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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.1
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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.
Perhaps try ticking the open in new window option, log out, login and then change back to open in existing window?1 -
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
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 £55.44Total £1410/£2024 70%Make £2023 in 2023 Total: £2606.33/£2023 128.8%0 -
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!
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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'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.0
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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 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 £55.44Total £1410/£2024 70%Make £2023 in 2023 Total: £2606.33/£2023 128.8%0 -
\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.0 -
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'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.0 -
I had an issue some time ago and Prolific confirmed to me that once a study has been paid for money can only go one way.6
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That's useful to know!
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