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  • Value
    Value Posts: 192 Forumite
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    edited 26 September 2024 at 2:04PM
    I thought rates had gone down a bit on some too @[Deleted User] but I couldn't be sure. Someone mentioned a little while ago though that many studies are taking longer to pay out now and I'm also definitely noticing that. Many more don't pay out till the 3 weeks are up rather than approving them within days.
  • Mum161111
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    Slinky said:
    Mum161111 said:
    Slinky said:
    Have you checked your Settings to see if somehow the default instructions for how you open emails etc have become changed? I used to have something similar on occasion when trying to open pdf files. The default had become changed to Save file rather than Open file.
    Thanks Slinky.  I have just checked Thunderbird settings.  Under "Read and Display" there are three options and the one already ticked is 'Open in existing window.'  The other two boxes, open in new tab and in new window, are both unticked yet I have to open in a new tab or new window before I can open an email.

    Perhaps try ticking the open in new window option, log out, login and then change back to open in existing window?
    The problem seems to have been related to a dirty mouse.  I cleaned my mouse thoroughly with a screen wipe and it seems to have sorted the problem.  Thank you very much for your help and your replies
  • Slinky
    Slinky Posts: 11,032 Forumite
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    edited 26 September 2024 at 2:04PM
    Value said:
    I thought rates had gone down a bit on some too @[Deleted User] but I couldn't be sure. Someone mentioned a little while ago though that many studies are taking longer to pay out now and I'm also definitely noticing that. Many more don't pay out till the 3 weeks are up rather than approving them within days.

    And then of course there's the issue that the payout now needs to be £6 not £5, and if the dollar amount is below £1 it gets held up with Paypal.

    I won't do the Readability ones anyway having got ripped off with a supposed 20 minute survey taking 39 minutes.
    Make £2025 in 2025
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    Total £1410/£2024  70%

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  • MollyR
    MollyR Posts: 2,573 Forumite
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    I don't understand the business about having to  have £1 worth of dollars in order to withdraw - as far as I can see, it only seems to apply to money from Prolific.  I do surveys with Intellizoom, which always pays in dollars, either $1 or $5;  Paypal does the conversion, and this morning $1 was 77p, which  I was able to withdraw without any difficulty.  And yet if I had earned £1 from Prolific, I would not be able to withdraw it.  I cannot understand why there should be a difference;  I am totally bewildered!
  • silvercar
    silvercar Posts: 49,611 Ambassador
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    MollyR said:
    I don't understand the business about having to  have £1 worth of dollars in order to withdraw - as far as I can see, it only seems to apply to money from Prolific.  I do surveys with Intellizoom, which always pays in dollars, either $1 or $5;  Paypal does the conversion, and this morning $1 was 77p, which  I was able to withdraw without any difficulty.  And yet if I had earned £1 from Prolific, I would not be able to withdraw it.  I cannot understand why there should be a difference;  I am totally bewildered!
    I don’t have a dollars account set up in paypal, dollars from prolific automatically convert to pounds and sit in my PayPal account in pounds.
    I'm a Forum Ambassador on the housing, mortgages & student money saving boards. I volunteer to help get your forum questions answered and keep the forum running smoothly. Forum Ambassadors are not moderators and don't read every post. If you spot an illegal or inappropriate post then please report it to forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com (it's not part of my role to deal with this). Any views are mine and not the official line of MoneySavingExpert.com.
  • Slinky
    Slinky Posts: 11,032 Forumite
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    silvercar said:
    MollyR said:
    I don't understand the business about having to  have £1 worth of dollars in order to withdraw - as far as I can see, it only seems to apply to money from Prolific.  I do surveys with Intellizoom, which always pays in dollars, either $1 or $5;  Paypal does the conversion, and this morning $1 was 77p, which  I was able to withdraw without any difficulty.  And yet if I had earned £1 from Prolific, I would not be able to withdraw it.  I cannot understand why there should be a difference;  I am totally bewildered!
    I don’t have a dollars account set up in paypal, dollars from prolific automatically convert to pounds and sit in my PayPal account in pounds.

    I have no idea how I ended up with a dollar account in Paypal, it just happened when they started paying for some studies in dollars - those come across to me as dollars when the sterling total in Prolific is over £6 but if there's less than £1 worth of dollars in Paypal I can't withdraw it until there is.
    Make £2025 in 2025
    Prolific £229.82, Octopoints £4.27, Topcashback £290.85, Tesco Clubcard challenges £60, Misc Sales £321, Airtime £10.
    Total £915.94/£2025 45.2%

    Make £2024 in 2024
    Prolific £907.37, Chase Intt £59.97, Chase roundup int £3.55, Chase CB £122.88, Roadkill £1.30, Octopus referral reward £50, Octopoints £70.46, Topcashback £112.03, Shopmium referral £3, Iceland bonus £4, Ipsos survey £20, Misc Sales £55.44
    Total £1410/£2024  70%

    Make £2023 in 2023  Total: £2606.33/£2023  128.8%



  • elsien
    elsien Posts: 36,083 Forumite
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    \Once a study is approved, has anyone ever had the researcher trying to retrieve it?
    Had an AI study - "Read conversations between a tutor and a student" which paid £15. I started it but then got a technical problem and couldn't continue so I returned it - only spent a few minutes on it instead of the hour it was meant to take. Didn't bother  messaging  the researcher.
    Just noticed it's been approved for the full £15, Which is very nice but wondering what happens if they decide they've made a mistake?
    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.
  • silvercar
    silvercar Posts: 49,611 Ambassador
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    elsien said:
    \Once a study is approved, has anyone ever had the researcher trying to retrieve it?
    Had an AI study - "Read conversations between a tutor and a student" which paid £15. I started it but then got a technical problem and couldn't continue so I returned it - only spent a few minutes on it instead of the hour it was meant to take. Didn't bother  messaging  the researcher.
    Just noticed it's been approved for the full £15, Which is very nice but wondering what happens if they decide they've made a mistake?
    I had an AI study yesterday that has ‘manual completion’ as the code. That means it is automatically approved at the end of the study. Maybe that happened here. I’ve never heard of a payment being withdrawn. Worst I’ve had is a researcher messaging me a link through prolific to request I re do the study.
    I'm a Forum Ambassador on the housing, mortgages & student money saving boards. I volunteer to help get your forum questions answered and keep the forum running smoothly. Forum Ambassadors are not moderators and don't read every post. If you spot an illegal or inappropriate post then please report it to forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com (it's not part of my role to deal with this). Any views are mine and not the official line of MoneySavingExpert.com.
  • MollyR
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    That's useful to know!
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