Paid surveys

[Metal Gear Flash]

i wanted to inquire y'all about online paid surveys...those words alone are enough to drive peoples knowledgeable on the subject away...many are scams, and a HUGE waste of time. Ive looked at lots online, received calls from, and even participated in online surveys, and found all to be a huge disappointment, especially after they make it seem like the best thing on earth....BUT recently a friend of mine received this 3,500 dollar check in the mail from one of these places....his stupid bitch girlfriend sits at home all day and does these. He was cautious to cash the check because of the amount of money...it seemed to good to be true, but guess what it wasn't...he waited 2 weeks before doing anything with the money, and after that he bought a new motorcycle, and here a month later everything is peachy....now someone tell what the hell that is all about?...

 

[Hitsua]

I did a survey on Neopets once

 

[Metal Gear Flash]

LMAO....and? did they send you anything? a real pet maybe

 

[Hitsua]

No I got like 200NP's and fet my pet and the ****er wouldn't stop bitching.

 

[Metal Gear Flash]

haha....200 neopets...thats like a 3500 dollar value, right? lol

 

[Hitsua]

On Neopets? 1NP = like 1/100 of a cent. So, 200NP is like, 2 dollars.

 

[Metal Gear Flash]

you wouldn't be able to redeem your 2 dollars anyways, how could you say goodbye to these faces

 

[Hitsua]

No, I mean you can't redeem them for any cash, (NP=neopoints, btw), I just mean 1NP translates into 1/100 of a cent.

 

[Metal Gear Flash]

opps.... im a NP :newbie: ....anywho :focus: ....anyone else ever get something better than a "thank you for participating" for doing a survey?

 

[Ninja_Blue]

I got a "I'm sorry, your data could not be transfered, try again another time" after taking like a half an hour survey -.-"
Another was one of those things where you gotta use your credit card to get the "free stuff".

 

[Metal Gear Flash]

yeah, i ran into one that asked for your credit info so it could send you a free trip to hawaii....i can imagine what it would look like on your credit statement

account # 053292 date 3/21/07 "free trip to hawaii" ....transaction description... instant transfer 5,000.00 to http://profitmasters.com/thankyou

 

[Lizardbreath]

If they ask for bank account/credit card #'s than it is a scam.

 

[x42bn6]

I'll pay you US$10 if you vote in my virginity poll. Honest.*

 

[concrete_sox]

wow x42 that was just not cool ok
now back to this subject i tried doing this for a free ps3 but no i didnt not get my ps3

 

[Vadriel]

Just buy a PS3.

And yeah, those are all scams...some of them actually put out with the promised stuff, but you usually have to spend money on a buttload of other "paid offers" before you get them. They can afford to send out the "new laptop" or whatever because most people buy the first couple offers, get tired of all the shit, and quit...so they make a profit.

 

[concrete_sox]

i did and i got a 360 but enough about me

 

[Vadriel]

Yes. Enough about you.

 

[x42bn6]

There are bound to be legitimate ones out there but those are about as rare as me and sexual encounters.

That said, just remember that, "Nothing is free in life."*

 

[Clearcast]

You sound so bored. PLEASE VOTE ON MY VRGINITY POLL

I wouldn't have the patience to spend enough time on there to actually make profit. Would drive me nuts sitting at a computer screen all day ticking boxes etc.

 

[x42bn6]

It's only an analogy.*