# Best way to acquire "beenz"

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-acquire-beenz/29716>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [August 17, 2000, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-acquire-beenz/29716 "2000-08-17T13:05:17Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![MadHatter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f6c823/32.png) [@MadHatter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadHatter)\
**Post date:** [August 17, 2000, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-acquire-beenz/29716/1 "2000-08-17T13:05:17Z")

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Ya know? The “internet currency” so to speak. I don’t know much about them, but I need as much I can get. What should I do?

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**Author:** ![Duck\_Duck\_Goose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/50afbb/32.png) [@Duck\_Duck\_Goose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duck_Duck_Goose)\
**Post date:** [August 17, 2000, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-acquire-beenz/29716/2 "2000-08-17T13:10:17Z")

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Eh, I don’t get out of the house much. What are “beenz”?

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**Author:** ![Sea\_Sloth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@Sea\_Sloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sea_Sloth)\
**Post date:** [August 17, 2000, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-acquire-beenz/29716/3 "2000-08-17T13:14:53Z")

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Beenz? I thought it was called “Flooz” or something like that.

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**Author:** ![Neenah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/958977/32.png) [@Neenah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Neenah)\
**Post date:** [August 17, 2000, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-acquire-beenz/29716/4 "2000-08-17T13:47:39Z")

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Well, there’s yer Beenz, and yer Flooz, and about a zillion other similar rewards programs giving out cash, gift certificates, or webcertificates. Mostly, they’re a waste of time, but sorta fun for a few extra bucks.

What do you need beenz for? There might be an easier way to get what you’re looking for.

There’s a message board that deals with this sort of stuff, and there are usually a few tips about where to find Beenz: [http://www.mycoupons.com:81/postlist.pl?Cat=&Board=rewards](http://www.mycoupons.com:81/postlist.pl?Cat=&Board=rewards)

If you really want to know any more about this stuff, feel free to e-mail me. I’ve played around with it quite a bit, but gave up on beenz quite a while ago.

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**Author:** ![evilbeth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/evilbeth/32/2268_2.png) [@evilbeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/evilbeth)\
**Post date:** [August 20, 2000, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-acquire-beenz/29716/5 "2000-08-20T03:49:17Z")

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Flooz is pretty cool to give to people as little gifts. You can just give someone $10-20 worth of Flooz and they can spend it where they want. It is really good for people who can’t or don’t get out shopping much.

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**Author:** ![evilbeth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/evilbeth/32/2268_2.png) [@evilbeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/evilbeth)\
**Post date:** [August 21, 2000, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-acquire-beenz/29716/6 "2000-08-21T03:30:44Z")

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Rereading this thread, I realized I didn’t answer the OP. I have never found a really good source for obtaining beenz. Most are on non-US-based websites, I think. You can get 20 for registering with this Singaporean auction site! (I forget the name.)