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Please be wary of Valued Opinions - they have stolen £150 from me before Christmas

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  • elsien
    elsien Posts: 35,741 Forumite
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    I just need another 50p for my next payout then I’m not using them again. It’s taking a long time to get that 50p though. 
    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.
  • libra10
    libra10 Posts: 19,509 Forumite
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    I've completed surveys for Valued Opinions over many years, with no problems and they were always quick payers.
    However, for the past month or so every survey invitation leads to a request to install Dynata software which I am not prepared to do.  If I go directly to their website and choose a survey there the same happens.
    Over a month ago I completed a mobile survey diary, and still haven't been paid.
    I will wait a little longer to see whether the diary is paid, then close my account.  They don't seem worth bothering with these days.
  • mimi1234
    mimi1234 Posts: 7,960 Forumite
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    I used to love their surveys back in the day and cashed out a lot of money. 

    As others have noted, about a year and a bit after joining them, I got screened out of most of the surveys once I had almost completed them so I thought sod that and have not used them since.

    Talking of which I need to claim my £150 on Consumer Pulse before they close down or kick me out!
  • teddysmum
    teddysmum Posts: 9,517 Forumite
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    Like an earlier poster, I found that they took personal details and a fair amount of answers on the survey topic before declining, so gave up on them.
    Many others reject me, now, based on even just one of the following answers : female, 72, West Midlands. Just last week, the first question was, 'How do you consider yourself ?' and 'female' was the wrong answer.
  • General_Grant
    General_Grant Posts: 5,255 Forumite
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    teddysmum said:
    Like an earlier poster, I found that they took personal details and a fair amount of answers on the survey topic before declining, so gave up on them.
    Many others reject me, now, based on even just one of the following answers : female, 72, West Midlands. Just last week, the first question was, 'How do you consider yourself ?' and 'female' was the wrong answer.
    That's not so bad if it is in the early demographic stages.  When the demographics are collected at the end, it is taking the proverbial.
  • luxor4t
    luxor4t Posts: 11,125 Forumite
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    mimi1234 said:
    I used to love their surveys back in the day and cashed out a lot of money. 

    As others have noted, about a year and a bit after joining them, I got screened out of most of the surveys once I had almost completed them so I thought sod that and have not used them since.
    This was my experience also!
    I can cook and sew, make flowers grow.
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