I put off answering their "important survey" for too long and it closed. I'm still receiving $5 surveys (although I don't think I get as many as I once did).

Me, too. :sadwalk: I emailed them to ask if I could please still take it and all I got back was a stupid form response saying we're sorry, it's closed, please wait for the next one. No sh!t, sherlock. I know it's closed and if you don't let me answer the question one way or the other, there may not be a next survey. :rolleyes:
I got one paid survey in July and I cannot even remember the last time I got a PT. :crying2: I used to get at least 3 paid surveys a month, usually more and the surveys were never such a pain to answer. I just took my 1st one since the 1st week of July & it was more like 5 surveys in one! It asked about 5 very different products. Very uncool, PC! :mad:

I think the past month was just a light month.
the previous month, I did almost 10 paid surveys.
then in july it went down
but august looks promising. i just got my first PT in a while...and someone obviously opened..and peeked to see what it was then re-sealed it. I guess they read the notes that came with it because that was all balled up in the box when I opened it. but get this...they re-sealed it wrong..lol.
I can't believe those bastards.
I am almost tempted to file a complaint.
who the hell is opening up my stuff?

either way...it's extra money and like someone said before, they could probably easily find people who would take these surveys for free if they were promised the PT at the end. none of the surveys I have ever taken have been longer than 15 minutes, save one. and they paid WELL for that long one.
maybe u guys are slow survey takers! LOL.

Last PT I got had my user ID and password printed on the paperwork. If your info was on your paperwork and you think someone read it you should get your password changed asap.

i got a PT today :woot:

i got a PT today :woot:lucky...it's been a while since I got one :(

A friend is looking for a signup link.. Does anyone know where one might be?

NO, I don't want a LINK.. I just want a location.. lmao.

Thanks! :)

I had $5 surveys until my account was deleted =\ they wont let me sign up anymore after that.. am I out of luck forever?

can anyone direct me to a banner location?

my account got deleted too...now i want back in

I know where banners are, and I've tried signing up again but I never hear back from them..

I joined up a month ago, but they haven't sent me any surveys.

I was accepted and everything too.

i think once you are booted, you are gone forever.

I never got a long survey either, about time I get one. I think you are right, it is because it is summer and also feel that the deal they did on us with the five to three sucked and I feel hook line and sinker also. Wanted to add I also agree we are taking it so what do we expect. Just like with the gas, we never fight back. What goosie says about why is true I bet also. Good luck and hope you all get lots of pc surveys.

Can someone pm me a link? lol!!

if I see one I will

I love Pinecone! Last month, I got 4 paying surveys and a product test. Already this month, I've gotten 2 surveys and 1 really cool product test.

I'm on $3, by the way.

yes they do well but it does suck they made us bow down and take less money esp when others get to stay at five dollars, not even sure that is legal

I got product test yesterday and other one is on the way. :)

Forgive me, but I can't muster up the will to read through 50+ pages of posts.
Can anyone post or pm the last known location of a PCR banner?

Thanks.

Me too! Please

I got one paid survey in July and I cannot even remember the last time I got a PT. :crying2: I used to get at least 3 paid surveys a month, usually more and the surveys were never such a pain to answer. I just took my 1st one since the 1st week of July & it was more like 5 surveys in one! It asked about 5 very different products. Very uncool, PC! :mad:

That's about the way it's been going for me also. They send household questions all the time about things they should already know about member demographics, and do sneaky things now like try to get me to comment on new product ideas with household questions so they wont have to pay me.

My replies now - in retaliation - are to suddenly aquire 7 kids under the age of 18 living at home along with 5 cats and 3 dogs. :lmao:

I went from the $5 to the $3 level also. I had a paid one yesterday, and another one today. :cool:
But, I have never had a PT sent to me. :mad:

I moved down from $5 to $3. I have received two surveys and two PTs in the last 3 weeks! I'm actually getting more at this level than I did as a $5 panelist! I'm pretty happy about it. I hope it works out for everyone. :nod:

Okay, I've posted about this in the past...since I moved down to the $3 level, now I'm up to 7 household question surveys and NO paid surveys or PT. Is anybody else receiving this many unpaid surveys??? I emailed karen and received a blah reply about how household questions help direct which paid surveys I get sent......

geez, I'm getting tired of so many unpaid surveys.

Okay, I've posted about this in the past...since I moved down to the $3 level, now I'm up to 7 household question surveys and NO paid surveys or PT. Is anybody else receiving this many unpaid surveys??? I emailed karen and received a blah reply about how household questions help direct which paid surveys I get sent......

geez, I'm getting tired of so many unpaid surveys.

Same and it is getting REALLY annoying.

I get about 3 paying to every household. I swear I'm getting more now after taking the cut then I have since earlier this year.

I seem to be getting more product tests and the surveys are about the same, maybe a few more, but of course less money. But today I just took the survey and paid within hours or early the next day which is so nice.

I don't think just because they ask you that you always get a product test, I do not think you really know unless you in fact receive it, am I correct on that?

I don't think just because they ask you that you always get a product test, I do not think you really know unless you in fact receive it, am I correct on that?

yep you got it. if they want you to test it will just appear one day by suprise

yes that is what I thought and that has been my experience

Okay, I've posted about this in the past...since I moved down to the $3 level, now I'm up to 7 household question surveys and NO paid surveys or PT. Is anybody else receiving this many unpaid surveys??? I emailed karen and received a blah reply about how household questions help direct which paid surveys I get sent......

geez, I'm getting tired of so many unpaid surveys.

I'm no expert about PC in any sense of the matter. However, the questionaires are to qualify you for an upcoming survey. So you know that if you get a questionaire that they have a survey coming up within a couple weeks and trying to find the right person.
PAY ATTENTION TO YOUR QUESTIONAIRES!!! You will almost always figure out what the next survey will be about and once you figure it out you will be able to give the positive answers they are looking for to qualify for the survey.

And whoever said they now have 7 kids, 5 dogs and 3 cats....... you are so right!!! And you have every medical condition they ask you about. THAT'S how you get the surveys!!!

yep you got it. if they want you to test it will just appear one day by suprise

As far as the PT are concerned, I don't think PC has anything to do with that. In my opinion, and just my opinion because I don't know for sure, I think they give the survey results to whomever they are conducting the surveys for and they are the ones who determine who they want to PT. I suppose PC might narrow down the ones they submit, but I just bet it's the company that makes the final decision.

how do i sign up?

I have not have anything from them in so long :mad: I only get one a month! I am 32 in orlando area with a child how would I not fit! Please pinecone show me some love! What survey company do you think gives the most pt's? Thanks.

its been a whole month since i last had any kind of a survey.

But I can still log in, so im not worried about getting booted out.

I had a long dry spell last year. It got better come Fall.

I've been taking surveys for PC since June of 2007. When I joined they'd already gone to the $3 surveys, but honestly I'm happy with $3/survey because I'm a marketing major and I'm interested in market research. To me, taking the surveys in general is interesting for the most part, even though some of them get kind of annoying and long. The money is just an incentive for me to further my research...on research. :lol: And honestly, it's a few extra gallons of gas I can afford a week to get to school, so I'm happy with whatever extra money I can rake in in my free time.

I get between 3 and 6 surveys per month. Sometimes more than that, but that's rare. I've only gotten two product tests from them so far, but one was a two parter and I ended up making $9 when it was all said and done, so I'm happy.

.And whoever said they now have 7 kids, 5 dogs and 3 cats....... you are so right!!! And you have every medical condition they ask you about. THAT'S how you get the surveys!!!

If you're being paid to do surveys for PC you should be honest. I don't really think it's fair to PC or their clients to lie about things just to get surveys.

Does anyone have any referrals or can anyone tell me how to sign up please? I would love to join. I have heard good things about pinecone!

Ditto that, i would REALLY like to join. Is there anyway someone can invite me if I give you my email address. As i stated in another post, i've been a stay at home mom for 2 years, and my husband just got laid off. I'm new to the site, so i'm really really looking for ways to bring in some more income, even if its just a little here and there, it helps!!! thanks so much!!!

For those looking to join, I googled some blogs and found a few people who are sharing email invites. So try that, you might even find a sign-up link or two. No guarantee they'll still be workign though.

Good luck.

If you're being paid to do surveys for PC you should be honest. I don't really think it's fair to PC or their clients to lie about things just to get surveys.

For the millionth time, it's AC Neilson who runs PC and who hardly has a track
record of honesty. I always answered honestly but when, in the middle of a
recession, they try to force you into a lower pay bracket they open themselves
up to quality issues. Many users have avowed to lower their quality of work.

The whole I suddenly have dogs and cats and children galore didn't get me more
surveys. It was my way of responding to some sneaky and unfair tactics used
by them like not paying me. Do your homework please before attacking a vetran
user. ;)

I'm no expert about PC in any sense of the matter. However, the questionaires are to qualify you for an upcoming survey. So you know that if you get a questionaire that they have a survey coming up within a couple weeks and trying to find the right person.
PAY ATTENTION TO YOUR QUESTIONAIRES!!! You will almost always figure out what the next survey will be about and once you figure it out you will be able to give the positive answers they are looking for to qualify for the survey.

And whoever said they now have 7 kids, 5 dogs and 3 cats....... you are so right!!! And you have every medical condition they ask you about. THAT'S how you get the surveys!!!

Why do people even pay us for our opinions anymore when so many people lie about them????:shake:

By the way, I just got my first survey since refusing to go down to $3. Honestly, I'd rather get less (but still some) surveys and get paid more.

I haven't gotten anything in ages either. Not since they changed their payment option.

I have heard good things about pinecone!

Ah, the good ol'days... how I miss them. :( :crying: PC used to be the best, but now they're only average or below, IMO. :sadwalk:

I've not had a survey from them in awhile and I'm at the 3.00 pay out.

I think it just slowed down...I am at the $3 and I noticed surveys went down the past month. I was told my someone in marketing that when sales are down (economic sales/recession) that the first thing cut by companies is marketing research. so it would make sense that PC would first try to pay less, then they are probably getting companies right now, so less surveys.

I am doing a product test for them right now. which is cool but that was the first survey I had in a month.

I've been getting them about once a week. Kinda long and redundant for $3 but I got nothing else to do at work...What else is good besides PC? I've tried cashcrate, I'm not into the points and giving out my info for registrations.

I too havent received any surveys in the past month even though I opted for a smaller incentive.

wow sorry that sucks, that sounds like me with buzz

Any locations?

I've been taking surveys for PC since June of 2007. When I joined they'd already gone to the $3 surveys, but honestly I'm happy with $3/survey because I'm a marketing major and I'm interested in market research. To me, taking the surveys in general is interesting for the most part, even though some of them get kind of annoying and long. The money is just an incentive for me to further my research...on research. :lol: And honestly, it's a few extra gallons of gas I can afford a week to get to school, so I'm happy with whatever extra money I can rake in in my free time.

I get between 3 and 6 surveys per month. Sometimes more than that, but that's rare. I've only gotten two product tests from them so far, but one was a two parter and I ended up making $9 when it was all said and done, so I'm happy.



If you're being paid to do surveys for PC you should be honest. I don't really think it's fair to PC or their clients to lie about things just to get surveys.

I didn't lie about anything, I fit the catagory, 4 kids (15 year old still at home), 4 grandkids, between me and my husband all kinds of medical conditions, 3 dogs, 1 cat, birds, I buy a lot of things, shop around, use a variety of products etc. So I DO fit the catagories, however, the way you answer the ?s is how you are selected and you may be perfect for that particular survey, but 1st you have to qualify and in order to qualify sometimes you have to include in your questionaire things you are very experienced with although they may or may not be happening in your life at the present time.

Just got home and have a survey (not a questionaire) in my email right now.

For all you techies out there, visit the adobe site, will get a pop up to sign up for a 1 hour phone survey pays $50.00, yep $50.00...... do you make $50.00 per hour at your job????

Hi sorry this may be a dumb question but i am new to the survey sites and i have a couple of questions
I just got in to pinecone today yay!!!
However i just need to know for people who dont have a bank account where do you guys go to cash the check without receiving a fee?
I was thinking maybe the bank where its issued from?
Thanks in advance for the answer

Hi sorry this may be a dumb question but i am new to the survey sites and i have a couple of questions
I just got in to pinecone today yay!!!
However i just need to know for people who dont have a bank account where do you guys go to cash the check without receiving a fee?
I was thinking maybe the bank where its issued from?
Thanks in advance for the answer

Get a bank account at any bank, go there, deposit the check, and don't pay a fee.

Hi sorry this may be a dumb question but i am new to the survey sites and i have a couple of questions
I just got in to pinecone today yay!!!
However i just need to know for people who dont have a bank account where do you guys go to cash the check without receiving a fee?
I was thinking maybe the bank where its issued from?
Thanks in advance for the answer

I'm not going to assume you are not of legal age, but even then, you could
get a bank account as a pre-teen or teen.

You can use PayPal but I think (someone help me here) Pinecone requires
verification or you can open a bank account with next to nothing.

Hi sorry this may be a dumb question but i am new to the survey sites and i have a couple of questions
I just got in to pinecone today yay!!!
However i just need to know for people who dont have a bank account where do you guys go to cash the check without receiving a fee?
I was thinking maybe the bank where its issued from?
Thanks in advance for the answer

Go to Washington Mutual with a $1.00 bill. You can open a checking account. :)

Hmm. I haven't been going many surveys lately either. I wish I could get a product tester, the last one was a dish washing detergent, but now I don't have a dish washer.. My house is pretty simple. BLAH! but the kids do help, I recently got a toy one...

I too havent received any surveys in the past month even though I opted for a smaller incentive.

Ditto. Grabbed my ankles for nothing. I used to get surveys at least once a week. Since selling my soul, I got two in the past month.

Seems to be hit and miss. I got 2 paying ones this week. One on Mon. night the other Tues. Morning. Got paid Wed.

Then two HH today.

Geez, I'm up to the 11th household question survey without a single paying survey since I took the $3 incentive. This sucks

Edit, now I"m up to my 13th household with no paying survey. This is a freakin joke.

have gotten 3 paid surveys in the past month since switching. Made a lot more with $5. Als have had about 4 product trials. One was even frozen food!!!

I've actually been getting more surveys than usual for some reason and today I got my first PT which was a surprise. It did seem really slow for awhile, I was only getting household questions, but lately its started picking up. :)

I got only one household question survey and one paying surveys since the payment reduction. Survey is pretty easy and short and got the money in Paypal the next day. :nod:

BTW, sign up banner spotted, PM me for location.

I got only one household question survey and one paying surveys since the payment reduction. Survey is pretty easy and short and got the money in Paypal the next day. :nod:

BTW, sign up banner spotted, PM me for location.
Hi mlynn....I would like to know where the Banner was spotted but i'm new here and can't figure out how to PM you. Can you PM me or just post where it is at here. Thanks!!

Got a PT today!!!

Cant seem to get in to do a new survey I got.

email that Karen and tell her and she will help you

I finally got a PT. thought it would never happen. It's probably worth about 5 dollars for both of the items, but hey, at least I got something.

i have a PT coming in the mail. Good times :)

i have a PT coming in the mail. Good times :)

Really? Cuz I never know until it shows up at my door.

Really? Cuz I never know until it shows up at my door.

Yeah, seriously.

Hi mlynn....I would like to know where the Banner was spotted but i'm new here and can't figure out how to PM you. Can you PM me or just post where it is at here. Thanks!!

Hi for some reason I can't PM you either..I don't think I am allowed to post the link here. You can send me an email from my blog (meilynn.com) using the contact form, let me know your email, and I will email you the link. :nod:

Hi for some reason I can't PM you either..I don't think I am allowed to post the link here. You can send me an email from my blog (meilynn.com) using the contact form, let me know your email, and I will email you the link. :nod:

They probably have PM'ing turned off in their profile settings. There would be no other reason, out side of a weird and highly unlikely site bug, for you not to be able to PM each other. And I looked and don't have the option to either.

And unless I am not mistaken, it is not against SD rules to post where the link was seen, you just can't post the direct link to the sign up.

Hi mlynn....I would like to know where the Banner was spotted but i'm new here and can't figure out how to PM you. Can you PM me or just post where it is at here. Thanks!!

Hi, to send me a PM, just click my user name, you should be able to see the the second link says "send a private message to mlynn".. I can receive PMs, but for some reason I don't see that option when I click your username (maybe you turned PM option off, if that's the case, you need to turn it on so people can PM you.)

ugh... I got a PT, but I wont be home until Thursday nite!!!!!

possible pt

possible pt *****.

You're not supposed to mention what the surveys are about or what the test products are. You made that agreement with Pinecone.

They must really love me! I was away and missed a paying survey, so I figured oh well, but today I got an email pretty much begging me to take the survey even though the deadline had passed and they'll still pay me :woot: I love you Karen :hug: :heart:

so sorry about that. won't happen again.

so sorry about that. won't happen again.

Edit your previous post and remove it. The person that quoted you removed the offending part.

hope i edited it right.

hope i edited it right.

You did. I can't see it anymore. :)

so sorry about that. won't happen again.

I wasn't trying to be a bitch about it. It's for your own protection so you don't get tossed out of Pinecone.

thanks for the heads up alot of this stuff is still new to me.

How long does it normally take for a payment shown as paid in your PCR account, to show up in your paypal account?
I always figured it'd be near instant, but it's been almost 48 hrs since I was credited, but nothing shows up in my paypal account.

Am I just being impatient?

thanks for the heads up alot of this stuff is still new to me.

No worries, I still consider myself new at this too ( I have stated taking surveys in June) :)

Nice. Got four paying surveys this week along with 2 PT's.

[QUOTE=mlynn;12674984]Hi, to send me a PM, just click my user name, you should be able to see the the second link says "send a private message to mlynn".. I can receive PMs, but for some reason I don't see that option when I click your username (maybe you turned PM option off, if that's the case, you need to turn it on so people can PM you.)[/QUOTE/]



I emailed you at your blog.....But thanks I figured out how to PM now!!

How long does it normally take for a payment shown as paid in your PCR account, to show up in your paypal account?
I always figured it'd be near instant, but it's been almost 48 hrs since I was credited, but nothing shows up in my paypal account.

Am I just being impatient?

If Mon-Wed possibly Thurs. It takes 24 hours. Fri-Sun usually gets paid on Mon or tues.

It's not instant and can take over 2 days depending. If over say 5 email Karen.

If Mon-Wed possibly Thurs. It takes 24 hours. Fri-Sun usually gets paid on Mon or tues.

It's not instant and can take over 2 days depending. If over say 5 email Karen.
ok, thank you

[quote=mlynn;12674984]Hi, to send me a PM, just click my user name, you should be able to see the the second link says "send a private message to mlynn".. I can receive PMs, but for some reason I don't see that option when I click your username (maybe you turned PM option off, if that's the case, you need to turn it on so people can PM you.)[/QUOTE/]



I emailed you at your blog.....But thanks I figured out how to PM now!!

I got your email and replied. I am glad you figure out how to PM, and I just sent you a pm with th banner location info, just in case you didn't get my email.

Ok I got this in email not two minutes ago but when I went to do it, says full already? Are they screwed up or something else going on?

"We have a brief survey available for you about your membership on the PineCone panel. We ask that you click on the link below to access the questionnaire and to register your choice with us on this important topic. This will take less than a 1 minute of your time.
Please click on the link below to be taken directly to these questions."

If it's about my membership then how could the survey be *full* if they want our opinion on how lousy they've become lately? If someone got this could you please PM me and just tell me what the questions were? I am rather curious... and since it's not about a product, don't see why it would be a big deal to tell this time... wondering if they are about to screw the rest of us over who stayed at the $5 level... or whatever is going on.

tls

Ok I got this in email not two minutes ago but when I went to do it, says full already? Are they screwed up or something else going on?

"We have a brief survey available for you about your membership on the PineCone panel. We ask that you click on the link below to access the questionnaire and to register your choice with us on this important topic. This will take less than a 1 minute of your time.
Please click on the link below to be taken directly to these questions."

If it's about my membership then how could the survey be *full* if they want our opinion on how lousy they've become lately? If someone got this could you please PM me and just tell me what the questions were? I am rather curious... and since it's not about a product, don't see why it would be a big deal to tell this time... wondering if they are about to screw the rest of us over who stayed at the $5 level... or whatever is going on.

tls
i got the same thing. i stayed at the $5 level too. i have a feeling we are screwed. lol
i have been with them for about 2 years, too. :(

Email Karen. I've had surveys before that got messed up like that.

Ok I got this in email not two minutes ago but when I went to do it, says full already? Are they screwed up or something else going on?

"We have a brief survey available for you about your membership on the PineCone panel. We ask that you click on the link below to access the questionnaire and to register your choice with us on this important topic. This will take less than a 1 minute of your time.
Please click on the link below to be taken directly to these questions."

If it's about my membership then how could the survey be *full* if they want our opinion on how lousy they've become lately? If someone got this could you please PM me and just tell me what the questions were? I am rather curious... and since it's not about a product, don't see why it would be a big deal to tell this time... wondering if they are about to screw the rest of us over who stayed at the $5 level... or whatever is going on.

tls

I received it too, and had stayed at the $5 level.
When I opened it, I suspected it was going to be about that again,
then like you, it said it was full, now I wonder if it is doomsday.

Eh. I changed to $3 and got one that said it was full too.

Eh. I changed to $3 and got one that said it was full too.

thanks for replying, phew.

Geez, I'm up to the 11th household question survey without a single paying survey since I took the $3 incentive. This sucks

Edit, now I"m up to my 14th household with no paying survey. This is a freakin joke. The household ones I've been sent take for ever. I emailed karen and received a non response, something about checking my bulk mail in case I miss a survey. Well, they aren't on my PC homepage so I'm not missing anything. And I've been with them for like 5 years. Some way to treat a long-timer. :(

I just got an e-mail saying that the glitch with the survey was fixed, and to try again.
They're basically trying to force you into the $3 compensation range, or you forfeit your membership.
I'm soooo not bothering with their 30-minute long surveys for $3...Who are they kidding, how many people are that hard up? :lol:

Got my 4th PT today, third this month! Thrilled with Pinecone! I :heart: them :hug:

Congrats Goosie!!

I just had a survey, not much fun, no PT... but this is the first in over a month, so I will take it. At least I know I am still in the mix. I have never had a PT from them.

Well that is exactly what it was... a freakin' take it or leave it. I told them to shove it. I hope they enjoy all their future less than stellar research gleaned from desperate people who will mostly just say whatever they think they are supposed to at this point rushing through the surveys without any real thought or effort. I cannot imagine being so hard up for 3 freaking dollars that I would sit here and waste 30 or more minutes of my time. I would venture to say if anyone is that bad off then I can tell you right now how to save more a month than Pinecone is going to earn you... and that would be to dump your d@mn internet connection if you're paying for it. I hope the companies employing them to gather information is aware of what they've done and how it is going to completely bastardize the resulting information.

tls

Good...if you don't want to do it for $3.. then move on.. more for me and other people who actually want too!!!

I love Pinecone!! I'm doing a PT from them right now and it was worth way more then $3!!!

:iagree: Before people started complaining about PCR I rarely got PT's :nod: I love getting $3 for 20 minutes of my time, which I would normally not get paid for :nod:

so glad i switched to $3... just checked my paypal history and I've gotten 8 paying surveys from them in the last 30 days. this opposed to about 1 per month for the 6 montsh previously. And I've had 2 PTs this month. Very exciting and totally worth losing $2 a survey when I get 7 more surveys a month.

I'd love to know about the peeps getting 4 pt a month and 8 paying surveys a month. I really don't understand. I used to get 4 at the 5 dollar rate. Now I haven't received on in almost 3 months. My demo/profile is exactly the same. I answer every household question survey. I have no allergies, health issues, weird situations, etc. I'm totally normal. Nothing at all has changed with me. I sent back a used PT three months ago and karen emailed me twice asking for it. I explained how I sent it back in the postage mailer. I guess if they didn't get it, they have decided to basically drop me from paying surveys??? Not my fault if they don't have tracking for a simple used beauty item that I mailed back. Such a shame. I"m really upset about this.

I'd love to know about the peeps getting 4 pt a month and 8 paying surveys a month. I really don't understand. I used to get 4 at the 5 dollar rate. Now I haven't received on in almost 3 months. My demo/profile is exactly the same. I answer every household question survey. I have no allergies, health issues, weird situations, etc. I'm totally normal. Nothing at all has changed with me. I sent back a used PT three months ago and karen emailed me twice asking for it. I explained how I sent it back in the postage mailer. I guess if they didn't get it, they have decided to basically drop me from paying surveys??? Not my fault if they don't have tracking for a simple used beauty item that I mailed back. Such a shame. I"m really upset about this.

Well, I haven't gotten 8 surveys this month, but I've gotten 5 in the month of August and 3 PTs. I went all the way back in my payment history from them, and there were some months that I received 3-5 surveys in the past at the $5 rate. At the low point, I went 3 months without a paying survey. Now that I have changed to the $3 rate, I am back up to where I used to be. I don't really complain about the drop in money because 99% of the time, I'm sitting at work when I take surveys, so I'm gonna get paid for that particular time one way or another. ;) My situration might also be different because I use my PC money primarily for little things that I may pick up on EBay, not to supplement my income in a major way.

As far as your situation, I had that happen to me once. They claimed that they never got the product back and I was really worried about it, but I eventually got more surveys. Hope your situation works out, pixietwin. :hug: Good luck!

I never got many PT's, I have been a member since January and from Jan-July I only got one PT, and it was not fun at all, probably one of the most boring things to test :lol: Then all of a sudden in august I got three PT's, which I am thrilled about. I have never had a pt I had to return. I am in their "younger" crowd (under 25, won't say my actual age :P) and I have no kids, so maybe that is what they are looking for right now. I have always gotten $3 per survey :nod:

I never got many PT's, I have been a member since January and from Jan-July I only got one PT, and it was not fun at all, probably one of the most boring things to test :lol: Then all of a sudden in august I got three PT's, which I am thrilled about. I have never had a pt I had to return. I am in their "younger" crowd (under 25, won't say my actual age :P) and I have no kids, so maybe that is what they are looking for right now. I have always gotten $3 per survey :nod:

I wish I was still in their "younger" crowd! I've graduated to the "not quite as young" crowd. :lol:

I'm soooo not bothering with their 30-minute long surveys for $3...Who are they kidding, how many people are that hard up? :lol:

I do their surveys for $3 but they all take me about 5 minutes. I know I'm not doing them wrong because I keep getting more and I get PTs. I never understand when people talk about 20 and 30 minute surveys for Pinecone.

Good...if you don't want to do it for $3.. then move on.. more for me and other people who actually want too!!!

I love Pinecone!! I'm doing a PT from them right now and it was worth way more then $3!!!

there is no reason to be rude :shake:

Some of us have been with Pinecone for a bit. We have participated with integrity; taking our time and answering honestly. Now we are being rewarded with "take less pay for the same work or we lose our membership on the panel."

I understand that the economy has more people willing to work for less, and I may well be forced there too, but the next step may well be "do it for $1 or you lose your membership" or even "do it for the free PT or lose your membership."

We have every right to be upset at this treatment and should be able to say so here, as members of SD, without being treated disrespectfully.

We love(d) Pinecone, too.

I got a survey asking about bathroom wipes....led to a PT for feminine wipes. Even though I said I was a male and stated that it didn't apply to me, they said I qualified for the pt. I'll try them out and see how they work :lmao:. lol

I've only qualified for a couple of their PT's.

I keep getting that media check email from them.
I still do the few surveys they send me.

I just got an e-mail saying that the glitch with the survey was fixed, and to try again.
They're basically trying to force you into the $3 compensation range, or you forfeit your membership.
I'm soooo not bothering with their 30-minute long surveys for $3...Who are they kidding, how many people are that hard up? :lol:

The longest I've had a survey take ever was 20 min. And that was at the $5 level. Most the $3 are 15 min max. for me at least

there is no reason to be rude :shake:

Some of us have been with Pinecone for a bit. We have participated with integrity; taking our time and answering honestly. Now we are being rewarded with "take less pay for the same work or we lose our membership on the panel."

I understand that the economy has more people willing to work for less, and I may well be forced there too, but the next step may well be "do it for $1 or you lose your membership" or even "do it for the free PT or lose your membership."

We have every right to be upset at this treatment and should be able to say so here, as members of SD, without being treated disrespectfully.

We love(d) Pinecone, too.

amen!!

I opted out but I've been opting out of most survey sites lately. At this point I only have time and energy for focus-group type surveys and the occasional highly-paid one-off survey. They're more complex and take more time but have a much better return in terms of $ per hour paid.

Too bad as I always liked pinecone.

I got a survey asking about bathroom wipes....led to a PT for feminine wipes. Even though I said I was a male and stated that it didn't apply to me, they said I qualified for the pt. I'll try them out and see how they work :lmao:. lol

that is freakin hilarious... seriously...:bounce:

yeah I just did the downgrade survey. I switched, but I certainly won't be doing as many surveys as I did before. I'm glad I waited though. I must've done 5 or so paying surveys since the initial request to downgrade, which translates into 10 bucks that I wouldn't have gotten otherwise.

I feel my surveys have been shorter since I switched to $3, I didn't want to do it, but it hasn't been that bad. It was much nicer to see a $5 deposit though.

If anyone knows where a pinecone banner is, can someone pm me? I've been looking forever and would love to join. :D :worship:

just got the email myself. ive declined forever and they finally got me. oh well, 3 bucks will buy me some lunches. i cant pass up money for time id spend wasting on a message board anyways.

30 minutes is a long time. I got ONE survey from them that was that long and they paid us $10 on top of the $3 to do it.
I was always at the $3 group so I never enjoyed the benefits of $5.
*shrugs*
i don't know, it's not that bad. easy $3 and nice pts.

I would love to join Pinecone. If anyone knows where the banner is, could you pm me please? That would be much appreciated.

Pinecone is becoming more and more useless as of late. I continue to get surveys disguised as "Household Questions," and of course I don't get paid for those. Now that they are forcing people to switch to the $3 payment its almost not worth even doing.

Pinecone is becoming more and more useless as of late. I continue to get surveys disguised as "Household Questions," and of course I don't get paid for those. Now that they are forcing people to switch to the $3 payment its almost not worth even doing.

Meh, I enjoy doing the little surveys while i'm watching TV or listening to music. A few bucks for answering some questions while wasting time anyway > nothing.

And chiming in with the other guy, i've been trying to join pinecone forever now but the one time I found one of their banners I refreshed the page and it was gone. I tried to refresh 20 times to get the image back but it never showed. PM with a location if you happen to stumble across one. Thanks in advance!

I do their surveys for $3 but they all take me about 5 minutes. I know I'm not doing them wrong because I keep getting more and I get PTs. I never understand when people talk about 20 and 30 minute surveys for Pinecone.

i always get super-long surveys and even if i rush through them have so many multiple-choice questions that it's physically impossible to do them in less than 15-20 minutes.
And to someone who said they're getting paid less than $3 for 20 min of their tiime in their real job-damn...:eek:

I would love to sign up if someone could PM me the banner location! Been looking and looking but cannot seem to locate on my own. Thanks!

I would love to sign up if someone could PM me the banner location! Been looking and looking but cannot seem to locate on my own. Thanks!

Hi I just PMed you about the Pinecone banner location. :)

Can someone pm the pinecone banner location too. Thanks

Hi I just PMed you about the Pinecone banner location. :)

I would love to sign up as well, if you could PM me the banner location!

Thanks in advance!:nod:

I caved-in and made the transition. If I have time to do a $3 survey from now on, or I see something dumb for $3 that I want badly, I'll do it. Otherwise I will let it sit in my box and expire like most of the household questions.

I'm done with Pinecone. The 3-products in one survey thing is really annoying and I don't feel that it's worth my time anymore....

-The Done Coot66

Hi I just PMed you about the Pinecone banner location. :)

Hi, I would like to sign up as well.

Thanks.

Hi, I would like to sign up as well.

Thanks.

Hi I can't PM you. you need to enable the Private Message option (In user control panel, edit option)

You can post the banner location here. Just don't post a URL. Just say where the banner is without posting a link. No need to PM it. :shake:

All people getting $5 will now be dropped if they do not except their $3 + sweepstakes pay...
So.. I'm out... Cya Pinecone..

Please be advised that by choosing not to join PineCone's new cash plus sweepstakes panel effectively ends your regular participation with PineCone Research with the completion of this questionnaire. As a valued member with the PineCone family, we'd like to make sure this wasn't done in error and ask that you confirm your choice.

I went to the three caved in, but I had seven paid survey last month.

All people getting $5 will now be dropped if they do not except their $3 + sweepstakes pay...
So.. I'm out... Cya Pinecone..

wow.
peace!! LOL.
more surveys for me!! LOL.
nah that does suck.
they made it seem like you guys had a choice at first and now they are saying, if you don't accept it, you will be kicked out.

All people getting $5 will now be dropped if they do not except their $3 + sweepstakes pay...
So.. I'm out... Cya Pinecone..

Yup. I just got dumped out of the system this morning. Screw Pinecone. The surveys took way too long and were way too boring anyway. Just don't be surprised when they dump out the 3 doller a survey members soon in order to do a sweepstakes only entry.

Yup. I just got dumped out of the system this morning. Screw Pinecone. The surveys took way too long and were way too boring anyway. Just don't be surprised when they dump out the 3 doller a survey members soon in order to do a sweepstakes only entry.

I will definitely be taking my leave then, but for now, $3 is fine for me, paying me for ten to fifteen miutes of the time I wouldnt have gotten paid for anyway, is still an all around good deal to me. So it's $2 less, that sucks, but at least it's something.

Better than a lot of the point based survey sites, anyway that take twenty surveys or more just to get to enough points to cash out for $10.

Deleted

All people getting $5 will now be dropped if they do not except their $3 + sweepstakes pay...
So.. I'm out... Cya Pinecone..

Please be advised that by choosing not to join PineCone's new cash plus sweepstakes panel effectively ends your regular participation with PineCone Research with the completion of this questionnaire. As a valued member with the PineCone family, we'd like to make sure this wasn't done in error and ask that you confirm your choice.

Thanks for quoting that. I just got the email but haven't clicked on it yet. I dodged it the first time around by just not answering the survey, but I guess I'll have to do this one. Boo. :mad:

I got the e-mail and caved too. I haven't gotten a survey in MONTHS so I am not losing any money really. Hopefully it will pick up for me now. :wink5: :eyelash:

I got it also. I will be contacting the manufacturer of one of the brands
I evaluated.

Quality responses require quality compensation. ;)

I got it also. I will be contacting the manufacturer of one of the brands
I evaluated.

Quality responses require quality compensation. ;)

heh a friend of mine works for 1 of the brands as well

he does a corporante branding. a bit different department but marketing nevertheless

i'll let him know as well

i told pinecone to shove it

While I did not agree to the original paycut, I did break down and accept it this time. I haven't gotten a survey in about 2 months. However I will say this: if and when I get the new cheaper surveys, I will be putting much less then half the effort into completing them. Random clicks on buttons I don't read while watching the television. Half the pay, means half the work at half it's value.

While I did not agree to the original paycut, I did break down and accept it this time. I haven't gotten a survey in about 2 months. However I will say this: if and when I get the new cheaper surveys, I will be putting much less then half the effort into completing them. Random clicks on buttons I don't read while watching the television. Half the pay, means half the work at half it's value.

LOL.. give them what they pay for!

ugh got the email too. how cheap 5 dollars wasnt even a lot. not sure i wanna bother for 3

Like others got he email. Cheap bastards.

how can i join? can someone PM me the link?

I've gotten to the point that since many of the surveys out there are so time-consuming, I hardly ever take one for less than $3. Pinecone knows that's the tipping point for many people. Unfortunately, it's the basic law of supply and demand. I chose to stay at $3, but there's no guarantee I will take their surveys. If they drop me, at least the loss is minimal now. I will say this, if you really want to stay with them, be careful how you respond to their surveys, as I'm sure that now that they've dropped the incentive, there will be some extra quality control measures in place.

Half the pay, means half the work at half it's value.

:iagree: no kidding.

Imagine your boss at the workplace coming up to you one day and saying "I know you're making a cool $50k/year, but we're going to need to drop you to $30k/year. Please be advised that choosing not to embrace our new bend-over plus pay scale effectively ends your regular participation with our company. Nothing personal." :lol:

:iagree: no kidding.

Imagine your boss at the workplace coming up to you one day and saying "I know you're making a cool $50k/year, but we're going to need to drop you to $30k/year. Please be advised that choosing not to embrace our new bend-over plus pay scale effectively ends your regular participation with our company. Nothing personal." :lol:

But don't forget:
"Hey, look on the bright side! Since there will be less people employed here, that means that even though you are getting a paycut, their will be more work for you to do! It's a win-win situation *cough*for us*cough*. And don't forget, every other Friday is Hawaiian Shirt day, where you can get the opportunity to possibly win back a fraction of the money we are saving by giving you a paycut. Oh, and I'll need those TPS reports."

I also got the email today & will stay with them for
$3.00 survey pay. It is still better than these other survey sites
that waste my time & still not get in or paid. With Pinecone
we still get paid $2.00 less & still have the PTs.:nod:

But don't forget:
"Hey, look on the bright side! Since there will be less people employed here, that means that even though you are getting a paycut, their will be more work for you to do! It's a win-win situation *cough*for us*cough*. And don't forget, every other Friday is Hawaiian Shirt day, where you can get the opportunity to possibly win back a fraction of the money we are saving by giving you a paycut. Oh, and I'll need those TPS reports."

:lmao: Next thing you know they'll tell us we can't take the surveys naked anymore.
Sheesh!

Yup. I just got dumped out of the system this morning. Screw Pinecone. The surveys took way too long and were way too boring anyway. Just don't be surprised when they dump out the 3 doller a survey members soon in order to do a sweepstakes only entry.

Exactly

Don't be surprised if that $3 goes down to $1 or $2 with the same (if not more) work involved.

I also told them to shove it...the $5 surveys were getting ridiculously long as is.

Can someone pm me if they see a pinecone banner. Thx in advance.:nod:

:lmao: Next thing you know they'll tell us we can't take the surveys naked anymore.
Sheesh! Well if that happens then I will definately quite taking the surveys.LOL

i'd love to join. hopefully a gracious member will pm me a clue

Has anyone gotten a payment from them on Friday or today?
I did 2 surveys on Thursday. I always get paid the next day....but still nothing even today :(

no, sorry... but I had a survey today... that is 2 in about 2 weeks... an all time record for me :)

Has anyone gotten a payment from them on Friday or today?
I did 2 surveys on Thursday. I always get paid the next day....but still nothing even today :(

I have the same problem. I'm hoping my lil $3 comes today.

I have the same problem. I'm hoping my lil $3 comes today.

thanks and repped...lets hope our money shows up today

I use to get paypal he next day with pinecone, but recently its a 2 day wait. Really seems to be falling apart over there...I almost sent them an email about a 15 min nonpaid survey. Grrr

I just got that take $3 or else email too..whats next?LinuxChick may be right :lmao:

well still no payment from them today either

well still no payment from them today either

Same for me:mad: I took 2 surveys last Thu

banner pm please :)

How about instead of people coming here everyday begging for banner links, they just goto http://www.amylynn.org/home/pinecone.html , a site dedicated to keeping track of them on a daily basis.
Just a thought.

thanks and repped...lets hope our money shows up today

Got mine today, did you?

nope :(

Exactly

Don't be surprised if that $3 goes down to $1 or $2 with the same (if not more) work involved.

I also told them to shove it...the $5 surveys were getting ridiculously long as is.

Yeah when they finally gave me the ultimatum, I told them where to stick it as well... and then sent them a snippy note about what I really thought about it... well it was polite... not really snippy... but I sure let them know I wasn't happy about it and that I had worked hard on all surveys I had done and felt I had earned that $5 each time and that I was sure the quality of their information was going to be severely degraded at this point... etc etc... that was a couple weeks ago and today I got a note back telling me *thank you for your comments and we will forward them to the appropriate department." Yeah... sure.

tls

Weird.. I told them CYA! Got a 2 question survey.. Age.. Sex.. end of survey.?? LOL

So sad. I feel like it is the beginning of the demise of Pinecone. I used to get so many surveys from them. I haven't gotten one in weeks.

I did a survey for them 4 days ago, and have not received my $3.00 in my Paypal account. They are also getting a lot more slow in paying.

I did a survey for them 4 days ago, and have not received my $3.00 in my Paypal account. They are also getting a lot more slow in paying.

They don't usually pay a survey done on Fri-Sunday until the following Mon. or Tues.

I did one Fri. I figure I should get paid today. Tomorrow latest.

The survey I took was on 9/4 which was a Thursday. I've never not been paid the next day. and I just realized that its not showing up in my survey history. I will email Karen tomorrow if I dont get paid today :(

I guess you didn't get the new member panel participation survey. They decided to change the payment structure again. From now on, you have to pay them $3 for every survey that you complete (household surveys only cost you $1). It's not in your survey history because they haven't received your check yet. It's a lot easier if you just let them deduct the funds from your PayPal account.

I have to agree that five was even little for what surveys we did that were quite lengthy. Gone are the good ole days. Don't you notice this in all aspects of life? It is not so easy to find free things and mystery shops are few and far between, surveyspot surveys you actually qualify for non-existant almost, corruption everywhere, don't you see it, it's the economy, everybody is hurting, well, almost everybody!

I guess you didn't get the new member panel participation survey. They decided to change the payment structure again. From now on, you have to pay them $3 for every survey that you complete (household surveys only cost you $1). It's not in your survey history because they haven't received your check yet. It's a lot easier if you just let them deduct the funds from your PayPal account.

And the punchline is that some -will -pour money into their paypal just so PineCone can take it out! LOL! Hahaha.

Funny stuff- just like the SECOND email from Pinecone asking me (AGAIN) to answer "important" survey questions about my membership, which I already answered.

Gee, that second survey is not gonna be sent to every company that I ever did a PineCone survey about, along with all the other dubious stuff PineCone has done.
Oh yeah, that would make a company really want to spend money on bad data from PineCone!

OOPS, guess I DID send that to a lot of companies. As well as screenshots. And records of how many times PineCone delayed payment and blamed it on the company they were doing research for, that would look pretty bad for PineCone.

Rofl!!!!!

I took the $3 paycut when the first email came around. Since then I actually get a lot more surveys, about 2 a week (payed, not HH) and 1 or 2 PT's a month. I got an awesome one today.
So in the end, it worked out better for me. I'd rather get $3 and a few PTs, then $5 for just maybe 2 surveys a month. :dontknow:

The surveys are longer now though, and the HH's are ridiculous. I just do it while watching TV or bored. The only thing I really cant stand, is why is there never an option for "all of the above" when the "aware" and "bought" questions are there. That drives me nuts. Or at least make it so you can hold shift and select multiples instead of each square out of sometimes 50( like certain product brands have)..:annoyed:

I like your ideas Bostongirl, you should tell pinecone that.

Please tell me you're kidding that they CHARGE you to take their surveys. Please? My DH will kill me acos I just linked up his paypal account!

They are kidding :lol: They still pay you $3 :lol:

Edit: Just got yet another paying survey, 4 in the past week :woot: An all-time record :woot:

They are kidding :lol: They still pay you $3 :lol:

Edit: Just got yet another paying survey, 4 in the past week :woot: An all-time record :woot:

Phew. That scared me! I am hoping that since I did that I'd be more eligible to get more surveys. I can't complain about it only being $3.00 since I didn't get in on this when it was $5.00. For me, it means a jar of strawberry jam from Trader Joes or peanut butter without weird stuff in it. It's part of a gallon of gas or a few cans of wet food for my furlings as a treat. It's not much, but three bucks is three bucks!

Please tell me you're kidding that they CHARGE you to take their surveys. Please? My DH will kill me acos I just linked up his paypal account!

They are kidding :lol: They still pay you $3 :lol:

Edit: Just got yet another paying survey, 4 in the past week :woot: An all-time record :woot:

Phew. That scared me! I am hoping that since I did that I'd be more eligible to get more surveys. I can't complain about it only being $3.00 since I didn't get in on this when it was $5.00. For me, it means a jar of strawberry jam from Trader Joes or peanut butter without weird stuff in it. It's part of a gallon of gas or a few cans of wet food for my furlings as a treat. It's not much, but three bucks is three bucks!

:lmao:

I took the $3 paycut when the first email came around. Since then I actually get a lot more surveys, about 2 a week (payed, not HH) and 1 or 2 PT's a month. I got an awesome one today.
So in the end, it worked out better for me. I'd rather get $3 and a few PTs, then $5 for just maybe 2 surveys a month. :dontknow:

The surveys are longer now though, and the HH's are ridiculous. I just do it while watching TV or bored. The only thing I really cant stand, is why is there never an option for "all of the above" when the "aware" and "bought" questions are there. That drives me nuts. Or at least make it so you can hold shift and select multiples instead of each square out of sometimes 50( like certain product brands have)..:annoyed:

Hey Boston, I have found it VERY useful to use tab then hit enter many many times when there is the check boxes. Saves a LOT of time. Same if you have boxes that you need to fill in zeros, tab, #, tab, #, tab, #

Just a little tip

well strange enough, still no payment but got a PT from one of those surveys.
So I went ahead and emailed karen.

wow goosie four is a lot good

I agree it all adds up

I like your ideas Bostongirl, you should tell pinecone that.

Thanks, figured it'd just make it easier.

Hey Boston, I have found it VERY useful to use tab then hit enter many many times when there is the check boxes. Saves a LOT of time. Same if you have boxes that you need to fill in zeros, tab, #, tab, #, tab, #

Just a little tip

:jawdrop: I have always done the tabbing with the fill in ones, but never thought to do that with the check boxes. Thanks a million..I'll try that the next one I do.:nod:

woot

got another product a few days ago

pinecone <3

Got this response...strange that others have gotten payment


Dear Panelist,
Thank you for your e-mail!
We are experiencing technical difficulties with PayPal's website in processing the compensation for recent studies and hope the have the problem resolved shortly.
Thank you for your patience

hope you get paid soon

Got this response...strange that others have gotten payment


Dear Panelist,
Thank you for your e-mail!
We are experiencing technical difficulties with PayPal's website in processing the compensation for recent studies and hope the have the problem resolved shortly.
Thank you for your patience
Your not alone. I did a paying survey on Sunday and still have not got payment for it.

Same here, still waiting on a payment.

Still waiting on my payment, too. This was for a survey done a week ago.

Just got a payment 15 minutes ago (did survey on saturday), and a new 1001 survey :) happy times

Just got a payment 15 minutes ago (did survey on saturday), and a new 1001 survey :) happy times


I've been trying to join Pinecone for a while, if anyone can point me in the right direction via PM, I'd be much obliged.

I've been trying to join Pinecone for a while, if anyone can point me in the right direction via PM, I'd be much obliged.

Sorry, I have no idea where to look I joined over a year ago.

I've been trying to join Pinecone for a while, if anyone can point me in the right direction via PM, I'd be much obliged.

sent you a PM

Just when I was starting to get down on pinecone, had 2 paying surveys today and one took (no joke) 2 minutes. I was surprised.

Can someone please help me? I really want to sign up for pinecone but dont know how

Can someone pls pm me on how to sign up for pinecone

I've been looking for the Pinecone banner for over 4 months now. If anyone can help, a PM would be appreciated :)

I got another PT today. 2 this week. I am not regretting the paycut at all..:nono2:

I got another PT today. 2 this week. I am not regretting the paycut at all..:nono2:

Same here.........

I am also looking to join pinecone if anyone can assist.

Ok, so PC doesn't wanna pay us $5 anymore, however, I just finished a survey for OOP that directed to a PC survey and guess what OOP paid for it ... $5.
Aint that some shit.

Another survey company pays participant credits for Amazon gift certificate, can anyone remember what is the name of that company?

Hey, I also want to join Pinecone Research. Can someone please point me in the right direction? I am new to all of this survey stuff.

Another survey company pays participant credits for Amazon gift certificate, can anyone remember what is the name of that company?

I use https://www.globalopinionpanels.com and get surveys for $10 Amazon GC





I also got a PT today! Been a while. Woo Hoo:woot:

I'm sooooo jealous of the PT for pinecone, I've never gotten one. Congrats, I hope they are good.

I use https://www.globalopinionpanels.com and get surveys for $10 Amazon GC





I also got a PT today! Been a while. Woo Hoo:woot:

do the surveys for global come often? i dont want to get into something thats once in awhile...i need fast $

Can someone PM me some information about Pinecone? Like where to go to sign-up ?

Thank you very much.

Thanks

If anyone has any invites or any banners add ...if you could please let me know...ive heard good things about pinecone and would like to give it a try. I signed up once - but I think the confirmation got put in my junk mail and I missed it.

Thanks so much!!!
Teresa
:)

I can't imagine anyone wanting to sign up at this point. just my 2cents

its still three dollars. I can still use it. Pays better than most sites.

Is this thread now going to be nothing put page after page of banner location requests? Learn to use google people.

I can't imagine anyone wanting to sign up at this point. just my 2cents

Yeah.....I cant believe I only received $24 so far this month, I should just quit.

lol.

I was finally invited to join Pinecone this month and have received $9 in checks so far. They send them out fast. Now i'm just waiting for a product to arrive like they used to do years ago when my mom was a member. I remember her getting all kinds of great products to test before they were out in stores. It might only be $3 now but it's $3 more then I had so I'm happy with it!

Yeah.....I cant believe I only received $24 so far this month, I should just quit.

lol.

lucky you i got 6

had nothin but household BS for a month now.

I was one of the $5.00 people. But I was sent a survey asking if I would like to get $3.00 and an entry. I chose yes, because I just have all the money put into my Paypal account to use on eBay for random things I need that I can get there cheaper. I've probably made at least $300 with Pinecone, and I got to test a lot of cool stuff.

i tried checking google and didnt find any banners, if anyone knows of one please pm and let me know!

I got the worlds shortest PC survey yesterday. I dont even think there were 10 questions!

wow that is a nice change

I signed up yesterday after finding a banner accidentally on a mysurvey123.com while reveiwing survey sites. I received an email this morning from Karen at PCR to finish processing my registration. Hope I get in!!!

Still waiting on a $3 survey. I initially said I'd stay with the $5 compensation, but quaked when they gave the ultimatum email to take $3 or leave.

It's a shame since I've been a member for many years now...oh well, I got my thousand or so from them already.

They never respond to emails anymore. I know $3 is better than nothing but Pinecone has really gone to :censored:.

I've gotten 5 $3 surveys this month, 1 PT this month and I got one PT last month that was a 2-in-1. Was stalled out most of the summer but for some reason its really kicked in this month.

I got a survey last night, and after the part where they asked if i would product test the item, they asked me a few more questions? Do you think that means i got it?

No.

The only time you know for a fact if you are getting a PT, is when it comes in the mail.

I got a survey last night, and after the part where they asked if i would product test the item, they asked me a few more questions? Do you think that means i got it?

and it shows up really fast from my experience. like 2 day.

Also I want to add that Pinecone does still answers their emails fyi

got another $3.00 today, i have never had a problem with them answering my emails.

i know that there is usually no way of knowing when you're getting a PT, but I was asking, since I got MORE questions after the product test question, if anyone thought it seemed more likely than usual.

i know that there is usually no way of knowing when you're getting a PT, but I was asking, since I got MORE questions after the product test question, if anyone thought it seemed more likely than usual.

One time and the first time it ever happen to me, I done a survey then a couple days later I log into the site. there was a survey and it was a follow up survey on a pt.

Which I had not got yet, so I knew it was coming then.

Can someone please PM me where to go so I can sign up with them? Thanks!!

I got a wonderful test product from them on Friday my first so I have a question when you do the follow up survey do you get paid for that to?

I got a wonderful test product from them on Friday my first so I have a question when you do the follow up survey do you get paid for that to?


Yes, you do. And alright those pt always makes it nice.

I'm a long time member of Pinecone and am so disappointed that "people" responded to their survey saying they'd rather be compensated $3 and get a sweepstakes entry than be compensated $5 for filling out the survey. I got the letter saying they were moving in this direction and got the impression that were I not to choose the $3 compensation that I could be dropped so I switched. Taking surveys does not seem to be worth the time now that they provide the lower compensation and I never hear anything from them about the sweepstakes winners. It's another example of companies finding ways to cut back. The money really used to help out and I would receive many more opportunities than I currently receive.

i used to get surveys till like the first half of 2008 and then they just stopped ..

Also I want to add that Pinecone does still answers their emails fyi

Every time I have emailed them I have never had a problem. I could not log into my PT survey and they responded in 4 hours!

Is it just me, or is this too much trouble for a measely 3 or 5 bucks? I guess it is for me..lol.

Is it just me, or is this too much trouble for a measely 3 or 5 bucks? I guess it is for me..lol.
a lot of people agree with you.

I however, since i have nothing better to do, and it does pay by PayPal, I do it anyways. Plus i might get some groovy product test out of the deal

a lot of people agree with you.

I however, since i have nothing better to do, and it does pay by PayPal, I do it anyways. Plus i might get some groovy product test out of the deal
Same here, I have nothing better to do...and the cool PT's are a bonus

I just completed a survery for PC, and I have to say, it was the shortest survey that I think I have ever done for them! :) Maybe they are starting to listen to the complaints about how long the surveys are compared to the compensation we get. Here's hoping, right? ;)

I don't mean to be a pest, but if anyone has an invitation or location to join, could you please -pretty please- pm me? I've been trying on my own for a while with no luck...
Thanks!

Just did a 5 minute survey and hopefully leads to a PT.

They asked if I would try the product out, will see if it arrives.

Is it just me, or is this too much trouble for a measely 3 or 5 bucks? I guess it is for me..lol.

Yeah but that's $3 I wouldn't have. Plus I have plenty of time seeing as I don't work. :nod:

I don't mean to be a pest, but if anyone has an invitation or location to join, could you please -pretty please- pm me? I've been trying on my own for a while with no luck...
Thanks!
try here:

mysurvey123.com

click on the small banner upper right hand corner

I just got my 3rd product test from them that I've had over the last 2 months....

I'm LOVING it!!

The first product test had 2 products and 2 follow up surveys. I am so happy!!!