Paid Survey sites - Irish Opinions, Acumen, RedC etc

19-09-2020 2:36pm

€2 RedC survey, my first in weeks. I was kicked out for not wanting to give my address and eircode.

Would the rest of ye share that kind of info in a survey? I know red c have it anyway on my account but I'm uncomfortable putting my eircode into a survey......

L1011 · 19-09-2020 2:47pm

Was it a third party survey? Load of UK operators think Eircode is like a UK postcode that doesn't actually locate your house exactly.

sunbeam · 19-09-2020 3:05pm

Was that the one about smart meters? I gave mine reluctantly as I hadn't got anything from RedC for ages.

sunbeam · 19-09-2020 3:08pm

Jim_Hodge wrote: »

Anybody have issues dragging and dropping in some surveys using a touchscreen device? I've had few lately where I have had to abandon because the items wouldn't drag.

I had this in a Mobrog survey about sports on tv. I emailed them and got a generic reply back. Got the same survey from them this morning with a higher reward and the same thing happened. I just gave up then.

Edited to add that the first time I tried it was on my laptop and the second was on my phone.

cbreeze · 19-09-2020 3:47pm

123654789 wrote: »

€2 RedC survey, my first in weeks. I was kicked out for not wanting to give my address and eircode.

Would the rest of ye share that kind of info in a survey? I know red c have it anyway on my account but I'm uncomfortable putting my eircode into a survey......

I usually give the first part of the eircode - just identifies the town. I would not be happy with giving them the whole thing

19-09-2020 3:56pm

That's exactly it, eircodes are much more specific than UK postcodes!
I'll try giving them the first half next time, cheers

OmegaGene · 19-09-2020 4:09pm

123654789 wrote: »

That's exactly it, eircodes are much more specific than UK postcodes!
I'll try giving them the first half next time, cheers

You could use eir code finder to search a random address in your area which will work, I use the post office

Jim_Hodge · 19-09-2020 4:10pm

123654789 wrote: »

€2 RedC survey, my first in weeks. I was kicked out for not wanting to give my address and eircode.

Would the rest of ye share that kind of info in a survey? I know red c have it anyway on my account but I'm uncomfortable putting my eircode into a survey......

I would to RedC as they have it already for sending out the cheques.

bmc58 · 20-09-2020 3:18pm

Jim_Hodge wrote: »

All cint sites showing

Seems like problem with Cint/Pay Pal not sorted yet.On the 17th Sept on my home page on Triaba the Pay Pal option for pay out became live again(it was gone for a couple of weeks) and I claimed two rewards which was grand(so I thought).But as of today these claims are again showing "pending".So I reckon the problem is not sorted yet.

bmc58 · 20-09-2020 3:23pm

123654789 wrote: »

€2 RedC survey, my first in weeks. I was kicked out for not wanting to give my address and eircode.

Would the rest of ye share that kind of info in a survey? I know red c have it anyway on my account but I'm uncomfortable putting my eircode into a survey......

No problem with that.Did that survey myself.

bmc58 · 20-09-2020 3:24pm

L1011 wrote: »

Was it a third party survey? Load of UK operators think Eircode is like a UK postcode that doesn't actually locate your house exactly.

No,it was a RED C ordinary survey.

pgj2015 · 21-09-2020 10:04am

if something is 100 euro online, can you use the 50 euro from redc plus another debit card?

OmegaGene · 21-09-2020 10:15am

pgj2015 wrote: »

if something is 100 euro online, can you use the 50 euro from redc plus another debit card?

No

Jim_Hodge · 21-09-2020 4:19pm

bmc58 wrote: »

Seems like problem with Cint/Pay Pal not sorted yet.On the 17th Sept on my home page on Triaba the Pay Pal option for pay out became live again(it was gone for a couple of weeks) and I claimed two rewards which was grand(so I thought).But as of today these claims are again showing "pending".So I reckon the problem is not sorted yet.

I got on to one of the cint survey companies and they haven't a clue when it will be sorted out with PayPal.

thomas anderson. · 21-09-2020 4:47pm

pgj2015 wrote: »

if something is 100 euro online, can you use the 50 euro from redc plus another debit card?

On amazon you can top up your acc using the Redc Card then finish your purchase with another card.

Be careful of the exchange rate though

bmc58 · 21-09-2020 5:28pm

Jim_Hodge wrote: »

I got on to one of the cint survey companies and they haven't a clue when it will be sorted out with PayPal.

You're bang on.My money is back in my account.Reward claim "Failed" is on my home page.So Pay Pal not sorted as from today anyway.

OmegaGene · 21-09-2020 6:10pm

pgj2015 wrote: »

if something is 100 euro online, can you use the 50 euro from redc plus another debit card?

If you have access to PayPal you can add the card send it to a friend and they return it to you then the €50 is in your PayPal balance and you can send it to your bank
I do this and the money is in my Revolut in a few hours

thomas anderson. · 21-09-2020 8:58pm

Anyone do the special Acumen one yesterday? It was one of these special surveys that go on over the course of a few weeks?

cbreeze · 22-09-2020 2:55pm

I got a REDC €5 just before 1 pm which has to be done today only.
Mixture of topics but no technical problems.:D

bmc58 · 22-09-2020 3:18pm

cbreeze wrote: »

I got a REDC €5 just before 1 pm which has to be done today only.
Mixture of topics but no technical problems.:D

Got a €3 survey from RED C today about betting brands(in which I have an interest),but after completing it only got €2.Not worth complaining about the euro but this never happens with RED C.Wonder did anyone else get that survey?

pgj2015 · 23-09-2020 9:27pm

what do europinions pay? is it paypal?

Jim_Hodge · 23-09-2020 10:33pm

pgj2015 wrote: »

what do europinions pay? is it paypal?

Yes Paypal but €30 before you cab cash out and it takes ages to hit the €30.

pgj2015 · 23-09-2020 10:34pm

Jim_Hodge wrote: »

Yes Paypal but €30 before you cab cash out and it takes ages to hit the €30.

I just hit 30, wasn't sure was it paypal or an amazon voucher.

Jim_Hodge · 23-09-2020 10:39pm

pgj2015 wrote: »

I just hit 30, wasn't sure was it paypal or an amazon voucher.

No Paypal at the moment but should be fixed soon.

Dear User,

Unfortunately, due to some additional security measures put in place by Paypal recently, we have been experiencing severe delays in processing your Paypal rewards payments.

What has happened?

· Paypal was not accepting bank transfers from Cint - the technology platform used to deliver surveys and rewards to panelists. This means we were unable to add money to our account in order to pay you.

What steps have been taken so far?

· We have returned the points for all pending Paypal transactions back to your account; so, you could choose another reward option where possible.

· We have temporarily removed the option to choose Paypal in our portal/app.

· We have identified the problem as to why Paypal was not accepting Cint’s bank transfers (Recent security measures implemented by Paypal without any pre-warning has prevented many payments from getting correctly transferred).

When can you receive your Paypal payments?

· We expect to be able to restart offering Paypal payments from the 28th of September 2020

We are genuinely sorry for the inconvenience this disruption has caused. We will provide a further update as soon as payments resume.

Jim_Hodge · 24-09-2020 1:01pm

bmc58 wrote: »

Got a €3 survey from RED C today about betting brands(in which I have an interest),but after completing it only got €2.Not worth complaining about the euro but this never happens with RED C.Wonder did anyone else get that survey?

Just got that one and it paid €3.

Loubox · 24-09-2020 1:33pm

cbreeze wrote: »

I got a REDC €5 just before 1 pm which has to be done today only.
Mixture of topics but no technical problems.:D

I missed this on the 22nd when it arrived but I chanced my arm and tried it the following day and it worked. I was credited the full amount as well so just in case people get these in the future (ones that say same day) - try it anyway if you miss it. Worst that can happen is you get screened out.

SourSessions · 24-09-2020 4:14pm

Is there anything like the satisfaction of getting the exact number you need for the €50 mark on REDC right at the end of the month?

bmc58 · 24-09-2020 4:27pm

SourSessions wrote: »

Is there anything like the satisfaction of getting the exact number you need for the €50 mark on REDC right at the end of the month?

I'm there myself this month with €4 to spare.But when I'm sweating for €2 or €3 for the €50 towards the 29th and I get the one that matters it's a mixture or relief and then satisfaction.

bmc58 · 24-09-2020 4:29pm

Jim_Hodge wrote: »

Just got that one and it paid €3.

Well holy sh*ie.I only got €2.But ce'st la vie.I'm over it.

bmc58 · 24-09-2020 4:33pm

pgj2015 wrote: »

I just hit 30, wasn't sure was it paypal or an amazon voucher.

Was on Europinions myself.Took me two years to get to the €30,which I got through Pay Pal no problem.But unscribed as waiting two years for a pay out is too long in my opinion.How long did it take you to reach your pay out?(Just wondering).

SourSessions · 24-09-2020 4:35pm

bmc58 wrote: »

Well holy sh*ie.I only got €2.But ce'st la vie.I'm over it.

I'd still email them about it. It might just be €1 but if you're at €49 one month you'll be kicking yourself.

thomas anderson. · 24-09-2020 8:52pm

Getting about €2 a day from Opinion World. Can cash out in €10.

It's paying to poop ðŸ˜‚

Jim_Hodge · 24-09-2020 9:42pm

thomas anderson. wrote: »

Getting about €2 a day from Opinion World. Can cash out in €10.

It's paying to poop &#55357;&#56834;

You can cash out for Amazon vouchers at £5 worth of points but it take me about 5 or 6 weeks to get that. How are you getting 200 points per day?

pgj2015 · 25-09-2020 2:27pm

bmc58 wrote: »

Was on Europinions myself.Took me two years to get to the €30,which I got through Pay Pal no problem.But unscribed as waiting two years for a pay out is too long in my opinion.How long did it take you to reach your pay out?(Just wondering).

27th april was my last payout but I don't do that many surveys from them, they aren't one of my favorites. i get lots of survey opportunities from them but don't always try to do the surveys.

bmc58 · 25-09-2020 4:11pm

Triaba said today that their problem with Pay Pal is almost sorted.Members will have the Pay Pal option back on Monday 28th of this month.(hopefully,I say).

bmc58 · 25-09-2020 4:24pm

SourSessions wrote: »

I'd still email them about it. It might just be €1 but if you're at €49 one month you'll be kicking yourself.

I'm on €54 this month so I'm not that bothered.Now if I was on€49,that would be a different story.

Snow Crash · 25-09-2020 9:40pm

Jim_Hodge wrote: »

You can cash out for Amazon vouchers at £5 worth of points but it take me about 5 or 6 weeks to get that. How are you getting 200 points per day?

It depends on your profile demographics. I made £40 on OW in the past month...

SourSessions · 26-09-2020 12:21am

bmc58 wrote:

I'm on â‚¬54 this month so I'm not that bothered.Now if I was onâ‚¬49,that would be a different story.

But you could be on 49 next month or whenever in the future which should be 50

Doodah7 · 26-09-2020 8:34am

Keep getting an error when trying to claim Amazon vouchers on Opinion World. Has anyone else come across this? I can’t seem to find an email address to follow up?

RoYoBo · 26-09-2020 4:43pm

Anyone else struggle with the Acumen surveys that asks about great food or drink advertisements and good promotional deals? I don't pay any attention to ads on TV, so never can come up with a good one when asked.

Still, Acumen is my favourite survey company and I make the most from them. I have 100 in TK Maxx vouchers squirreled away since March for Xmas now.

I must be completely in the wrong demographic for RedC now as I rarely get any surveys from them - and then get eliminated from them more often than not. I only manage to get roughly 1 x 50 in a year now!

Jim_Hodge · 26-09-2020 4:58pm

RoYoBo wrote: »

Anyone else struggle with the Acumen surveys that asks about great food or drink advertisements and good promotional deals? I don't pay any attention to ads on TV, so never can come up with a good one when asked.

Still, Acumen is my favourite survey company and I make the most from them. I have 100 in TK Maxx vouchers squirreled away since March for Xmas now.

I must be completely in the wrong demographic for RedC now as I rarely get any surveys from them - and then get eliminated from them more often than not. I only manage to get roughly 1 x 50 in a year now!

I just say "none" on the Acumen survey and the survey progresses. I get it every couple of months.

RoYoBo · 26-09-2020 5:06pm

Jim_Hodge wrote: »

I just say "none" on the Acumen survey and the survey progresses. I get it every couple of months.

I try to remember/recall at least one in an effort to be useful - it's often the same one though every time.

The only good ad I can remember recently is the one where kids are playing football and lost by a massive number of goals, but the manager is full of praise for them and says any other team would have lost by even more. I just can't recall what product is actually being advertised! :pac:

sunbeam · 26-09-2020 5:11pm

I couldn't think of any either. I always find answering questions about ads tough as I only watch tv on my laptop and don't see many of them.

I'm lucky to get 100 Euro from RedC in a year.

OmegaGene · 26-09-2020 6:44pm

sunbeam wrote: »

I couldn't think of any either. I always find answering questions about ads tough as I only watch tv on my laptop and don't see many of them.

I'm lucky to get 100 Euro from RedC in a year.

I don’t watch regular tv either and use an add blocker so I never see any adverts, doesn’t have any impact on surveys

shashaela · 26-09-2020 9:47pm

Are there still people in here that work with MTurk? I haven't seen any posts on it since last year and I'm wondering how does it work regarding tax? If you or your spouse have a part - time job and in receipt of Working Family Payment , I'm assuming everything must be declared as they request your PPS number (I think!) , does this mean that you're self employed and no longer entitled to WFP??

L1011 · 26-09-2020 10:33pm

The tax situation of all of these things is a bit unknown; a lot of the surveys and so on are considered (by the company - possibly not by Revenue!) as gifts and nobody is going to breach the gift limit (3k a year from one source) on them, but MTurk could be considered work.

You would need to speak to a tax advisor about that - this is far too important to take advice online about.

shashaela · 26-09-2020 10:52pm

L1011 wrote: »

The tax situation of all of these things is a bit unknown; a lot of the surveys and so on are considered (by the company - possibly not by Revenue!) as gifts and nobody is going to breach the gift limit (3k a year from one source) on them, but MTurk could be considered work.

You would need to speak to a tax advisor about that - this is far too important to take advice online about.

Thanks L1011. I didn't know the others were considered as gifts, which Mturk could possibly fall into if you accepted the amazon vouchers/credits instead of cash. (?)
I haven't signed up for anything yet, just seeing what different options are out there and any implications they might have. Would love to hear other peoples experience though with MTurk.

Abiya041 · 27-09-2020 10:30am

Has anyone had any problems with IO recently. I redeemed an Amazon Voucher yesterday and they usually come immediately but this time I haven't received it yet

Tipperary animal lover · 27-09-2020 9:18pm

Abiya041 wrote: »

Has anyone had any problems with IO recently. I redeemed an Amazon Voucher yesterday and they usually come immediately but this time I haven't received it yet

I redeemed a tesco voucher yesterday and got it nearly straight away

thomas anderson. · 27-09-2020 9:34pm

Jim_Hodge wrote: »

You can cash out for Amazon vouchers at £5 worth of points but it take me about 5 or 6 weeks to get that. How are you getting 200 points per day?

When I login there are usually a few waiting to be done. It's pretty consistent

Paid Survey sites - Irish Opinions, Acumen, RedC etc

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