Would you watch 40 videos for 2 SB?
By Lena Kovadlo
@lovebuglena (44713)
Staten Island, New York
October 8, 2019 7:50pm CST
I was on Swagbucks just now and noticed this in the Watch Videos and Earn section...
Watch 40 videos and earn 2 SB.
Some of the 40 video playlists were close to an hour, some a little over an hour, and others close to two hours or longer.
Who would spend that long watching videos just to get 2 SB? That's ridiculous! I certainly wouldn't waste my time on that.
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13 responses
@Ladanger (14578)
• United States
9 Oct 19
I tried to use swagbucks once but i gave up. Way to many videos.
@lovebuglena (44713)
• Staten Island, New York
10 Oct 19
I don't watch videos on there. Mainly surveys and shopping when I need something. When I get tickets on Ticketmaster I go through them as well. And then occasional web searches give me SB. I redeem swagcodes whenever I see them. And also get bonus SB for completing the daily goals, which I usually achieve by doing surveys. That's about it.
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@lovebuglena (44713)
• Staten Island, New York
10 Oct 19
@Ladanger So far this year I made payout (the $25 paypal cash) twice that I redeemed. And I just reached my third that I have to redeem. Last year was three times. The year before that I redeemed 5 times. But how long time-wise it takes to get to $25 I am not sure. But it depends on how active I am.
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@Ladanger (14578)
• United States
10 Oct 19
@lovebuglena how long does it take you to make payout on there?
@marguicha (223720)
• Chile
9 Oct 19
I don´t think that there´s anything in this world that I could watch for so long a time. I don´t know how much 2 SB are, but I always remember how important is my time.
@marguicha (223720)
• Chile
10 Oct 19
@lovebuglena Not even if I was a pauper would I spend my precious life that way.
@lovebuglena (44713)
• Staten Island, New York
10 Oct 19
2500 SB is $25, so 2 SB is 2 cents I believe.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104628)
• United States
9 Oct 19
Swagbucks is going downhill. I jumped ship before they drown themselves.
I would only ever watch 40 videos for two SB if I could make the list play and walk away.
@lovebuglena (44713)
• Staten Island, New York
9 Oct 19
I remember when they used to have playlists that were short that paid that much. There were usually issues viewing them and having each viewed video count as watched. It was frustrating I did that sometimes but not often. I'd rather do surveys than watch playlists.
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104628)
• United States
9 Oct 19
@lovebuglena The surveys on SB have hardly, if ever, worked for me. I mean, yes they sometimes did but were often long and boring. I think I was able to make about $25.00 every two months just doing the videos.
@lovebuglena (44713)
• Staten Island, New York
9 Oct 19
I mainly do surveys there and buy stuff online that I need/want through them. I don't do offers or watch playlists or discover stuff.
@CookieMonster46 (13454)
• United States
10 Oct 19
Yep , done it , doesn’t take long , I have done it for daily goals it pays 1 point and not full videos, I want the points for completing my goal that’s why I do it. Lately on swag I make 300 points a day. Basically due to surveys, I can make fast points. I haven’t been there in years. Just went back.
@CookieMonster46 (13454)
• United States
11 Oct 19
@lovebuglena Today i didn't watch the videos, because I didn't get a discover office, if i complete the rest of that to do list i will do videos last if not i won't do them. I have high speed internet, so the videos play fast, so it helps.
I have got those 7 day bonus, today i did not meet the goal, but no big deal, I did a survey for 100, so that helped. I really stick with Instagc, right now the points are double with the surveys, for the holidays, so I am doing good on there. I do a little of each site, then take a break for the day with them.
@lovebuglena (44713)
• Staten Island, New York
10 Oct 19
I figure if I can make around 83 SB a day I can get 2500 SB at the end of the month and cash out for $25 paypal cash. That would mainly be through surveys because the shopping thing doesn't get credited until after 32 pass anyway. Hard to qualify for surveys at times. Some days no matter what survey I try I am disqualified. At least the good thing is that now Gold Surveys sometimes pay more than 1 SB for disqualification and there doesn't seem to be a limit of 5 SB for disqualification anymore. Before it was 5 disqualified surveys and that's it in terms of earning for not being able to complete a survey.
@lovebuglena (44713)
• Staten Island, New York
10 Oct 19
If you make 300 SB / day and every day then you probably get the monthly SB bonus for completing the daily goals every day in a row for a month. I've never been able to do that. I've gotten that bonus for completing the daily goals 7 days in a row only.
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@lovebuglena (44713)
• Staten Island, New York
10 Oct 19
@JohnRoberts That is strange. I've always gotten paid. Been with the site for some years already.
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@JohnRoberts (109846)
• Los Angeles, California
10 Oct 19
@lovebuglena Didn't payout. Old timers get payout but newbie have to "send" for a postcard and no correspondence answered.
@bostonphil (4459)
• United States
23 Oct 19
I have been on Swagbuck for many years. I used to make about $100 a month and now I make about $25 every three months. It is very sad what has happened to Swagbucks and no, I would not watch 40 videos for 2 SB. I hope that the site might improve soon.
@bostonphil (4459)
• United States
2 Nov 19
@lovebuglena
It has just become more difficult to earn on Swagbucks. The problem began slowly over a year ago but it collapsed in February and has never rebounded. I used to earn watching videos but as you posted, now you get 2 swagbucks for spending 30 minutes watching videos. I stopped attempting surveys because half of them did not credit.
I was spending the same amount of time on the site until a few months back when I gave up and spend more time now on other sites that reward me better. I still work Swagbucks every day often making the first goal but have you noticed that the first goal is now usually very low. hat is because Swagbucks knows that most members no longer earn what they used to.
I still use Swagbucks to search, get codes, watch a few nCraves and videos and every so often attempt a survey. I have not given up. I hope that it will come back to what it once was.
@lovebuglena (44713)
• Staten Island, New York
23 Oct 19
Why did your earnings go down so much? Are you less active on there these days?
@lovebuglena (44713)
• Staten Island, New York
2 Nov 19
@bostonphil I was not credited for one of the online purchases. I contacted support about it and included a screenshot of the purchase. I did not get an email from them like I usually do that I send them the request and it's been days. And for some reason there no longer is a log in option in support so not sure if my support ticket was replied to or not.
@bostonphil (4459)
• United States
3 Nov 19
I have been watching 20 videos for one swagbucks every day trying to complete the Daily List for a few more swagbucks. this is the shortest list of videos as far as I can tell. I only do it trying to complete The Daily List. Otherwise I would not. I have been with Swagbucks about 9 years and I once loved the site . I still spend a lot of time every day on Swagbucks but I have had to turn to other sites to earn. I keep hoping Swagbucks will go back to the site that I once loved.
I can no longer earn very much on Swagbucks.
@lovebuglena (44713)
• Staten Island, New York
3 Nov 19
I do away with watching videos. I sometimes used to watch them when I was trying to complete the to-do list. But I gave up trying to complete it because of 'daily discover' I think it is...
@ShyBear88 (59347)
• Sterling, Virginia
9 Oct 19
Oh, heck no. I would watch maybe like 4 or 5 for 2SB but never for 40. Like at least five 1sb every other video or something.
@ShyBear88 (59347)
• Sterling, Virginia
11 Oct 19
@lovebuglena I don’t even watch the movies unless I want my phone to run and while I’m washing dishes or somethings.
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@lovebuglena (44713)
• Staten Island, New York
10 Oct 19
It all depends how long each video is. If each video is long even 4 or 5 videos can be a long time spent.
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@PatZAnthony (14749)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
9 Oct 19
It is tough to make a few pennies on that site.
It seems a few years back I earned more.
@lovebuglena (44713)
• Staten Island, New York
9 Oct 19
I've cashed out between 300 and 400 bucks on their site. But it's mostly through surveys and shopping that I've been able to do that.
@lovebuglena (44713)
• Staten Island, New York
9 Oct 19
Usually, they have swagcodes on FB or on Swagbucks itself. Have not been notified of any swagcodes on Twitter.
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@LindaOHio (181177)
• United States
9 Oct 19
Heavens no. I'd rather spend the time here. How's your fast going?
@lovebuglena (44713)
• Staten Island, New York
10 Oct 19
Fast went well. Thanks for asking.
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