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

[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.

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

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