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Virginia W.

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About Me

I am a published author, blogger, journalist, photographer, graphic designer, artist, animal rescuer, and also a organic gardener. I also take surveys in my spare time through several survey companies, and have done so for several years successfully.

How I Can Help

Take your time, don't rush, and you'll be successful too.

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Family, friends, animals, art, writing, photography, gardening, and music.

10 Reviews by Virginia

  • Martie

2/23/24

I love Marties Marketplace! I get really good deals on all shorts of high-end items at this store. Plus, I receive free gifts for ordering over a specific threshold amount. My items are always packaged neatly, wrapped well, and items are often wrapped inside plastic bags for added protection. I love that! Most items are nearly over half the price off, than what they are at other stores. Oh, and I generally receive my orders within two to three buisness days. My question is this- What's not to love about all that?!

Another reason that I love ordering from Martie is because I believe in this stores mission. Keeping good food outta landfills is so important!

I also like the way that Martie provides the entire list of ingredients for everything on their website. They work so hard to make shopping fun for everyone, and give us that helpful, needed information right at the forefront.

I feel blessed and very grateful that I found their store!

Products used:
Household goods, pet supplies, and food items.

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Michelle N. – Martie Rep

Wow! Thanks for this awesome review, Virginia! We are so lucky to have Smartie shoppers like you! Please let us know if there's anything we can do for you!

  • Boxed

3/25/23
Verified purchase

I have been using Boxed.com every since they first opened their online grocery store. I generally receive my orders in 2 days. I purchase sodas, bread, cheese, baking products, flour, canned goods, toilet paper, and snacks all the time from them. I have only had issues with FedEx delivery... So, my issues wasn't caused by the stores problem. As soon as an issue arises, I email Boxed.com and within 10-15 minutes they always respond. They generally reship what has been damaged or refund me immediately. Their service has been awesome. Prices have always been higher than other stores, but as of lately they're one of the cheapest places to order groceries online from. At the time that I am leaving my review, I checked Walmart and Amazons prices on the same items I was purchasing through Boxed... Both Walmart.com and Amazon.com were 3 times higher on the items I wanted. So, Boxed received my order. I just bought a huge package of toilet paper for $15 something. The same size at other stores is around $25-$30. I hope that Boxed Wholesale will be able to stay in buisness for a long time to come. I have nothing but good things to say about them and I highly recommend!

Tip for consumers:
The best deals at Boxed are when you buy in bulk... Which happens to be the majority of everything in their store. Check out their coupons and in store sales online. You'll do even better. Great savings there!

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Grocery items

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  • Walmart

5/2/22

EDealsNY is a complete scam! Be warned! Do not buy anything from this company through Walmart. I purchased what was supposed to be a brand new NOT USED, NOT REFURBISHED Xbox One X 1TB Gold Rush Battlefield V and PUBG Bundle: Battlefield V Deluxe Edition, PlayerUnknown\'s Battlegrounds with 4K HDR 1TB Xbox One X Gaming Console - Gray Gold/ It wasn't brand new! When I received it today it wasn't in original packaging, and it was a scratched up used piece of crap. The bundle? They shipped a used controller, no games included. It was supposed to have came with 2 brand new Battlefield games as well. I didn't get them either. This was such a big disappointment. The seller won't answer back about this matter. I am out 530.00 bucks. A Walmart associate is supposed to have escalated this problem with someone higher up. Did I get a refund? NO! Did I receive what I ordered? NO! The seller said these items were NEW. They weren't and I didn't even get the bundle! Did I receive a replacement order? NO! I have been scammed and Walmart has allowed it to happen and says they can't do anything about it. I am just out all this money. When I first purchased the product I actually thought it was by Walmart. I kept waiting for it to be shipped, when it wasn't i went and seen that it was a third party seller. I contacted this seller, and asked if in fact this was a brand new product because if it wasn't I was going to cancel my order. They get back to me with a message and blatantly lied and told me the product was new. I have never been more disgusted!

This company doesn't deserve a 1 star. But I couldn't leave a review without giving one.

Tip for consumers:
Do not order products at Walmart by the 3rd party seller EDealsNY. They are a complete scam! Walmart should be absolutely responsible for this and other transactions. Walmart are the ones who allow them space to sell crap to people at their online store.

  • Prolific

3/16/22

Prolific gets the highest marks out of all the study research companies out there in my opinion. Now, let me tell you why!

At Prolific you can take their studies from your smartphone, tablet, laptop, or desktop computer. And each study pays well, based by a set hourly wage, but the only cash out offered at this point in time is through you having a verified PayPal account. They do not offer gift cards. They pay in GBP, but through PayPal you can change the currency to USD, or whatever currency you prefer.

Prolific is based in oxford, United Kingdom and was founded in 2014 by Ekaterina Damer and Phelim Bradley. Their studies are professional focused, and most studies require you to use your intelligence, and think.

Prolific offers surveys, studies, and even games for scientific research, new products, and public opinion based studies about the government, discrimination, etc. They're not your average survey company. And you'll only be kicked out of a study if you fail their attention checks.

At Prolific you can cash out immediately with whatever earnings you have aquired at any time. And you'll receive your money within just a few hours.

Tip for consumers:
Pay attention, and read everything in each study carefully- This will ensure that you won't be kicked out of the studies. Prolific uses attention checks throughout almost every study, to verify that you're attentive.

  • E-Poll Surveys

3/14/22

The only reason Epoll gets 4 stars from me is because it seems to take forever to get your reward after cashing out your points. It does take anywhere from 4-6 weeks to get your reward, and that's regardless of which reward you choose.

So, what do I like about this company? Epoll surveys is completely different than most survey companies. Their surveys are entertainingly fun. Instead of answering surveys about different products, and companies they'll give you interesting surveys to take about different TV shows, and characters of those shows. From what I gather their surveys makes a difference pertaining to the different TV series that are streaming, broadcasting live, etc. The polls allow entertainment companies to see how well our favorite shows, and celebrities are doing within the surveys ratings. This company was founded in 1977 by Philpott Gerry. Epoll Surveys is also accredited with the Better Business Bureau, and has received an A+ rating through them. So, they have been around for a very long time.

Epoll never kicks you out of the surveys you take with them, like the majority of other companies do- if they don't like your responses. You'll never answer a survey, and then not get paid for doing it. Epoll surveys normally pay anywhere from 500 points to 1,000 points.

Epoll also gives you several options for cashing your points out. Amazon, Paypal are only a couple of options that you're given for cash out options. These are the two selections that I normally choose. And I do always get paid!

This company is legitimately legit! I have been with Epoll for close to 5 years. I honestly don't have any bad things to say about the company, other than payouts take so long to receive.

With this company do not expect to be able to take a hundred surveys a day. That's not going to happen with them. Epoll only sends a few surveys my way a month. So, yes it does take a little time to gather enough points to cash out big. However, you can cash out earlier with less points if that's what you prefer.

Tip for consumers:
Always take the surveys they offer to you as soon as you can, because they are only offered at a limited time.

Leo
  • Leo

3/14/22

LEO is short for Leger Opinion, I enjoy taking surveys with Leo. This is one of the biggest survey companies based out of Canada. They are a well established market research and analytics survey company which began in 2004.

There are 2 reasons why I am giving the company a lower 3 star review, and it's not because the company is bad. Leo is a wonderful survey company, but there's only a chance to do 1-2 surveys in a month. The surveys are very limited. However, the surveys are enjoyable to take. I receive an invitation through my email each time they have a new survey for me to take.

So let's jump to the pros & con's for taking surveys within this company.

Pros:
The surveys are fairly short, each survey pays in points. Usually the surveys are nearest to 1000 points, a lot of times more than that. (Off the top of my head I can't remember exactly how much more, but I have had surveys through them that were 2,700 points.)

Leo also runs contests- I am not sure exactly how those work, because I have never won any of them. But each time you take a survey through them, you're automatically entered into the contest.

The surveys are easy to take.

Should you ever have an issue with anything on surveys, rewards, etc costumer service is very helpful. You have an option to call them, or contact them through the Leo site. They usually will email you back within 48 hours.

Con's:
Minimum Payout: $20.00- It takes a long time to cash out. I have been with Leo for going on 4 years. I usually make enough to cash out at least one time a year.

Because I only get invited to take only a couple of surveys in a month, it takes forever to get to the $20. Mark. 20,000 points with them equals $20.00.

There's only a few cash out offers. Paypal, Starbucks, Uber, Visa e-card, and a plastic Leo rewards card are your options when you have made enough to cash out. The plastic Leo rewards card will cost you 22,000 points for $20.00.

So, to bring this review to a close- I like this company a lot as for as surveys go. However, I wish that they offered more... More as in surveys to take, more options for cash outs- like Amazon, Target, Walmart e-cards, etc. This company definitely isn't a scam, and the Leo dashboard is really easy to understand.

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Leo is a great way to make a little extra spending money, but don't think by signing up that you'll make enough money off surveys through them to really make a difference in earnings.

  • tellwut

2/7/22

I have been with the Tellwut survey community for a few years. This company is operates out of Canada. There's two ways with Tellwut to earn rewards- And that's through taking both internal and external surveys within the site. I normally take mostly the internal surveys that are written by the Tellwut community members. No, they don't pay a lot- But you can make about 10.00 in earnings every month or month and a half just by doing the internal surveys. The reason I like doing these short internal surveys is because they are not time consuming, and it let's you got more acquainted with the Tellwut community.

Tellwut is considered not only as a survey site, but also a social media sight. A place were you can earn some points, and also make new friends- If you like.

There's several ways to cash out with the Tellwut earnings that you acquire. With 4,000 points you can cash out with a 10.00 Amazon ecard. Tellwut has also just recently added Paypal into their cash out options, but they also have several other options as well... Off hand I can't remember all the other options, but I know they offer Home depot as another to cash out points earned.

I totally recommend this company to anyone who needs to make a little extra money. Provided that you like taking surveys.

Tip for consumers:
People who like taking surveys, and making extra money.

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I normally cash my reward points out with Amazon.

  • Qmee

12/10/21

Qmee- Oh, where to start!

This survey company by far has the best payout from any other survey companies that I am with. Most surveys are short and easy to take. And the longer ones are usually a minimum of ten to fifteen minutes long.

Yes, you may get disqualified at some point on a survey, but here's the part that's really effective about Qmee- If you have taken a survey, then get kicked out without pay after you have taken the entire survey, or get kicked out near the end- You can report it to Qmee, and they will literally kick that survey out so nobody else gets done the same way. So, you'll want to pay it forward! Qmee keeps a watchful eye out for you. Seriously!

I absolutely love this company. And I enjoy how the dashboard is setup. It has a easy, light feel to it. In other words the site is easy to find your way around.

From my experience I can set doing surveys with this company all day, and really make good money at it. Not joking! This is the absolute only survey site that I can honestly say that about. I recommend this company to everyone who wants to make some cash flow into their account!

  • i-Say

12/10/21

I-Say is 100% legit. I have been with this survey community for several years. I can honestly say that I have had a ton of product testings with the company, as well as being paid. Nope, you will not make millions taking surveys on i-Say, but you're not going to with any other survey company either. Believe me, I am signed up with them all, and have been with each company for about as long. I usually make anywhere from 20.00 - 35.00 with i-Say within a weeks time span. That's on the weeks that I plug hard at taking as many surveys as possible- before my eyes start crossing. When I take only one or two surveys a day then I will end up making about 5.00 a week. How much you make all depends on how long you sit taking the surveys- And how much you want it.

As for all the people who say that the site is nothing but a scam- This is not true. I-say (like any other survey company) has attention checks within every survey that you take. If you miss too many of those attention checks, or fly through the surveys to fast... Yes, you'll get banned from the website. Just as you will on any other survey site as well. These surveys are made up by major companies, and they need honest answers to the surveys. The answers allows the companies to know what they need to do differently, it also shows how products and ideas for new products are actually proceived by honest people. Taking surveys are legitimately time consuming. Either be prepared to take your time while taking them, or don't sign up!

Also, if you try to sign up with any survey company under two different names, or two different emails- That too will definitely be caught, and you will be banned.

Hopefully this review will add clarity to why some people are banned from survey companies. As far as i-Say goes they are legit, and there's several real bonuses to being with them.

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  • Product Report Card

10/26/21

As y'all can see from my screenshot I have been with this company since 2018... I've made a total of 203.10 since that date. I've just reached my 25.00 amount again and I'm waiting to get paid 12.00 on a diary that I did over the weekend before I cash out again. Why? Because it took me from July 2020 until now to make it to the 25.00 cash out limit. Folks, that's a long time waiting to get paid. Yes, I take surveys all the time- welp, let me rephrase that- I try to take their surveys all the time. For the majority I go through them, spending much time doing so, only to be kicked out as disqualified towards the end of most of the surveys. Surveys aren't readily available to take on Product Report Card as they are at other survey companies. So, there's not a lot of chances to get you to the 25.00 required cash out easily, nor fast. Unless you get lucky and get chosen for one of their better paying diaries, or get products to test.

No, this company is not a scam! There's just not many survey's coming through the site to take. And with all survey companies you do get disqualified a lot more often than not. Which should not be allowed.

I get it! Our time is money, and it takes our data, internet to take these survey's... Which costs us money to sit and take them. So, yes we have costs that we as survey takers aren't getting paid for. If I were rich I wouldn't be trying to make money taking surveys. Just like anyone else who's doing them. So, the payment needs to be higher and the payment cash out limit needs to be lowered, and there definitely needs to be something done about the survey companies who use your data, and have you take these long surveys, but then kick you out with disqualifications, and not pay you. They're getting your information for free. This is so wrong on every level!

As for Product Report Card I had hoped for better results. Their costumer service is great should you have a problem. I have zero issues with them on that part.

If you're reading this review because you're interested in earning money, then I would definitely like for you to know that it can be done with this company, but not fast enough to make a difference in your bank account.

Tip for consumers:
It takes way to long to get to the 25.00 cash out point.

Virginia Has Earned 14 Votes

Virginia W.'s review of i-Say earned a Very Helpful vote

Virginia W.'s review of Qmee earned a Very Helpful vote

Virginia W.'s review of E-Poll Surveys earned a Very Helpful vote

Virginia W.'s review of Product Report Card earned 11 Very Helpful votes

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