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  • Smodlet
    Smodlet Posts: 6,976 Forumite
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    OK, am I the first or the last to notice that the places which look available are actually the places taken? If I hover over the number of places I get, for instance, this:
    Total available places 250
    Places taken 250
    Places available 0

    Misleading, much!
  • Smodlet wrote: »
    OK, am I the first or the last to notice that the places which look available are actually the places taken? If I hover over the number of places I get, for instance, this:
    Total available places 250
    Places taken 250
    Places available 0

    Misleading, much!

    Yea it's really confusing! It should be how many are left
  • Yea it's really confusing! It should be how many are left

    Agreed! rrrrrrrrrrrr
  • mikep22
    mikep22 Posts: 1,546 Forumite
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    That is true, but even so I still find myself with "survey unavailable" way too frequently for my taste.

    Rargh,
    Debt: May 15: £17335 Jul 16: £13874 Jan 17: £11,606 Dec 18: £8,308 Sept 19: £4,969 Jul 21: £890
    :beer:
  • Smodlet
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  • zzzt
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    I just can't do any studies at the moment. They appear, quite high-paying ones as well, with availability, but when I click "Reserve place" I get an error. Every time.

    Is it just because they are filling up too fast? I can't do it any faster.
  • zzzt wrote: »
    I just can't do any studies at the moment. They appear, quite high-paying ones as well, with availability, but when I click "Reserve place" I get an error. Every time.

    Is it just because they are filling up too fast? I can't do it any faster.

    I think so - I've had quite a few where it shows up there's a survey but all the places are taken or very close to being taken :/
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  • Smodlet
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    Short and easy survey on money attitudes
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