Sandy21 Posted April 6, 2022 Report Share Posted April 6, 2022 I was scheduled to take part in a focus group this evening through Branded Surveys. I got there 45 minutes before the start time, they suggested 30 minutes. I logged in and waited and waited and waited. Finally at two minutes after the group was supposed to start I got a message that the focus group had started and I was not included. This happened to me once before with a focus group through Branded and I promised myself I would never fall into this trap again. But I guess I will never learn...or maybe NOW after wasting a lot of time TWICE I have finally learned. Yes, I do know it is really not Brandeds fault and that more people are invited to take part than they have room for but I am still NOT HAPPY! A word of warning, when invited to take part in a focus group through Branded don't expect to take part, unless you are lucky. Apparently I am unlucky. (Administrators, If possible, can you move this to Rant and Rave? I meant to post this in that forum. Thanks and I apologize for the error) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dawn_b_adams Posted April 6, 2022 Report Share Posted April 6, 2022 I'm so sorry this happened to you. I know with some of those focus groups, it really is difficult. I was on one, can't remember the survey panel it was, where I logged in 30 minutes prior and waited. About 10 minutes after that, it told me the focus group was full, even though I had logged in. I was livid. And yes, it was Branded's fault not yours. If you logged in 45 minutes prior, that should have been sufficient time. Was there a wait icon? It's possible maybe that your computer was idle for a while and timed out. Otherwise I'd say the problem was on Branded's end. I tend to decline invitations to these types of focus groups, where I have to be logged in and wait. Once burned and all that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Posted April 6, 2022 Report Share Posted April 6, 2022 19 hours ago, Sandy21 said: (Administrators, If possible, can you move this to Rant and Rave? I meant to post this in that forum. Thanks and I apologize for the error) Not a problem. Done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandy21 Posted April 6, 2022 Author Report Share Posted April 6, 2022 3 hours ago, dawn_b_adams said: I'm so sorry this happened to you. I know with some of those focus groups, it really is difficult. I was on one, can't remember the survey panel it was, where I logged in 30 minutes prior and waited. About 10 minutes after that, it told me the focus group was full, even though I had logged in. I was livid. And yes, it was Branded's fault not yours. If you logged in 45 minutes prior, that should have been sufficient time. Was there a wait icon? It's possible maybe that your computer was idle for a while and timed out. Otherwise I'd say the problem was on Branded's end. I tend to decline invitations to these types of focus groups, where I have to be logged in and wait. Once burned and all that. I continually got messages from the sponsor of the focus group for the entire 45 minutes I was sitting there like a fool and waiting. No timing out or idle computer....Twice burned so I say NEVER AGAIN! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandy21 Posted April 6, 2022 Author Report Share Posted April 6, 2022 31 minutes ago, Administrator said: Not a problem. Done! THANK YOU!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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