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Paid Survey sites - Irish Opinions, Acumen, RedC etc

Cr8or · 2006-03-16 11:43:56

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…

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#1262 06-12-2013 7:11pm
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#1263 06-12-2013 7:14pm
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Not bad Fred, but I raise you one of these!

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#1264 06-12-2013 7:16pm
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If you'll pardon the expression, I've never had one that long!

I have about €17 pending and that's more than ever before and getting to be a bit disconcerting.

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#1265 06-12-2013 8:22pm
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ive over 20 euro pending now and still waiting 6 weeks later for a Tesco voucher

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#1266 07-12-2013 12:15am
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I've 9.75 current balance plus 20.75 pending.
10 euro Tesco on the way I hope as well.
Guess it will be after Xmas before I can claim the 30 owed.

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#1267 07-12-2013 12:17am
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I've 9.75 current balance plus 20.75 pending.
10 euro Tesco on the way I hope as well.
Guess it will be after Xmas before I can claim the 30 owed.

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#1268 07-12-2013 1:10am
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yes Irish Opinions are very slow lately updating the pending credits. My balance of €9 is static for a few weeks now and I have about 18 different pending credits of €22. Some of them are rather long too, too long for a paltry €1.50 or so. I dread getting ones for €2.50 or more as they take an hour. The ones with the billboard and bus shelter ads are so repetitive and boring. I have no problem giving the unfair reward ones one or two stars out of 5, also same with the length. "Isabel" must be getting her revenge.

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#1269 07-12-2013 3:39pm
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They usually credit every two weeks pretty much exactly, but nothing's come through for three. It is possible that they're overwhelmed with the clearly hugely increased volume of surveys that have come through recently, but its not like they don't make quite significant amounts of money off that themselves.

I've 22.50 pending and 26 awarded now; from having effectively nothing in August and having got less than 20 in the previous two years.

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#1271 10-12-2013 4:57pm
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Got my Tesco vouchers applied for on November 11th.

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#1273 10-12-2013 6:25pm
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Just finished the beer one for €2 and after I did the personal information it ended up back in the middle of the survey around the "this brand is for people who know their way around" (whatever that means....)
Anyone else had trouble with it?

Just checked and its not in pending..

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#1274 10-12-2013 6:27pm
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#1275 11-12-2013 11:53pm
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A few of my pending credits went through at some point today, just checking now for the first time since yesterday. My €0.01 reward is still pending though

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#1276 11-12-2013 11:56pm
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#1277 12-12-2013 12:15am
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Fred Swanson wrote: »

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Aye 16 euro through today for me. About another 16 pending too xD

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#1278 12-12-2013 12:15am
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11.75 credited today for me. Not a chance anything ordered will arrive before Christmas now so I'll hold off and see if there's 50 through after NYE to order Tesco vouchers.

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#1279 12-12-2013 11:14pm
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dudara wrote: »

Same here - I've been part of the Kantar Shop and Scan panel for several years now. It's a good payback for a very reasonable amount of effort.

Hi, just had a look at their website to join up, but your need an invitation code from someone who is already on the panel. Would you be able to pm one to me? Would be very much appreciated. Thanks.

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#1280 12-12-2013 11:16pm
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I applied to shop and scan with no referral, took four months to get accepted but it's a nice earner €35 in a couple of months.

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#1281 13-12-2013 4:42pm
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silverfairy wrote: »

Hi, just had a look at their website to join up, but your need an invitation code from someone who is already on the panel. Would you be able to pm one to me? Would be very much appreciated. Thanks.

"Participation is completely free and straight forward. If you would like the opportunity to become a member of our Shop and Scan team, visit our website www.volunteer4panels.com or call us on the free phone number (ROI) 1800 313 213 OR (NI) 0800 018 0407"

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#1282 13-12-2013 8:18pm
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firestarter51 wrote: »

I applied to shop and scan with no referral, took four months to get accepted but it's a nice earner €35 in a couple of months.

How did you earn 35 EUR in two months ?? They pay some 500-600 points every month depending on your household size !

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#1283 13-12-2013 8:52pm
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€10 for your first scan, €5 for referring a friend, and regular surveys, €3.50 and €2.50 x 2 so far

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#1284 13-12-2013 9:58pm
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tharmor wrote: »

How did you earn 35 EUR in two months ?? They pay some 500-600 points every month depending on your household size !

There's birthday bonuses, christmas bonuses, anniversary bonus (not applicable for two months clearly) and surveys. I was getting 600 for a one-person household and still do for two now. Getting over €100 a year out on average looking at my order history.

Still never won one of the monthly prizes or anything in 6 years though!

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#1285 04-01-2014 7:07pm
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anyone got any surveys lately? its been very quiet for me lately.

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#1286 04-01-2014 7:09pm
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Probably due to it being xmas

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#1287 04-01-2014 7:10pm
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homeless student wrote: »

anyone got any surveys lately? its been very quiet for me lately.

Quiet over the Christmas holidays but I got 2 surveys today.

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#1288 04-01-2014 7:13pm
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got one yesterday however I did request a boots voucher on the 16.12.13 and got it in the post 30.12.13. if only they were that quick

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#1289 11-01-2014 3:25am
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Screened out on one tonight on the question of "were you born in November?". That has to be the surrealest yet.

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#1291 11-01-2014 3:43am
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