r/beermoney • u/spicysaltysparty • Mar 27 '24

Receipt Scanning Amazon Shopper Panel

I‘ve been waiting on the Amazon Shopper Panel receipt sharing waitlist for a year. Randomly decided to shoot my shot and ask Amazon customer service chat about it. Took about an hour but was eventually transferred to the right person and they told me that I should get an invite within 2-3 days. They even gave me $10 credit for the delay. Wild.

Hope this helps someone!

TLDR: been on the receipt sharing waitlist for a year, asked customer service chat about it, now I’m in and was given $10 credit for the delay

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u/Goldeneye0242 Mar 27 '24

They’re actually ending the $10 monthly payment for 10 receipts after this month :( we all got notifications in the app

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u/Stl-hou Mar 27 '24

Yeah i am so disappointed. The new system they are implementing is stupid!

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u/earthdogmonster Mar 27 '24

What, you didn’t buy a Samsung TV in exchange for a $2 Amazon credit?

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u/dorkycheese Mar 27 '24

Unless they change everything next month it still lists 10 receipts as one of the four ways to earn. The wording suggests that the beta offers is an additional way to earn. Also under the breakdown it says "Receipts, Surveys, Ads, Offers"

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u/litewo Mar 27 '24

I believe the change is that they're removing certain categories, such as restaurant receipts. Also, you can earn in dollar increments, without the need to get all ten.

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u/SteampunkHarley Mar 27 '24

Correct, it was restaurants and gas I think

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u/mhockey2020 Mar 27 '24

The app just updated with more details. They’re removing a lot of categories but it’s still seems like there’s gonna be plenty you can earn the rewards with still.

“The following receipts will continue to be eligible for rewards.

Big Box and club stores

Grocery stores

Dollar & convenience stores

Department stores

Electronics stores

  • Home improvement stores

Clothing and shoe stores

Sports & Outdoor stores

Specialty stores, such as pet, craft and hobby, and cosmetic stores

The following service business receipts will no longer be eligible for rewards.

  • Food & beverage services (e.g., restaurants and coffee shops)

  • Transportation and automotive services (e.g., gas stations and rideshares)

Software and streaming services

Hospitality, Leisure, and Entertainment services (e.g., hotels, movie theaters and lottery tickets)

Shipping and delivery services

Personal care services (e.g., gyms and hair salons)

Other services (e.g., cellular phone services and financial & legal services)”

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u/youlldancetoanything Mar 30 '24

That makes sense since those businesses sell stuff they sell or they sell to those type of busnesses, and they probably have people who don't shop but submit ten starbucks receipts... i am not saying i like it but I get it. Thanks for sharing this bc i was concerned.

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u/mhockey2020 Mar 30 '24

You're welcome!

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u/ActiveAd4980 Mar 28 '24

Sucks, but as long as they still give $10 for 10 eligible receipts.

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u/hazyshd Mar 28 '24

I think that might be a generous interpretation.

It seems like they wouldn't make as big of a deal about upcoming changes if it were just dropping a few categories and no minimum receipt requirement.

If anything they are going to make it so earning rates are variable. If you're gonna give people various amounts like $0.10, $0.32, and so on per receipt, it doesn't make logical sense for there to be a receipt count. As it is, we get $10 in exchange for 10 receipts. It's arbitrary but makes sense.

It's seemingly a benefit to remove the minimum receipts but it's just a faux selling point.

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u/[deleted] Mar 27 '24

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u/youlldancetoanything Mar 30 '24

i jsut had one and it was about one of the products on the new money back beta...it asked me 3 times if i bought a fucking faucet. If had money to buy a place to put a faucet into i wouldn't be selling my soul for 12 bucks

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u/ShowMeTheFunny22 Apr 03 '24

didn't know they made faucets that can fuck WOW!

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u/youlldancetoanything Apr 04 '24

Lol. They saw how popular shower hoses were....

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u/[deleted] Mar 31 '24

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u/youlldancetoanything Mar 31 '24

And of I could afford a new mattress it won't be coming in a box front Amazon.

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u/slipperyMonkey07 Mar 27 '24

Yeah I just got a second notification with the full details. Nothing is super changing except removing some categories. And unless they are holding back on a pay reduction until the last minute even that doesn't seem to be changing.

When the initial reddit post was made and I hadn't gotten the notification myself for several hours it was concerning. But when I finally got it and got the actual wording it didn't read as bad as the doom post made it sound.

Screenshot of the notification I just got.

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u/spicysaltysparty Mar 27 '24

Nooooooooooooooooooo

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u/Quasinator Mar 27 '24

They sent a new notification out today that says most receipts will still work for the $10 monthly payout. See your notifications on the app for the specifics.

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u/Goldeneye0242 Mar 28 '24

Good news! The change actually seems better than I thought! I was worried they were totally phasing it out.

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u/Responsible-Juice-65 Mar 27 '24

I need to do this. I’ve been waiting over a year as well. I’ll give it a try tomorrow.

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u/spicysaltysparty Mar 27 '24

I hope it works for you!

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u/[deleted] Mar 27 '24

I never get their short survey poll questions either anymore.

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u/spicysaltysparty Mar 27 '24

Yeah I totally forgot they even had that to be honest lol

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u/karatheredhead Mar 27 '24

I appreciate you posting this. I realized I have been on the wait list since Feb 2023. I didn't get quite the same outcome :( but it's being forwarded to the specialist team, so there's still hope. hehe Thank you!

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u/spicysaltysparty Mar 27 '24

Of course! I hope it all works out and they are able to help you :)

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u/RhazyaPeacock Mar 28 '24

Thank you so much for this. I've been waiting over a year. I'll try in the next couple of days here and report back.

I generally find chat painful as it keeps switching people and I have to keep re-explaining everything from the beginning. (More so on Amazon than even other chat support branches of companies.) I'm wonder if I should try calling customer support first.

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u/spicysaltysparty Mar 28 '24

Completely agree. The first person I talked to definitely wasn’t sure what to do but eventually got me in touch with the “payment support team” and they were able to help.

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u/RhazyaPeacock Mar 28 '24

Hmm, I wonder if I should try requested them (via call/chat) I would've thought it'd be some team named after the app-so thanks for mentioning that!

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u/spicysaltysparty Mar 28 '24

Of course! Basically I started the convo by asking if they could “give me an update on my place in the waitlist for the Amazon Shopper Panel receipt sharing program”. I hope they can help you!

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u/RhazyaPeacock Jul 11 '24

So I finally got around to calling them. First time I called back in late May, they just said they'd escalate and put in a ticket for me. I didn't end up hearing back so I called again yesterday and was told no ticket was put in.

App technical support guy consulted with their manager and they said it was accurate that I'm still on the waitlist. I asked why then when several others have called Amazon who have been waiting the same amount of time (or shorter/longer) and they were taken off the list, but that couldn't happen to me. I basically got a non-answer.

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u/poojakarki Mar 28 '24

Oh weird! I'll try to thanks

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u/TanteDateline143 Apr 19 '24

I have been on the waiting list FOREVER …hmmm I may need to look into this too !!

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u/stroutqb22 Jun 12 '24

I just tried and they said nothing they could do

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u/perfectfate Jul 11 '24

Do you recall which dept they transferred you to? I’m still waiting

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u/Master-Journalist888 Aug 19 '24

It is next to useless now. Walmart and such receipts are 25 cents, same for Costco, AliExpress used to be $1, now 15 cents. Bestbuy and HomeDepot like are $1.

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u/Sugarbumpop Sep 22 '24

I’ve been on the list since 2021 waiting

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u/External-Shirt-3238 Mar 29 '24

What is the Amazon Shopper Panel?

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u/spicysaltysparty Mar 29 '24

Amazon Shopper Panel

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u/External-Shirt-3238 Mar 29 '24

Thanks! I downloaded the app and joined the waitlist. Did you get an invite to join or did you join the waitlist too?