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  • I have just done 4 surveys and been kicked out with a error message (the same one) after each. Not impressed, hoping they fix it soon.
  • nwc389
    nwc389 Posts: 497 Forumite
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    I'm very close to being able to cash out so I may well keep going until I can do that and then just focus on other survey sites .
  • geerex
    geerex Posts: 785 Forumite
    Get your own back - in future surveys, put in any old crap, looking out for the obvious validation questions and don't go too fast to get past the timing restrictions.

    They probably will catch on at some point and ban you. Just sign up again with a new IP and email address. Rinse and repeat.

    That's how to deal with these survey sites - they don't show us any respect, so don't show them any.

    Sites like Pinecone get my full attention, and I answer everything from them honestly, as they seem to value their respondents and pay them accordingly.
  • d0nna
    d0nna Posts: 134 Forumite
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    nwc389 wrote: »
    I was just over 3/4 of the way through a 30 minute survey when it kicked me off with the 'survey is now full' message . I have spent nearly 25 minutes answering the most tedious questions about household cleaning for nothing and I am not a happy bunny.
    I have e-mailed them about this - I really think if you are accepted on the survey you should be allowed to complete it and get paid :mad::mad::mad::mad:

    I had the exact same survey about cleaning and the same thing happened to me too. I was quite annoyed as it wasted so much time but I haven't contacted them about it.
  • flicks
    flicks Posts: 199 Forumite
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    edited 11 August 2014 at 11:04AM
    Part agree with geerex. Pinecone is a superb site and although the surveys are very few and far between, (maybe two a month at best for me), I have never been screened out and have always been paid my £3 on the same day which can either be drawn down to Paypal or saved up for a larger payment. Think there are other rewards as well but Paypal works for me.


    Not too sure about not filling out the surveys properly though. If too many people start doing this VO won't get paid and then once again they will make earning the money harder by offering less for rewards etc.


    As stated I have left VO as they cheesed me off and I think that's the only way of getting the message across to these survey sites.


    They do all seem to be getting a lot harder to earn money from these days though.
  • GetRealBabe
    GetRealBabe Posts: 2,258 Forumite
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    nwc389 wrote: »
    I'm very close to being able to cash out so I may well keep going until I can do that and then just focus on other survey sites .

    Hi

    Same here. Will dump them after I've reached £15+
    Sealed Pot Challenge No 089-Finally got a signature.:rotfl::j

  • I too took this most boring of surveys and found I got a message towards the end saying they had enough participants. I'm sure I had spent 30 minutes on it, as it said at the beginning. It was so boring it actually felt as if I'd spent much longer than that. I contacted Valued Opinions but only had an automated reply. It asks for a survey number but I can't see one anywhere.
  • nwc389
    nwc389 Posts: 497 Forumite
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    I got the automated reply and have had nothing else . So that's three of us with the same issue - same survey.
  • elsien
    elsien Posts: 35,053 Forumite
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    Just had the same issue with a survey about charities. I reckon I was most of the way through when I got a message saying the survey was full and I got kicked out of it. I've sent an unimpressed message which I strongly suspect will get me nowhere.
    I don't have a survey number so I've copied and pasted the link in the invite email - will await their reply.
    All shall be well, and all shall be well, and all manner of things shall be well.

    Pedant alert - it's could have, not could of.
  • BookWorm
    BookWorm Posts: 2,494 Forumite
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    elsien wrote: »
    Just had the same issue with a survey about charities. I reckon I was most of the way through when I got a message saying the survey was full and I got kicked out of it. I've sent an unimpressed message which I strongly suspect will get me nowhere.
    I don't have a survey number so I've copied and pasted the link in the invite email - will await their reply.

    I did that survey too and had the exact same thing happen. The survey number was 44220293 :)
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