Paid Survey sites - Irish Opinions, Acumen, RedC etc

extrapolate · 20-11-2020 12:11pm

Usually Acumen add the points straight away but my 250 points haven't added. Has everyone else had theirs added yet?

Jim_Hodge · 20-11-2020 3:30pm

extrapolate wrote: »

Usually Acumen add the points straight away but my 250 points haven't added. Has everyone else had theirs added yet?

Added at 12:20 today.

bmc58 · 20-11-2020 4:18pm

One More Toy wrote: »

Red C virtual cards out

Not for me this month got one two months ago.But hopefully get to the €50 in DEC.RED C gone quiet for me again after a little burst last week.

OmegaGene · 20-11-2020 5:03pm

One More Toy wrote: »

Red C virtual cards out

out and spent

thats 300 this year from them with 28 in the account heading for a January payout again i think

El Weirdo · 20-11-2020 5:40pm

I can't understand how everyone is getting so much from RedC. 2 months on it and I have the grand total of 1 point.

Maybe if I said that I was a regular user of Bebo...

OmegaGene · 20-11-2020 5:54pm

El Weirdo wrote: »

I can't understand how everyone is getting so much from RedC. 2 months on it and I have the grand total of 1 point.

Maybe if I said that I was a regular user of Bebo...

The first year I joined from April to December I didn’t even hit €50 so you’re not alone

One More Toy · 20-11-2020 6:01pm

Previous 2 months red c was flying it, gone dry for this month

Tipperary animal lover · 20-11-2020 7:16pm

bmc58 wrote: »

Not for me this month got one two months ago.But hopefully get to the €50 in DEC.RED C gone quiet for me again after a little burst last week.

Bmc, ive hit €28 off of redc this month, last month a dead duck, it swings in roundabouts i suppose, i wait for the cheques nice little bundle when they come together, io is flying also have €120 in digital tesco cards plus €60 tesco store cards( before they went digital) plus the ireach/shopandscan all for one vouchers moborg/swagbucks € in paypal christmas is sorted,
Won't make ya rich but as tesco says everylittle help.

L1011 · 20-11-2020 7:18pm

Minor Acumen flurry recently - not going to hit 50 before Christmas but that's mainly because I just ignored the surveys for months and months.

20-11-2020 7:31pm

El Weirdo wrote: »

I can't understand how everyone is getting so much from RedC. 2 months on it and I have the grand total of 1 point.

Maybe if I said that I was a regular user of Bebo...

You're not alone although i get how it might feel that way when people here are getting 50 in a month!

I'm with them years and get feck all. Earned €4 in the last 3 months and that's with clicking into their (very few) emails soon after receiving them.

bmc58 · 20-11-2020 7:46pm

Ha,ha.After moaning about RED C being quiet again got a nice €2 survey a while ago.Up to €30 now,might make the €50 next month.RED C usually give a nice Christmas survey too.

bmc58 · 20-11-2020 7:58pm

Tipperary animal lover wrote: »

Bmc, ive hit €28 off of redc this month, last month a dead duck, it swings in roundabouts i suppose, i wait for the cheques nice little bundle when they come together, io is flying also have €120 in digital tesco cards plus €60 tesco store cards( before they went digital) plus the ireach/shopandscan all for one vouchers moborg/swagbucks € in paypal christmas is sorted,
Won't make ya rich but as tesco says everylittle help.

I used a Tesco digital card that I printed(for the first time) out last week and it wouldn't scan .The lad at the checkout gave it to me anyway.Nice fellow,but I have 9 more from IO which I was intending to get booze from for Christmas,and I'm a little worried now.I'll try another one this week to see will they go through.He tried th Pin no aswell and it didn't work.Hmm.

bmc58 · 20-11-2020 8:02pm

123654789 wrote: »

You're not alone although i get how it might feel that way when people here are getting 50 in a month!

I'm with them years and get feck all. Earned €4 in the last 3 months and that's with clicking into their (very few) emails soon after receiving them.

I'v never got €50 off RED C in a month.Usualy takes two to three months to get to the €50.Just checked my record on RED C this year and I've got €200,which is good.But Got very little for the past two months.

bonzodog2 · 20-11-2020 8:03pm

bmc58 wrote: »

I used a Tesco digital card that I printed(for the first time) out last week and it wouldn't scan .The lad at the checkout gave it to me anyway.Nice fellow,but I have 9 more from IO which I was intending to get booze from for Christmas,and I'm a little worried now.I'll try another one this week to see will they go through.He tried th Pin no aswell and it didn't work.Hmm.

Ive had 4 digital vouchers for Tesco, I copied them to phone and made them so the barcode nearly filled the screen, scanned at quick checkout, worked fine.

Tipperary animal lover · 20-11-2020 8:10pm

bmc58 wrote: »

I used a Tesco digital card that I printed(for the first time) out last week and it wouldn't scan .The lad at the checkout gave it to me anyway.Nice fellow,but I have 9 more from IO which I was intending to get booze from for Christmas,and I'm a little worried now.I'll try another one this week to see will they go through.He tried th Pin no aswell and it didn't work.Hmm.

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Keep them on your phone, i put them into a folder(personal) altogether, never a bother at self service check out using them, try that way see how ya go.

OmegaGene · 20-11-2020 8:23pm

Scan Tesco vouchers from the phone no hassle at all
Printing them out is too much hassle anyway

RoYoBo · 20-11-2020 8:25pm

If I'm lucky, I'll get 2 x 50 in a YEAR from RedC. On 44 now and I might not make the second 50 this year - last one was July. I do every survey that comes into my inbox, but get screened out a lot, even though my profile is always up to date.

My guess is that men have a better chance (especially in the older demographic) because there seems to be more women completing surveys.

I have much better luck with Acumen and no longer do the IO surveys at all. Too much effort for too little reward and too many screen-outs.

L1011 · 20-11-2020 8:29pm

The biggest demographic on paid survey sites is female, 25-44.

bmc58 · 20-11-2020 8:31pm

bonzodog2 wrote: »

Ive had 4 digital vouchers for Tesco, I copied them to phone and made them so the barcode nearly filled the screen, scanned at quick checkout, worked fine.

I got my daughter to print them out on her printer.Thought it would be easier than keeping all the e mails on my phone.

bmc58 · 20-11-2020 8:33pm

Tipperary animal lover wrote: »

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Keep them on your phone, i put them into a folder(personal) altogether, never a bother at self service check out using them, try that way see how ya go.

too late for that.I got them printed out on a sheet of paper.I have one on my phone which i will do in the future.Covid 19 has a lot to answer for.Oh for the Tesco card that IO used to send.

OmegaGene · 20-11-2020 8:34pm

bmc58 wrote: »

I got my daughter to print them out on her printer.Thought it would be easier than keeping all the e mails on my phone.

I keep all the emails in a separate folder marked Tesco and scan them one by one
Printouts don’t scan if they are creased in any way

bmc58 · 20-11-2020 9:25pm

OmegaGene wrote: »

I keep all the emails in a separate folder marked Tesco and scan them one by one
Printouts don’t scan if they are creased in any way

I've learned that now.You live and learn.

thomas anderson. · 20-11-2020 10:05pm

Redc has dried up for me too

Acumen and Opinion World are where I make a few Bob

Saudades · 21-11-2020 12:54am

bmc58 wrote: »

I used a Tesco digital card that I printed(for the first time) out last week and it wouldn't scan . I have 9 more from IO which I was intending to get booze from for Christmas

Semi related to that; there an Alcohol Legislation coming into effect from January 2021; loyalty card points (i.e. Tesco Clubcard vouchers) can no longer be used towards the purchase of alcohol.

I have no idea if this will also apply to Tesco digital cards - but just a heads up.

https://www.thejournal.ie/alcohol-laws-january-2021-4950074-Dec2019/

OmegaGene · 21-11-2020 12:58am

Saudades wrote: »

Semi related to that; there an Alcohol Legislation coming into effect from January 2021; loyalty card points (i.e. Tesco Clubcard vouchers) can no longer be used towards the purchase of alcohol.

I have no idea if this will also apply to Tesco digital cards - but just a heads up.

https://www.thejournal.ie/alcohol-laws-january-2021-4950074-Dec2019/

No it won’t apply to gift cards

OmegaGene · 21-11-2020 12:59am

bmc58 wrote: »

I've learned that now.You live and learn.

Another option for you is online shopping and enter the card number at checkout from home

pgj2015 · 21-11-2020 12:00pm

parcel wizard is closing soon because of Brexit. this could effect us when using amazon.uk vouchers. the amazon vouchers mightnt go as far either because if import duties etc?

OmegaGene · 21-11-2020 12:06pm

pgj2015 wrote: »

parcel wizard is closing soon because of Brexit. this could effect us when using amazon.uk vouchers. the amazon vouchers mightnt go as far either because if import duties etc?

You can still use them with amazon and use the an post option but the relevant duty will have to be paid, all depends what kind of deal is struck if any

Jim_Hodge · 21-11-2020 12:24pm

pgj2015 wrote: »

parcel wizard is closing soon because of Brexit. this could effect us when using amazon.uk vouchers. the amazon vouchers mightnt go as far either because if import duties etc?

You do know that you can use amazon UK without parcel wizard?!. I use them every week and all just An Post deliveries. Many items are now shipped to Ireland for the same postage as an UK address.

pgj2015 · 21-11-2020 12:47pm

Jim_Hodge wrote: »

You do know that you can use amazon UK without parcel wizard?!. I use them every week and all just An Post deliveries. Many items are now shipped to Ireland for the same postage as an UK address.

I know but from what I remember, a lot of items cant be posted to Ireland. has this changed much over the last year?

pgj2015 · 21-11-2020 12:48pm

OmegaGene wrote: »

You can still use them with amazon and use the an post option but the relevant duty will have to be paid, all depends what kind of deal is struck if any

so an post will carry all items from amazo.uk now?

OmegaGene · 21-11-2020 1:08pm

pgj2015 wrote: »

so an post will carry all items from amazo.uk now?

An post have a parcel forwarding service called address pal for items from the us and U.K. that is set up to pay import charges

Probably easier to get items sent straight from amazon to your house tbh

bmc58 · 21-11-2020 4:27pm

OmegaGene wrote: »

Another option for you is online shopping and enter the card number at checkout from home

I don't do on line shopping.Think my problem is sorted.Tried another printed version from IO today and it worked fine.A few I got printed by my daughter were faded (as her printer was almost out of ink).She refilled the ink in her printer and printed a couple of new ones and it worked fine today when I tried one of the new ones in Tesco.

OmegaGene · 21-11-2020 4:33pm

bmc58 wrote: »

I don't do on line shopping.Think my problem is sorted.Tried another printed version from IO today and it worked fine.A few I got printed by my daughter were faded (as her printer was almost out of ink).She refilled the ink in her printer and printed a couple of new ones and it worked fine today when I tried one of the new ones in Tesco.

glad you got sorted
the staff can enter the number manually also if it doesnt scan

L1011 · 21-11-2020 5:43pm

Saudades wrote: »

Semi related to that; there an Alcohol Legislation coming into effect from January 2021; loyalty card points (i.e. Tesco Clubcard vouchers) can no longer be used towards the purchase of alcohol.

I have no idea if this will also apply to Tesco digital cards - but just a heads up.

https://www.thejournal.ie/alcohol-laws-january-2021-4950074-Dec2019/

Gift voucher like this should be OK - loyalty points and the 'x off y' vouchers they send out / print in papers (10 off 40, etc) are what's stopped.

L1011 · 23-11-2020 11:27am

Four quid RedC survey that took about three minutes there - brings me to 40 so there's still a vague chance of a payout this year.

bmc58 · 23-11-2020 3:47pm

L1011 wrote: »

Four quid RedC survey that took about three minutes there - brings me to 40 so there's still a vague chance of a payout this year.

They are the ones you want.Short and sweet and pay very well.

bmc58 · 23-11-2020 3:50pm

Anyone having a problem sining in to Lifepoints?I'm getting a message "Session Expired,please try again later" message on my home page today and can't sine in.

Jim_Hodge · 23-11-2020 4:32pm

bmc58 wrote: »

Anyone having a problem sining in to Lifepoints?I'm getting a message "Session Expired,please try again later" message on my home page today and can't sine in.

I'm getting that message but can still get in to my account if I keep Sign in a few times.

bmc58 · 23-11-2020 6:34pm

Jim_Hodge wrote: »

I'm getting that message but can still get in to my account if I keep Sign in a few times.

Just tried Lifepoints now and message was gone.Signed in fine.Thanks Jim.

thomas anderson. · 24-11-2020 12:56pm

Just had OI offer me a survey from Userneeds :O

24-11-2020 1:00pm

thomas anderson. wrote: »

Just had OI offer me a survey from Userneeds :O

Userneeds are getting stuck

Just got kicked off a survey after answering one question- I identified that a picture of a bird was a bird lol.

OmegaGene · 24-11-2020 1:22pm

i am now free of irish opinions after 12 years

"Hello Omegagene,

We have now closed your account.

We’d like to take this opportunity to thank you for your membership. If we can be of further assistance in the future, please do not hesitate to get in touch.

Please note, you may have already been selected to receive the next available survey. If you receive a survey invitation over the next 48 hours, please disregard and delete.

Carlo"

almost 3 months of no surveys and they told me i was trying to access the website from another country and this was not allowed, they refused to resolve the issue so feck them

bmc58 · 24-11-2020 6:18pm

OmegaGene wrote: »

i am now free of irish opinions after 12 years

"Hello Omegagene,

We have now closed your account.

We’d like to take this opportunity to thank you for your membership. If we can be of further assistance in the future, please do not hesitate to get in touch.

Please note, you may have already been selected to receive the next available survey. If you receive a survey invitation over the next 48 hours, please disregard and delete.

Carlo"

almost 3 months of no surveys and they told me i was trying to access the website from another country and this was not allowed, they refused to resolve the issue so feck them

Do you use a VPN?

OmegaGene · 24-11-2020 6:42pm

bmc58 wrote: »

Do you use a VPN?

not on a daily basis on my mac, but i did suggest it may have been on once as a a mistake as a way of resolving the issue and they asked me to clear cookies etc wait 48 hours and get in touch again but it was a waste of time
the next few customer service agents didnt seem to have a clue what i was talking about, one assumed i was asking why i was not receiving email invites but i had not even mentioned that, i think they have terrible customer service agents in tech support they seem clueless

ballina1953 · 25-11-2020 12:13am

omegagene did you have credit in your acc when they dumped you
its an old trick they have
fiddled me out of 80 euro

OmegaGene · 25-11-2020 1:59am

ballina1953 wrote: »

omegagene did you have credit in your acc when they dumped you
its an old trick they have
fiddled me out of 80 euro

No I never left credit in my account
I told them to close the account in the end, waste of time dealing with them

Aceandstuff · 25-11-2020 3:14am

I got an email from MyOpinionMatters yesterday.

Dear Valued MyOpinionMatters Member,

As many of you will have noticed, we’ve been having a lot of technical issues with the MyOpinionMatters website which is proving technically very difficult to rectify. That said, we want you to know that all of your data, history and points are safely stored in our database management system which is independent to the MyOpinionMatters website.

Many of you have contacted us to say that you would like to redeem your points for gift cards but can’t because you can’t access your account. We appreciate how frustrating this is but we want you to know that next week we will be contacting all eligible account holders to see if A) they would like to use their points balance to redeem a gift card(s) and subsequently which gift card(s) they would like us to redeem/send.

Again, we would like to apologise for the frustration many of you have felt of late and suffice to say we will be redeeming your hard earned Gift Cards in time for Christmas.

To those of you who have contacted us in relation to this issue, thank you for your patience, and to those who continue to participate in surveys, thank you sincerely.

We’ll be in touch next week.

Kind Regards,

The MyOpinionMatters Team

Just checked there, the site is still broken, but it looks like they're working on the issue.

sunbeam · 25-11-2020 3:26pm

I notice that the amount beside 'click this link to check for further survey opportunities' on Mobrog has gone down from 0.43 to 0.38.

I managed to complete three of the surveys they sent me by email invite this week and they only paid the full amount stated for one of them.

Edit: They still appear to be crediting 0.43 for surveys, for the moment.

thomas anderson. · 25-11-2020 9:48pm

How much have we all made this year?

Think I'm around the 300 mark.

Paid Survey sites - Irish Opinions, Acumen, RedC etc

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