Getting your method only one way?

United States
December 6, 2010 9:30pm CST
A lot of us stick with a single payment processor like Paypal. But there are other payment processors, gift cards, rewards in the mail and sweepstakes that are all easy to get as well. What I want to know is if people only choose one method and are unwilling to explore other options. or Do you keep your options open and just look for what methods present best rewards, and then find a way to handle the rewards?
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10 responses
• Canada
7 Dec 10
Good question; I never really thought of that before. Most things I've signed up for just want to know the pay pal or alert pay account info. I don't know that I'd be into "rewards" as they usually tend to be things I'm not interested in. xoxo Cyne
• United States
7 Dec 10
Same, paypal is always there so no real reason to explore others. Some sites that offer gift rewards have terrible selection. Making you spend so many hours to get even decent gifts not worth it. But their are some nice rewards sites that have gift cards alongside the rewards so u can always just buy what you want from a regular store you will normally visit.
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@roseyroser (1059)
• United States
7 Dec 10
I mostly do Paypal and gift cards for places I shop at like Amazon. I did Alert Pay for awhile but stopped using it about a year ago. If I find a really good site that has other payment processosr I would still use the site.
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• United States
7 Dec 10
I'm pretty much same way with paypal and the gift cards. Haven't done Alertpay, always found paypal was an option right alongside it, saw no real need to switch. But if a good enough site came along I'd join it too.
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@vicereine (451)
• United States
7 Dec 10
I usually stick with the paypal rewards or gift card rewards as they are easier but now I use reward sites too. Some I use are club bing and also permission rewards are really good prize sites to get prizes for playing games or taking surveys. Not to mention the other site you showed me about too haha. Sb has done well for me so far and I will continue to use it until I can cash in for a good prize.
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7 Dec 10
I prefer paypal, because who doesnt like to have cash! But I will have other rewards as well! There is this one survey site that actually sends me quite a lot of surveys and that site doesnt do paypal so I get gift vouchers from them, usually amazon or love to shop (which is accepted in lots of stores here). I always check to see if one option is better than another, sometimes on sites that work by giving points you need less points to have a gift voucher than you do for getting cashing out through paypal.
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@aodoerfer (113)
• United States
8 Dec 10
I use Amazon Payments in addition to Paypal. I actually really enjoy Amazon Payments for its convenience, but more places accept Paypal, and I don't want to do all my shopping on Amazon!
• Philippines
7 Dec 10
I'm into other processors which casinos accept like webmoney. For buying things online, paypal is preferrable. But for my past time, I prefer webmoney. Taking advantage of casino bonuses is really good for me, but they don't accept paypal. They only accept other payment processors like neteller, webmoney, moneybookers. And the security of webmoney is also good.
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• United States
3 Jan 11
I actually only deal with two payment processors, PayPal, and AlertPay. If it weren't for certain sites only dealing with Alertpay, I probably would stick solely with PayPal. PayPal is the most trusted payment processor online, and I have never had a problem with them since opening my account in 2005. AlertPay seems to be just as reliable, but with them being in Canada, money transfers take about two business days longer than they do with PayPal. Also PayPal has a debit card, which means that I can use it in the real world. With AlertPay, they are working on a prepaid debit card now. This will be nice, but you will have to transfer the money from your AlertPay account to this new card, which will mean some sort of delay, one you don't have with PayPal. I don't look into other payment processors, primarily because between PayPal and AlertPay, all my needs are taken care of. Also, no other payment processors are as well known as these two, so I feel joining them I would run the risk of being scammed, or even just left out because there aren't many people that use it.
@tonyllenium (6252)
• Italy
4 Jan 11
i visited different payment processors as alertpay or moneybookers alternative to paypal..i found almost equal so may be paypal is more accepted and so the most used but as regards features i think also alertpay for example is ok!!
@dorannmwin (36392)
• United States
7 Dec 10
As far as places where I will have money deposited, I tend to stick to paypal probably because of the fact that I've been with paypal for a long time and they are a site that I really trust. However, I am not turned off to a site if they don't have a paypal option as long as they have a way that they are able to send instant gift cards for prizes. I also love to get Amazon gift cards because I am able to use them on anything that I want.
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• United States
7 Dec 10
To be honest if PayPal is an option, I opt for this one always, as I need the cash for paying bills and buying things off-line preferably. But if were not an option I would certainly go with AlertPay. Now if AlertPay is not an option then the gift cards would fine also. But normally not my choice while trying to earn money. But certainly something is better then nothing at all so my options are always kept open.