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Pinecone Research Check?

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I have a question about Pinecone Research.

On their website, it says that for the first 300 points, you have to get paid via check before you can get paid by one of the other payment methods. Is the check sent in GBP or USD currency? I ask this because UK banks charge a transaction fee of about £10 to cash a USD check.

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  • libra10
    libra10 Posts: 19,585 Forumite
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    I've been with Pinecone Research for a long time, and these days opt for payment in Paypal account.


    Have checked their FAQs, and it doesn't seem clear, however you can contact them at


    https://www.pineconeresearch.com/contact.asp


    FAQs listed here


    https://www.pineconeresearch.com/faqs.asp


    Good luck
  • Marvqn1
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    libra10 wrote: »
    I've been with Pinecone Research for a long time, and these days opt for payment in Paypal account.


    Have checked their FAQs, and it doesn't seem clear, however you can contact them at


    https://www.pineconeresearch.com/contact.asp


    FAQs listed here


    https://www.pineconeresearch.com/faqs.asp


    Good luck

    Thanks for your advice.

    How much do you earn per month with Pinecone Research?

    Is it true that if you don't answer every survey they send you, then you are removed from the panel?
  • libra10
    libra10 Posts: 19,585 Forumite
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    Pinecone are one of the best survey companies around, and therefore, unfortunately members don't receive many surveys a month, it's more a case of surveys per year.

    However, they're one of the highest paying companies and payment is made within a few days. also, occasionally there are products to test, resulting in further paid surveys.

    Good luck
  • Marvqn1
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    libra10 wrote: »
    I've been with Pinecone Research for a long time, and these days opt for payment in Paypal account.


    Have checked their FAQs, and it doesn't seem clear, however you can contact them at


    https://www.pineconeresearch.com/contact.asp


    FAQs listed here


    https://www.pineconeresearch.com/faqs.asp


    Good luck

    It seems the requirement to recieve the first payment via check is for US only.

    I contacted them via the site above you mentioned and they told me to contact pineconeresearch.co.uk instead. In which, they replied that panel members who live in the UK can redeem points for digital vouchers, virtual prepaid MasterCard, merchandise or PayPal.
  • libra10
    libra10 Posts: 19,585 Forumite
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    I usually redeem for Paypal payments these days. Pinecone used to offer Luncheon vouchers, which could be spent at supermarkets such as Tesco.


    Not sure whether they offer other alternatives at present.
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