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Quick Links: How does it work? | Earning Points | Points Value | Gifting Points | Charities and Schools | Getting Cash | iplug Shop
Plugging is good for New Zealand
iplug is prepared to REWARD New Zealanders for Plugging
Every Plug made earns the Plugger one Plug Point
Plug Points are worth between 25 cents and $1.00
Plug Points can be spent on STUFF at the iplug shop
Plug Points can also be GIFTED to another Plugger
Or you can GIFT your Plug Points to a school or charity of your choice
You can even turn Plug Points into cash!
To earn Plug Points you DON'T have to spend any money or support a particular shop or business or cause – just spend a few minutes each week on your computer
Check out the iplug Rewards Scheme
Isn't it great when someone gives you something for doing something you would probably have done anyway?
Like getting a chocolate bar for emptying the dishwasher, or a lollipop for returning the supermarket trolley to the cage. You would have done it without the reward, but the reward is still welcome, right?
The thing is, iplug wants you to Plug the businesses that you use!
And we're prepared to give you something in return for doing this little thing for us (and all New Zealanders!)
Plug the businesses
that you use every
day and that provide
you with good service
Collect Plug Points
You get One Plug Point
for every Plug you make
Spend your
Plug Points in the
iplug Shop
GIFT your
Plug Points to a
friend, relative,
or to a School
or Charity
Schools and Charities
can redeem Plug Points
for cash at 50 cents
per Plug Point.
Earning Points
Earning Plug Points is EASY and COSTS NOTHING!
You must be registered as a Plugger with iplug in order to begin collecting Plug Points.
Registration is FREE, carries No Obligations or implied undertakings and...
...you do not have to purchase anything in order to earn Plug Points!
You get ONE PLUG POINT for every Plug that you make
Spend a few minutes at the computer each day or each week (or each month!) and perform a community service (Plug a good business or three), and you earn Plug Points. Easy.
There is no limit to the amount of Plug Points you earn – except common sense. You can only Plug businesses that you have personally used, so Plugging fifty businesses a day is hard to believe, and could be challenged.
To see who qualifies to be a Plugger, click here
The value of Plug Points
iplug Plug Points are not so tiny that you have to collect for ten years to buy a nice pair of socks. In fact, we believe they are the MOST VALUABLE Points of any scheme currently operating in New Zealand.
In the main, Plug Points will have a retail equivalent value of between 25 cents and $1.00, sometimes more. That means that if a Plugger makes an average of 10 Plugs a week, in less than a year they could score for themselves an iPod Touch.
In general shop items will be worth the retail equivalent of between 70 cents and $1.00
Schools and charities can redeem Plug Points for 50 cents each
Pluggers can redeem 100 Plug Points for $25 (25 cents each)
Gifting Points
iplug Plug Points are unique in that they are TRANSFERABLE. That means you can GIFT your Plug Points to any other Plugger.
Or you can request Plug Points from your family and friends.
If a Plugger only needs another 50 Plug Points to get an iPod Nano, she can ask her friends – perhaps through a social network – and 10 friends could possibly spare 5 Plug Points each
Two parents, a grandparent and a couple of uncles all Plugging together can GIFT their Plug Points to a deserving child for their birthday
Workplace social clubs can pool their resources in order to score a new coffee maker
But there's more to it than that...
Charities and Schools
Pluggers can also GIFT their Plug Points to their children's school or a charity of their choice.
Schools and charities can sign up with iplug and ask their supporters for Plug Points
It doesn't cost anything to join the scheme
You are not asking your supporters for money, just a few Plug Points that can be easily earned in a few minutes – but it all adds up!
Schools and charities can redeem Plug Points for CASH at 50 cents a Point
As a supporter of your local school or a number of charities you can be giving vital $$ without affecting your own bank balance. Even topical charities such as Haiti or Hurricane Katrina can be supported through Pluggers Plugging businesses in New Zealand.
How great is that?
Learn more about fundraising for Schools and Charities
How to GIFT Plug Points
On the right hand panel of your Edit Plugger page, you will see this...
Click the button and follow the instructions.
NOTE: Gifting Plug Points is instantaneous and cannot be reversed. Make sure that you get the ALIAS of the recipient Plugger or the name of the school or charity exactly right before finalising the transaction.
Getting CASH
Pluggers can also turn their Plug Points into Cash.
You must have at least 100 Plug Points (which is worth $25)
You can only redeem Plug Points in increments of 100 ($25)
Money will be deposited into your bank account. No cheques are issued.
How to get Cash for your Plug Points
On the right hand panel of your Edit Plugger page, you will see this...
Click the button and follow the instructions.
NOTE: Money will only be deposited into a bank account using the number that you have registered with your Plugger information. The transaction may take up to 10 Working Days.
iplug Shop
Once you have amassed some Plug Points, you can go to the iplug Shop and get STUFF. This ranges from small items and iplug merchandise to mid-priced electronics, MP3 players etc. and a few wishlist targets.
In the beginning the range will be small, but realistically it should take some time before even the most enthusiastic Pluggers can grow a Plug Points tally big enough for some of the more exotic STUFF.
And iplug will be adding to the Shop all the time.
In fact, if you – as a Plugger – can think of something that should or could be offered in the Shop, we encourage you to contact us. Likewise, if you have a product that you think would be ideal for our shop, get in touch. Contact us here
PLEASE NOTE
A business DOES NOT have to be listed on iplug before you can Plug it.
ANY business can receive a Plug – it it's not currently listed, you can make an Orphan Plug. Click here for more on Orphans
Summary
Earn Plug Points for Plugging businesses
One Plug equals One Plug Point
Plug Points can be worth as much as a dollar
You can spend Plug Points at the iplug Shop
Or you can GIFT your Plug Points to another Plugger
Or best of all, you can GIFT your Plug Points to your local school or a charity of your choice
Schools and charities can redeem Plug Points for CASH at 50 cents per Plug Point
Pluggers can redeem their Plug Points for CASH (100 Plug Points for $25)
For information on Plugging, the benefits of Listing Your Business, Finding a Business to use or Fundraising with iplug, click on one of the following links...
