were you on there too?