FreeRide
FreeRide Program Review - Updated 10/07
Please click here to join.
Date Launched: 2003 (for the latest re-launch...this is their 3rd version of the program)
Reward Per Dollar Spent: Varies
Minimum to Cash Out: 12,000 and up for $10 GCs, 12,500 for Virtual Visas. Cheapest redemption is 10,000 (magnets).
Cash Out For: Gift cards including Amazon, Virtual Visas, magazine subscriptions, magnets, Freeride t-shirt, music downloads.
Earn For: Shopping, signups, clicking the Grab-a-Cab, website visits, watching movie trailers, surveys, referrals.
Limit One Account Per: U.S. resident 13 years or older (under 18 requires parental permission), only one acct allowed per household
Dollar Value of a Point: $0.000926 for Overstock, $0.000893 for Amazon or Virtual Visa, $0.000862 for other GCs
Daily "Free" Points: Varies drastically; many points can be earned through the Ifilm link but it's very time-consuming.
Value of "free" points daily: Varies
Common Rewards for Shopping and their % Equivalents:
5 Points Per Dollar = 0.46%
25 Points Per Dollar = 2.32%
30 Points Per Dollar = 2.78%
40 Points Per Dollar = 3.70%
60 Points Per Dollar = 5.56%
Notes:
1. Get 500 points for joining.
2. Get one point the first time you visit a merchant through FreeRide; repeat visits are not paid.
3. Have received reports that 4-6 weeks is a typical wait once a GC has been requested; magazines take 8-12 weeks.
4. 90 days of inactivity may zero out your points balance. Points expire if not spent within 2 years of becoming "available."
5. Shopping credit discrepancies not disputed within 90 days will not be investigated. Missing redemptions will not be investigated if claim is filed over 180 days afterward.
6. Program is notorious for ignoring member support requests.
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Like Freeride? Similar sites include: MyPoints, QuickRewards, and SunshineRewards.
updated 10/07
Date: January 17, 2005 5:44 PM
Has anyone else had a problem with FreeRide often times not showing up when you click to visit the FreeRide website?
Date: March 9, 2005 2:25 PM
I lost about $30 worth of pts when Freeride went bankrupt a few years back... that said, you can usually get about 550 free point/day currently just by clicking on an advertiser link. You get 4 points per click-through, so it can take a while, but the dollar amount of totally free points you can get is decent (about 52 cents by your estimate).
Date: April 20, 2005 2:12 PM
I am so confused when you go to hot jobs do you put in the search "find dream job" and also do you sign in with yahoo? I clicked on over 300 and didn't get a point.
Date: August 9, 2005 6:27 PM
how do i get my rewards i cant seem to find out what they are
Date: August 30, 2005 2:48 AM
Uhm, the Amazon $25 GC is 28000 points now, that makes each "$25 Amazon" point worth a mere $0.000893 (rounded).
On the other hand, for 26500 points, you can get a $25 Red Lobster or Olive Garden Gift Card - those points would be worth more - $0.000943 (rounded).
Sheesh they made their points hard to figure out compared to other sites (Creations Rewards is an easy $0.005 per point!) Seems like they do this on purpose.
Date: October 5, 2005 7:40 AM
Most of these sites such as freeride make it impossible to get win anything. I don't have
alot of money and i sure as heck don't want to
signup and have to paid for offers which is
the only to get points, etc quickly.
Date: November 3, 2005 10:14 AM
about this holiday contest they have put up, is this just stacking up the points or u r qualified only if u shop? i dont see any were that u qualify only if u shop, it simply says that earn more points by shoping. now it is about 1560 points per day, if it is just points stacking than i guess it will work fine.
Date: October 5, 2006 5:31 PM
The best part of freeride is that i don't have to buy anything. I just preview trailers, which i would do anyway.
Date: February 15, 2007 6:20 PM
i have e-mailed freeride 5 times to get my reward and they won't even answer me back. i have try to get my reward for over 3 months to no avail.
Date: November 15, 2007 4:01 PM
freeride has changed for the better.
gc are sent out in 3 wks instead of 8wks.
Date: November 17, 2007 9:34 PM
Is anyone else having trouble getting their points from FreeRide? I completed two offers that the points aren't showing in my account for - not even as pending. I complaned, got a response that they would fix it, but ten more days have gone by an still I don't have my points! Is this happening to anybody else?