I was doing a survey and my laptop almost died
By Lena Kovadlo
@lovebuglena (52198)
Staten Island, New York
August 16, 2021 2:23pm CST
I decided to do a survey on Swagbucks. It was supposed to be a short survey. It turned out to be a very long survey.
I noticed that the battery on my laptop was getting low. I plugged it in but the power adapter didn't seem to be working. I tried reconnecting it many times, among other things, even holding it in my hands, but nothing worked.
I started freaking out because I didn't want my laptop to shut off before I finished the survey. The survey questions wouldn't end. Just when I thought this would be the last question there would be more.
Luckily, I was able to complete the survey with a few minutes of battery life left, but only to find out I got only 20 SB for it. So much time spent for so little points.
I tried fumbling with the power adapter again and now it seems to be charging my laptop. I have no idea what's wrong with the darn thing that the connection doesn't always work. I don't want to have buy a new one. The power adapter that is.
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6 responses
@May2k8 (19788)
• Indonesia
18 Aug 21
@lovebuglena It doesn't have to be the same brand, the important thing is that the voltage is the same and the wattage no lower than as the one you use for your laptop.
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@lovebuglena (52198)
• Staten Island, New York
18 Aug 21
@May2k8 ah. Good to know.
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@lovebuglena (52198)
• Staten Island, New York
18 Aug 21
It doesn't have to be the same brand?
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@RebeccasFarm (91297)
• United States
16 Aug 21
I know but you might have to get a new adapter if that one has some sort of thing wrong.
You are more tenacious than I. Those surveys are so annoying.
Now all that for 20 SB.
I tell you.
I did get lucky this morning with a survey on myPoints tho..it was short and brought me up to enough to get an Amazon GC
@lovebuglena (52198)
• Staten Island, New York
16 Aug 21
I had no idea it was gonna be so little SB. And it was supposed to be a short survey. I hate when they do that--tell you it is a short survey but then it is not.
@lovebuglena (52198)
• Staten Island, New York
16 Aug 21
I do not want to buy a new adapter. I wouldn't even know where to get the one I need. But when I do surveys I should make sure to have it plugged in and charging before proceeding. Just in case.
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@RebeccasFarm (91297)
• United States
16 Aug 21
@lovebuglena eBay is the only place or possibly Amazon.
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@kaylachan (84823)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
16 Aug 21
Power abdators just wear out, sometimes more easily than you might think. You may need to replace it sooner then you'd like. If I buy a laptop online, I'll order a second adaptor just to have one handy.
@lovebuglena (52198)
• Staten Island, New York
16 Aug 21
It's weird. Hubby's laptop is older than mine and his adapter works just fine. Maybe because he doesn't use his laptop that often.
@JESSY3236 (22244)
• United States
31 Aug 21
I once did a survey on swagbucks and I accidently shut down the page. I freaked out, but I got the page back up and it continued the survey. I can't remember if I had completed it though.
@lovebuglena (52198)
• Staten Island, New York
31 Aug 21
Good that you were able to get back into it.
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@LindaOHio (222527)
• United States
17 Aug 21
Could it be the cord? I'm glad you were able to finish the survey, even though you didn't get many points for it.
@lovebuglena (52198)
• Staten Island, New York
17 Aug 21
Not sure if it’s the chord itself or that adapter thing itself. Either way, I don’t want it to stop working altogether. Don’t want to have to buy a new one.
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@LindaOHio (222527)
• United States
18 Aug 21
@lovebuglena I know what you mean!
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