Paid Survey sites - Irish Opinions, Acumen, RedC etc

Davy · 23-10-2009 10:39pm

At the end where they look for your feedback, always select the 'very poor' in the "amount of reward for the survey time", if everyone does it they might listen

Ste.phen · 24-10-2009 12:11am

Davy wrote: »

At the end where they look for your feedback, always select the 'very poor' in the "amount of reward for the survey time", if everyone does it they might listen

Not if they keep doing the surveys

jeckle · 24-10-2009 2:36pm

nayorleck114 wrote: »

Yes you are one of the many suckers who have fallen for the survey scam. The only survey I ever got paid for was on Pigsback.com they credited points and I bought mobile topup. All the rest are scams and market researh companies make millions on then and never pay out.

Irish Opinions is NOT a scam. Maybe you have been suckered into paying for a site to do surveys - most of the sites that require that you pay them are scams. You don't really need to be a sucker to work that one out IMO. Irish Opinions do not require people to do this: you do a survey & as soon as you have €10 in your account you can get paid for it, end of. Some people redeem their rewards every time they accumulate €10 & some wait for a larger amount.

Stating your opinion as fact without providing or being able to provide some sort of proof is a bit pointless, as your opinion is simply that: your opinion!

I don't do half the surveys they send, but get paid for each & every one that I do.

Click here for proof

As for Pigsback surveys they are few & far between. The last one they sent me was for 50 piggypoints. Considering it would have taken at least 25minutes to do & that in reward terms it would have paid less than 50cent I wouldn't bother.

So far this year I have received vouchers to the value of €50 from Irish Opinions which I have gladly spent. I have about €16 in my account yet to be redeemed. If that makes me a sucker in your book, so be it :eek:

alie · 24-10-2009 4:27pm

In fairness it does take ages for them to send out payment and sometimes the surveys are very boring and repetitive and i also dont agree with the ones where you fill out a load of answers only to be told you are not suitable!

chasm · 01-11-2009 1:42pm

I did the one on Food today, took me about 15 minutes, loads of specific questions related to the answers that i gave, then the usual "reached target number" rubbish.

I am fuming as i had answer loads and i no longer believe that they do not use the answers given after it supposedly closes-especially after the detailled answers i had to give today.

Our man in Havana · 01-11-2009 1:59pm

There was a survey the other day all about your sexual habbits. All this very personal information, like how often do you have sex, do you cheat on your spouse, how often do you mastrubate etc all for a measly 50 cent.

Like anyone will give truthful info for 50 cent.

thebman · 01-11-2009 2:04pm

Bond-007 wrote: »

There was a survey the other day all about your sexual habbits. All this very personal information, like how often do you have sex, do you cheat on your spouse, how often do you mastrubate etc all for a measly 50 cent.

Like anyone will give truthful info for 50 cent.

The recession has hit condom companies hard

I've given up on doing the survey's TBH because so many of the surveys are crap. I fill in the rating on them after I do a crap one and it comes up again a few months later.

The target number thing is bollocks IMO too. If you start the survey, you should get to finish it otherwise it looks bad for the website.

chasm · 03-11-2009 9:03pm

Got an email today, they are rewarding me E1.50 for my "efforts"!

calex71 · 06-11-2009 3:43pm

Got this today in the email
Eh no thanks :eek:

Dear Mr X,

At Irish Opinions we are continually finding ways to offer you more relevant surveys and increased opportunities to earn rewards by providing our clients with your valued opinions. We have developed an exciting new technology which does just that. It simply enhances the value you can take from your membership of the Irish Opinions Panel.

From today we will be using an advanced cookie (alphanumeric identifier) which enables us to provide you with surveys specifically tailored to your interests. The alphanumeric identifier will update us when you interact with these ads so we can send you relevant surveys for you to complete. Please rest assured we guarantee to protect your private data in accordance with our Privacy Policy.

The next time you log on to the Irish Opinions website, the alphanumeric identifier will be transferred to your computer through the web browser. This will not affect the performance of your computer but simply provide you with additional opportunities to receive more surveys relevant to your interests.

We encourage you to visit our Privacy Policy and read more about the cookie, its benefits as well as our ongoing commitment to protect your personal data. Our Privacy Policy also details how to delete the cookie at any time by following the instructions in your internet browser. However, if you wish to ensure that this cookie is not sent to your computer again, please write to our Panel Manger at the address specified in the Privacy Policy.

We are excited about this enhanced feature and look forward to providing you with more opportunities to share your valued opinions.

Kind regards,
Isabel
Irish Opinions Team

Our man in Havana · 06-11-2009 3:49pm

How can you cash out and leave their site?

The cookie thing is very instusive. I don't want IO knowing what sites I visit.

calex71 · 06-11-2009 4:55pm

i've got a 7 euro balance , with them at the minute but I think you cant get anything for less than €10, I know you can block the cookie from the site but after this I think I'd rather let them keep it and i'll keep my opinions to myself from now on :mad:

Our man in Havana · 06-11-2009 5:01pm

I has €9.20 with about €4 pending. So I might just wait until it makes the €10 mark and then leave.
I certainly won't be completing anymore surveys for them.

TakeTheVeil · 13-11-2009 4:00pm

Finally theres some Amazon vouchers going at the moment if anyone has been waiting to cash out on their balance

Our man in Havana · 14-11-2009 1:27am

Yep, just got a £8 amazon voucher. I won't be doing any more for them.

pip1pip · 10-12-2009 1:14pm

I use Irish Opinions about two or three times a week and to date (8 months) I have received €50 in Tesco vouchers and I am waiting to be credited with €14.50. I can only think that you havn't completed your profile fully; once I completed it fully the e mails came in thick and fast. There are three of us in the office who use Irish Opinions and only one has stopped using it. You need to look at the survey's topic and not be too honest. I have never smoked and I have just completed a survey on ciggarettes with the help of my co worker who used to smoke.:):):)

calex71 · 10-12-2009 2:23pm

Stilll waiting to cash in my chips with them have 6 payments waiting to be credited.

Our man in Havana · 10-12-2009 3:18pm

They can be very slow. Are you leaving them afterwards?

pip1pip · 10-12-2009 5:28pm

They are slow but once you get into a routine and save up the vouchers it can be worthwhile and no I wont be leaving them:)

Our man in Havana · 10-12-2009 5:29pm

So you don't mind them monitoring your internet useage?

pip1pip · 10-12-2009 6:11pm

Why should I care?

zaphood316 · 26-01-2010 3:20pm

Bond-007 wrote: »

So you don't mind them monitoring your internet useage?

They don't really monitor your internet usage, as a whole, lads.

The only thing they get back to their opps team is a 'yes' respondent id: xxxx has seen this ad Y. It doesn't log all the sites you visit afaik, it just alerts opps when you see a certain add thats been tagged, and on which site the ad was placed when you were exposed to it.

They basically want to see if you were exposed to banner ads on certain Irish websites so they can send you out a survey based on this exposure.

So being cookied will only lead to getting more surveys... usually at a higher incentive because its a more difficult sample.

zaphood316 · 26-01-2010 3:22pm

calex71 wrote: »

I've gotten 40 in tesco vouchers over the last 18 months

The trick is to fill out the about you parts on the site, then when it comes to filling in the survey be clever about it, eg. if its about groceries dont say you're male 18 etc.

Its also incorrect. 18 - 24 year old males are one of the groups that are most in demand.

OliverM1981 · 08-03-2010 6:22pm

I have gotten 3 x €10 vouchers from them, but it takes months to build up as they send you surveys relevant to your profile...!

12-03-2010 2:11pm

Does anyone know what ''answer'' you need to give to start any surveys that have this question at the start...

...Do any of your family members work in any of these jobs ''marketing, alcohol production, pub trade, journalism etc....

Basically all jobs that could relate to the next in some way

Ive had that starting question twice and got it wrong twice, im thinking next time ticking ''none of the above'' instead of hoping one or more of them are sufficent to get past it.

Our man in Havana · 12-03-2010 2:16pm

Always answer no to that first question as answering yes will automatically disqualify you from almost all surveys.

Simply tick none of the above.

rh5555 · 17-04-2010 5:58pm

I was wondering if you claim a Tesco voucher it can only sent by mail or can they send you a coupon code by email?

Our man in Havana · 17-04-2010 6:01pm

Nope. They come by post only.

rh5555 · 17-04-2010 6:57pm

Ty. Just signed up last week and already got euro3.50 well most of it is still pending. Hopefully that that will keep up.

kev250 · 15-06-2010 2:20pm

I have got €70 in vouchers from them and have €20 balance and also €13.50 pending.
I think the longer you are with them the more surveys you get as I am now getting 3 or 4 surveys a week opposed to 1 or 2 when i started off with them.
Handy way of making a little more money and getting more hmv vouchers:)

dlambirl · 16-06-2010 2:06pm

I've been with them around 2 years and I've had 2 or 3 surveys a week but what I've found this last week or so is that I cant finish the surveys?!!

It wont allow me to go onto the next section with a message saying "please complete all sections... blah blah - and I have?!!

Our man in Havana · 16-06-2010 2:15pm

The whole thing is a bit of a sham tbh.

You could end up completing 90% of a survey only to be told you don't qualify.

They take an age to pay if they even bother to.

kev250 · 16-06-2010 2:34pm

Yes i hate the way they do that you could complete most of the survey and then they will say that you do not qualify. Thats why i always pick the answers that i think they are looking for in order not to be disqualified:)

phnompenh72 · 22-06-2010 12:55pm

Afte 5 years, I finally reached the 10EUR mark! Dont even bother with this site, its not a scam, its just a waste of your time..

ShamrockAir · 22-06-2010 5:12pm

Ive made about €25 in the last 2 mths,I reckon its how long you are a member

MunsterCycling · 22-06-2010 11:44pm

€40 this year alone, some scam!

calex71 · 23-06-2010 12:03am

I've been getting a few big bucks one's over the last 6 weeks. But over the last 2 years I have got about €100 worth of vouchers off them.

AJ6000 · 02-07-2010 12:27am

I signed up with them maybe a month ago and I have €9.25 in the bag with another €6 pending. Its now more odd to not get a survey most days than it is to get one. Nearly all of them have been about either technology ie. phones, laptops, internet etc. or drink! I have nothing better to be doing so if I'm gonna be getting a free cd for taking surveys then I;m not going to complain!

Aglomerado · 05-07-2010 9:09am

I'm with them about three years, and have made €30 so far this year. They're definitely not a scam, but it can be annoying sometimes when you get a survey notification only to find your profile doesn't fit what they are looking for. I'll still stick with them though.

ComplyOrDie · 07-07-2010 9:07pm

I'm thinking of doing a few of these Paid Surveys . But i would like to know if you had good or bad experience and with whom were/are you with,
who should i do these surveys with?

I am unemployed looking for some money/vouchers while trying to get a job.

Has anyone got any other ways to make small amounts of money online?

Currently i made €30 in free bet's, by playing a tipping competition on the following site http://tippinggames.irishracing.com/

any suggestions

Samskeyti · 06-08-2010 11:09pm

I've been doing surveys with them since the start of July and I have 9.75 in my balance, with another 12 euro pending. It's great. I think being 18 helps a lot, perhaps they don't have many of my age group. I get surveys every day, or every second day, and rarely don't qualify. And I haven't seen any of this completing pages and pages then being told I don't qualify, it's always just at the first few screening questions, age and whatnot.

cat_dog · 07-08-2010 7:45pm

I've been a member for over 2 years and received £50 in rewards (Amazon vouchers)

RayCon · 15-08-2010 11:45am

Ive made €110 in HMV vouchers since 2007 so no hassles there ..... but lately , the time my rewards are "pending" is taking forever ... Ive €6.75 in my balance with another €7.00 "pending" for aaaggggggggeeeeeessssss.

Mo14 · 15-09-2010 6:20pm

Did anyone get the survey about the video diary today? 150 euro for five days video diarying about a new product? Sounds too good to be true. It was in the healthcare category. It'd be great if I get offered to take it on anyway. If it's legitimate I wonder how many people they want, and when we'll hear about it?

Apart from this I have received 20 Euro in boots vouchers so far, and another 10 is in the post. Pretty good site.

dcukhunter · 16-09-2010 7:46pm

I find them fairly good I have another 50 for HMV and on avarge properly get 3-6 survey's a week. Some you cant finish but most of them you can.

fortjames · 20-09-2010 10:34pm

well i have been using site for 6 months...and i get every day atleast 2 surveys..you have to work on your profile as it is important to get surveys...i have already got a lot of 10 Euro tesco gift cards and another one on the way..so it is not a scam it is just that what radar you fall in

10-10-2010 2:19pm

It's not a scam. I got two €10 vouchers in the post about a month ago, and I just sent out for another €10.
Easy money.

AJ6000 · 10-10-2010 4:36pm

Once my pending credits come through I'll be getting my 4th €10 Amazon voucher!

MunsterCycling · 12-10-2010 6:39am

6th €10 voucher on the way for this year alone, 7th only 90c away once completed surveys are closed and credited

Technocentral · 12-10-2010 6:20pm

With them 10 months and have received 80 euro of amazon vouchers which I spend on books and vinyl records, was on 2 other ones which were useless, received around 15 euro in the same amount of time.

calex71 · 12-10-2010 8:54pm

MunsterCycling wrote: »

6th €10 voucher on the way for this year alone, 7th only 90c away once completed surveys are closed and credited

Takes ages to get paid off some of them , have about 8 outstanding now.

Paid Survey sites - Irish Opinions, Acumen, RedC etc

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