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Cr8or · 16-03-2006, 11:43

I signed up for Irish Opinions a Paid Survey service a 6 months ago... the service seems like a bit of a scam... just to quote what they offer you:

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For every survey that you complete, your Irish Opinions account will be credited (typically with between €1 and €2). When your account balance reaches €10, we will reward you with a gift voucher for one of a range of well-known high street and Internet shops.

The scam seems to be the number of surveys they send you never reaches the €10 euro mark. Since I signed up I have only offered 4 surveys that made a total of €7.. Anyone else noticed this?

rsynnott · 16-03-2006, 17:43

It is certainly a common scam tactic on these sort of sites to give you stuff to do until just under the payout rate. That said, I thought the site in question was meant to be reputable enough.

MyBaby · 17-08-2006, 16:41

I joined up a couple of months ago to this site. Got one survey to do which made me 1.50 euro, havent received anything else since.

John Mason · 17-08-2006, 16:44

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Originally Posted by Cr8or

I signed up for Irish Opinions a Paid Survey service a 6 months ago... the service seems like a bit of a scam... just to quote what they offer you:

The scam seems to be the number of surveys they send you never reaches the €10 euro mark. Since I signed up I have only offered 4 surveys that made a total of €7.. Anyone else noticed this?

I joined about a year ago and get offered surveys at least once a month but they always say thanks but we have enough in your age range or other such nonesense

**dudara** · 18-08-2006, 09:23

After about a year of participating I have €3.50 in rewards. I get offered 1-2 surveys every month, but I rarely meet the criteria. it's tiresome.

samo · 18-08-2006, 09:55

The last 3 surveys I've been sent by them have all come back as 'sorry you not qualify'

I'm stuck at €8 the last 3 months as well and need one more survey for my 10euro amazon voucher which amazingly I never seem to qualify for

Saint_Mel · 18-08-2006, 11:29

I got a voucher for €20 from them before, I think I'd just completed
2 surveys at the time. Most of the ones I get send now I either dont
qualify or they have already reached the target participants.

My current balance is €3.00

mel123 · 18-08-2006, 16:27

Well, i came to the conculsion that its a scam also. What i found happening to me a lot was i'd get a survey, answer say 5-10 questions, and THEN they would tell me 'sorry you dont qualify' etc etc. I believe the first questions they were asking were really what they wanted to know in the first place.

davidegallazzi · 14-05-2007, 17:50

I have registered with them about 1.5 years ago. At the beginning I was not receiving any survey, then the surveys start to come in. I got the first €10 voucher, after which the frequency of the surveys increased significantly.
I completed a number of them, enough for a further €10 voucher. They never sent the second voucher, claiming all sort of lame excuses (system back logged, voucher lost in the mail, etc.). I too have came across surveys which would ask me a good few questions and then tell me that I was not qualifying for the survey. Even worse, I completed a survey and have never been given the reward.

I start to think that this website is a scam.

badbrian · 14-05-2007, 22:25

Interesting this thread. I can't remember when I joined irish opinions but it seemed to have taken me years to get to 8.75. Then I seemed to stop qualifying for the surveys. I decided to make myself younger so as I had exited the magical <36 Age group. I finally got up to €10 there recently so I will take it and run. It was absolutely the hardest €10 I have ever earned (I still haven't got it yet - the last credit is still processing).

I would advise people to stay well clear. There are far easier ways of making a tenner. I would imagine a lot of people don't even ever get there either.

Saint_Mel · 15-05-2007, 08:10

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Originally Posted by Saint_Mel

I got a voucher for €20 from them before, I think I'd just completed 2 surveys at the time. Most of the ones I get send now I either dont
qualify or they have already reached the target participants.

My current balance is €3.00

Forgot about this thread ... I'm up to €6.50 now with €2.25 pending!

Dord · 15-05-2007, 14:14

I'm up to €9 now, I can't remember how long I've been signed up to Irish Opinions. I've been getting a lot of surveys in the last few weeks. I usually get one or two every few weeks now.

peepsbates · 15-05-2007, 20:28

Had 3 10 euro vouchers from them, up to 3 quid on next one

**dudara** · 15-05-2007, 20:32

I did get one E10 voucher a while back and I am well on my way to a second. It' takes a while though

nava · 16-05-2007, 22:00

Hi

I started doing surveys early 2006, took me about 10 months with 8 surveys to get my 1st €10 voucher late 2006, since them I completed about 5 surveys, I completed a new survey last week for another €3 once they review it and add it to my account I will be able to get another €10 voucher.

So is not bad, they estimate how long each survey will take to complete, from that they pay depending on that is €1 for about 8 min. But they do take less to complete than what they estimate.

Regards

14-05-2007, 17:50	#9
davidegallazzi Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 4 Adverts \| Friends	irish opinions website: a scam?!!! I have registered with them about 1.5 years ago. At the beginning I was not receiving any survey, then the surveys start to come in. I got the first €10 voucher, after which the frequency of the surveys increased significantly. I completed a number of them, enough for a further €10 voucher. They never sent the second voucher, claiming all sort of lame excuses (system back logged, voucher lost in the mail, etc.). I too have came across surveys which would ask me a good few questions and then tell me that I was not qualifying for the survey. Even worse, I completed a survey and have never been given the reward. I start to think that this website is a scam.

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16-03-2006, 17:43	#2
rsynnott Registered User Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Dublin Posts: 3,734 Adverts \| Friends	It is certainly a common scam tactic on these sort of sites to give you stuff to do until just under the payout rate. That said, I thought the site in question was meant to be reputable enough.

17-08-2006, 16:41	#3
MyBaby Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 86 Adverts \| Friends	I joined up a couple of months ago to this site. Got one survey to do which made me 1.50 euro, havent received anything else since.

18-08-2006, 09:23	#5
dudara Category Moderator Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Dublin Posts: 17,342 Adverts \| Friends CMod: Consumer Issues, Fashion & Appearance, Personal Issues, PI Mods, Biz	After about a year of participating I have €3.50 in rewards. I get offered 1-2 surveys every month, but I rarely meet the criteria. it's tiresome.

18-08-2006, 09:55	#6
samo Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 1,840 Adverts \| Friends	The last 3 surveys I've been sent by them have all come back as 'sorry you not qualify' I'm stuck at €8 the last 3 months as well and need one more survey for my 10euro amazon voucher which amazingly I never seem to qualify for

18-08-2006, 11:29	#7
Saint_Mel Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 1,950 Adverts \| Friends	I got a voucher for €20 from them before, I think I'd just completed 2 surveys at the time. Most of the ones I get send now I either dont qualify or they have already reached the target participants. My current balance is €3.00

18-08-2006, 16:27	#8
mel123 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 873 Adverts \| Friends	Well, i came to the conculsion that its a scam also. What i found happening to me a lot was i'd get a survey, answer say 5-10 questions, and THEN they would tell me 'sorry you dont qualify' etc etc. I believe the first questions they were asking were really what they wanted to know in the first place.

14-05-2007, 22:25	#10
badbrian Registered User Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Dublin Posts: 375 Adverts \| Friends	Interesting this thread. I can't remember when I joined irish opinions but it seemed to have taken me years to get to 8.75. Then I seemed to stop qualifying for the surveys. I decided to make myself younger so as I had exited the magical <36 Age group. I finally got up to €10 there recently so I will take it and run. It was absolutely the hardest €10 I have ever earned (I still haven't got it yet - the last credit is still processing). I would advise people to stay well clear. There are far easier ways of making a tenner. I would imagine a lot of people don't even ever get there either.

15-05-2007, 14:14	#12
Dord Hosted Moderator Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 9,778 Adverts \| Friends HMod: GAS	I'm up to €9 now, I can't remember how long I've been signed up to Irish Opinions. I've been getting a lot of surveys in the last few weeks. I usually get one or two every few weeks now.

15-05-2007, 20:28	#13
peepsbates Registered User Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Location Location Posts: 337 Adverts \| Friends	Had 3 10 euro vouchers from them, up to 3 quid on next one

15-05-2007, 20:32	#14
dudara Category Moderator Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Dublin Posts: 17,342 Adverts \| Friends CMod: Consumer Issues, Fashion & Appearance, Personal Issues, PI Mods, Biz	I did get one E10 voucher a while back and I am well on my way to a second. It' takes a while though

16-05-2007, 22:00	#15
nava Registered User Join Date: May 2003 Location: Dublin Posts: 2,434 Adverts \| Friends	Hi I started doing surveys early 2006, took me about 10 months with 8 surveys to get my 1st €10 voucher late 2006, since them I completed about 5 surveys, I completed a new survey last week for another €3 once they review it and add it to my account I will be able to get another €10 voucher. So is not bad, they estimate how long each survey will take to complete, from that they pay depending on that is €1 for about 8 min. But they do take less to complete than what they estimate. Regards