Swagbucks: Internet boredom cure with benefits; Scam?

I LOVE this site! I like the surveys, easy to play internet games, coupons, and special offers. If I am wasting time on the internet while watching television, I might as well get points for it that will later get me gift cards (and much more!). Free money! I've only been a member since February 8, 2013, and I already have enough points for a $15 Amazon gift card, and have been seriously considering using 500 points for a Starbucks e-Gift card, because due to Swagbucks, I know Starbucks has a promotion right now requiring registration of a gift card- and they give you a $5 credit! So, essentially, I can get a $10 credit for 500 points. Not a bad idea, right? (Note: Swagbucks gives you a code to load onto a gift card, so you have to have one to start, Starbucks minimum denomination: $5. I'll buy the card, and then get my money back, +$5.)

I like being rewarded for the time I waste on the internet. Period.

I use it as my main search for the points, and you can always find what you are looking for, but Google is obviously a better search engine. You don't get points for gift cards to Ebay, Amazon, Starbucks, CVS, Target, ect. for using Google though!

My best advice: use an old email address that you have access to, or sign up with mail.com and create a new one.

Earning points with special offers requires signing up with different things (coupon emails, newsletters with deals, become a member of Company A, B, or C and receive emails with current promotions...) I don't mind going through the emails to find things I am interested in, have access to TONS OF COUPONS, and you can always unsubscribe with the links on the bottom of the email.

Also, you get swagbucks for shopping on almost any website! I bought a memory foam mattress topper for my bed off overstock.com, and ended up with over 700 SB! (Enough for a $5 gift card + on a product I was buying anyway.) If you shop online a lot, you should sign up just for the bonuses of shopping points.

Sign up HERE! We will share the first 1,000 points if you get a referral, so click HERE! and get 1,000 points from me for doing nothing, which will be a $10 gift card! It's fun & rewarding, try it out!

(Update 3-27-13: As you can see in my swidget, I have 7,500 SB, or enough to get a $75 gift card! I'm halfway to purchasing a new tablet already!) (Update 5-4-13: I have 13,780SB but used 2,500 for a $25 Target Gift Card. The gift card works fine, and I can say with certainty that I have cashed in my SB for a gift card, it works, and you actually get what you earn- NOT A SCAM! Also, I have yet to get any viruses, but I swear by Kaspersky. Knock on wood. If this convinces you, sign up here: ) (Update 7-25-13: Total SB to date- 28,231. Once I downloaded Swagbucks TV and EnteraiNow TV apps on my tablet, I easily earn at least a dollar per day just by letting my tablet play through videos. These apps are a great way to earn more Swagbucks!)