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I am sure we all got this email beginning with the following: "Just a few more days until PaidViewpoint’s rebrand takes place! Get ready for a fresh logo, updated colors, and a modernized design that'll make your experience even better." I believe in the expression "If it ain't broke, don't fix it" but that doesn't ever seem to be the case nowadays. All sites update and then we, as the user, have to get used to all the changes. For me most of the changes are totally unnecessary and just make it so much more difficult to navigate a site. Yes, we all eventually get used to the changes but more often than not, these changes are totally unnecessary. But this is JMHO. I really like PaidViewpoint and hope these changes are truly for the better. Am I the only one that feels "Leave well enough alone." ? Thanks for your input

I agree it's nothing like it used to be

Paid Viewpoints is really good once you get your trait score raised to 10,000. Until then you get a lot of $.10 surveys. I think yougov is good too, and Clear Voice. Survey Police also has a list of the best survey sites every year.

Or the one that wants your opinion of a bunch of companies that have maybe two in the list that I've even heard of. Then they ask you to rate each one in 20 different things, like how they treat their employees and how well they conserve energy. How should I know, I never heard of the place? Got something new just now. The survey warned against using A.I. to answer.

I told them I would give them a Rave becsue they always get back to me when I have an issue like not getiing my points from completing a survey. I do not contact them each time it happens.

As others have mentioned, I think this was a mistake and you were not supposed to see this. I've had similar messages within surveys, making no sense, am sure those are in error too.

Lots of time is wasted. I am retired but still feel my time is worth something.

i have been coming across more and more surveys that ask for your full name, address and phone number when you start the survey. and it is not for those that are sending you a product to test, just the start of a normal survey. i close out of those now when i see them. YouGov asks for that same information at the end of a survey which means you have spent time on that survey and then you have to give them all that info to continue. it's bad enough they can track me by my IP address but now want my home address????

Got that last week. Don't know anyone who would be interested either. Besides Pinecone is at present nothing more than a shadow of its old self and I'd never recommend them. Sorry to be so harsh but I truly believe this to be true.

Just got the following: 1) Do you have any pets? None That was the ONLY choice. I have 2 dogs but since I had no choice but None I clicked on None and got the following: "We are sorry but you do not qualify as we are looking for pet owners" Go figure!

I have also had that before Another one is How many children do you have Answer none Survey How old are your children

i get many that give you a list to chose from, but there is no NONE OF THE ABOVE. you either pick something that is not applicable to you or just x out of the survey.

I just did a few surveys on Paid Viewpoint. I had problems with one of the surveys loading, and when I tried to move on to another survey, it told me I had to complete the other survey. I also had a survey that probably took me 15 minutes to complete. I had to give my opinion on a new product, and I think I only got $.30 for it. I did four surveys though.

I despise the survey where you are asked if you buy this and that. It's supposed to take 10 or 15 minutes to complete the survey. But if you REALLY answer all the questions it can take up to an hour or more. Next step, they give you a list of every store in the universe that might or might not sell each and every product you mentioned that you bought. You are supposed to check off all rhe stores where you boughr the product. Screen after screen asks you the same thing for every product you said you bought. I never take these surveys. a big, boring waste of time.

I liked the site the way it was before..simple & plain...why rebrand & make it all fancy & there's nothing new for the members?? Oh wait you can change the look of the site from day to night...

I figure it's there to cover them for everything short of the International Space Station falling on them and to screw us the survey taker. I tried reading it once and found it's a total screw job. No more reading for me, they're gonna do what they're gonna do....

More nonsense

I've seen something like that a couple of times in the middle of a survey, but they weren't nearly as understandable as yours. I assumed it was shown by mistake.

I have gotten that many times.. in fact, yesterday after completing a long survey it did what you described to me and I didn't get any credit. I contacted them.. Have not heard back and they are usually very quick about it- Have to say, now making the site over has caused problems we haven't experienced before..If If it don't work, fix it

I got that question this morning too.. of course I was kicked off. If I had the money to spend 1000 dollars on a handbag, I wouldn't need to do these nonsensical surveys and they are becoming more non nonsensical and redundant by the day. They can't think of anything new.

I have seen one survey company (can't remember which one) who warms before you start that if they reach the required number of respondents before you finish, you won't get credit, but for the most part, I think it's a way to get info without ponying up the rewards. If it makes you feel any better, this seems to happen far less often than it did when I took surveys 15 years ago. I'd finish one in 20, maybe, and always get kicked off at the end. It's why I quit taking them back then.

Here's a gimmick I've never seen before: "Complete a paid survey 5 days in a row and unlock a 10% point boost for 24 hours." Doubt it will work for me as I barely ever have surveys on the weekend. Hope it helps some of us.

Hope I am not jinxing myself by stating this but I want to give a favorable shout out to Prime Opinion for their response to queries regarding error glitches on surveys. Example being when I finished one that was quite extensive and it didn't revert back to the home page, I took a screen shot and messaged PO. They got back to be quickly and credited me and were very polite.

So, in short, Pinecone isn't worth trying?

Same thing happened to me the 1st time I cashed out with the new site. Thought they had done away with all but Paypal. But , after verifying Paypal , the gift cards (codes) options were there. So , verify the Paypal account and you will be good to go.

Paid Viewpoint.. because it is the most fair and the Least time stealer of all of them

I get at least one of those a week. Yesterday, after I said I was retired, they asked what field of work I'm in, and there was no None of the above.

I've logged in and taken surveys without email invitations. I barely get any email invitations nowadays. Maybe I'm misunderstanding what you are saying here.

I don't think it's gonna do much for me either. If they want to do something like this, I think the bonus should last as long as you have a survey streak going, not just for 24 hours. Sort of like how Qmee does it, although that site is very hit/miss (mostly miss) for me.

i see that one all the time too. you select the stores you know, and then it says how much did you spend in a store that you nver heard of !

Seem to be getting about the same amount , but there are good days and bad days.

I had a survey about sustainable food/farming tonight for 15 minutes & 30 points. After about a half hour (already). I wasn't even halfway thru the survey. I closed it out. Wasting time frustrates me to no end. And the survey cat survey I took now has 4 videos to watch and the videos are getting longer. I feel like I'm watching the evening news bc it's so long. What happened to watching just political ads? GRRR

I've gotten a few messages like that on other sites. Some inexperienced peon probably set it up wrong.

the verification step .. one of those minor delays..

Had a survey or 2 today as well and reached cash out. The cash out was a bit confusing as it only seemed to show Paypal as the option and required confirmation of the account. Once confirmed , all options (Paypal , gift codes) showed. Cashed out for Amazon and was able to get it immediately like the old site.

I had to do the same thing and get a code to sign in the first time, but I've been able to go in through the day without signing in again. I do have to click a verification to prove I'm human every time, though. A bit of a bother. I liked it the old way. I tend to resist change. lol

I'm glad you did. People are always quick to complain, but it's really rare for someone to express some appreciation for something good, especially online.

I agree.

Definitely the latter. They're pulling from a database that hasn't been maintained in aeons, because maintenance costs money, and having a buggy survey doesn't. It always makes me sad seeing Fresh & Easy in lists - they were one of my favorite grocery stores, until they went out of business like a decade ago.

I see Wieboldt's listed as well. It was closed in 1987 and I'm surprised it lasted that long. I went there as a very little kid in the early 60s. I think these are just trick questions to weed out the non-serious survey takers.

They have Daytons in some surveys and they have been gone from Minnesota for years. They were the top department store for years.

I tried it out and didn't care for it. Their surveys are very low paying and it seemed like it would take forever to get to the $10 cashout threshold.

Never saw that 'ditty' before. I think we need to create one for Them too.. because they also have gibberish

Once in a blue moon I'll see similar "testing" text during a survey, presumably because of a glitch since survey takers aren't supposed to see that information. However it's mostly gibberish that I don't fully understand, not quite as concise and neat as what you posted.

I read it mostly, unless it's one of those REALLY long ones. Fortunately, I end up with many of the same companies over and over so I haven't had to read one for a couple of months. And yeah, they have to post that stuff by law, but it is written to protect THEM.

Survey has a bunch of pre screener questions that I qualified with.. ( survey was supposed to take no more than 10 minutes) Then it tells you: we want to show you a short video before the next set.. You get the silly music with dolphins swimming and the video buffers and buffers..I keep refreshing.. but it still happens.. Another 5 minutes passes and finally goes on to the next video ad.. stop starts, stop.. etc... then another.. ( buffer) Finally I click 'continue' Message appears says: 'you have reached the end but you took too long so you are disqualified' I find myself saying a few 4 letter words aloud and then laugh at myself for being foolish enough to have been patient just in the hopes of collecting 20 points

Hehe, I've been saying a few four-letter words to myself today as well. Especially when routed through several screeners in survey router hell and then being dq'd. Last week took the cake for the number of FULL surveys I completed and was not being compensated!

Yes, I can totally relate and it's really frustrating. I get disappointed when it gives me a message that I am disqualified. It feels like I've just wasted my time.

Sounds all too familiar. I don't bother continuing when the video doesn't play properly. It's the end of that one for me and on to the next survey.

I thought it was just me.. Dumped them awhile back. I call that site the 'survey go round site'.. after 20 minutes going from survey to survey that you don't qualify for, you've wasted your time with 0 points