Amazon Shopper Panel Updates – Here Are The Changes!
Join the Amazon Shopper Panel and start earning easy Amazon Credits every month!
The Amazon Shopper Panel is an AWESOME invitation-only program where members can earn monthly Amazon credits by completing simple tasks. You can earn rewards by sharing receipts from purchases made outside of Amazon.com and by completing short surveys.
Participating in the Amazon Shopping Panel is my favorite way to score easy Amazon credits. In the past year, I earned almost enough credits to cover the entire cost of my Prime membership!
Changes to the Amazon Shopping Panel Program announced on June 1st:
We’ve recently learned about the receipt reward changes. Electronic stores, home improvement and decor stores, clothing stores, shoe stores, accessory stores, sports and outdoors stores, and department stores will now be worth 70¢ per receipt. Additionally – big box stores, pet supply stores, dollar stores, convenience stores, beauty stores, health stores, drug stores and grocery stores will now earn 10¢ per receipt. You can only earn up to $10 per month from your uploaded receipts.
How does the Amazon Shopper Panel work?
There are several ways for members to earn rewards: You can upload eligible receipts each month, earn additional rewards by completing brief surveys as they’re offered to you, and you can enable ad verification on your phone.
In addition, rewards can also be earned through offers. You may see the option to earn rewards for purchasing specific items, similar to how Ibotta and Fetch offers work. For instance, you may see an offer to earn $1 for uploading a receipt for a cereal brand purchase or $3 for a receipt for an electronics brand purchase. Space is limited for the offers program.
Your participation will help brands offer better products and make Amazon ads more relevant. You’ll also be rewarded for your time with monthly Amazon credits or donations to charitable organizations if you choose.
How do members submit receipts to earn rewards?
Earning rewards is truly SO easy. Just upload eligible receipts each month by using the Amazon Shopper Panel app to take pictures of your paper receipts. You can also forward email receipts to [email protected]. You’ll have each month to submit your eligible receipts and then will receive your reward on the 1st day of the very next month.
I just save my paper receipts I get every month for eligible stores I shop at and then scan them all in one sitting to save time. They can be from most retail stores, including grocery stores and drug stores, that give out paper receipts. It only takes me about three minutes to upload all of my receipts each month!
Are there any other ways to earn additional rewards?
Amazon Shopper Panel members also receive short surveys in the app, and you can earn rewards for each survey you complete. Reward amounts vary per survey (usually between 25¢ and $1), and you will be able to see the reward offered before choosing to complete the survey.
These surveys are seriously SO short – usually anywhere from one to four questions long, and they take mere seconds to complete!
What kind of rewards can members earn?
When you submit eligible receipts each month, you’ll earn the qualifying rewards towards either your Amazon Gift Card Balance or the charitable organization of your choice. You’ll earn additional rewards each month for every survey you complete, too.
I’ve been a member of the Amazon Shopper Panel since March of 2021, and I earn a minimum of $10 every month. In all that time, I’ve never had any issues getting the payout that I earned. Within the first 48 hours of the following month, I always find the credit in my Amazon account, ready to spend. Easy peasy!
Overall, my experience with Amazon Shopper Panel has been outstanding. I enthusiastically recommend this program without any hesitation to everyone I know!
How do I sign up for the Amazon Shopper Panel?
The Amazon Shopper Panel app is free to download and use, but spots on the Panel are available to a limited number of Amazon customers in the US.
I was lucky to receive an invitation to join the program in March of 2021, but anyone can download the app from the App Store or the Google Play Store and check to see if space is available. If not, you’ll be waitlisted and notified when a spot opens up.
Hip Tip: When you do receive your invitation, be sure to join the program right away before you forget! Invitations expire after 45 days, and you may not get another chance to join.
So… what’s the catch?!
While the Amazon Shopper Panel isn’t perfect, I’ve never encountered any serious issues after using it for almost a year and a half. Of course, I have found a couple of areas of improvement that I would love to see addressed in the future.
Here are the things I’d change about the Amazon Shopper Panel:
- Allow members to earn more per month. I would love the opportunity to earn more than a base rate of $10/month, but I can certainly understand the need to limit this.
- Open up more opportunities for folks on the waitlist. One of my Hip colleagues has been waiting for months to get off the waitlist, while other users slide right in. There’s no explanation or estimated wait time given to those who are waitlisted, and that can be pretty frustrating.
The truth is that the negative aspects have been minor annoyances for me, but certainly not anything serious enough to discourage me from participating. All things considered, I love being a part of the Amazon Shopper Panel, and I’m hooked on it now!
This is one app I would never want to delete from my phone, and I plan to continue with it for as long as those credits keep piling up in my account. It’s worth the few minutes I spend scanning receipts every month!
Here’s what a few of my Hip sidekicks have to say about their experience with the Amazon Shopper Panel:
I use it and LOVE it! 💞 🙌 I’ve had it for over a year and it is super easy to upload your receipts and get the $10 each month. In my mind, it helps pay towards my monthly Prime Membership. They also offer various random surveys to earn an additional 50¢. 🎉 – Amber
I love it! Though I am awful at remembering to upload my receipts (even though it’s really quick and easy)! I need to figure out a way to set a reminder each month to do so! – Emily
I love getting an Amazon gift card every month for just a few minutes of my time. Even better when there are surveys available for extra money! – Angela
If you’re a member of the Amazon Shopper Panel too, please let us know what you think of the program. If you’re new to the program and interested in applying, please comment below and share whether you get waitlisted or accepted right away. We’d love to hear from you. Good luck!
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If you have been on the waitlist for a year, would you cancel the request and try to reapply?
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Hi Paula! If there is no space available and you have already joined the waitlist, you will be notified if a spot opens up. I don’t think it’s necessary to reapply as it might put you further back on the waitlist. Hope this helps! 🤗
Thank you for responding
This is outdated. You can now earn 70 cents or 10 cents depending on the receipt up to $10. This is way more than 10 receipts per month. You can earn more than $10 by doing the few surveys they offer.
Thank you for pointing that out, Luna! I’ve updated those details above. 🤗
I have been waiting over a year and a half. Still nothing.
I have been on this a number of years and every update it gets more and more receipts and more more restrictions. Granted it’s free money and I like it, but it just has gotten to the point of going so low anymore that you really have to take time to do it.
Thanks for letting us know your thoughts on the changes. It has become a bit more work than when it first started. We’ll continue to keep watch for any further changes with the program! 💞
Darn! Hoping you are able to join soon, Loir! 🤞❤️
I’ve been a member since February 2021. At first I didn’t do too well at remembering to upload receipts. Then at some point along the way I started uploading more regularly. I’ve since earned $236.00.
That’s awesome! I seem to go through spurts where I’ll be really good at uploading my receipts and then may forget for month. 🤦♀️ Awesome to hear the savings you’ve been able to earn since you’ve been a member! 🎉 Congrats!
This used to be easy, but with the changes – and even more this month – it’s a lot harder to earn the $10. Still, it’s free money and I have no issues sharing my purchases with them. I do the ad verification that adds a couple bucks as well. I joined Feb. 2021 and have earned $621 through the end of last month!
Wow! That’s some awesome earnings, Jenn! Thanks for the heads up on your experience! Way To Go! 👏
I came here to say the same thing- it is way more than 10 receipts a month. I hate that you can’t use restaurant or gas receipts either! I only got one Beta test for a specific item about 2 years ago and never again. Has anyone else received an offer for a specific item?
Its not the same anymore which is unfortunate. I agree with you.
Thank you for sharing! The receipt details have been updated above. Also, it seems the offer rewards are limited to some accounts. Hoping those might pop up for you soon!🤞❤️
Do you have to have the prime membership?
Nope, it is open to a limited number of Amazon customers. Hope that helps and that you may be able to join very soon! ❤️🙌
I’ve had Amazon shopper panel a couple of years and love it. I did like the past when you uploaded 10 receipts for $10 and you maxed out. Now it can easily be 30 or more and not close to the $10 max.
Glad you’ve been enjoying the program! I see what you mean. It can take more time and receipt collecting to earn your full rewards. Thank you for taking the time to comment, Michel!
Some of the info here is a bit outdated. It hasn’t been 10 receipts for a while and each update Amz finds a way to offer less money back to the customer. Initially it was a $1 per receipt with no restrictions and a cap of 10. For the past few months, they separated the receipts into categories and lowered the most used categories to $.15 (food purchases, etc.). You were still able to earn $1 per receipt for certain categories like clothes, dept stores, and home improvement. They’ve now lowered those stores as well. Now it’s roughly 40+ receipts and sometimes you don’t even hit the max. Ad verification doesn’t add much either. Sometimes there are months when there aren’t any surveys. Sad, especially with how good the service was initially.
Thank you for noting those changes. We’ve been able to confirm this too and have made those updates above. Sorry to hear it can be more difficult to earn the rewards than in the past. We sure appreciate the feedback! 💞
I have been on the Receipt Waitlist for at least 4 yrs now, and I haven’t received a survey (only 3 total) since 2023. Anything I can do to improve my chances at getting more surveys or ever being able to submit receipts? Thx
Hey there! It seems it may be random. Hoping you might be able to join soon, Gnats! ❤️
I definitely don’t earn the entire $10 every month since they’ve changed it but most of the times if over $10 with the quick surveys they offer. Either way, in my mind, it pays off the cost of the Amazon “membership”!
Yes! I feel the same way about it, Tracey! Love that! ❤️🙌
This is the first time I have heard of this app/program, very surprised since I have been getting the Hip2save emails for at least 4 years. So I just downloaded the app and was able to sign up! Thanks!
Woot! Happy you could sign up, Pat! You’re welcome!
Does the money you earn carry over to the next month. or do you start over from 0 each month?
It’s an Amazon credit added to your account automatically at the end of each month and doesn’t expire. 🙂
I have been doing this for several years and most months I would reach the $10. limit. Since the changes I have been getting less than $2.00. I might get 1 or 2 surveys. I was thinking of stopping but was hoping they would go back to the original but they have made another change. I miss the original.