are these survey sites worth it?(merged)

ROBDOLPHIN66

I would highly recommend that people do not take any Opinium surveys.

They emailed me when I reached £20 in November asking whether I would like paying and I gave them my bank details and said yes please. They have not paid me my money and so far they have ignored 3 emails that I have sent to them asking what is happening, yet they are still sending me survey invitations. :mad: :mad: :mad:

In my last email I told them that I would publicise their behaviour if I did not receive a response, so that is what I am doing now

Woodyrocks

You need patience with Pureprofile but they always pay out in the end.

N9eav

I stuck with Valued Opinions. I made £40 last year in Tesco vouchers (which I chose for Christmas fayre). To be honest you have to look at the survey, figure out what they are looking for and lie. I have been a top sales executive. The computer buyer for the company. IT system buyer. I always need a new car, etc..
Perhaps that is wrong???

jenniewb

N9eav wrote: »

I stuck with Valued Opinions. I made £40 last year in Tesco vouchers (which I chose for Christmas fayre). To be honest you have to look at the survey, figure out what they are looking for and lie. I have been a top sales executive. The computer buyer for the company. IT system buyer. I always need a new car, etc..
Perhaps that is wrong???

Yep it is wrong- sly and a way to get casH, and I don't think your alone in what you do- but whats to say your survey answers are not being tracked in some way by the company who may decide that your answers are not honest: eg how can you be a top sales executive one week and a system buyer the next...

If they catch you out, according to the terms and conditions they can just cut your account and all payment due to you- but may wait to do this, so you could be doing alot of work for them, then all of a sudden, have everything taken from you when you thought you were close to the payment threshold- you lose out, the company asking the survey questions get thier answers, the survey site get thier commission, and you get zero and a ban. Be careful!

N9eav

That's why I get them to send me a £10 voucher everytime I accumulate £10. The thing is though and others have found the same problems. You can complete almost a whole survey for 15 mins and they tell you that it's full, or you did not qualiify. It's 50/50 as far as I can see.

libra10

Just received a cheque for £50 from ItsYourView. It took about a year to earn this.

Have been waiting since late September for a £10 payment from Opinion Bar. Not doing any more of their surveys until payment is received.

Pure Profile surveys are like buses - you see none for ages, then lots come at once.

My favourites are Lightspeed, although their rewards are definitely decreasing, and Valued Opinions. Great choice of tokens.

Toluna - I keep copies of all surveys I have completed, and delete the email when points hit my account. As you can imagine, Toluna are the worst offender, I am waiting for points from surveys as far back as October.

They are also one of the slowest payers. There is no excuse for making people who have devoted precious time and energy, ticking an interminable number of boxes over countless pages, being forced to wait six weeks or more for a £10 electronic voucher. It is totally unacceptable!

Just a few opinions of various survey comapnies.

Nintey

Would anyone be able to recommend me as a friend to Pinecone Research? I have been trying to find a link on the Internet to register with them for the last couple of years without success.
Thanks!

shaz-ann

For all those who keep requesting Pinecone referrals, please read this (as posted on the previous page of this thread).

Thanks

lorweld wrote: »

Guys just two quick reminders:)

No referral requests are allowed on this board that includes through pm


REFERRAL LINKS/ADVERTISING


Hi, Martin’s asked me to post this in these circumstances: Sorry, referral links and suggestions are only permitted on the Referrers Board. I have asked Board Guides to move any they see on the main boards. If you have any questions about this policy please email [EMAIL="abuse@moneysavingexpert.com"]abuse@moneysavingexpert.com[/EMAIL].

Also regarding pinecone this is an extract from the site rules



Quote:
Topics include Mercury Telecom, Sainsbury’s Discount codes, La Redoute, Vertbaudet. While Pinecone Research discussions have previously been removed we would now like to ask that it be discussed only on the official thread linked to from the Boost Your Income article.
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showpost.html?p=3477006&postcount=10

Bearing this in mind I'd ask that from now on no referral requests are made or mention of Pinecone use the relevant boards.
Thanks guys:)

N9eav

I have not had many offers of opinions recently, I wonder if the 'credit crunch' has hit them too?

ThinkingOfLinking

Onepoll, Globaltestmarket, iPoints, Valued Opinions and Lightspeed are my favourites.