I won a DailyGoodie Box!

Dailygoodie box is sort of a subscription type of box without an actual subscription. It ditched the subscription based model instead you sign up on their site and fill out some profile questions, and interact with their offers in hopes that they send you a message to your inbox saying you have a box on your way. The box features usually more healthy, natural, or organic type of products. In exchange for getting a box for free you just have to leave some feedback on the products you receive.
It is an interesting model and if you are lucky enough to be chosen a unique way to try new products.

I was chosen via a facebook post.  They are huge on doing social media giveaways. They usually will ask a question or tell you about a product on Facebook and give between 50 and 100 boxes away a day. Just to people who answer their questions on Facebook. There doesn't seem to be a particular method to how they choose people So you just have to give them your comments and hope for the best. I had received mine after answering a question about what I like about DailyGoodie Box. The short version of my post involved me talking about how involved the community was on social media and everyone is friendly towards one another and having the chance to try products I otherwise may pass up on. That seemed to be good enough to work for me. Not saying the same answer will help you get selected. I had replied to nearly 20 of their posts before finally getting selected for one so replying is now guarantee. Let's get to the review shall we!!

This was a vegan friendly nail polish and an energy gum

Witch Hazel Shampoo and Conditioner and An all Natural drug free sleep aide

Pure Fruit Bar and a Mojito Energy Drink

Hangover Prevention.. Tea and some sort of protein bar

 I am a guy and I don't normally wear nail polish. Back in my Emo/Goth phase I was all about that. I might break out nail polish on occasion for a character for comic con or a costume party. So I figured I'd try it. It was vegan and animal cruelty free.  That was nice but overall the quality wasn't the best. It took a few coats more than I expected to actually get the colour to match the bottle. It goes on very thin at first. Not the thickest nail polish. Holds up well though so I guess that's a plus.  The energy gum I found to be lacking long lasting flavour and I noticed no boost in energy. I feel that was a bit of a let down.

The napz sleep aide I tried on a few different occasions. It basically is just sleepy time tea in a capsule form. It gives you the same benefits of sleepy time tea without having to run to the bathroom all night. Depending how you normally react to sleepy time tea this would be the same general thing. For me I was able to fall asleep within 30 minutes and it helped relax me a bit.  Had that nice calming feeling where my mind was able to just relax. I actually enjoyed this product. It did leave me a bit groggy in the morning but it wasn't the worst.

The witch hazel shampoo and conditioner were different for me. I hated the smell of it right from opening it.. The lavender didn't do much to balance out the hair dye type of smell this shampoo had. It was nice for drying out my hair though. I mean that in a good way. In the heat and humidity my hair retains oil so it was nice to get some of that excess oil out.

The fruit bars were disgusting.  I was expecting them to be good but I don't know if it was the Apple/Blueberry combo or that it was just bad. The fruit filling tasted overly dry. I would not eat any more of those. The energy drink had a bit too much sugar for my liking but the flavor wasn't bad. I did like the mojito flavor. Wasn't as overwhelming as most energy drinks tend to be.

Had no use for the hangover prevention. I did take one before a night of going out but I noticed no difference. The protein bar was much bigger than expected and the peanut butter flavour was wonderful .The rest of it was sort of on the bland side. It was however rather filling. It was chewy enough to make you slow down and enjoy it a bit.
The tea was this ginger type of tea. To me that tasted a bit like kombucha tea without the vinegar type taste that the fermentation normally gives kombucha tea.

Overall this was a cool box to get. I am not sure that I would pay for a monthly subscription if they ever offered one. There are plenty of other options for healthy oriented type of subscription boxes.  So for now I am thrilled having the chance to try to win a box on occasion. It is an unexpected treat and I got to try some new products I may otherwise have never tried. From this particular box I'd be most likely to start buying Grandpa Soap Company's Witch Hazel Conditioner/Shampoo and The Napz sleep aide.

Crowdtap a survey type site that I actually like!

I don't remember how I came across CROWDTAP but I'm glad I did. For those of you that aren't familar with Crowdtap this is how they describe themselves

Crowdtap is a community of people who come to discover and try products from popular brands, create content, and spread the word with their friends. On Crowdtap, you’ll have the opportunity to:

• Explore and test products
• Share feedback and influence products and initiatives from major brands
• Share your opinions and experiences with our community
• Earn points (and redeem for rewards!)

They deliver on the majority of those points and it is a fun time. The most common thing you will see on crowdtap is multiple choice 1 question style surveys. They are usually worth about 3 points each. I usually end up seeing between 20 and 30 of these ad day. It may not seem like much but it adds up quickly. The next most common thing you will see if the OPEN ENDED STYLE questions. These are still usually 1 or 2 questions and worth around 20 points. You don't see them as often but you may get between 1 and 5 a day. On a few rare occasions there are focus group style questions. Those are a bit longer. They may have between 10 and 20 questions but they usually give around 100 or 200 points when you complete them. On occasion you do get a few surveys that qualify you for a potential sampling opportunity. The amount of points that they reward very and for leaving some honest feedback you get to keep whatever the product it is they send you..  I recently got to try out a few Lysol branded products. As with many of the sampling type of sites the opportunities you get to sample products is not very often. 

WHAT ABOUT THE REWARDS?

One thing I hate about most survey sites is the rewards take way too long to get and have such high point values. I actually feel like Crowdtap is a bit more generous in that regard. It didn't take me long at all to earn enough points to cash out for a $10 Playstation giftcard. They recently changed their rewards. In the past you automatically got a $5 amazon card for every 1000 points you earned. Now they have multiple values as far as giftcards and a few different ones to choose from. The downside is now your points are only good for a year after you earn them. So it is best to keep track of when you earned your first few points if you have a particular reward in mind.

The site has gone through a lot of changes recently and there is even an app on the way as well as personal referral codes coming out according to a recent social media post they made.

It took me less than a month to earn enough points to get my 2000 points required for my Playstation card. I am not sure if that is a normal occurrence or I just had an influx of opportunity. Either way I feel crowdtap is one of the more rewarding Survey style sites. If you aren't already using it then put it on your radar!

This is small preview of the common multiple choice questions. I had already answered a few so I could be over 2000 points to get my reward.

Some of the virtual gift cards you can choose from

Redemption was easy. You just confirm and they send to your email and within a couple of hours you have your giftcard.

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