Money for old rope! (greasypalm.co.uk)

Member Name: kimgraham

Product:	greasypalm.co.uk
Date:	21/09/04 (856 review reads)
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Advantages: You save money, makes shopping easy

Disadvantages: one or two sites are in the wrong category

Gosh, do I have something to share with you!

About a year ago a friend introduced me to Greasypalm. When I first started there the site was quite small and the money earning potential was a bit limited. I will admit however, that we did do quite well from it anyway. In any event, fairly recently the site had a major overhaul and now has in excess of 650 retail outlets.

So what is it all about, you may be wondering?

Greasypalm is a shopping site with a difference. It is a means of doing your normal shopping but you get a bonus for going to your retailer via the Greasypalm links. The good news is that it pays out in real money. It really does, honestly!

The first thing you need to do is to register on the site. Greasypalm immediately credit your account with £2.50 to start you off. You can add an extra 35p by setting it as your homepage. I haven't done this as I am with AOL and rarely use Explorer these days.

When you go to the site you will see on the left a long list of categories. I will not bore you by providing a complete list as you can look on the site to see for yourselves. You will see a very diverse selection of category. A few are:

Insurance
Finance
Food and Drink
Health and Beauty
Motoring
Travel
Books
Music
Electrical
Clothes and Fashion
Phones

Have I whetted your appetite yet? I will tell you a bit more.

In each category you will find a comprehensive list of retailers stating the discount or cashback. What you can earn is a variable amount. Some companies offer a money back discount, which is quite generous in some cases; others offer a percentage.

I will give you a few examples from different categories. Let's start with books as I know so many of you are book addicts:

In BOOKS you will find most of the major retailers and I will share a small proportion with you.

Amazon are a recent addition and are currently offering 3% cashback. The there is Bol with a generous 10%, the BBC shop with 3.75 and Books for Children give you £2.50 for joining. In fact many of the usual book clubs are there with a cash incentive.

INSURANCE:

Most forms of insurance are covered here by reputable firms plus some I had not heard of, which doesn't mean to say that they are not reputable, of course!
You can insure your home, car, pet or holiday.

LLOYDS offer a very generous £30 for home or car insurance and £20 for pet insurance. I did this and it halved the insurance bill on one of my cats! The only problem is that for the last few weeks the LLoyds link is going straight to a motor insurance quotation page. Hopefully they will rectify that shortly.

CHURCHILL ( they with the cute nodding dog) offer £12.50 for car insurance and £6.00 for pet insurance.

DIRECT LINE is £6 for motor and £5 for home or pet insurance,

EAGLE STAR £12.50 for any insurance

ZURICH £25.00

There are loads more but that should give you an idea.

On to a few from FOOD AND DRINK:

This is a section I use a lot. We buy our wine by the case through the net and if we link through Greasypalm we benefit twice over as the internet deals are also so good!

VIRGIN WINES 2.5%
MAJESTIC WINES 3.75% This one is particularly good as they do not charge delivery, so you are better off than buying from the supermarket and you don't have to lug the heavy bottles home.
BAGOFSWEETS 3.5% This is a firm that specialises in old fashioned sweets- retro candy, like we had as children.
CHOCOLATETRADINGCOMPANY:3.5%
DOMINOS PIZZA 1.75%
REALBEERBOX 2.5%
You will also find Tesco and sometimes Iceland.

The ELECTRICAL section as you would expect has the ubiquitous trio- Comet, Curry's and Dixons all offering 1.75%
You will also find the Viking Direct, BTshop, Maplins, Jessops and Appliance direct, amongst others.
I am not quite sure why a camera shop is in electrical- in fact there are a couple of sites in slightly odd categories so it is worth checking the full retailer list if you want someone specific. It is in alphabetical order and can be accessed quite quickly.

SKY are offering £10 when you organise your installation through the Greasypalm site.They did that just after we had ours put in. Typical!

Most of the big department stores have a link, such as Debenhams and John Lewis. These are found mostly in the CLOTHES and FASHION section. You will also encounter Marks and Spencer, Laura Ashley, Jeansdirect, LaSenza, River Island,Contessa, Figleaves and Jones the Bootmaker, to name but a few.

There are many familiar high street stores such as Argos, Index and Mothercare.

If you are into computers the Apple shop is there as are Dell, Dabs and PCWorld

These days there is much competition amongst the banks and many people are looking to change their bank account. If this applies to you it might be worth looking at the financial section. Many of the main credit cards are there offering ready cash for completing an application form, and don't forget that you are not obliged to use it.!Some even give you a reduced amount for applying even if you are turned down. The same applies to current accounts.

At the moment we are having a new kitchen built and fitted so I am benefitting by B and Q and MFI being there and the builders keep giving me orders from Screwfix! We have also decided to change some appliances and we are able to save several hundreds of pounds.This is because not only does Greasypalm give you cashback but also because they are affiliated to several retailers who sell discounted goods!


I really can't recommend Greasypalm enough. I have only used it for things I was going to buy anyway but it adds a bit of extra income. You aren't going to get rich quick and afford to retire, but it is a steady trickle which always helps.

The site pay once a month but only each time you reach a minimum of £25. The award does not go onto your account immediately as it has to be cleared by the retailer first. That being said, some are very quick, others are not but it all ends up in the account eventually.

You will notice some other headings on the homepage. I don't bother with them much but will tell you anyway.

FAST CASH: This merely tells you of the best current deals and is worth a look- oh, I forgot to mention that you can also sign up for the deal of the month to be sent to you by email.

DAILYWIN: This is a scratch card.

TELL A FRIEND: This is self explanatory. You recommend a friend and are entered for the £100 prize draw. I have never won it, but hey, it might be you!

PRIZES: Not much money here unless you win, I am afraid. You can earn the odd 35p for signing up to lots of lotto sites.

FAVOURITES: This is also obvious, but a welcome addition. I have my regular links in my favourites and it saves me trawling through the site to find them.

COUPONS: This is where to find introductory discounts which you get as well as the money back offer. There are plenty of them so it's worth a look every now and again.

FREEBIES: Money back for joining things with no strings attached. Well, that's what it says!

On the whole the site is well set out and easy to navigate.It is also nice and fast on my broadband connection and not too bad on Dial up .I know they pay as I have already banked two cheques and my son in law has made £300 in seven months. Not bad, eh?
Greasypalm is a growing site and often adds new outlets. There is asuggestions link where you can ask for a retailer to be added. They can't promise, obviously, but they try hard to get businesses to join the site.

Do go and look, I think it's great and the nice thing is that you nothing to lose, there are no catches. Have fun shopping!!

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