The Offer
- Get 700 Swagbucks when you signup for a free trial with Hooked On Phonics, a children’s educational tool
This deal is today only, and will probably expire at midnight tonight.
The Fine Print
- Must use email address that is associated with your Swagbucks account to earn SB
- Initial 700 SB for the 30-day free trial sign-ups on 10/17/17 will appear as Pending for 15 days
- After the 30-day free trial, normal rates apply (it’s $12.99 + shipping)
- Must stay subscribed for 2 months for additional 800 SB to award. Please allow at least 75 days for additional 800 SB to award
- SB may be revoked for invalid or canceled orders
- Swagbucks members will only be awarded (1) one time per user for the offer that is completed
- Members will not be eligible to receive SB on this offer if a previous Hooked on Phonics offer was completed via Swagbucks, or for any future Hooked on Phonics offers on Swagbucks once this offer has been completed
Our Verdict
Swagbucks are worth at least 1¢ each making this a $7 moneymaker. The deal especially makes sense for someone who finds their product interesting to try out. You can also stay subscribed for two paid months and get 800 SB, but that will cost $25+ for those two months and only makes sense if you want the service.
Looks like they physically ship something out too, aside from the digital access, so using a fake address with Privacy.com might not work well. Hopefully, they don’t spam mail you afterward, I don’t know.
A couple things to keep in mind:
- Remember to cancel before the second charge in November if you don’t want the service to continue. Sounds like you can disable the auto-renew online without having to call in. Use a virtual account number if you want added assurance.
- Bear in mind that some people end up having problems either with the portal tracking or with Swagbucks deactivating their account for reasons which aren’t clear, so keep the risks in mind.
If you’re new to Swagbucks then please read our review. You can also get a bonus of up to $13 by using a referral link.
Hat tip to @benluthi
View Comments (19)
I am facing the same issue now: the subscription cannot be disabled.
A subscription cannot be cancelled. You will have unlimited access to the site until your subscription expires on the date indicated above. You may disable auto renewal at any time during your subscription up until the current expiration date.
received my SB today, went to cancel my subscription, but only had the option to disable auto renewal
Did anyone have their shipment actually show up yet? lol it's been what abt 2 wks now & no sign of anything from em (a book etc, was gonna give it to me niece & nephews) but alas.
Odd it only shows 300 SB pending for me when my offer said 1000? Any thoughts on what I should do?
DANGIT Chuck. I didn't know you guys had a referral link. I just opened account the other day referral free. C'est la vie.
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Now 300 SB. I applied today and got: Thanks for discovering a great deal at Swagbucks! We see you made a transaction through Swagbucks for Hooked on Phonics Free Trial valued at 300 SB. We wanted to let you know that your SB are pending until November 03, 2017.
Can I cancel right away or do I have to wait for the SB to go from pending to posted?
Hmm, not sure. Probably worth waiting.
How may we cancel the subscription? Any information for that? Thanks!
It's still alive as of now.
Instant, quick, and easy! $7 for 10 mins of work is not bad at all!
Thanks, Chuck!
Can I signup tomorrow and get it? Tired?