Receipt Surveys

As a college student, discounts are a must. Whether it's at your favorite retail store or local fast food restaurant, there is always a way to find a deal. One that I have discovered and actually tried out this weekend was completing surveys off of receipts. I know at first this sounds like a lot of work, but trust me it will only like a few minutes out of your day and you will most likely get a nice deal from it!

As I said, I just recently completed a survey from a receipt...specifically, McDonald's. Laugh all you want, but from a few questions that took me 2 minutes, I received a code for a buy one get one free Quarter Pounder or Egg McMuffin. Now, I have never done this before and usually just throw the receipt out right away, but this time I figured I'd give it a chance and I'm pretty glad I did!

Some other fast food joints that I know has the same concept are Subway, Taco Bell and Chick-fil-A. Subway gives you a free cookie on your next purchase, Taco Bell puts you in a $500 sweepstakes and Chick-fil-A gives you a free item on your next visit, like chicken nuggets. 

A few other places that give you free items (According to Simple Most):

• Dunkin Donuts
• Wendy's
• Burger King
• Moe's
• Baskin-Robbins

In addition to restaurants, these surveys can be found on stores receipts as well! Like I mentioned in a few of my other posts, I work at Old Navy. Every receipt that is printed and given to the customers has a link to a survey where the customer can rate their experience and then receive a code for 10% off their next purchase. 

According to The Penny Hoarder, some other stores that give discounts with their receipt surveys are:

• Victoria Secret
• Bath & Body Works
• PetSmart

I know there are many other companies that do this, but these are just a few examples to show you how common this actually is! There are more stores than you think that will either give you free items or discounts just by answering a few questions online. Go ahead and give it a try, because these little discounts will make a huge difference, especially on a college budget!