Friday, September 11, 2009

The Great Customer Service of Lockerz.com

If you recently received a message from Lockerz about ptz earned through a glitch and you are baffled than definitely continue reading. I recieved an email like that saying that they were going to take away 103 ptz which is complete BS and I'm sure of it. I decided to contact them (through inf0@lockerz.com, don't use support@lockerz.com) and explain my situation to them and got a very nice and sincere response:

I wrote:
Please don't have a robot automatically respond with an answer that doesn't fit to what I've stated below. I want a real human being to read this.

Do you honestly think that taking away 103 hard earned ptz is fair after I've already lost over 300 ptz and 9 referrals? I admit I used a bug that allowed me to earn ptz with old dailies and I accept the fact that you took away more ptz and referrals then what I earned through the glitch. Since that occurance I haven't earned any ptz through refreshing or any other glitch. I am 100% positive that nothing was ever added to my ptz when I didn't earn it because I moniter my points closely. I know the estimated number of ptz I will have when you restock. I know about how many ptz I'll have by Halloween. I HAD this whole thing planned out. It's just that now, when I haven't done anything wrong and I've been working harder than anyone else to earn ptz, you take them away? It isn't anybody's right to take away my ptz when I've earned the right to be where I want to be. I've made two blogs devoted to your site, I've gotten 500 followers from nothing on two different twitter accounts in just one day, and I've left a lot of things behind including a bit of my dignity to advertise your site. The only thing I'm asking you to leave behind is what's right - my ptz.


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Hi Kyle and thanks for contacting us. We appreciate the detailed explanation of your account activity and we also appreciate anything that you've done to spread word about Lockerz. And, just so you know, this is a real human being reading your message. We have forwarded your email to someone here at Lockerz that will review your account. As you already know, any PTZ that you earned through exposing the Dailies bug, will be lost. Also any PTZ earned through other glitches will be lost as well. But you've already indicated that you monitor your PTZ closely and didn't notice any PTZ accumulation from refreshing and other glitches.


Any "good" legitimately earned PTZ will be credited back to you. You may also see added PTZ in your account by the end of the weekend if you ever noticed the site not immediately crediting you with PTZ for logins, dailies, and friend sign ups. These have always been counted and accurate in our system and should be displayed correctly in all member accounts by Sunday night.


Please understand that we simply want the site to be fair for all members in time for our official launch. If any member contacts us feeling that they've lost legitimately earned PTZ, we review their case and adjust PTZ accordingly. We apologize for any frustration this may be causing you. Thanks for being a loyal member of Lockerz!

As you can see, they are willing to help you if you explain yourself well. Don't send an email lying to them if you are lying to yourself and you should get a good chance of earning back your hard earned ptz.

Monday, September 7, 2009

Lockerz Update: Z-List T-Shirts

To all Z-List members: we just received our next shipment of Z-List Lockerz T-Shirts! Due to certain sizes running out quickly, we've developed a small backlog that we can now work to fulfill within the next few weeks. Thank you and Congrats again for your Z-List status.

Saturday, September 5, 2009

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Lockerz FAQ

1. What is Lockerz: Lockerz is an invitation-only website created to connect members through commerce, content and community. Watch exclusive video, discover new music, play games, connect with friends, and get rewarded for it. The more often you visit, the more opportunities you have to earn PTZ (or “Pointz”), Lockerz’ own form of currency. Lockerz was founded in March, 2009.

2. What types of products can be purchased at Lockerz: Members will be able to purchase a wide range of products from apparel, accessories, electronics, games, sports equipment and other products from hundreds of well known brands. Members will also be able to purchase digital assets such as music, videos, art, and decals.

3. Is Lockerz a scam: Lockerz is a real company. It is funded by Liberty Media, one of the largest media companies in the US. The Chief Executive Officer of Lockerz is Kathy Savitt, a former executive at Amazon.com and American Eagle Outfitters.

4. Why is Lockerz giving away prizes at low levels on PTZ Place: First, we just want to thank you for getting involved at the very beginning. You rock. Plus, you’re helping us build the coolest group of brand trendsetters every time you invite friends to Lockerz...but you probably knew that. And finally, we want you to try out the different PTZ levels to get a taste of how everything will work when we go live this fall. This version of the PTZ Place is a test for us to figure out what you like, what we like, and how together we can make Lockerz unbelievable when it officially launches.

5. Why is everything “Fresh Out” in PTZ Place: We are “fresh out” because the overwhelming early response to Lockerz blew right through our initial inventory. We will re-stock PTZ Place with new items starting this Friday, August 14.

6. Why aren’t people receiving invites: The overwhelming early response to Lockerz has occasionally maxed out our capacity to send email invitations. We are still in a beta learning phase. We are adding capacity every day. You should now be able to send and receive invites successfully. Invites that you already entered into the system should have been sent by now. You still may not be able to invite friends directly through Facebook. We are working really hard to fix that fast.

7. Will Lockerz ship internationally: Once Lockerz begins selling products this fall, we will ship to many countries outside the US (check back at launch time for a complete list).

8. When will I get my Z-List t-shirt: Please allow 7-10 days for delivery.

9. How many accounts can I have: Members are entitled to one account per person. Each person within a household can have their own account.

10. I want to play the game again, but can’t: The game is a one-time-only way to earn bonus PTZ when you first join Lockerz.

11. How will Lockerz make money: Starting this fall, you will be able to purchase products at Lockerz. But don’t worry, PTZ Place will still be around, with way more prizes and experiences than there are now. Members will be able to earn PTZ every time they buy, watch, play, share, invite friends, or simply show up on Lockerz. PTZ will be redeemable for both products and experiences.

12. When will Lockerz launch: Lockerz is launching in stages. PTZ Place, Lockerz’ Prize Redemption Center, is now live. Other components will be launched soon. The complete site will be launched this fall.

Swagbucks vs. Lockerz

Signing Up

SwagBucks
Signing up for SwagBucks is easy. You can either go to their website and sign up, or you can click another user's referral link and then sign up.
Lockerz
To sign up for Lockerz you need to receive an E-Mail invitation from another user. There is no signing up on their site and there is no referral link. You have to give someone else your E-Mail address so they can send you the invitation. It is a great idea, that way the users get more points because they have more people to invite, but it would be much better if their was atleast a referral link. Another thing that needs improvement is in the sign up form. It asks for your phone number. Most users become hesitant when seeing that and think the website is fake.
Overall view of Signing Up
SwagBucks and Lockerz both have their perks, but being forced to have to sign up under someone else gives Lockerz the lead. Many SwagBucks users miss out on referral points because most people sign up on their own. With Lockerz' system, everyone wins.

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Earning Points

SwagBucks
Earning points for SwagBucks is very (very) difficult if you are not popular on the internet. It's easy to earn points by referring people, but unfortunately you only earn points from the referral if the person you refer earns points. This can be very good or very bad. Most people aren't popular on the internet so earning points on SwagBucks is usually difficult. You can earn points by searching which will most likely give you 1-2 points a day and you can look around for SwagCodes which are hard to find unless you are on the internet constantly. They almost always give you a mere 1 point and aren't available everyday. There is also a video game trade-in program and a used cell phone trade-in program. Don't trade in your video games! They give you less points than you deserve. Use another website that gives you money instead. The cell trade-in is still underpaying you, but there aren't many other places to trade them in so it's not so bad if you trad in old cell phones here. You can also shop and earn. On websites that are partnered with them, you get one point for every five dollars spent. It's great if you are a big spender but useless if you aren't planning on buying anything. Every once and a while there are also special ways to get points like sending in pictures of yourself in a swagbucks T-shirt, submitting the best poll out of thousands of people, or making a YouTube video. These opportunities don't come often though. An average number of points per day is around 3 if you don't refer people. The effort level to get points is very high so if you don't put effort in you will get around 1 point per day.
Lockerz
So far Lockerz has three ways to earn points (they call them ptz and so will I from now on). You can refer and instantly earn 2 ptz when the person you refer signs up, unlike SwagBucks. The next way to earn ptz is to sign in. If you sign in you will recieve 2 ptz. Although you can only get 2 ptz a day from signing in, it's still a ridiculously easy way to earn. The last way to earn is by answering the dailies. There is one question each day and if you answer it the day it's posted then you recieve 2 ptz. It doesn't require complex answers either, just put something simple. There's also something called the Z-list. If you refer 20 people you earn double the ptz! It's an amazing and easy deal. you also receive a free T-Shirt! The average of ptz per day is 4 without referring people and it only takes 5 minutes to earn that! Very simple!
Overall view of Earning Points
Although SwagBucks has more ways to earn points, it requires much more effort and you still earn an average of less points. Lockerz is easy and quick with earning.

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Point Value

SwagBucks
Points aren't worth much at SwagBucks. Unless you refer many people, you have no chance at getting anything expensive (unless you use it like crazy for atleast 2 years).
Lockerz
Lockerz ptz have a very high value. You don't need to refer people to earn expensive prizes.
Overall
Lockerz easily wins. Here are a few point comparisons. An iPod Touch at Swagbucks is 3000 points, while an iPod Touch at Lockerz is only 600. A PSP 3000 is 3165 points at SwagBucks. At Lockerz it is 100. The prizes will rise at Lockerz when it is out of beta but I doubt it will be anything close to that high.

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Prizes

SwagBucks
SwagBucks has a huge variety of prizes that are almost always in stock.
Lockerz
Lockerz range of prizes is pretty small and is out of stock often. They are still in beta though so their should be more prizes and more in stock in the near future.
Overall
SwagBucks easily wins

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Server


SwagBucks
I haven't noticed any downtime on their server. Their website is always working and its somewhat fast. The only problems that I have experienced are when you click links on their search engine. They sometimes don't work unless you refresh. Not bad at all.
Lockerz
Since Lockerz is new, they weren't prepared for the huge increase of users. They have had a lot of downtime recently and the site was very slow. This problem occurs less often now, but it still occurs (such as right now, as I'm writing this).
Overall
SwagBucks wins. In the future, when Lockerz has more experience, than it will definitely be more stable and fast. SwagBucks has been around for a while

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Customer Service

SwagBucks
To be honest, I do not enjoy SwagBucks customer service. They haven't answered some of my questions from a month ago! In fact, they've never answered any of my questions.
Lockerz
Although Lockerz is brand new and very busy, they've answered both of my questions within 6 hours of asking them (one answer was around 6 minutes from when I asked).
Overall
Lockerz wins this, without a doubt.

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Entertainment

SwagBucks
SwagBucks provides some entertainment. Since you aren't sure when you are going to win, it's always more exciting when you do. They also have a blog, Twitter trivia, a regular Twitter page, and a YouTube page.
Lockerz
Could use some work. Nothing really entertaining yet. Their two main entertainment sections will be released with the official release of Lockerz. They have a Twitter page and dailies. That's basically it.
Overall
SwagBucks has the upperhand, but that will most likely change in the future.

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Lockerz Tipz

Signing Up
Signing up for Lockerz requires an invite. Never ask for an invite from someone popular because they will be busy sending other invites. Just go to the home page of this website and there is a sign up form. You'll receive an invite much more easily.
When you are actually signing up, dont be afraid to post your phone number and other info. It's not like it asks you for your credit card and anyways, this site is legit. It's hosted by amazon and the CEO is the Ex-Vice President of Amazon.
After you sign up there will be a game called PTZ catch. You only get to play this once so listen to my advice: Don't slide your mouse or trackpad rapidly back and forth. I tried a finesse strategy and got a great result of 32 ptz (32 is very good). When i signed up for my friend i shook my mouse rapidly and only got 17 ptz.

Earning Ptz

Earning ptz at Lockerz is quick, easy, and incredibly simple. You can earn an average of 4 ptz each day (not including referrals). When you sign in each day, you earn two ptz. You can only get those 2 ptz once a day, but it's still incredibly easy. There's also a dailies question that you can answer to earn two ptz. The last way to earn ptz is referring. For each person you refer, you recieve 2 ptz. I will explain that more in the next section

Referring

Referring is the hardest, yet most rewarding way to earn ptz. When you refer 20 people, you make the Z-List. Z-List members recieve a free T-Shirt and something even better. They recieve double the ptz! I have 5 great strategies to earning ptz that I will share with you.

1. Make a website
This is the easiest way to get people's E-Mail addresses for you and for them. It can also be applied to the 4 other strategies I'm about to share. Just sign up for free hosting at a site like weebly. Make sure you have a contact form such as mine.
2. Create a YouTube video
Make a YouTube video that reviews Lockerz. If you made a website, be sure to include it's link in the more info section. If you didn't get a website just tell them to send you their E-Mail. Also mention in the beginning and end of the video that they need an invite to join and that you can give them one if they go to your site or private message you their E-Mail.
3. Offer invites on Lockerz' Facebook
Lockerz has a very active Facebook page. Be sure to offer invites on their discussion page and their wall.
4. Advertise with Twitter
Make a new twitter account if you already have one or you don't. You want to get atleast 100 subscribers so you don't seem like that creepy spammer. To do that go to the Twitter tab and follow every person their. They will all follow you back. Because you need to stay following them and they tweet a lot, I suggest not using that as your personal Twitter.

I know of a great website called TwitRobot that auto tweets for you every 3 hours (the time is adjustable, but to get less time you need to pay). Just mention what Lockerz is and include your website or tell them to direct message you their E-Mail.

Don't just use auto tweets. Tweet regularly as well. Try to include a trending topic in your tweet. Here is a tweet I used to get 5 invites in 30 minutes: "Learn what Lockerz is and get invited! http://bit.ly/hUnPI Alrdy have an account? Get tips to make more ptz for this great website!"
5. Target SwagBucks users
This is one of the easiest and best ways to get invites! I use Twitter to do it. Just search "swagbucks" on twitter and reply to people who include their swagbucks referral link. Here's the tweet I use: "
U shud join lockerz, it's easier to get points and prizes r cheaper. Get Info and invited at http://invite2lockerz.weebly.com" Remember, people tend to listen to you more when you sound like an actual person, not a spamming robot. (Note: Sending the same @ reply to multiple users can be considered @ spam and can get your account suspended if your caught. Use at your own risk).

Spending ptz
Since Lockerz is a newer site, they aren't in stock long. You can find out when they go back in stock on Twitter and their Facebook page. If you want to redeem a prize, do it right when it goes back in stock.

What is Lockerz?

Lockerz is a private beta site that is funded by Liberty Media, who owns Bodybuilding.com and Sirius Radio. They are well funded, so this site is not a scam. Furthermore, the CEO of Lockerz is also the Former Vice President of Amazon.com and also the Chief Marketing Officer of American Eagle.

The basic premise is simple. You earn ptz which is their virtual currency and you can redeem these points for prizes. You earn these ptz by logging in and answering questions daily. So far, they have pretty amazing prices, including Plasma Tvs and various video games and even purses too.

You earn about 4 ptz a day, but you can earn more, and items like video games costs around 100 ptz. So it is very easy to earn enough to get prizes for free.

What's also amazing is that Lockerz is open internationally to all countries, they are proud of the fact that they represent 142 countries on their site.