peach6 Posted April 27, 2012 Report Share Posted April 27, 2012 I am a little disappointed in Pinecone I emailed them a few days ago just to ask them why I am not getting the surveys through my e-mail I just happen to go on there site and would see that I have a survey and they never got back with me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avemaria Posted April 27, 2012 Report Share Posted April 27, 2012 i just checked the site and i have an open survey i didn't get an email for yet also.. i usually get emails. but this survey was too short so i doubt there is payment for it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not-a-Sucker Posted April 28, 2012 Report Share Posted April 28, 2012 I think they are getting weird. I just signed in, and had two 3001 surveys listed (the kind you don't get paid for). I haven't had a real survey from them since the beginning of February, so I sent them an e-mail last week and asked if I had been "purged." I received a standard "you will hear back from us in 48 hours" response, and haven't heard anything yet. And yet my account is still there and there were the two 3001 surveys listed. I sure hope this is not a sign of bad things coming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greeneyeddevils Posted April 28, 2012 Report Share Posted April 28, 2012 I'm doing ok with them here in Canada...had 2 surveys in the last 2 weeks & both times got paid the next day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgontu Posted April 28, 2012 Report Share Posted April 28, 2012 The link actually shows up hours before the email is sent. probably you posted here before you checked your emails.:) But 10 out of 10 times they do send an email. 3001 s are only for profile updates and they dont pay for it and these 3001s are short ones too. However i agree with you guys, its been a while i got any surveys. I got some 6 of them last month and none in the last month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avemaria Posted April 28, 2012 Report Share Posted April 28, 2012 i just got the email for it today... and it was one of the 3001 surveys that help match me for future tests. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andromeda Posted May 1, 2012 Report Share Posted May 1, 2012 I emailed them yesterday after I'd had trouble logging in to upate my profile. I assumed I must have been making a mistake with my login details and so I asked them for a reminder. They emailed back quite quickly - though they did not trouble themselves to address me by name, just a standard once-size-fits-all response - to tell me that they had "deactivated" me. Now I can't deny that this is a private, profit making company and if they decide to change the demographic profile of their panel membership, it is their right to do so. The manner in which they treat their panellists, however, is unacceptable. It's a while since I encountered a company as rude and dismissive as this one. Avoid, is my advice. After all there are much better paying companies out there anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idylatoo Posted May 1, 2012 Report Share Posted May 1, 2012 After all there are much better paying companies out there anyway. And which ones might that be? The ONLY problem I've seen people have with Pinecone is that they frequently fail to notify people when they drop them. However, for the regular payout and low amount of trouble, I'd say Pinecone is awesome. I'd LOVE to know if there are other panels out there that pay directly after you complete a survey without requiring you to have earned a certain amount before you can actually claim your earnings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peach6 Posted May 1, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 1, 2012 The only problem for me is I may get 1 survey every other month so that dosen't cut it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgontu Posted May 1, 2012 Report Share Posted May 1, 2012 I prefer earn a 25$ survey from a not so awesome site than 3$ from an Awesome site. Pinecone is the best when it comes to payouts but very poor in survey frequency. I dont think they have enough client base built. One - two surveys a month is not good enough for a survey company ranked number 1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idylatoo Posted May 1, 2012 Report Share Posted May 1, 2012 I'd love it if they would send out more surveys, but I just can't beat the fact that I get paid per survey without having to do anything more than take the survey. No points. No waiting until I've got the right amount to "cash out." I earn the money and it's mine. Pinecone is part of Nielson so my guess is they have a rather large client base - especially since they regularly prune their membership. I would think it's probably more likely that they aren't getting as many companies willing to pay that much per survey given the general downturn of survey companies (and the economy). I'm curious now to find out what everyone thinks is their #1 company. I think I'll have to make another thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avemaria Posted May 1, 2012 Report Share Posted May 1, 2012 personally i had 4 surveys from them in April.. and 2 of them sent me products to test along with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BurlGirl Posted May 3, 2012 Report Share Posted May 3, 2012 I love visiting the bank with my $3 checks every few weeks. Tell the tellers they are ROYALTY checks for a song I wrote! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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