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jellyfish · Joined: 13 Feb 2008 Posts: 110

My absolute favorite survey company is Pinecone. No one else pays as much or as quickly. Within a week of completing a survey, I receive my check without fail. I've been a member for a couple of years now and although the frequency of surveys has decreased, I'm still getting them along with $5 per survey.

locachica92002 · Joined: 05 Mar 2008 Posts: 2

How are you getting $5 per survey they only pay $3 a survey?

jellyfish · Joined: 13 Feb 2008 Posts: 110

surveytaker · Joined: 23 Feb 2008 Posts: 52

I saw where they were recruiting males and anyone with children ages 13-17. I made my husband sign up Laughing

Since I've had no luck doing so and our children are considerably younger, I figured he'd have a better chance than I. Nothing as of yet.

jellyfish · Joined: 13 Feb 2008 Posts: 110

I know they "say" you shouldn't try more than once; that all applications will be forfeited if you do so. However, my inital attempt to sign up with them never got me anywhere, so I took the chance to try to sign up again. Lo and behold the second time was a charm for me! Very Happy

KBLover · Joined: 20 Mar 2008 Posts: 26

They don't pay $5 for everyone? I get $5 from them.

And I agree - Pinecone is my favorite by far as well.

Diamonique · Joined: 24 Mar 2008 Posts: 1

I used to get a few surveys a month to take from them, but this month I only got two and in February I only got got 1 . Confused

Brandbla8 · Joined: 21 May 2008 Posts: 8 Location: SC

Pinecone is one of my favorites. It takes some time to get in there but once you do and do a good job they will get you more things to do.

mariners · Joined: 08 Jun 2008 Posts: 27

i want to get into pinecone, but can`t can someone help me?

jellyfish · Joined: 13 Feb 2008 Posts: 110

They are starting to lose their "favorite" status with me since decreasing the incentive from $5 to $3. Evil or Very Mad

maven29 · Joined: 01 Jul 2008 Posts: 2

Pinecone used to be great, but they have, for some unknown non-sense reason, decided to either get all new panel members at $3 a survey or to force all their old / loyal survey takers to accept $3 per survey vice the $5 we are used to. I have been a pinecone person for YEARS. And this is the way they repay our time? Arent things supposed to be going UP with inflation, not down? Pinecone does pay, very fast and cash either by paypal or cash, which is great. Never missed a payment yet. However, the surveys have gotten MUCH longer, where I am clicking til my arm falls off. One I did last month, I was so tired and falling asleep, I had to get my husband to come in and read it to me and click for me becuase my hand was hurting. It took almost an HOUR. They have changed from an optional $5 / no sweepstakes to a mandatory (lets face it) $3 with sweepstakes entries. And the household questions, which you never get paid for. At least now you do get a sweepstakes entry.

I dont know if companies just started paying less for surveys because there are so many sites that help them to make them themselves, or if the owner, you know who you are, has gotten greedy and decided that its cheaper to pay everyone $3 instead of $5.

There are better sites out there now. Don't fall into the belief that because it is hard to join that it must be great. Or that because it is rated #1. If you look at current reviews and ratings, the gap is narrowing and they barely hold on to their lead, mostly due to the speed of payment, not the payment or the surveys.

And please, if someone wins one of their weekly SWEEPS that is supposed to make up for money, please come on here and post it so we can see someone actually gets it.

jellyfish · Joined: 13 Feb 2008 Posts: 110

KBLover · Joined: 20 Mar 2008 Posts: 26

Eh - if I compare Pinecone at $3 compared to all the jillions of SurveySpot surveys that don't pay (and the ones that do and I don't qualify for), the 15 or so percent success rate at qualifying for Opinion Outpost (the only other company that pays for every single survey that I'm a part of), and all the "points" ones, Pinecone still comes out on top for me.

And any company that pays - in days instead of some absurd number of weeks to write a check (Money transfer should be electronic these days) and doesn't disqualify you from surveys is worth it, imo.

As far as losing it's "lead" what difference do those rankings mean, anyway? People hate Lightspeed - I've had no qualms with them. Likewise for ClearVoice, Valued Opinons, etc.

HotSpex is supposed to be "3rd best" but they have crap incentives. So how are they "3rd best" when you don't get rewarded well for your time?

My Survey is "2nd best", but get 10-50 points towards 1000 ($10) 90% of the time? That's the "2nd best" survey company out there? 50 cents per?