Posts about daily surveys. Pls Read 1st Post. Updated 7/10/08

[DisneyMa]

I got one on xxxx individual packs, and rec'd the congrats / exceeded page. It took a few tries though to get to that survey.

got the same one.

[faithhope]

The cosmetics survey did not take me back to SR but to another site...
I don't think I qualified for the survey.

[pattip03]

Thanks everyone. I'll go back and try again.

[bbangel]

Got one today, but yesterday was impossible!

[lurkyloo]

What with all the error messages and the not being rerouted to SR, did anyone manage to get credit for a survey yesterday?

I had two surveys in a row take me all the way to the end and then not redirect to Sunshine. After that there was a big error message anytime I tried to take one, so I never got to. So long, perfect January....:(

[lanny76]

yeah, I had tons of trouble, but finally managed to get one about skin care medications which credited!

[lanny76]

Did manage to get one about computer operating systems/software after I got the boot numerous times; had one with internal application error (something like that), one said survey closed (why is it stll there then??!). Then finally got this one, which was long, but got the congrats page - whew!

[mollyeilis]

This has been going on a few days. The rare times I do qualify for a survey and I've gone through a bit of it, like this time, I get a really vague "thank you for sharing your opinions with us" message, then click OK or next or whatever, and I'm on a pretty page with blue background, the upssurveyrouter URL, but it's OpinionSurveys, and is offering me another? survey.

It's confusing, and I don't know what it is doing. I haven't gone through before, because I do not know what it is.

But today I'm just frustrated, so it's sitting there, waiting for me, until I find out what on earth it is. Did the questions I answered lead me to it, and THIS is the survey I'll take (doesn't seem like it, it's asking the typical "do you have a blah blah blah" questions, just on a different-looking page)? Am I being routed away and this won't count for SR?

What IS this?

[bbangel]

I got one yesterday that routed me to Inbox Dollars. I just close it and go back to Sunshine

[lurkyloo]

Thanks! I got booted from that one even though I would have been perfect - I'm a skincare addict :rotfl:

[wilsonfamily4]

yes. Got it on my first try yesterday. :)

[cglaura]

I got one also, but I did mine in the morning, I think the errors started later at night. ?

[sunshinecindy]

I actually got one yesterday and today. :banana: :banana:

[bs4free]

Yeah i had gotten on in verry early in the day on wednesday before all the greenfield issues started!

[MKelley226]

I got one in late morning yesterday as well.

[wilsonfamily4]

I got one today that took me to opinionsurveys as well. I just went back to sunshine and tried again. Bummer since i though the survey was going to actually work. O, well I got one later so I am now 10/10! for january

[memanana]

never got one yesterday all I got was the error thing all evening finally gave up

[SunshineGirl]

Greenfield said that this is a HUGE error. If you ever get returned to another website, please do what you can....take a screen shot, get the URL, etc (maybe even go back a page and grab that URL). They will investigate immediately.

[bbangel]

Should we send that info to them through the help@greenfield email? Probably the best thing. If it happens again I will remember to do that.

[SunshineGirl]

Actually, you can send it to my email address (or help at sunshinerewards.com) and I will forward it directly to my contact there.

[mollyeilis]

Oh darn it! Wish I'd waited (though it's possible I could go back once I'm done with the survey I'm on...oh no I can't b/c I already went Back to SR) for that reply.

Well, I'm sure it'll happen again, considering how many times it's happened in the last few days to me.

[bellanlivismom]

I got one early yesterday as well

[mollyeilis]

Oh, it was saved in my history. Sent it to you, now trying to figure out a screenshot to send, too.

[pattip03]

That has happened to me several times in the last couple of weeks, adding to the frustration! I'm beginning to wonder if the surveys are worth all this torment. But ... Disney :minnie: World :mickey: definately is, yep, it's worth it.

[susanowen27]

It has happened to me three times this week.

[Alice28]

I was not able to. My 24 hour window didn't open up til dinnertime, and that's when all of Greenfield's problems began. :(

[spring]

I got one very early in the day on Wednesday without problems. However, today I started late in the morning and it took me a lot longer to get one.

[mmm611]

You know, I just reported a Communispace cosmetics survey. I'm getting real sick of these guys. All their surveys take me to some weird site and I never get credit.

[bs4free]

i had one from Communispace yesterday too that routed to a different site to try and get a survey! instead of back to SR for credit...

[Belle]

I just completed one that sent me to Opinion Surveys.
Here is the error message I received:

"Your request cannot be completed. The following error message was returned:

The survey you are requesting has already been taken on this workstation. The owner of this survey has indicated that it can only be taken once on each unique computer.
For questions regarding the survey you were attempting to complete, please contact the system administrator."

I hope that is enough proof that I did complete the survey. Of course there are now no other surveys for which I qualify.

Tricia, I sent you an email and reported it. Hope it helps!

[mollyeilis]

Ooh. That's not good if you had NOT taken it already.


But then thinking of it being helpful in other situations...on one hand, if they do that, it's kind of cool, b/c we won't retake anything by accident.

On the other hand..."The owner of this survey has indicated that it can only be taken once on each unique computer." What's the point of having a FAMILY account, if it can't be taken by different people in the family? Don't they want each person's opinion? I mean, I don't like football but DH does, so our answers on a sports survey are going to be different, and getting both of our opinions will be more indicative of the country.

So they could break it down by profile...ooh but what if there are identical twins? Triplets? More? living in the house and old enough to take a survey? Different people, different opinions...same profile...

I think too much. (I also created surveys for a year in college and think that computers and surveys are a bad mix! Shh, I didn't say that)

[memyselfandi]

Ok this has now happened twice, first last month with a survey to join a financial panel and today with a cosmetic and beauty products survey.

Both times I was thanked and then sent to this other survey site.

http://ups.surveyrouter.com/SurveyTrafficUI/STMUI/Page.aspx?c=cd2485&pgtid=19&ptid=18&utcoffset=4

Instead of taking me to "Get Paid to Take Surveys Online │ Sunshine Rewards" it takes me to "Get Paid to Take Surveys Online │ Opinions"

Does that mean this other company is getting our survey credits?

I reported it on the greenfield problem link on the survey page in December but never got credit or a response. should I fill out another?

[lenzs4]

I know we can not report OTX problems but I am hoping somwone has a solution. Every day I try to take an OTX but I keep getting surveys with videos. After the second video of every survey I take through them, the next button never links. I can see it but I can not press it. I am unable to finish the survey and have to close the window and log back into SR. Then I can not take another survey that day even after clearing cookies. Therefore, I can not take a survey.... Does this happen to everyone? Is there a fix?
Please help if you can!!!

[disneynut]

I got this today. Did anyone get credit for this???? I tried taking another suryvey and it is letting me, I guess that means it did not count.?? That would be awful to go through all of that for nothing. :computer:


Ok this has now happened twice, first last month with a survey to join a financial panel and today with a cosmetic and beauty products survey.

Both times I was thanked and then sent to this other survey site.

http://ups.surveyrouter.com/SurveyTrafficUI/STMUI/Page.aspx?c=cd2485&pgtid=19&ptid=18&utcoffset=4

Instead of taking me to "Get Paid to Take Surveys Online │ Sunshine Rewards" it takes me to "Get Paid to Take Surveys Online │ Opinions"

Does that mean this other company is getting our survey credits?

I reported it on the greenfield problem link on the survey page in December but never got credit or a response. should I fill out another?

[SunshineGirl]

I have emailed Greenfield. I will ask her if these should count for us.

[disneynut]

I have emailed Greenfield. I will ask her if these should count for us.

Thanks. I am now a member of 2 groups. whoohhhhooooo. LOL. Both did not take me back to the Sr page but to a different survey place.:confused: I hope I get credit for one. I am still allowed to go into surveys though without the message that I have exceeded my limit?? I dont want to do another one and then they all credit and get busted for some fraud. I guess I will wait and see what happens. Thanks I will be waiting for the reply.

[zgirl]

I just did the cosmetics one and got routed to the Opinion Surveys Site. These surveys are crazy!

[Hedy]

Not really an *avoid*, but I got one with a warning it would ask personal questions....and it did. Just in case you SR with somebody you'd rather not answer stuff like that around, be aware.

[m 'n c]

Not really an *avoid*, but I got one with a warning it would ask personal questions....and it did. Just in case you SR with somebody you'd rather not answer stuff like that around, be aware.

I think I just got that one and apparently they didn't like my answers so I got the boot really fast.

[Belle]

Ooh. That's not good if you had NOT taken it already.



I had taken it, but it did not take me back to SR. That was my main point. I did complete it, but b/c it didn't take me back to SR I probably won't get credit for completing it. I've only been able to get 1 this month (and not from a lack of trying), and I am bummed about it. :(


I think too much. (I also created surveys for a year in college and think that computers and surveys are a bad mix! Shh, I didn't say that)
I tend to think too much as well. ;-)

[MdCaterer]

I just completed one that sent me to Opinion Surveys.
Here is the error message I received:

"Your request cannot be completed. The following error message was returned:

The survey you are requesting has already been taken on this workstation. The owner of this survey has indicated that it can only be taken once on each unique computer.
For questions regarding the survey you were attempting to complete, please contact the system administrator."

I hope that is enough proof that I did complete the survey. Of course there are now no other surveys for which I qualify.

Tricia, I sent you an email and reported it. Hope it helps!

This same thing happened to me yesterday. I seem to get most or all the way thru most of them and then get an error or get dumped out VERY frustrating

[Iteach]

I started a survey after work today, but was still at work. Couldn't finish it before I needed to leave so didn't close it out, just minimized it. When I got home I was able to finish and it did take me back to the SR congrats page, then of course it asked me to log in to my account, but AFTER finishing and the congrats page. Do you think this one will credit? I forgot to check the exceeded limit page before I cleared cookies to do a SM survey and an offer. I certainly don't want to do another survey if it will credit, but don't want to lose a survey day. Any tech people who know the answer? TIA:)

[faithhope]

Took pre questions for an alcohol survey... said I qualified to take the survey
http://cb.ktrmr.com/scripts/MRWEBPL.DLL?ACTION
Then gave me a page not found.

[MdCaterer]

Took pre questions for an alcohol survey... said I qualified to take the survey
http://cb.ktrmr.com/scripts/MRWEBPL.DLL?ACTION
Then gave me a page not found.

That happened to me too!!! As for surveys this month my luck has been all bad. Hopefully they will have more coming: ))

[Hedy]

I got one that was a focus group invitation from a food company...ended, but no completed message.

[m 'n c]

I got one that was a focus group invitation from a food company...ended, but no completed message.

That was the only survey I qualified for yesterday and got that same thing. Figured I'd pass it on to Greenfield though but doubt anything can be done.

[DisneyMa]

Just coming to post about this. After I completed the survey, I rec'd a thank you, but it did not take me back to SR. I refreshed the page and rec'd

You have already submitted this survey (key=13837 dt=1/12/2008 3:51:13 PM). If you would like to start from the beginning, please go to: http://vovici.com/wsb.dll/96560/CON-GIER12-07.htm?cacherefresh=2008011215521703* (SR)

(I used a star for the last number, I didn't know if I could post the whole link? I know the number so let me know if you need it posted)

Is this going to credit? Should I take another one?

[Hedy]

Just coming to post about this. After I completed the survey, I rec'd a thank you, but it did not take me back to SR. I refreshed the page and rec'd

You have already submitted this survey (key=13837 dt=1/12/2008 3:51:13 PM). If you would like to start from the beginning, please go to: http://vovici.com/wsb.dll/96560/CON-GIER12-07.htm?cacherefresh=2008011215521703* (SR)

(I used a star for the last number, I didn't know if I could post the whole link? I know the number so let me know if you need it posted)

Is this going to credit? Should I take another one?
If you don't get the already completed message when you go to take another survey, you might want to take another one.

Be sure to report that.

[mom2dea]

That was the only survey I qualified for yesterday and got that same thing. Figured I'd pass it on to Greenfield though but doubt anything can be done.


I got this today and it took my address and e-mail address and said thank you but I then had to go take another survey .

[MdCaterer]

I got one that was a focus group invitation from a food company...ended, but no completed message.

Same thing here. It asked a ton of questions, then I had to agree to join a community, be contacted get online, etc, etc. Gi the congrats gave name email etc said I was accepted and then took me to some new survey page!!
When I tried to take another survey I could, but did not qualify so I am pretty sure it did not credit. I will be very miffed if they send me an email and expect me to join their group.

[sweetiee]

I just stupidly tried to do some OTX ones. Kept getting disqualified. Finally did a game one and did the WHOLE thing. Got to the very end and the next screen said something like email to notify us of technical difficulty. I think this is a scam if this is happening to everyone. I mean, if we answer all the questions, they then just have to say there is a tech. diff. and don't have to pay for our time and answers, but still have our personal info.

[tinad171972]

i took one today on alcholic beverages and how many you drank in the past 7 days and when I got to the end, it told me to hit submit to complete the survey and then I got an internal error.

[dizneemom]

i took one today on alcholic beverages and how many you drank in the past 7 days and when I got to the end, it told me to hit submit to complete the survey and then I got an internal error.
I got the same one and now there are no other surveys that I qualify for! :(

I did report it on the Daily Survey page, so hopefully Greenfield will get it fixed so that others will be able to submit their results and get credit.

[marcymajor]

today is definitely not my day for surveys - my whole household has tried but none of us can qualify for anything. i just attempted an otx survey on cigarettes, got through the whole thing, got a thank you and a page came up from global test market (another survey site) that said "sorry you don't qualify." what a crock that is after they got all my information and i spent about 20 minutes doing it. now when i try to do another otx survey it says i have reached my limit for the day and to try again tomorrow. I HATE OTX SURVEYS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:

[kayjo]

I agree with you about the OTX surveys. I just spent 30 minutes on an automobile ad survey for the MyThoughtsCount 1/13 survey. I got to the final classification questions, entered my age and hit submit. I was taken to a page that stated I had not answered some questions truthfully and therefore I was disqualified from the survey. I may not be thrilled with how old I am but I do not lie about anything including my age. I hadn't made any New Year's resolutions but I have changed my mind. I will no longer participate in any OTX surveys. My time is worth more than 70 cents and I am offended at being called a liar.

[marcymajor]

i got that same survey and that same message and last week and it really ticked me off - who are they to say that i am not honest about my age or any other information i am giving them - i'm 54 and proud of it so why would i lie about that or anything else. as you said, my time is definitely worth more than a lousy 70 cents so unless otx changes their survey practices they can kiss my participation goodbye.:cooldance:

[m 'n c]

Please keep this in mind per Tricia


PLEASE keep in mind that OTX is not saying that anyone is lying about their age intentionally. There is a glitch in their system right now such that if you have not yet had a birthday in 2008, it thinks that you are off by a year. It is not a judgment thing. It is strictly an error in their database that we have been seeing consistently since January 1 and I have not been able to find anyone to fix.

[cglaura]

There is a problem w/ the OTX they are trying to fix. Basically your age is 2008 minus the year you were born, regardless of what month. Doesn't make it better that your time was wasted, I know, but they are not intentionally trying to deceive. The data gets dumped for unqualified surveys, so it was a waste of their time also.

Edit: Darnitall Catherine, you did it again LOL. I think I just type too slow :rotfl:

[marcymajor]

i understand what you are saying - i guess i am just so very frustrated that no matter how hard i try to qualify for an otx survey most of the time i get booted out by not qualifying or something or i get the thank you page but for some reason i don't get paid for the surveys i have completed. i hope you can see that i was just venting as i needed to get those things off my chest.

[howdyfrtx]

I got the same one and now there are no other surveys that I qualify for! :(

I did report it on the Daily Survey page, so hopefully Greenfield will get it fixed so that others will be able to submit their results and get credit.

I too got the same error...I was looking forward to take the survey too.

[kayjo]

There is a problem w/ the OTX they are trying to fix. Basically your age is 2008 minus the year you were born, regardless of what month. Doesn't make it better that your time was wasted, I know, but they are not intentionally trying to deceive. The data gets dumped for unqualified surveys, so it was a waste of their time also.

Edit: Darnitall Catherine, you did it again LOL. I think I just type too slow :rotfl:

Thanks for the info.

[spring]

Silly me. I did the OTX survey on cars today. Got all the way through, then forgot to add a year to my age. I know better and I understand the problem. However, I guess I wasn't awake yet.:( So of course I got the standard "dishonest" message, and now it won't let me retry. Frustrating!

Update: About 1 1/2 hours later, I was again ALLOWED to take a survey, got the same one, remembered to add a year to my age, and I got credit.

[OhMari]

I got one that was a focus group invitation from a food company...ended, but no completed message.

Me too. I got this one Monday morning. It did ask me about where I shopped and it took about 15 minutes. I'll try this afternoon and try another survey.

[dizneemom]

Forgive me if this has been answered, but the thread is over 200 pages long and I'm going crosseyed from trying to find an answer.

I know that if we're having trouble qualifying for a survey, we can get another household member to log in and try. I've been getting DH to do surveys when I don't qualify. But can he repeat a survey that I've already done? So far, I've been keeping a list of the surveys that each of us has completed and if we get a survey that looks like the other one has done, we back out and try to qualify for another one. Am I doing this unneccessarily? It sure would be nice to not have to drop doing a survey if I don't have to but I don't want to do anything that is against the rules.

Thanks for the help. And again, sorry if this has already been addressed.

[m 'n c]

I am not the end all be all with answers and rules around here so with that said I believe it is ok if you and he do the same survey since you are 2 different people with 2 different opinions.

[mrs.knip]

Me too. I got this one Monday morning. It did ask me about where I shopped and it took about 15 minutes. I'll try this afternoon and try another survey.

Yep, I just got this one too. :(

[mollyeilis]

Are the Greefield surveys having the age issue like the OTX surveys are?

[spring]

Are the Greefield surveys having the age issue like the OTX surveys are?

Personally, I haven't found that to be the case. I have only found it with the OTX (My Thought Counts) Surveys.

[bellanlivismom]

Tried a survey this morning, not a lot of time invested but frustrating. Answered 2 questions and it took me to this page. Not to greenfield, not to sunshine. It just stopped.

http://ep.testandvote.com/ep-0_EN-EN_1.htm?tlid=4520312

[Alice28]

Have yesterday's surveys posted yet? (from 1/15?) I'm wondering since SR is having site problems if the credits haven't posted yet? Thanks for any information.:sunshine:

[cherbear]

Have yesterday's surveys posted yet? (from 1/15?) I'm wondering since SR is having site problems if the credits haven't posted yet? Thanks for any information.:sunshine:

mine did. It wasn't long ago, so check again :sunshine:

[annieollendorf]

Has anyone been experiencing trouble with the main survey page loading slow?
I am having this problem and can't figure out if it is my connection or just greenfield. Also, I am having problems qualifying for a survey. I wonder if this is due to the site loading slower than normal.



April

[sunshinecindy]

I was surprised how easily i got one today, right off, no problems. It was a little long, but I'm sure it will credit. :cooldance:

[belbook]

Yep, I just got this one too. :(

Me too - I should have looked here first.

[Iteach]

I got a SM survey about a specific computer. Asked me if I would download something which I did. Got all the way through when it took me to another page, but not the SR congrats.

[m 'n c]

I think as long as you get a congrats screen with the SM surveys they should credit. I know they don't bring you back to SR though.

[fourfoxesinpa]

I just completed a survey to join an online community panel for an upscale women's apparel company. At the end of the survey, i was directed to a home page for "Opinion Surveys"

This is the beginning of the link but I didn't want to post it all because it has my email address in it...

http://ups.surveyrouter.com/SurveyTrafficUI/STMUI/Page.aspx?c=cd2485&pgtid=

It stinks that they have a completed survey and I won't receive any credit. GRRRRRRR. :computer:

P.S. - looks like the same survey as posted in #52 a week ago. When I go to the SR Daily Surveys page, I am not getting the "exceeded" message so I'm going to continue with another survey. From the previous posts, it doesn't look like I'll get credit for this one but I don't want to do anything "fraudulent."

Thanks.

[m 'n c]

Just wanted to chime in and remind everyone to use the Report Surveys link at the bottom of the Daily Survey pages when you have issues with a particular survey. Warning others in here is ok but they will not get reported to Greenfield through this thread.

[lanny76]

Got nothing yest, got one quickly today, about auto commercials - it was long, but just glad to get a survey again! Hopefully I can get to 25 for the month still!:)

[lenzs4]

I was in the middle of a survey on Alcohol drinks and the buttons stopped taking me to new screens. Here is the link. It was a daily survey but was by poling point and there was not reporting link - So I am reporting it here.

http://surveyg2.pollingpoint.com/vynXzB4YShCddF

[m 'n c]

I was in the middle of a survey on Alcohol drinks and the buttons stopped taking me to new screens. Here is the link. It was a daily survey but was by poling point and there was not reporting link - So I am reporting it here.

http://surveyg2.pollingpoint.com/vynXzB4YShCddF

The link is at the bottom of the SR daily survey page under the green box you click on to take the survey. Greenfield can contact polling point to fix the survey.

[lenzs4]

OH - thanks!

[letharobin]

I have not been able to get qualified for a survey at all this week. Can I get some suggestions

Letha

[mommytotwo]

I have been having the same problem :(.

[m 'n c]

Its really just dependant on how many surveys are loaded on greenfield that are looking for your demographics. Sorry but you can't really do anything about it but wait it out until they load up new surveys.

Changing up your demographics is considered fraudulent activity by both Greenfield and SR and has led to bannation of some members a few months ago so please don't try that route. Greenfield has ways to track this. How I don't know but it has happened.

What I would suggest is that if you have other people living in your household is to have them try doing a survey with their demographics and personal email. Sometimes people who are different from you (ie male, older, younger) will be able to qualify for surveys that you can't.

This thread will explain why we are all experiencing a shortage on surveys.

http://www.sunshinerewardsforum.com/showpost.php?p=98551&postcount=1

[bellanlivismom]

I have not been able to qualify for many, I usually have to make my husband do it because he falls into a different age group than I do. :)

Good luck!

[chipndale]

I too am having a difficult time this month just qualifying for a survey. My solution - get DH to take a survey. We usually fall into the same age bracket but I say that just because he gets to check that "male" button is why he gets accepted. DH doesn't really like to take surveys but I just bug him to he gives in.

[lanny76]

Its really just dependant on how many surveys are loaded on greenfield that are looking for your demographics. Sorry but you can't really do anything about it but wait it out until they load up new surveys.

Changing up your demographics is considered fraudulent activity by both Greenfield and SR and has led to bannation of some members a few months ago so please don't try that route. Greenfield has ways to track this. How I don't know but it has happened.

What I would suggest is that if you have other people living in your household is to have them try doing a survey with their demographics and personal email. Sometimes people who are different from you (ie male, older, younger) will be able to qualify for surveys that you can't.

This thread will explain why we are all experiencing a shortage on surveys.

http://www.sunshinerewardsforum.com/showpost.php?p=98551&postcount=1

So this fraudulent activity - what about if a day or two you accidentally clicked on a different income and didn't realize it; or one of the others, like schooling? If this happens once or twice, do they still consider it fraudulent activity and kick you out? Or are they looking for some sort of pattern over a few days or weeks? I'm not asking this because I have been doing this sort of thing; I'm asking because I know I have clicked on a different item than I meant to a time or two and didn't get it corrected before I hit start survey in time; I don't want to find myself out in the cold because of it!

[askomsky]

So this fraudulent activity - what about if a day or two you accidentally clicked on a different income and didn't realize it; or one of the others, like schooling? If this happens once or twice, do they still consider it fraudulent activity and kick you out? Or are they looking for some sort of pattern over a few days or weeks? I'm not asking this because I have been doing this sort of thing; I'm asking because I know I have clicked on a different item than I meant to a time or two and didn't get it corrected before I hit start survey in time; I don't want to find myself out in the cold because of it!

Same here, sometimes It's just habit to click and go through the same ol same ol questions and before I realize it once In a while I've gone up or down one bracket (mostly for income or age but the bracket isn' tusually that big of difference from what I've seen)

I hope that doesn't cause any problems.

[lanny76]

Yeah, especially today I have had problems - should have taken a nap & tylenol instead of trying to do a survey!LOL I kept getting refused and kept trying again and after a trying a couple different email addys realized I was mixing my addresses up and clicking wrong brackets. OUCH!!! So I just gave up on today, and hope I can still squeeze 25 in.

[cherbear]

I know this thread is for the daily surveys, but OTX is pretty much a daily survey now, too...and I just wanted to say --WOW! I just got a survey on an acessory store and it took less than 3 minutes! Thankfully I went there to buy some headbands recently so I qualified! woohoo! (definitely makes up for the 25 min one I had earlier today, got all the way through, and then it said I wasn't honest in one of my answers! :eek: I wanted to :computer: )

[m 'n c]

So this fraudulent activity - what about if a day or two you accidentally clicked on a different income and didn't realize it; or one of the others, like schooling? If this happens once or twice, do they still consider it fraudulent activity and kick you out? Or are they looking for some sort of pattern over a few days or weeks? I'm not asking this because I have been doing this sort of thing; I'm asking because I know I have clicked on a different item than I meant to a time or two and didn't get it corrected before I hit start survey in time; I don't want to find myself out in the cold because of it!

Its if they are noticing a pattern not if you do it accidently once or twice. Like I said I don't know all the ins and outs of it. I just remember that when surveys started getting cracked down on a few months ago a few people were found to be doing surveys fraudulently (ie wrong demographics, multiple surveys a day for an extended period of time) which Greenfield reported to SR and after an investigation of their account they were relieved of their SR participation duties.

Guys we aren't trying to scare you at all but there are alot of lurkers and such around here that read the boards. Based on some things that are said/asked people can piece together ways to circumvent the rules which we don't want because it hurts us all. So alot of the responses you see are for that reason not to scare you. As long as you follow the rules established by Tricia (and posted in the stickies) you will be ok.

[jnorth1007]

Honestly and without meaning to offend anyone but we are all adults here and we need to start taking responsibility for what answers we are giving on ANY survey or offer we do. I understand that mistakes happen but there really isn't a reason for them to. When you enter your information make sure to read the questions carefully and answer truthfully. These survey places are paying us for truthful information. I am quite sure that the companies are using this information to make marketing and product decisions. With that in mind they are paying for truthful information and that is what we need to give them. Otherwise we are committing fraud whether they catch it or not. What the point Catherine was trying to make is that you can't change YOUR demographics to try to fit a survey. You can however have another family member who may fit that demographic take the survey with THEIR information. So you can't suddenly become 20 instead of 40. Is it a huge issue? No but we should all be taking things a little slower and making sure we are giving true and correct information on ANY offer. This keeps SR, us and the advertisers happy and it also keeps all of you earning money. Hope this makes sense.

[lanny76]

Honestly and without meaning to offend anyone but we are all adults here and we need to start taking responsibility for what answers we are giving on ANY survey or offer we do. I understand that mistakes happen but there really isn't a reason for them to. When you enter your information make sure to read the questions carefully and answer truthfully. These survey places are paying us for truthful information. I am quite sure that the companies are using this information to make marketing and product decisions. With that in mind they are paying for truthful information and that is what we need to give them. Otherwise we are committing fraud whether they catch it or not. What the point Catherine was trying to make is that you can't change YOUR demographics to try to fit a survey. You can however have another family member who may fit that demographic take the survey with THEIR information. So you can't suddenly become 20 instead of 40. Is it a huge issue? No but we should all be taking things a little slower and making sure we are giving true and correct information on ANY offer. This keeps SR, us and the advertisers happy and it also keeps all of you earning money. Hope this makes sense.


Oh yes, it makes sense, thank you. I do apologize for the moments of carelessness on my part - I do get in a hurry to get thru the demographics page sometimes and as the saying goes haste makes waste. So now that I have been duly frightened I might lose my SR privileges if I'm not careful enough I shall be more than careful! No more demographics errors for me.
This site was an awesome find for me and I don't want to mess it up, and hopefully haven't.

[lanny76]

Is anyone else having this problem or is it just me?? I have only 2 options to choose, I don't qualify for either, and if I do get an I agree to respond in an honest manner, then I get the next page saying sorry you do not qualify. Or I get an Internal Error page. What does THAT mean?
All of a sudden surveys have dried up for me. So no big bonuses for me this month now I guess.
And no I doubt I can get my DH to put his demographics in, even tho they would be vastly different than mine, and he could probably do a lot of these IT surveys for me - he just wouldn't have the patience to do it! He sort of rolls his eyes at me spending my time doing them!!:rotfl:

[DisneyMa]

Okay, I have a question:

I have been doing surveys for a while, and once in a while DH helps out by doing a survey. Well today (after I cleared cookies) I had to put in all my info again. Birthday, race, etc. He noticed that the line said income, not household income! I have been putting in OUR income in that. So, is that for the income that I soley make or our household income that WE make?

[pattip03]

FYI -
OTX Survey still has not fixed the age problem! :computer:

[jnorth1007]

Honestly I don't think that matters. I have always put in the household income. Just keep putting whatever you have always put so that you are consistant.

[bs4free]

WOOT Happy today got one on Food! I love when we get surveys on FOOD....

[bartleby1]

Okay, I have a question:

I have been doing surveys for a while, and once in a while DH helps out by doing a survey. Well today (after I cleared cookies) I had to put in all my info again. Birthday, race, etc. He noticed that the line said income, not household income! I have been putting in OUR income in that. So, is that for the income that I soley make or our household income that WE make?

I never noticed that before either! I've been using the household income all along and will continue to do so. I have no income otherwise, unless you count SR, lol!

[DisneyMa]

I never noticed that before either! I've been using the household income all along and will continue to do so. I have no income otherwise, unless you count SR, lol! Exactly!!!:rotfl:

[Kycha]

I just assumed it was household income(and not individual). Cause that is what they ask for in the actual surveys.

[spring]

I've been putting household income in, also. However, I ALWAYS put the same thing in (our household income), so I guess from what Janet says, as long as you are consistent, it doesn't matter. If I'm nothing else, I'm surely consistent!

[bellanlivismom]

I was wondering if anyone knew if today was a Greenfield holiday. I have not been able to get a survey to save my life, and today there are no new options. Usually when we get around to Monday they load new ones and there are new things to check off. Just curious!

[m 'n c]

I would assume so.

[bellanlivismom]

bummer. :(

[DisneyMa]

bummer. :(


ditto! I didn't get a survey on Sat or Sun either!!

[annieollendorf]

I am with ya, I can't get a survey also. My chances of making 25 have been blown.

This is frustrating, I am going to Disney in June and wanted to make as many survey as I can get.

April

[jfrog]

I tried soooo many times this past weekend and also this morning...wonder what's up! I blew my 25 chances long ago, sorry for those of you that are soo close and are missing your surveys!! Frustrating!

[bartleby1]

I think I'm still on track for the $8 bonus, but it isn't looking good today. I can't get one and I had a really hard time this weekend. I must have checked 50 times! Hopefully more will get loaded later today.

[annieollendorf]

No offense to anyone, but I am glad I am not going throught this frustating time alone :sunshine: :sunshine: :sunshine:

April

[m 'n c]

No offense to anyone, but I am glad I am not going throught this frustating time alone :sunshine: :sunshine: :sunshine:

April

Nope I'm with you too. I'm aiming for the 20 surveys this month level which isn't looking too good either but anything is better than nothing in my book.

Are you making sure to do the daily OTX survey through the My Thoughts Count offer? That is 70 cents as well and they seem to have a good selection of surveys as well. Not a lot of people realize its a survey so I just wanted to throw it out there.

[bellanlivismom]

you are not alone. We are going to Disney in May so I am on the same mission. I have only missed 2 so far...today would make 3. Maybe DH, but I doubt it since he could not get one all weekend. I got one on Saturday but not Sunday. Thankfully I got the OTX ones and they were worth .80 this weekend. Whoo hoo!!!! Hopefully I will still get the 25, only time will tell.

[linanglab]

I have tried taking 8 different surveys today with nothing to show for it.....I have missed the $8 by 1 - BOOOOO!!!! 25 should be obtainable. But I liked to get my 25 out of the way in the beginning of the month so I can relax, if need be, toward the end....

[Magical JenK]

Nope I'm with you too. I'm aiming for the 20 surveys this month level which isn't looking too good either but anything is better than nothing in my book.

Are you making sure to do the daily OTX survey through the My Thoughts Count offer? That is 70 cents as well and they seem to have a good selection of surveys as well. Not a lot of people realize its a survey so I just wanted to throw it out there.

I'm keeping my fingers crossed for the 15, but I don't think I'll be able to do it either, oh well.

As for OTX or even the SM surveys...I can NEVER EVER qualify to get those, so I just don't put myself through those...one survey that declines me is enough for me!

[askomsky]

Must not be a holiday, weekend survey's just posted! could explain why after all morning of not qualifying for one I was just able to get a fairly easy one.

I was going to give up thinking it was a lost cause for today.

[faithhope]

I just got a survey... maybe they reloaded
I'm just hoping for 15 this month...sigh

[bellanlivismom]

whoo, I did manage to get one FINALLY. I know it is only .80 but .80 is .80. Good luck everyone!!

[bartleby1]

Still no new surveys for me :(

[Shadey55]

I was able to get a survey today...after a dry spell. :) I want to try the OTX survey...I got one yesterday, but I'm not sure what time I got it. I know it says you can only do them every 24 hours.

[bartleby1]

Woohooooo! Cleared my cookies and was able to get one!!!

KEEP TRYING EVERYONE!:sunshine2:

Good luck to all!

[ameraumi]

I was able to get one for DH to complete! :sunshine:

[Alice28]

My 'window' doesn't open up til about 2pm my time, but I was able to get one all weekend. Rather, I had DH do them for me.

I am now #12 on the Big Board, so I am PRAYING I can keep getting the surveys and OTX surveys and maybe push me to #10. I have never been on the big board, although I consistently earn $50-75 per month on SR. Frustrating! I'm just not a huge shopper online, and I think that's what helps a lot of members get in that Top Ten!

[lurkyloo]

OK, I was just doing a really fun one on movie characters, and it got stuck in a loop, asking me the same 4 questions about a certain movie over and over...

[luvdisney00]

I am always consistent with my survey info, but when I try to put info in for my husband or my daughter, I always use my email addy. My husband doesn't want any junk generated on his (I'm lucky if he'll do the survey for me!) and my daughters is very limited on what it will accept. It never occured to me that 3 different demograpics on the same addy could be considered fraudulent. They are consistently the same 3 sets of info.

[lanny76]

From what I gather, unless you're always the same on your demographics this isn't good. But if you've been doing that a while they don't seem to have tagged your account as fraudulent - maybe because you have been consistent in the different demographics sets. Who knows - there are many people on here better qualified than I to answer your post, and I don't want to be thought presumptious!!! At this point though for myself I'd feel safer using a different set of demographics with the address of the person they belong to.
I also want to clarify something. After I post about making some mistakes on my demographics, here I am feeling small after getting scolded for it and smaller yet after others post about how consistent and careful they are. I would like to point out that actually I HAVE been fairly consistent for over 2 months, except for 2 bad days this month last week that I know I had when I was actually sick with nasty headaches and exhausted - when I did get more in a desperate hurry to get a survey and get thru! Those days I didn't catch my errors very well. Other days, I was certainly more careful about catching any errors or typos in my demographics. And now I shall certainly be the model of consistency - and maybe not be so stubborn about trying to get surveys when I'm not feeling well.
Forgive me this too long post.

[m 'n c]

I am always consistent with my survey info, but when I try to put info in for my husband or my daughter, I always use my email addy. My husband doesn't want any junk generated on his (I'm lucky if he'll do the survey for me!) and my daughters is very limited on what it will accept. It never occured to me that 3 different demograpics on the same addy could be considered fraudulent. They are consistently the same 3 sets of info.

What I do is I have a gmail account set up where the address without a dot in it is for Mike to complete surveys through with his demographics and another variation of that email address with a dot for my demographics. 2 "separate" emails for 2 separate people and its not hard to keep track of. Might be something to think about if you are worried.

[Lisaj68]

Just logging on and kinda thought I might actually have had 2 surveys credit from yesterday. I completed the first one, and had an error so I posted the error on the survey page and then did another one. Come to think of it, it didn't take me back to the congrats page, but ultimately, I wasn't allowed to complete another survey, so hoping that went through!

[bellanlivismom]

I did get the daily survey credit this morning. I know, probably not what you wanted to hear.

[mjjmbnmm]

I also got mine.

[Lisaj68]

Darn! Thanks.

After completing 0 in December and 4 or so in January, I am really trying to get back in the swing of things....but unpaid surveys don't help me want to spend more time taking more surveys!!

[January]

I was able to complete 2 surveys yesterday. The first one never made it back to the SR screen that says I completed the survey although on the survey it said I completed the survey. :confused: So, I tried to do another...just in case...and I was able to complete that one also. I still have not received credit. Usually my credits show up early the next day.

Has anyone else had this happen?

[cglaura]

I was able to complete 2 surveys yesterday. The first one never made it back to the SR screen that says I completed the survey although on the survey it said I completed the survey. :confused: So, I tried to do another...just in case...and I was able to complete that one also. I still have not received credit. Usually my credits show up early the next day.

Has anyone else had this happen?

The credits are usually loaded at either 9:30am or 12:30pm, so hopefully they will be there soon. :sunshine2:

[LuvMyBoys]

I just got half way through a survey on a new frozen meal/snack concept and then half way through it told me the survey was closed and took me to the "Insight Now" homepage?? :confused:

[AdventurerKat]

I'm glad to see at least some of you are getting surveys. I can't seem to qualify for any lately in either the daily or the Your Opinion Counts.

I must be in the demographic they just don't care to hear from. ;)

[chipndale]

I want to jump up and down and have a big party. :party: For the first time in 11 days, I was able to qualify and complete and survey! :cooldance:

[m 'n c]

hate to ask but anyone see credit from yesterday's surveys?

[marsham]

I did!!!! Woo Hoo, finally got one, had only one in December, and have been non qualified about a bazillion times until yesterday.

[askomsky]

hate to ask but anyone see credit from yesterday's surveys?


yes, they were actually posted after 930am today. Sorry.... :(

[faithhope]

hate to ask but anyone see credit from yesterday's surveys?

Sorry...yes
Credit: Daily Survey - 1/28/2008

[m 'n c]

Ok I think somehow mine is counting for today even though I completed it yesterday afternoon because I have that darn exceeded my limit message.

[lanny76]

Today I tried 3-4 times to qualify for survey, answered ?s on one for 10 minutes just to be told I didn't fit what they were looking for. So then suddenly I got the you have exceeded daily limit page!! :confused: I didn't even qualify for one, so how could I have gotten that! And yesterday's did credit, so it wasn't that. Anyway, I went ahead and tried with a different email addy and got one - so I hope that was OK.
I've already had 2x times where somehow I ended up with 2 credits; I don't want it to happen again and have people get suspicious - yipes!

[lanny76]

Re - my post above - I did get credit for 2 surveys, but I have not the faintest understanding why! I got kicked out of several surveys and then was told I had exceeded the daily limit. But I had not even gotten to complete one - so how on earth did I get credit for one that I got kicked out of??!!
Because I knew I had not actually gotten a survey completed, I did try again.
And now I am dismayed to see that I got double credit again. Hopefully I don't get any trouble for it, because I didn't TRY to get that!

[chipndale]

Re - my post above - I did get credit for 2 surveys, but I have not the faintest understanding why! I got kicked out of several surveys and then was told I had exceeded the daily limit. But I had not even gotten to complete one - so how on earth did I get credit for one that I got kicked out of??!!
Because I knew I had not actually gotten a survey completed, I did try again.
And now I am dismayed to see that I got double credit again. Hopefully I don't get any trouble for it, because I didn't TRY to get that!

I am guessing that yesterdays surveys have already posted then? If so maybe they gave you credit for my survey. Ha Ha :rotfl: After 11 days of not qualifying for a survey I managed to complete a really long survey and I have no credit for it. :cry: Off to try to get a survey for today.

[lanny76]

I am guessing that yesterdays surveys have already posted then? If so maybe they gave you credit for my survey. Ha Ha :rotfl: After 11 days of not qualifying for a survey I managed to complete a really long survey and I have no credit for it. :cry: Off to try to get a survey for today.

Ha ha! Who knows why wierd things like this happen - maybe they did get some things mixed up yesterday - otherwise I have NO idea how I get credit for 2 when I only got thru one after being kicked out several times.
But I am sure sorry about yours - how aggravating, esp when you do one long one like that.:(

[chipndale]

Fingers crossed - I just finished a survey - Oh I hope that I get credit tomorrow.

[lanny76]

Ok, the same wierd thing that happened to me 2 days ago just happened again. I was taking a survey that was about joining an online focus group. It told me after a bunch a ?s that I didn't fit what they were looking for and kicked me out. I was sent to the take another survey page, but when I clicked that then I got the exceeded daily limit message again!!!
The other day I went ahead and took a survey again because I thought I hadn't really done one and why would I get credit for one I got kicked out of?? But then I got 2 credits!!
So now, with a different survey, I get the same sort of thing. And now I am hesitant to try another survey, because I am afraid I'll get 2 credits again - and that would make 4 times this month, which is just beyond reasonable. So I am not sure what to make of this!!:confused: :confused:
I guess if it said that I exceeded the daily limit, that means I'll get credit? I sure didn't get any congratulations page though.

[askomsky]

Ok, the same wierd thing that happened to me 2 days ago just happened again. I was taking a survey that was about joining an online focus group. It told me after a bunch a ?s that I didn't fit what they were looking for and kicked me out. I was sent to the take another survey page, but when I clicked that then I got the exceeded daily limit message again!!!
The other day I went ahead and took a survey again because I thought I hadn't really done one and why would I get credit for one I got kicked out of?? But then I got 2 credits!!
So now, with a different survey, I get the same sort of thing. And now I am hesitant to try another survey, because I am afraid I'll get 2 credits again - and that would make 4 times this month, which is just beyond reasonable. So I am not sure what to make of this!!:confused: :confused:
I guess if it said that I exceeded the daily limit, that means I'll get credit? I sure didn't get any congratulations page though.


I would say that if you started the day withOUT the exceed limit page, but then got it after getting booted out then your going to get credit for the survey if you keep getting an exceeded limit page now.

That's just my opinion, and from what happened in the past is probably a good indication that you'll still get credit.

JM2C!
April

[lanny76]

I would say that if you started the day withOUT the exceed limit page, but then got it after getting booted out then your going to get credit for the survey if you keep getting an exceeded limit page now.

That's just my opinion, and from what happened in the past is probably a good indication that you'll still get credit.

JM2C!
April

Took me a bit to get your abbreviation there! But thanks - I think that you are probly right. Nothing like getting paid for getting booted, I guess!! Might be the first times I've gotten paid for NOT qualifying for something - guess I won't quibble.:rotfl:

[lrsellars]

Ok, the same wierd thing that happened to me 2 days ago just happened again. I was taking a survey that was about joining an online focus group. It told me after a bunch a ?s that I didn't fit what they were looking for and kicked me out. I was sent to the take another survey page, but when I clicked that then I got the exceeded daily limit message again!!!
The other day I went ahead and took a survey again because I thought I hadn't really done one and why would I get credit for one I got kicked out of?? But then I got 2 credits!!
So now, with a different survey, I get the same sort of thing. And now I am hesitant to try another survey, because I am afraid I'll get 2 credits again - and that would make 4 times this month, which is just beyond reasonable. So I am not sure what to make of this!!:confused: :confused:
I guess if it said that I exceeded the daily limit, that means I'll get credit? I sure didn't get any congratulations page though.


This is exactly what happened to me this evening so I'm hoping I get the credit. It would make 31 and if I don't get the credit, I'm going to cry. I've worked hard all month.

[lanny76]

I think you probably will - if I got the double credit the first time, I am thinking that probably somehow the one I got kicked out this time will credit too, and for you too. It is really weird - and weirder still to have it happen 2x in the same week; and the surveys weren't even the same, similar but still different. So yeah I think somehow it credits in that case - why I couldn't imagine!!

[kayjo]

Got a fairly easy one today on dog food. I was thrilled since I usually don't qualify for the OTX surveys.

[bellanlivismom]

Took a SM survey...after 25 minutes of survey and the classification only questions, you know right before it goes to the congratulations page, it told me I did not qualify :computer: :computer: :computer:

[dizneemom]

I just finished a long survey on yogurts. It actually told me that I was almost finished, asked for some info for classification purposes and after answering those questions, it took me back to the SR "Sorry you did not qualify" screen. :confused:

Couldn't they have asked all those "qualification" questions BEFORE I wasted 20 minutes answering every question in their survey???? :computer:

[SunshineGirl]

Please remember that if they say you "do not qualify" at the end, it usually actually means that you did not pass their quality control test. It is not really that you did not meet their classifications. The biggest culprit in this is taking the surveys faster than what they think they should be taken in. Our best advice is to take them slowly...multitasking even if you are a fast reader or survey taker.

[bellanlivismom]

I just finished a long survey on yogurts. It actually told me that I was almost finished, asked for some info for classification purposes and after answering those questions, it took me back to the SR "Sorry you did not qualify" screen. :confused:

Couldn't they have asked all those "qualification" questions BEFORE I wasted 20 minutes answering every question in their survey???? :computer:

That was the same one that I took!!!! Maybe it is just this one. I will be curious to see if anyone gets it. I try and be careful about the time in which I take things because I read fast. Thanks Tricia for the heads up. :)

[cherbear]

Please remember that if they say you "do not qualify" at the end, it usually actually means that you did not pass their quality control test. It is not really that you did not meet their classifications. The biggest culprit in this is taking the surveys faster than what they think they should be taken in. Our best advice is to take them slowly...multitasking even if you are a fast reader or survey taker.

Thanks Tricia! What about when the OTX ones have you go through the whole survey, and then at the end say you answered dishonestly? I have had that happen twice, and I went through the survey VERY slowly and answered everything with the utmost sincerity. I just couldn't figure out what I did wrong. Do you have any idea why that is happening?

[lorisnuts]

I just finished a long survey on yogurts. It actually told me that I was almost finished, asked for some info for classification purposes and after answering those questions, it took me back to the SR "Sorry you did not qualify" screen. :confused:

Couldn't they have asked all those "qualification" questions BEFORE I wasted 20 minutes answering every question in their survey???? :computer:



I took that same survey and the exact same thing happened to me at the same spot!! :computer:

[chipndale]

I took that same survey and the exact same thing happened to me at the same spot!! :computer:

Add me to the list! I just took the yogurt survey and I was multi tasking - I ran after ds a few times. I got the whole way through the questions and it said that there was only a few more questions for classification purposes. The last question I answered was occupation.

[lanny76]

I just finished a long survey on yogurts. It actually told me that I was almost finished, asked for some info for classification purposes and after answering those questions, it took me back to the SR "Sorry you did not qualify" screen. :confused:

Couldn't they have asked all those "qualification" questions BEFORE I wasted 20 minutes answering every question in their survey???? :computer:

Actually, this just happened to me too!:cry: By the time I get to the classification ?s I'm thinking, yay, almost done, getting credit - then to sort of get slapped in the face like that, grr. It kicked me out after I answered the question of my employment status. Guess if you work from home you must not qualify to know about how good these yogurts are or not!!

[lanny76]

Please remember that if they say you "do not qualify" at the end, it usually actually means that you did not pass their quality control test. It is not really that you did not meet their classifications. The biggest culprit in this is taking the surveys faster than what they think they should be taken in. Our best advice is to take them slowly...multitasking even if you are a fast reader or survey taker.

I got this several times today, but right at the beginning, after I carefully read the message about honestly and carefully answering the questions in the survey. I try never to click the continue button too soon, because I don't want them to think I haven't read the message even though I have seen it a gajillion times now, yet sometimes this happens where I am taken to you do not qualify for any surveys today page. This happened to me 4 times in a row today! Now why on earth is that??!! And also, I got one where it told me to remember a certain number for later in the survey, so I took time to write it down, and was taken to the you do not qualify page!
And I tend to go fast - I know it, so I have purposefully slowed down when doing surveys, but how slow do I have to be??? 2 minutes per page or more?

[sammielynn]

I got the -
Thank you for your participation in our research study today. Unfortunately, you have given an invalid answer, which will not allow you to complete this study. Honest answers to survey questions are vital to the integrity of the research process. In the future, please make sure to read each question carefully and give your honest answer. Remember to pay attention to any media (video, print, etc….) that you are exposed to.


Line today. I did tell the truth. That just burns me up:(

[wilsonfamily4]

I just spent an hour and ten minute son one survey on cars and then it said I did not qualify. Seriously. Could they not tell me that an hour ago!!!!!

[wilsonfamily4]

freakin finally got one!!!!

[askomsky]

Thanks Tricia! What about when the OTX ones have you go through the whole survey, and then at the end say you answered dishonestly? I have had that happen twice, and I went through the survey VERY slowly and answered everything with the utmost sincerity. I just couldn't figure out what I did wrong. Do you have any idea why that is happening?

The OTX ones have been identified that their claiming your dishonest bc of the age issue. Starting 2008 Jan 1st something with their programming.
Read the OTX thread, it explains it all there. Basically you need to put the AGE you WILL be in 08, so if your bday isn't until April you still need to say I'm 34 instead of 34 in April. Make sense?

[sammielynn]

I just spent an hour on a survey about newspaper circulars. Thought it would never end. The pages were so slow to load and I'm at work with a T1 line an a 160 computer, it would have taken me all night at home.

[kayjo]

My DD just spent 25 minutes on a survey about yogurt. Got through all of the classification questions and was then told she did not qualify for the survey. Watch out for this one.

[fourfoxesinpa]

I just finished a long survey on yogurts. It actually told me that I was almost finished, asked for some info for classification purposes and after answering those questions, it took me back to the SR "Sorry you did not qualify" screen. :confused:

Couldn't they have asked all those "qualification" questions BEFORE I wasted 20 minutes answering every question in their survey???? :computer:

Add me to the growing list of SRers who had the same problem with the Yogurt survey. ARGH! So frustrating when you give you honest opinions and put so much time into it.

[spring]

I just spent an hour on a survey about newspaper circulars. Thought it would never end. The pages were so slow to load and I'm at work with a T1 line an a 160 computer, it would have taken me all night at home.

I got the same one this morning. I don't know what a T1 line is (sorry), but I have a cable connection and a fairly fast computer. It took me about 20 minutes to complete this survey, much of the time being the downloads. I actually enjoyed the survey, however, so I didn't feel it was a waste of time. Had it taken me an hour, however, I'd be very grumpy.

[fordisneyap08]

My DD just spent 25 minutes on a survey about yogurt. Got through all of the classification questions and was then told she did not qualify for the survey. Watch out for this one.

I just did this one also---spent almost 30 minutes on it. It told me I was almost done and that they just had a few classification questions for me and then after answering it brought me back to the SR screen where I thought it would say "Congratulations" but instead it said "Sorry you did not qualify". Very Frustrating...... Back to try again:confused:

[HollyD]

I just had the yogurt one too - I went really slow on this one and as soon as I put in caucasion it told me I didn't qualify. Weird

[wisconsinmom]

I just had the yogurt one too - I went really slow on this one and as soon as I put in caucasion it told me I didn't qualify. Weird

Same thing for me:computer:

[OhMari]

Same thing for me:computer: Same here, and it took 20 minutes.

[lanny76]

What is the deal with this one?! It sounds as if almost everyone is having trouble with it, no matter how careful or cautious they try to be. I had trouble yest. too with it.

[penn19]

[B[/B]
I just had the yogurt one too - I went really slow on this one and as soon as I put in caucasion it told me I didn't qualify. Weird

Ugh...Why didn't I read this thread before I took the yogurt survey. I just got one taking it for the Super Member survey, and I went s l o w l y, even did the "for security purposes enter 3 on this line" got to the classification page and said I did not qualify! Is it because I am white? It is a discrimanatory survey!!:rotfl: I wonder if we can submit something for this, if we are all getting the same reply.

[catnapfan]

I just got the same one. Foolish me- I read the forums and new this was a bad survey but thought I could be the one to get this to credit. Went VERY slow (took at least 40 minutes), typed the 3's where I was supposed to and got told I didn't qualify at the end, after entering that I was caucasion. Oh well- off to try another one.

[Belle]

Same thing for me on the yogurt survey. :computer:

[askomsky]

Darn!!! I always read the forum and didn't and just got burned on this survey too! Took 25 mins too.
At least now I'm doing one on retail ads....

[dizneemom]

Well, I'm comforted to see that I'm not the only one that had issues with the yogurt survey. I really think that there must be something just wrong with it for so many of us to be tossed out at the very end.

On another note, did anyone get booted from an appliance survey today? I'd gotten to the part that said I'd qualified and then when it was supposed to begin loading the ads, I got sent back to the SR page instead. It wasn't as frustrating as the yogurt survey because I hadn't invested nearly as much time into it, but I'm wondering why it would say "you've been accepted" and then booted me out. I was v-e-r-y s-l-o-w with my answers (even read thru things twice), so I don't think that I answered too quickly. And I'm always truthful with my responses.

But I got my survey for the day right afterwards, so I guess that's all that matters in the long run.

[wisconsinmom]

Well, I'm comforted to see that I'm not the only one that had issues with the yogurt survey. I really think that there must be something just wrong with it for so many of us to be tossed out at the very end.

On another note, did anyone get booted from an appliance survey today? I'd gotten to the part that said I'd qualified and then when it was supposed to begin loading the ads, I got sent back to the SR page instead. It wasn't as frustrating as the yogurt survey because I hadn't invested nearly as much time into it, but I'm wondering why it would say "you've been accepted" and then booted me out. I was v-e-r-y s-l-o-w with my answers (even read thru things twice), so I don't think that I answered too quickly. And I'm always truthful with my responses.

But I got my survey for the day right afterwards, so I guess that's all that matters in the long run.

The applianace one did that to me too:confused:

[spring]

Well, I'm comforted to see that I'm not the only one that had issues with the yogurt survey. I really think that there must be something just wrong with it for so many of us to be tossed out at the very end.

On another note, did anyone get booted from an appliance survey today? I'd gotten to the part that said I'd qualified and then when it was supposed to begin loading the ads, I got sent back to the SR page instead. It wasn't as frustrating as the yogurt survey because I hadn't invested nearly as much time into it, but I'm wondering why it would say "you've been accepted" and then booted me out. I was v-e-r-y s-l-o-w with my answers (even read thru things twice), so I don't think that I answered too quickly. And I'm always truthful with my responses.

But I got my survey for the day right afterwards, so I guess that's all that matters in the long run.


Yep, both my DH and I got booted out of the appliance survey at the same point you did. I was very odd, as after having us accepted into the survey, then asking us to agree to privacy, then a page about what we'd be reviewing..........BAMMMMMM............kicked out! I agree, I think it was a weird place to decide to kick you out.:confused:

[belbook]

My DD just spent 25 minutes on a survey about yogurt. Got through all of the classification questions and was then told she did not qualify for the survey. Watch out for this one.

I had the same experience with the yogurt survey and I was also booted after putting in caucasion. I really resent giving them all my feedback on the product then getting rejected. I guess I should have read here first.

[HollyD]

Okay, after I got kicked out of the yogurt survey for being white I got the appliance one - got kicked out at the same point as the others. Couldn't get one after that so hubby ended up getting one on cars - over an hour - he wasn't happy but at least I'm 2/2 so far.

[speechteachri]

Oh, I so wish that I had checked this thread before trying a survey today!! I rarely even try anymore, because it really has been such a waste of my time since I so rarely get in.

So I figured I'd give it a shot today because I have a little time, and I thought since it is still the beginning of the month that I woulu maybe have more luck.

i felt myself very lucky to get into a survey on the second try, and you guessed it, it was about yogurt!!! AAARRRRGGGHHHHH!!!!!! I wish I hadn't bothered! I really like yogurt, and I take the surveys seriously....so I want through the whole thing really taking my time, as I always do, then 20-25 min later I get bumped out to the do not qualify page after answering that I am caucasion, like many others, it seems.

I am really furious at the moment! While the surveys can be a great way to make credits on SR, I think I have to just give up at this point, because I just end up mad every time, and it's not worth the increase in my blood pressure just for the $.80!

By the way, this is in no way a vent against SR in any way....I LOVE SR, but I am sick of these survey companies who take advantage of us "willing" participants just trying to ake a buck!:computer:

[mollyeilis]

Oh, I wish I had posted about the yogurt survey last night. Also once I clicked Caucasian.

Since it was the first survey I had tried for in awhile (only did 4 in Jan) I ended up figuring that I had gone too fast, so I didn't post.

Dangit, I was intrigued by the product, too, but now I feel negative about it. Grr.

[dizneemom]

FWIW, I don't think that the survey site retains our data when we get dumped out like that. Until we hit the submit button, I think that the responses just stay in limbo. I'm not angry with them because I don't think that they got what they were after either. My frustration is soley directed at the amount of time that I spent for nothing - no 80 cents for me, no data for the survey group and no money for SR.

[askomsky]

Well, I'm comforted to see that I'm not the only one that had issues with the yogurt survey. I really think that there must be something just wrong with it for so many of us to be tossed out at the very end.

On another note, did anyone get booted from an appliance survey today? I'd gotten to the part that said I'd qualified and then when it was supposed to begin loading the ads, I got sent back to the SR page instead. It wasn't as frustrating as the yogurt survey because I hadn't invested nearly as much time into it, but I'm wondering why it would say "you've been accepted" and then booted me out. I was v-e-r-y s-l-o-w with my answers (even read thru things twice), so I don't think that I answered too quickly. And I'm always truthful with my responses.

But I got my survey for the day right afterwards, so I guess that's all that matters in the long run.


Your not alone, I also got the appliance one and got booted out when i was supposed to get the ads.

[Alice28]

I had the same experience with the yogurt survey and I was also booted after putting in caucasion. I really resent giving them all my feedback on the product then getting rejected. I guess I should have read here first.


DITTO- should have read here first. i'm REALLY mad about this one.

[eaglesdare]

not sure if this is the right place, if it is not sorry.

i just finished the daily survery. i went all the way thru it. (this was not to see if i qualified, it was the actual survey) so any way i do the survey and it says i have finished the survery and thank you, blah blah.

anyway to make the story short, i get back to the sr page, it says it does appear that you did not qualify for the survey. any thoughts on this?

i know i took the real survey, this is not like the otx where you spent 15 minutes answering questions and then they tell you, you don't qualify. this was the survey. is this normal?

i will admit, it is very upsetting, to finally get qualified and complete the survey, and to find out that i won't even get credit for it.

any inputs? has this happened to others?

[eaglesdare]

i too should have read this! i just posted about this under technical troubles, as i thought maybe that was what it was.

i too very rarely even try to do a survey any more, because i just takes up too much time, to not qualify. then today i get the yogurt one and finish it just to be told i did not qualify even after i completed the stuped survey.

[Kycha]

Was this a survey about yogurt? There are a lot of posts on the "daily survey" thread about people having problems with the yogurt survey.

ETA: I was just going to link the daily survey thread over here, but I see you found it.

[lenzs4]

Well, at least you got one - i keep getting the "no surveys available" I have tried every hour - nothing. I had Dh try and both grandparents visited after the kids soccer games and nothing. It is hard to believe none of us have one to attempt.
Shirley

[Alice28]

If it was the one about yogurt, you are not alone. So frustrating- a lot of us posted about it on the daily survey thread. :(

[3dog2kidmom]

not sure if this is the right place, if it is not sorry.

i just finished the daily survery. i went all the way thru it. (this was not to see if i qualified, it was the actual survey) so any way i do the survey and it says i have finished the survery and thank you, blah blah.

anyway to make the story short, i get back to the sr page, it says it does appear that you did not qualify for the survey. any thoughts on this?

i know i took the real survey, this is not like the otx where you spent 15 minutes answering questions and then they tell you, you don't qualify. this was the survey. is this normal?

i will admit, it is very upsetting, to finally get qualified and complete the survey, and to find out that i won't even get credit for it.

any inputs? has this happened to others?


This happened to me with a survey on a brand of chips. I cleared cookies and changed emails and got the same survey again. This time I did it R E A L S L O W L Y and I finally got the congrats page. UGH!

[3dog2kidmom]

The applianace one did that to me too:confused:


Same here. Darn it!

[bartleby1]

Ugh, I wish I came here first. I'm in the middle of the yogurt survey. I guess I'm already in it for at least 15 minutes. I guess I'll continue on anyway so that I can join the "got booted out for no good reason" club.:computer:


UPDATE: Ok, I'm officially part of the club now. Apparently, they don't like caucasians. Hmmm.... is this discrimination?:rotfl:

[m 'n c]

Mike and I are in the "no surveys for you" club. Will try again in a few hours.

[bartleby1]

Ugh, kicked out of the yogurt survey, immediately went to the appliance survey and got kicked out, and now, NO SURVEYS available. Well, at least I know I won't be getting a survey every day this month early on, lol! It does sort of lift a weight off my shoulders.:rotfl:

[tghamilton]

As always, I should have come here first. I just got the yogurt one and spent about 20 minutes COMPLETING it only to find out I didn't really qualify. :computer:

[Alice28]

I went back and had DH do the yogurt survey- he's my survey savior cause he could techinically be Hispanic, as his father was born in Panama (he often will qualify when I can't). So he clicked "Hispanic" at the end- NOPE- gave HIM The boot TOO! So we BOTH wasted 20-25 minutes of time. :computer: We both now get the 'no surveys' available thing. :( I DID get an OTX survey though, so yay for that .80.

[MdCaterer]

As always, I should have come here first. I just got the yogurt one and spent about 20 minutes COMPLETING it only to find out I didn't really qualify. :computer:

Wish I had come here first too! I ALSO finished the yogurt survey was thanked for finishing it and did the last few questions on income etc. then after the last question, the "You do not qualify for this survey SR page popped up." It seems it happens to all of us. Greenfield should be ashamed

[Kycha]

For anyone who took the yogurt survey...did you report the problem to Greenfield using the link at the bottom of the survey page?

[askomsky]

For anyone who took the yogurt survey...did you report the problem to Greenfield using the link at the bottom of the survey page?

No bc it wasn't an error technically. It took you through the survey and when you hit your race or ethnic background it took you straight to the sorry you don't qualify page for me it gave me the button to take another survey, so there wasn't an error just you didnt' qualify.

[lanny76]

No bc it wasn't an error technically. It took you through the survey and when you hit your race or ethnic background it took you straight to the sorry you don't qualify page for me it gave me the button to take another survey, so there wasn't an error just you didnt' qualify.

No - at first of course I just thought I had done something wrong - but now I mean, really, have we ALL done something so wrong? In that case, it seems as if there's hardly anything most could do right with this one!
And in this case, what could Greenfield do about if it is just that the survey decides it doesn't like us and says we don't qualify? Besides remove the survey if it is kicking everyone out!

[MdCaterer]

No - at first of course I just thought I had done something wrong - but now I mean, really, have we ALL done something so wrong? In that case, it seems as if there's hardly anything most could do right with this one!
And in this case, what could Greenfield do about if it is just that the survey decides it doesn't like us and says we don't qualify? Besides remove the survey if it is kicking everyone out!

Point is that we DID the survey and finished it but did NOT get credit. Yes, we should complain to greenfield and no there wasn't the button to report the problem because after the surevy was finished it took you to the you don't qualify page. BUT it did this to everyone and it was not a short survey. It's frustrating

[Iteach]

Just did about a 20 minute survey about banking/financial services. Got all the way to the end and got a page that said "Sorry, this survey is undergoing revisions and is not available right now. Please check back later." or something similar. There wasn't anywhere to report the problem. :computer: Beware!

[cuppycakemom]

Honestly...when the heck am I going to remember to come here first?!??!/

Just "didn't qualify" for the stupid yogurt one.

BLAH

[nicnik]

UGH!!!! I just fell into the yogurt survey trap too! I'm sooooo irritated about that because it took forever just to get the boot! Greenfield is not my friend right now!

[jill]

Ugh...I had the same issues with the yogurt survey and the appliance survery. I finished the whole yogurt one and when I got back to the page, it told me I didn't qualify. And even more annoying is that the whole time I was doing the survery, I was arguing with dh about how it is worth my time for 80 cents! LOL! I did not tell him I was booted! Truthfully, those two issues were more annoying than more normal state of not qualifying for anything!
Jill

[marcymajor]

i totally empathize with all of you this morning. i have been trying since early this morning to get a survey and i got booted out of the appliance survey but did complete one on financial services companies (join their community) and instead of taking me back to sr it took me to opionion surveys main home page so no credit for that one either. if i can't get a daily survey today i cant do a sm survey either as you have to get a daily survey first before you can qualify for the other one. this day has been horrible for surveys and it's all greenfields fault. ugh.:computer:

[LuvMyBoys]

I just did the yogurt one too (didn't check here first b/c it is more confusing now that there is not a Surveys To Avoid thread).

I don't feel that doing a very long (20 minutes!!) survey and then being asked to enter the classification questions at the end and then being told that you don't qualify is fair or legitimate. :computer:

It was my understanding that Greenfield would not be doing that anymore b/c it is not fair to ask someone to take a survey and then ask the classification questions AT THE END and then kick them out.

I am very angry about this one and I did report it and expect a credit from Greenfield. It's hard enough to get surveys right now and I don't appreciate getting ripped off for one I did do. :(

***Sorry for the venting, just short on time as it is this morning and really upset that this kind of thing is still happening with Greenfield. :(

[SunshineGirl]

According to Greenfield, if you get kicked out after the classification questions, it is NOT really the classification questions that disqualified you but rather that you did not pass their quality control. 90% of the time, it means that you just didn't take as long to do it as they thought that you should. Greenfield will NOT give us any credits for surveys that do not pass the quality control. The only time that Greenfield will even consider giving us credits is if there was a technical error at the end of a survey that prevented you from being sent back to SR.

[penn19]

According to Greenfield, if you get kicked out after the classification questions, it is NOT really the classification questions that disqualified you but rather that you did not pass their quality control. 90% of the time, it means that you just didn't take as long to do it as they thought that you should. Greenfield will NOT give us any credits for surveys that do not pass the quality control. The only time that Greenfield will even consider giving us credits is if there was a technical error at the end of a survey that prevented you from being sent back to SR.

But ALL of us having the same thing happen with the same survey? That seems like something beyond not passing their 'quality control"

[LuvMyBoys]

According to Greenfield, if you get kicked out after the classification questions, it is NOT really the classification questions that disqualified you but rather that you did not pass their quality control. 90% of the time, it means that you just didn't take as long to do it as they thought that you should. Greenfield will NOT give us any credits for surveys that do not pass the quality control. The only time that Greenfield will even consider giving us credits is if there was a technical error at the end of a survey that prevented you from being sent back to SR.

Tricia, I hate to be a pest but I really don't feel like that was the situation on this one. I took my time (20 minutes or so), answered all questions completely, and did the quality controls (putting in the 3's when told to for security purposes).

I take my time on the surveys and make sure to do them right b/c I don't want to waste my time doing a whole survey just to be told it doesn't count. :confused:

It kind of hurts my feelings when Greenfield takes that stance b/c I've been doing the surveys for close to a year now and I know how to do them correctly. It's kind of insulting that they have a problem survey and then say it must be our fault b/c we must have made some kind of mistake. :(

Just something maybe you could mention to them b/c I know we've had this come up on few before and I really don't believe that we are all somehow messing up on certain surveys.

As always thanks for listening and offering any help.

[bartleby1]

I have a hard time believing that NO ONE has passed the quality control for the yogurt survey. How could it be that ALL of us failed their quality tests? I agree that there are times that I may have answered too quickly and have gotten kicked out. When this happens, I seem to get the 'no surveys' message, not the 'Thank you but you don't qualify' message. I really think something else is going on with this particular survey.

[Kittykat]

But ALL of us having the same thing happen with the same survey? That seems like something beyond not passing their 'quality control"

I have to agree. I was a little more than frustrated to sit through almost a half hour of answering questions, all the while thinking I would get credit, only to find out that I didn't qualify. Huh?!

I won't be hard pressed to try anymore surveys. No thanks. :(

[Kycha]

For future reference, the link to report problem surveys to Greenfield is at the bottom of this page(the Daily Opinion Survey page):

http://www.sunshinerewards.com/dailysurvey.php?sid=f9cec3f901a0368b8116bbf85033d0 ed

[3dog2kidmom]

I have a hard time believing that NO ONE has passed the quality control for the yogurt survey. How could it be that ALL of us failed their quality tests? I agree that there are times that I may have answered too quickly and have gotten kicked out. When this happens, I seem to get the 'no surveys' message, not the 'Thank you but you don't qualify' message. I really think something else is going on with this particular survey.

I have to agree. I tried this one again this AM as it came up for the SM survey and really really took my time and gave thorough, thoughtful answers. And for the race question I chose "other" vs. caucasion to see if that made a difference. Still got the "thanks for your time but you do not qualify." UGH! SOOO not fair -- stay away from this survey!

[MdCaterer]

I have a hard time believing that NO ONE has passed the quality control for the yogurt survey. How could it be that ALL of us failed their quality tests? I agree that there are times that I may have answered too quickly and have gotten kicked out. When this happens, I seem to get the 'no surveys' message, not the 'Thank you but you don't qualify' message. I really think something else is going on with this particular survey.

I have to agree here that it is UNREASONABLE to think that we all blew through this yogurt survey and NONE of us passed their quality control. I too paid attention and read every question and put all 3's in the row where it was requested. They may want to look at this particular survey and reconsider their idea of time. Personally I think that when you get to the end and are told you have finished the survey and are thanked then that indicates you should be getting credit for your anwswers. It is frustrating and does make you re-think taking the surveys.

The bonus at the end of the month is nice but you do have to ask yourself how far you are willing to go for .80 - 1.00

[chrissylou2]

Add me to the list of not qualifying for the yogurt survey due to classification purposes. Off to qualify for another survey.


Chrissy

[Alice28]

I too have a hard time with *all* off us flunking the quality control. The first time I did the survey, i was talking to DH, going back and forth between the survey and another webpage- it seriously took me about 45 minutes to complete the entire thing, if not longer. When DH took it, it took him a good 20-25 minutes. :confused:

[Minniehaha]

I can't believe it. I just sat through a ten minute survey on this brand and when I was answering the end questions, you know the personal questions like your ethnic group, it tells me I am not eligible for the credit!!! What's up with that!!

[bellanlivismom]

There is a whole thread on the techinical issues page...you are not alone

[askomsky]

According to Greenfield, if you get kicked out after the classification questions, it is NOT really the classification questions that disqualified you but rather that you did not pass their quality control. 90% of the time, it means that you just didn't take as long to do it as they thought that you should. Greenfield will NOT give us any credits for surveys that do not pass the quality control. The only time that Greenfield will even consider giving us credits is if there was a technical error at the end of a survey that prevented you from being sent back to SR.

I REALLY do understand, BUT I have to agree I must have spent over 30 mins on this survey I read the forum, took care of the kids in between etc, I know what they expect and I really am a fast reader so I've had to force myself to slow down and do other things. But for over 2 doz people not to qualify when we do have all different qualifications to enter, and we took anywhere from 15-35 or more mins to do it, I really think it's some error on their end.

Believe me I'm over it, I moved on got another survey all is good, BUT I do not think that this was a typical issue that we've come across before. Do they expec the survey to take an hour? That's the only legit reason I can come up with. I too answered honestly as always, put the "for security use 3 in this row" etc.

I'm not expecting credit for it, but they do need to be made aware that there is something wrong with this survey, I just can't accept that so many of us "failed" the qualitry control for taking it.

[lanny76]

I REALLY do understand, BUT I have to agree I must have spent over 30 mins on this survey I read the forum, took care of the kids in between etc, I know what they expect and I really am a fast reader so I've had to force myself to slow down and do other things. But for over 2 doz people not to qualify when we do have all different qualifications to enter, and we took anywhere from 15-35 or more mins to do it, I really think it's some error on their end.

Believe me I'm over it, I moved on got another survey all is good, BUT I do not think that this was a typical issue that we've come across before. Do they expec the survey to take an hour? That's the only legit reason I can come up with. I too answered honestly as always, put the "for security use 3 in this row" etc.

I'm not expecting credit for it, but they do need to be made aware that there is something wrong with this survey, I just can't accept that so many of us "failed" the qualitry control for taking it.


I agree - this appears to be a highly unusual situation/survey. I think I got past the race question, and was kicked out after I answered the employment question. I know I took over 20 minutes on this which appears to me to be a reasonable amount of time to spend on a survey which was quite simple really. I have done similar surveys in the same amount of time - like the one I did following this - and was able to get credit. So - no, it is more than us all failing the quality control - it is that the quality control/expectations seem to be unreasonable on this one, or something else.
Also I didn't get an answer on why I would get sent to the no surveys available page several times after merely taking my time to read/answer the message that I will be honest in taking the survey. I want to know how I am failing the quality control in that instance!!

[askomsky]

Also I didn't get an answer on why I would get sent to the no surveys available page several times after merely taking my time to read/answer the message that I will be honest in taking the survey. I want to know how I am failing the quality control in that instance!!at

That I can't answer only that it has happened to me a lot and I'm sure it happens to everyone, the only thing I can guess is that they start off with a certain amount of survey's and you may enter into it just as a few are finishing up and therefore the quota is met before you even get a chance to get in. That happens frequently enough that it doesn't suprise me.

[belbook]

I REALLY do understand, BUT I have to agree I must have spent over 30 mins on this survey I read the forum, took care of the kids in between etc, I know what they expect and I really am a fast reader so I've had to force myself to slow down and do other things. But for over 2 doz people not to qualify when we do have all different qualifications to enter, and we took anywhere from 15-35 or more mins to do it, I really think it's some error on their end.

Believe me I'm over it, I moved on got another survey all is good, BUT I do not think that this was a typical issue that we've come across before. Do they expec the survey to take an hour? That's the only legit reason I can come up with. I too answered honestly as always, put the "for security use 3 in this row" etc.

I'm not expecting credit for it, but they do need to be made aware that there is something wrong with this survey, I just can't accept that so many of us "failed" the qualitry control for taking it.

I have to agree. I did take my time with the survey and I followed all the "survey" rules. I've gotten 6 surveys from 1/1 through today and have gotten several others that took way too long to "qualify" me - ie the appliance survey. Way too many of us too way too much time for that to happen and I don't buy Greenfield's explanation. Not mad at SR but I haven't been doing as many surveys as I don't have time to waste getting kicked out after 20 min. Disappointing!!!

[SunshineGirl]

It's quite possible that they do have the yogurt one set at 60 minutes. I think the company doing the survey gets to decide how long they expect the survey to take...not Greenfield.

The bad news is that I lost my contact at Greenfield. She just up and moved to a different part of the company two weeks ago (after assuring me she wasn't going anywhere). I do have a new contact, but I don't know how she is going to deal with issues like this....including whether she will even take credit requests from me like the last contact did. We had a really great relationship with the other woman.

Believe me, it ticks me off, too, that we are not getting credit for these. The majority of my paycheck comes from daily surveys. So when you get screwed, I get screwed times about 100. I wish that we could take a more hard lined approach with them to threaten them to make them pay us. But the end result could be that they just cut off our surveys altogether. :(

[lanny76]

It's quite possible that they do have the yogurt one set at 60 minutes. I think the company doing the survey gets to decide how long they expect the survey to take...not Greenfield.

The bad news is that I lost my contact at Greenfield. She just up and moved to a different part of the company two weeks ago (after assuring me she wasn't going anywhere). I do have a new contact, but I don't know how she is going to deal with issues like this....including whether she will even take credit requests from me like the last contact did. We had a really great relationship with the other woman.

Believe me, it ticks me off, too, that we are not getting credit for these. The majority of my paycheck comes from daily surveys. So when you get screwed, I get screwed times about 100. I wish that we could take a more hard lined approach with them to threaten them to make them pay us. But the end result could be that they just cut off our surveys altogether. :(

Sorry about losing your contact at Greenfield; I hope this new one works well with you.
Yeah, it would be very bad for us, and worse for you, if they did cut off the surveys! So I guess sometimes we have to take our lumps with these surveys and be glad we at least have the chance to try for them. At least, I should remind myself of that before I get to fussing too much about it!

[Arky]

I REALLY do understand, BUT I have to agree I must have spent over 30 mins on this survey I read the forum, took care of the kids in between etc, I know what they expect and I really am a fast reader so I've had to force myself to slow down and do other things. But for over 2 doz people not to qualify when we do have all different qualifications to enter, and we took anywhere from 15-35 or more mins to do it, I really think it's some error on their end.

Believe me I'm over it, I moved on got another survey all is good, BUT I do not think that this was a typical issue that we've come across before. Do they expec the survey to take an hour? That's the only legit reason I can come up with. I too answered honestly as always, put the "for security use 3 in this row" etc.

I'm not expecting credit for it, but they do need to be made aware that there is something wrong with this survey, I just can't accept that so many of us "failed" the qualitry control for taking it.


I too got taken on the yogurt survey. I've loved my extra credits with surveys, but it's not worth the headache many days. I've taken my time and am bothered that I have not been rewarded as promised.

[Wendi63]

I also just took the yogurt survey and got to the end where it said that I was almost done and they needed me to answer a few classification questions. After I answered the employment question it took me back to the SR page and said that I didn't qualify. What?!?!?! I just spent over 30 minutes on a survey and THEN I didn't qualify?? All that I can say is WOW!! I took my time and gave them my honest opinion for nothing. :confused:

[aknight373]

I also just took the yogurt survey and got to the end where it said that I was almost done and they needed me to answer a few classification questions. After I answered the employment question it took me back to the SR page and said that I didn't qualify. What?!?!?! I just spent over 30 minutes on a survey and THEN I didn't qualify?? All that I can say is WOW!! I took my time and gave them my honest opinion for nothing. :confused:

that happend to me also, and i keep getting it... i dont think so

[missymouse]

I had the same thing happen. I even went very slowly through it as some people have reported good results with that, but nope didn't qualify after 35-40 minutes.

[spring]

I was able to get a regular daily survey this morning with some difficulty (can't even remember what it was on:confused: ), but there are absolutely no SM surveys either me or DH are qualified for. We haven't even been OFFERED, LOL, the yogurt one. That's a blessing, for sure. I'm really hoping some new surveys will be loaded tomorrow morning.

[marcymajor]

i guess i have been lucky as i haven't gotten the yogurt one but i was booted out of the appliance one more than once today. it took me three hours this morning but i finally did get one but i do know how frustrating it can be to spend so much time on one survey (when you could be doing something else) only to be told you don't qualify. i do have total empathy for all of you as i have been there too. try and have a happy sunday anyway and keep smiling-there is always tomorrow and another survey.:sunshine:

[Nite0wl71]

I also went through the whole yogurt survey this morning, after the final classification questions it said I didn't qualify.

I haven't been able to get another survey all day.

[askomsky]

It's quite possible that they do have the yogurt one set at 60 minutes. I think the company doing the survey gets to decide how long they expect the survey to take...not Greenfield.

The bad news is that I lost my contact at Greenfield. She just up and moved to a different part of the company two weeks ago (after assuring me she wasn't going anywhere). I do have a new contact, but I don't know how she is going to deal with issues like this....including whether she will even take credit requests from me like the last contact did. We had a really great relationship with the other woman.

Believe me, it ticks me off, too, that we are not getting credit for these. The majority of my paycheck comes from daily surveys. So when you get screwed, I get screwed times about 100. I wish that we could take a more hard lined approach with them to threaten them to make them pay us. But the end result could be that they just cut off our surveys altogether. :(


It wouldn't suprise me if that's what they were expecting (60 mins), it was a lengthy survey.

I'm sorry to hear you lost your contact, I remember hearing that it was a pretty good relationship you had with her.
That's why I wasn't too upset with not qualifying, I was merely saying something had to be up with the survey for all of us to not get it. I wasn't looking for the credit as much as maybe preventing it somehow from happening to anymore of us. Believe me I wish you were getting paid, bc I know when you do WE ALL benefit from it! The last thing I want is them to cut us off! :)

[schachteles]

Sorry about losing your contact at Greenfield; I hope this new one works well with you.
Yeah, it would be very bad for us, and worse for you, if they did cut off the surveys! So I guess sometimes we have to take our lumps with these surveys and be glad we at least have the chance to try for them. At least, I should remind myself of that before I get to fussing too much about it!

DAMN IT...I took that dang yogurt survey (and I really took my time, read e-mails, watches the news)...got all the way to the end when they went to the classification questions, which they said would NOT disquality you...well I gave it time between answering them and after answering two of them, I got that message that I didn't qualify...what a joke!!

[penn19]

I think 60 minutes is actually an unreasonable amount of time to expect someone to take a survey. One hour, and it pays 80 cents? Isn't' that what they pay the kids who work in sweatshops?:(

[lenzs4]

Well - day 3, 6 email addresses and 4 people trying and not even one attempt possible - just get the "sorry no surveys are available for your demo...." I want to at least try so I feel like I had a shot at one.
Maybe I am blackballed for something?:computer:

[Mom2aPrincess]

I also went through the whole yogurt survey this morning, after the final classification questions it said I didn't qualify.

I haven't been able to get another survey all day.

I got that one yesterday!! :(

[LuvMyBoys]

I'm really sorry to hear that the contact at Greenfield was lost :( I hope this new one works out to be a good one.

I would hope though that if a survey is supposed to take an hour (for 80 cents??!!!), Greenfield would be kind enough to note that at the beginning of the survey. I know that I certainly would have chosen to exit the survey instead of spending 20+ minutes taking it just to be told it doesn't count.

Certainly we must send a substantial amount of business their way and I would like to think that they appreciate our contributions and the money that they make off of us. I would hope that they don't consider Sunshine Rewards as just a "user" that they would cut off at any time if we ask them to treat us fairly. :confused:

The other thing to consider is the negative impact these surveys have on Sunshine Rewards. People that are new to the surveys are very discouraged by encountering these types of problems and will likely not bother with the surveys. I myself really have to think twice about trying a survey everyday when I encounter these kind of surveys - it really leaves a bad taste in your mouth. I trust SR and know that it has nothing to do with the site, the problem is on Greenfield's end - but would a newbie know that?? Just something to consider.

[Ellen aka Snow White]

UGhhh... I wish I had read this thread earlier!! I haven't qualified for a survey since December 11 - so I thought I would try again today and of course I get the YOGURT one! ughhhhhh

Ellen

[LuvMyBoys]

UGhhh... I wish I had read this thread earlier!! I haven't qualified for a survey since December 11 - so I thought I would try again today and of course I get the YOGURT one! ughhhhhh

Ellen

Hmmm....I thought that Greenfield was supposed to pull that one? :confused: Did it wait until you were done and tell you that you didn't qualify too?

[faithhope]

Just got a crappy Student Loan one... more of an ad than a survey... of course it ended in an error page.

http://v2.decipherinc.com/survey/gfo/gfo07034

[Ellen aka Snow White]

Hmmm....I thought that Greenfield was supposed to pull that one? :confused: Did it wait until you were done and tell you that you didn't qualify too?

yep it sure did! Got all the info from me and then won't give me credit!

[Weluvdisny]

First time trying to get a survey since I've been back from vacation and I can't get anywhere!! My husband and son have tried too and it just says we all don't qualify. I had hoped it would be easier than before I left but I see there are still issues.

[mollyeilis]

First time trying to get a survey since I've been back from vacation and I can't get anywhere!! My husband and son have tried too and it just says we all don't qualify. I had hoped it would be easier than before I left but I see there are still issues.

You need to look here (http://www.sunshinerewardsforum.com/showthread.php?t=6574).

[Ellen aka Snow White]

OK so since I didn't try for surveys last month, I am not banned from doing them now, so I think I will try to help out sunshine and do a survey while others are banned. I got one that asked permission for my dd15 to take the survey. She actually agreed and took 20 minutes out of her morning to do this survey then after she denied joining there teen community it sent us to a google search page - no thank you - no redirect back to sunshine!!:computer: :computer: This is why I didn't try for any surveys in January - it's just too frustrating!

Ellen

[tghamilton]

This is one of my gripes too. GF is upset b/c we weren't following their "rules" but at the same time we have a HUGE thread in the forum and all it consists of is daily surveys to avoid! So while they may get upset that we aren't following their rules, how acceptable is it of their company to "qualify" us for surveys, waste 30 minutes or so of our time and then kick us out b/c suddenly we don't "qualify." This really ticks me off.