Amazon Trivia Nickels

**amykhar** · #1 04-27-2003, 11:07 AM

Anybody seen this?

http://www.amazon.com/epinionaddicts

On the main page of Amazon, there is a trivia question. Answer it correctly, and they put a nickel in your account. Then, it asks if you want to answer another. I was given 5 questions and got them all correct. I'm rich now

Amy

phoenixx · #2 04-27-2003, 11:27 AM

No trivia showing up here

magenta321 · #3 04-27-2003, 11:27 AM

Years ago there was an episode of Married with Children where Kelly was being chastized by her father, and if she answered questions correctly, he gave her a "shiny new nickle".

A misogynstic ex-coworker used to do the same with the girls he worked with. "I'll give you a shiny new nickle if you can tell me...."

His favorite band was Led Zep. Growing up in my town, all you ever heard on the two radio stations was Led Zep. I hate them, because, literally, you'd hear about 10 Led Zep songs on the radio in a typical work shift. Seriously. It gets terribly redundant.

So, Led Zep songs would come on, and he'd turn to me and say "Margaret, I'll give you a shiny new nickel if you can tell me the name of this Led Zep song." I'd tell him if I knew it, and if I didn't, I'd ask someone while he wasn't looking, and come back and tell him I "remembered" it (I had to do that before the chorus though, so I had to be fast!)

Anyway, he meant it to be a condescending thing. But, I started keeping track.

By the end of that summer, he owed over $7!

And yes, I did make him pay up

Good times.

murasaki · #4 04-27-2003, 07:35 PM

I'm up to 35 cents. But I don't see it every time I'm bookhunting.

--naomi

magenta321 · #5 04-27-2003, 07:47 PM

I'm up to $.75, but, I don't go onto amazon just to get nickels -- that's all been when I was shopping for something.

*emeleel* · #6 04-27-2003, 11:25 PM

Don't feel bad, Leslie, I don't have them either.

magenta321 · #7 05-18-2003, 11:10 AM

You know, I only do these when I actually go to Amazon to look for something...

I'm up to $1.35 so far

Think if I did this every day!

Alas, I have had money sitting in my Amazon acct for some time, and I haven't found anything I want in a long time. Whenever I find one thing, I find a bunch, but until I find that one thing... ug...

**briandalsmom**[$] · #8 05-18-2003, 04:22 PM

I got to 40 cents - I had added items to my shopping cart when it showed up--think that's it?

Connie

**amykhar** · #9 06-04-2003, 11:18 PM

I just used some of my trivia money toward Harry Potter 5. It's supposed to arrive on my birthday and I am going to have to beat off the boy-child so I can read it first

magenta321 · #10 06-04-2003, 11:42 PM

Damn it Amy! I had to go ahead and preorder the book thanks to you!

I tried to wait a bit, but it just wasn't possible.

**amykhar** · #11 06-05-2003, 12:05 AM

I am SUCH a bad influence, aren't I?

magenta321 · #12 06-05-2003, 12:27 AM

Uh-huh.

I bought American McGee's Alice too.

**Joubert**[$] · #13 06-05-2003, 01:17 AM

$1.55 before I bought the new Third Eye Blind Cd.

That's like a whole song.

*emeleel* · #14 06-16-2003, 11:20 AM

I finally found this thing! They're down to just 3 questions a day, but so far I've found them every day, so that's 90 cents I'm up to!

I wish I'd had some before I ordered Harry Potter 5 to take at least a smidge of the bite out of it. (What am I complaining about, I already only have to pay 40 cents out of my own pocket!

)

Magick1 · #15 06-16-2003, 10:06 PM

I think they are all done now. I haven't seen the trivia for a few days!

I think I got almost $4.00. That's cool!

**Prepoia**[$] · #16 06-16-2003, 10:39 PM

I answered 5 today....but where do you go to find out how much money you've accumulated. I've done this for a few times but have no way of knowing where it is.....

Thanks
Sandy

Magick1 · #17 06-16-2003, 10:47 PM

I cannot find the trivia anywhere.

I don't know if I reached my limit, or what happened.

magenta321 · #18 06-17-2003, 06:41 AM

My trivia nickles went away too.

Two days ago I thought it was weird -- I got 1 trivia question. Now, none.

**pluckyduck** · #19 06-17-2003, 06:58 AM

Huh. I had five trivia questions yesterday. I'm up to 29 nickels.

Must have to do with how often you do it? I only do it occasionally.

Andrea

**pluckyduck** · #20 06-17-2003, 07:00 AM

Quote:

Prepoia said

I answered 5 today....but where do you go to find out how much money you've accumulated. I've done this for a few times but have no way of knowing where it is.....

Thanks
Sandy

I think it works like this. When you place an order, they assume you want to apply your trivia money, so you see the $ there. Because I am certifiable, I've unchecked the box on my orders, wanting to accumulate a sum. I am so crazy, I want to pile my nickles up and not use them.

After you answer a question, it will show you in very small print how many nickles you've gotten to date.

There might be another place in your account that just tells you the money, but I haven't been able to find it.

Andrea

*emeleel* · #21 06-17-2003, 10:57 AM

Just click on "My Account." I think it's in the second section of options, after the section about looking at your orders.

**jgibson2**[$] · #22 06-17-2003, 11:33 AM

I got 3 more nickels yesterday. Haven't checked today yet. It got me $1 off my latest order.

jtsongas · #23 06-19-2003, 03:05 PM

A while back I had collected $1.40 in nickels and used it toward an order I placed. The same day I decided I wanted to order something else instead and cancelled my order. When I placed the new order, instead of getting back my $1.40 I got $5 in nickels. Not that I am recommending this for everyone to try, just my experience. It may have been a one time event type of thing.

Jay

tiggert12140 · #24 06-19-2003, 03:32 PM

Hmmm I can't see the trivia either. It just says that Amazon can't find the page.