Do you use this program?
By Amber
@AmbiePam (96111)
United States
July 28, 2023 1:46pm CST
I was wondering if any of you guys belonged to the program Amazon Vine? I got an email from Amazon this morning inviting me to join, but I wasn’t sure if it was worth it, and I figured there had to be Mylotters who belonged to it. I don’t often order from Amazon, but the last couple of times I did, I wrote reviews of what I ordered. So this program offers you certain things for free in exchange for a review. I don’t have any intention of reviewing anything super pricey because I don’t want to pay taxes on it, but I thought the inexpensive items might be fun to get for free, and review.
Some of you have never ordered from Amazon, but if I can find something cheaper, I’m probably going to choose to get it from the least expensive option (like the 8 Greens that helped my migraines I wrote about here).
Anyway, just let me know if you have been a part of that before, or if you think it would be worth it. Thanks!
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27 responses
@LindaOHio (183922)
• United States
28 Jul 23
I have a couple of writer friends who are part of this. I would love to be chosen for that. You get all kinds of free stuff just for reviewing the items. Good luck!
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@LindaOHio (183922)
• United States
28 Jul 23
@AmbiePam Yes, they've been members for years and have accumulated a LOT of stuff.
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@AmbiePam (96111)
• United States
28 Jul 23
@DWDavis Thank you, but I don’t know really. The last two reviews I did were of books a fellow Mylotter wrote for children. You are on my list to get to as well.
I did get one review rejected, and it happened to be the only harsh review I ever did. 
It was just of a vitamin I had a bad reaction to!
It was just of a vitamin I had a bad reaction to!1 person likes this
@MommyOfEli2013 (84581)
• Rupert, Idaho
29 Jul 23
I had never heard of that program, but that does sound nice to get some items for free in exchange for a review. Didn't know you would have to pay taxes on them! But I have never had to pay taxes, so I wouldn't know.
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@AmbiePam (96111)
• United States
29 Jul 23
@MommyOfEli2013 I know. I found this out when I was 18, and won a trip to Australia and New Zealand. It counted as income, so I had to pay taxes on it. How do you do that when you don't have a job, and make no money because you are in college?! I found a way.
I found this out when I was 18, and won a trip to Australia and New Zealand. It counted as income, so I had to pay taxes on it. How do you do that when you don't have a job, and make no money because you are in college?! I found a way.1 person likes this
@MommyOfEli2013 (84581)
• Rupert, Idaho
29 Jul 23
@AmbiePam But...it's free! lol. The world is so unfair! I wouldn't be able to do over $600 either.
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@allknowing (141117)
• India
29 Jul 23
I buy regularly from Amazon.in but hardly write reviews.
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@toniganzon (72548)
• Philippines
29 Jul 23
That sounds interesting. I have ordered from Amazon. And some shops there actually ships to my country for free as long as the minimum amount of order which I think is $49 is met.
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@AmbiePam (96111)
• United States
29 Jul 23
I just found out about it when they invited me to join. Apparently, if you write reviews they think are good, Amazon invites to join a program where they will send you products for free, and you keep them. You just have to write a honest review of the product. You can select any item offered, up to three a day. So far, I only selected one item, a $20 product. I do not want to get something so expensive I have to pay taxes on it.
I don't often write reviews though. I thought maybe some Mylotters were members, and they could tell me more about it. I was concerned it was a scam, but apparently not.
@RasmaSandra (82619)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
29 Jul 23
Best of luck to you. I always use Amazon because I get gift cards for them on my survey sites. I will look into this program.
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@Marilynda1225 (83776)
• United States
29 Jul 23
That sounds like it would be fun to get some free stuff and write a review about it. I've ordered from Amazon but never heard of Vine. Maybe because I never write a review??
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@lovebuglena (45540)
• Staten Island, New York
28 Jul 23
This is actually the first time I am hearing of this.
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@Treborika (17853)
• Mombasa, Kenya
29 Jul 23
I am in a different content altogether that Amazon is like a vocabulary
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@GardenGerty (162259)
• United States
28 Jul 23
I do not know anyone who does that. I am going to have to get my reviews in better so maybe I will get invited.
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@snowy22315 (185488)
• United States
28 Jul 23
GOod to know about this, I shop on Amazon alot. I guess I will need to write more reviews. I like the Amazon Shoppers Panel alot.
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@AmbiePam (96111)
• United States
28 Jul 23
I hadn’t heard of the Amazon Shopper’s Panel either. Let me know if you end up on Vine. I requested my first free thing to review. You can select up to three things a day, but I only want to select something I might use more than just a couple of times.
@crossbones27 (50116)
• Mojave, California
28 Jul 23
I use Amazon but I do not buy enough for that and not sure I would even if I did. My sister and brother have Amazon Prime, brother does not order that much either but sister does.
Sad to say, if it is cheaper I will most likely buy it from the cheapest place. I only buy things I normally need. Very rare for me to buy something that I do not need, unless its like a video game or music or movie.
I did shop at Target and was amazed at how much more expensive Target is on certain things. They wanted 50 bucks for a pair a levi's and that was on sale, normally 60 bucks. I go I knew inflation was bad but not that bad. 
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@arthurchappell (44998)
• Preston, England
29 Jul 23
Not on it - I just order the stuff I want / need there
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