Online Shopping Using BonusBay

Hey guys, remember the haul video I uploaded 2 weeks ago where I mentioned about bonusbay.sg? (Watch it if you haven’t)

Did some online shopping recently and found out about this really cool website called BonusBay. You pretty much get a percentage of your money after you shop. It's also available in Malaysia! Anyway click on http://www.bonusbay.sg/naomineo to receive $5 right away!

So I’ve been receiving endless amount of questions on this service and I was thinking, why not just do up a post to answer the more frequently asked ones!

Basically Bonusbay is a completely free service that helps you get a fraction of your money back from your online purchases. It's actually pretty cool how we could now shop and get back a "bonus" (in the form of cash), similar to how rebates on credit cards work.

Moving on, these are answers to a couple of key questions you guys have been emailing about.

How do I get bonuses from online shopping?

You get bonuses by signing up as a user of Bonusbay and by browsing online shopping websites through their site. All you need to do is 1) log in to your Bonusbay account (through facebook or by creating a new acc)

2) select your desired webstore via Bonusbay and proceed to make a purchase as you normally would. *You have to remember to shop through Bonusbay and only from the shops listed. Otherwise, you would not be able to receive your bonus.

Next, you'll be brought to a page similar to the one above and all you have to do is click on the orange ‘get bonus’ button. You wont miss it!

Immediately, you'd be redirected to your chosen webstore where you can start shopping!!! YAYERS. It’s as easy as it looks!

Okay, next question.

Do I get bonuses automatically after signing up to Bonusbay.sg?

This is a yes and no answer. No, you will not get bonuses by merely signing up for Bonusbay In order to get bonuses of your purchases, you must be logged in to your Bonusbay account, and you'd have to shop through Bonusbay.

BUT BUT BUT if you currently do not have a Bonusbay account yet, you may be interested in what I’m about to share next. The folks at Bonusbay are being very generous and my readers will automatically be given $5 worth of bonus the moment you sign up! All you have to do is sign up through this link here (Bonusbay.sg/naomineo)

How to use my bonuses?

I am just so happy about how the bonuses are paid in cash to my PayPal account. You know how sometimes a store or website gives you a rebate or voucher and you read the fine print only to realise that you have to spend $xx on your next purchase before receiving the privileges? Well, for Bonusbay all that can be thrown out the window :p The bonuses you get through Bonusbay are not bonus points with limited t&cs, but cash directly into your PayPal account. It usually takes up to 2 months before you'd be able to receive it, depending on the transaction etc. You should get a confirmation email within a couple of hours like I did.

Where do the bonuses come from?

The bonuses come from the webstore you shopped from. When you go to the webstore through Bonusbay it recognises that you are a user of Bonusbay and pays them sales commission for your purchases. They share this commission with you, so that you will get part of your own money back. Sounds legit?

Do the bonuses raise the prices of the products?

This was something I was really sceptical about too. No doubt, everyone would be worried that the bonus they’re receiving is just the extra amount they’re paying for their purchases. Well to answer this question, NO, they do not! :) As mentioned previously, the received bonuses come from the sales commissions paid to Bonusbay from the webstore. The product purchased by you is at the same price, as if you bought it without Bonusbay. However, the perk is, through Bonusbay you'd get part of your money back.

Last but not least, here are just some of the stores you can choose from. It's really crazy how they have 200 stores participating in this service. When I clicked on "Brands" I saw so many familiar brands that I’m used to purchasing from! Really pleased I found out about this service, and like I said “good things must share” haha. So there you go guys, simply click (Bonusbay.sg/naomineo) to start shopping, and to receive $5 worth of bonus immediately!

Hope I've cleared your doubts. :) Feel free to leave a comment on this post if you've more questions, I'll try my best to answer them. (Whether it's pertaining the video or Bonusbay.) Have fun shopping!

Something to do when you're bored in SG.

As a teenager we are always finding for new things to do and there’s honestly not much to do in Singapore. Hanging out in town, going clubbing or even watching a movie gets boring after a while. A few weeks ago, I started to hear lot about escape rooms and how fun they are.  I decided to visit a few hoping there was something different and amazing, but it was just a colossal disappointment.  I even visited one where it was pretty much just lock after lock. It was hell boring. $28 gone to waste. (Not exactly cheap either.)

Last week, I decided to give it another try and this time I went to LOST SG with JianHao, Ridhwan, Dan & Charis. It was located near my school at Peace Centre, in town. Convenient. It was about 7pm and the place was like this rundown building with hardly a single soul. However, when I reached LOST SG it seemed like it was a completely different part of the mall. The staff were welcoming and the place looked promising.

The first room we played was Isometrick. It revolves around the theme of finding Professor Rubik. Very impressive. I could tell that the room was painstakingly designed and the ambience, along with each section, contributed to the fascinating experience.

It was unpredictable. There were secret doors along with clues and answers appearing whenever certain passcodes were activated. We had to crack our brains and we tried really hard but oh well, I guess we are just not that intelligent so we ended up seeking help from the staff.

Sometimes I really don’t understand how game creators come up with such ideas. If you really want to challenge your brain, this room will be the perfect choice for you.

The second room we played was my favorite. We played the role of three inmates who escaped from the Alcatraz Island Prison house. It required a substantial amount of teamwork. We were blindfolded into the room and separated into 3 cells. Ridhwan was alone and he was making a lot of noise because he was lonely. It was surreal. The prison cell was pretty legit with a gate so strong and since we had to keep our phones in the locker (as that was part of the rules and regulations since the help of Google would ruin our experience) we actually thought that we might be in there forever and no one would know. Hahahaha.

I also learnt something new about JianHao. He can’t do basic math in his head without using a pen and paper. He was so frustrated and struggling to count because he couldn’t concentrate. Poor thing. I think we all learnt something new about each other during this team-bonding session. Lol. In the end, once we got out of each of our cells, we had to work together to find out how to escape. I really enjoyed that room.

These were two of the hardest games in Lost SG but we still had a lot of fun. If you have time, you should really go down to Peace Centre and try it out. You can make a booking through www.lost.sg/booking

If you quote “NaomiNeo”, you’ll be entitled to 5 players for the price of 4! (***Only until the end of November and the whole room reserved even during peak hour.)

Uploaded by Lost Sg on 2014-08-25.

Definitely a place worth visiting when you're looking for somewhere to spend your free time at. 

Leave a comment and share your experience with me if you have been to an Escape room before, or tell me some other fun things to do in Singapore! :p

LOST SINGAPORE
Peace Centre
1 Sophia Road, #03-01/02/03
Singapore 228149
*Above Korean BBQ, access from stairs

T: 67171688

OPENING HOURS:
Sun-Thu 11:00am – 11:00pm (Last game ends at 11:45pm)
Fri & Sat 11:00am – 1:00am (Last game ends at 1:45am)

$24.90/pax

Escaping reality.

Had an amazing weekend over at Sentosa Cove. Sometimes I wonder how life would be, if I were to live in an area away from the buzzing city. Yesterday felt really nice because of how peaceful it was, I didn't feel like I was in Singapore - where life feels like an endless race most of the time. It's been a really tough semester in school and there are times where I doubt my own capabilities... Sometimes I just wish I could drop everything and leave them all behind, go somewhere and experience a different life... But I can't escape reality forever. Each time I feel like giving up, I just have to perpetually remind myself how far I've come over the years, how hard it was to scrape through every single moment, then suck it up and move on.

An optimist would say the glass is half full, whereas a pessimist would say it's half empty. If you can't change the situation, change your mind and look at things from a different perspective, maybe that would help. Have a good week ahead darlings. X