Comments on: Is Opinion Outpost (OpinionOutPost.com) Another Paid Survey Scam?

By: Eddy Salomon

Eddy Salomon — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 21:55:33 +0000

Hey Cwaltz,
Thanks for sharing. Have you tried what Callie has suggested on called Opinion Outpost to discuss this? It might make a huge difference if a lot of folks flood their telephone lines complaining about this issue. I agree it’s not fair and I know far more companies that have better practices in terms of prequalifier questions.

By: cwaltz

cwaltz — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 17:57:05 +0000

I had the same experience as anti survey scam. I got a prequalifier which asked stuff like which insurance company do we utilize, are we in a union then they directed me to a survey that proceeded to ask me which companies I was aware of that provided medical services in addition to groceries,photo services. They then went as far as to ask did I fill scripts in the last 3 months, which one of those places I utilized to fill my last 3 prescriptions, how much did I spend on said scripts and then proceeded to tell me I did not qualify. Can you say phishing? There are legit sites out there that recognize a prequalifier shouldn’t require actually taking a 20 minute survey uncompensated. I’ll stick with them.

By: Callie

Callie — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:31:18 +0000

@Eddy Salomon:

I have no problem agreeing that OO stands in need of improvement in regard to the dreaded qualifier nonsense. I’ve been there, done that and it’s no fun. I too have been frustrated when it’s happened to me.

Maybe AntiSurveyScam will at least give OO the benefit of doubt, courteously & politely call support to report the incident (having the survey reference # should be helpful!), and maybe a point reward will be in order.

I think it’s worth a try.

By: Eddy Salomon

Eddy Salomon — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:54:13 +0000

I’m there with you Callie. I receive checks from OO every month consistently. That being said I still think they need to work on this nonsense of not paying people for pre-qualification questions especially if they’re more than 10 questions. At that point it’s just a full survey and folks should be paid something. So I’m not really feeling that. http://www.GoMySurvey.com will still pay you for the pre-qualification questions. It’s not a lot but at least its something. So I understand AntiSurveyScam’s feeling. However this is just one of those situations where you may not agree with the policy of a company. I wouldn’t go as far as calling Opinion Outpost a scam. They just have room for improvement.

I don’t like it when I get to an airport and learn that my flight has been delayed or left early. It sucks and its not fair but I don’t think the airline business is a scam. It just has some poor policies. Just my two cents.

By: Callie

Callie — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:47:32 +0000

@ANTISurveyScam:

Wow, I am surprised by your Opinion Outpost allegation Antisurveyscam .

Opinion Outpost has been one of my faves for quite some time. I’ve never had any problems with them. Well, just the occasional server glitch that occurs from time to time. However, when this has happened, I simply call customer support at 877-254-1234 (Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm MST) and speak to one the courteous support reps about it. I’ve even been awarded the points for the “glitch” infected survey qualifier.

I could never imagine calling Opinion Outpost a scam.

By: ANTISurveyScam

ANTISurveyScam — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:31:58 +0000

Chris is right on. YES OPINION OUTPOST IS A SCAM! I signed up as a way for my opinion to be heard and to receive compensation for that. At the time they seemed to be fair and reasonable, but when I started receiving emails, I would be directed to a page, where I was asked MORE PRELIMINARY questions before the actual survey would even begin. Then I would go through a bogus process called QUALIFICATION. Where you can spend 1min to as much as an hour, some report (a multi-survey that takes days to complete) before you were TURNED DOWN!! THAT’S RIGHT NO POINTS FOR YOU! They are tricking people into answering the survey and then telling them they aren’t a match.

It’s complete and utter BS.

I just finished a survey that was more than 50 questions asking me about my game playing habits.

And didn’t receive not a single credit!

Don’t waste your time on this SCAM.

By: clerk79

clerk79 — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 16:03:17 +0000

I can see why Chris is upset, I get told the majority of the time that I do not qualify but it is all part of the surveys. There are ups and downs. I joined almost a year ago and still made $60 considering I do not qualify for 90% of the surveys. Something is better than nothing compared to other sites I am part of.

By: Eddy Salomon

Eddy Salomon — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 20:47:31 +0000

Chris,

Thanks for sharing. But in my humble opinion, this is just another scenario where one may not like the policy of a given company so now its being labeled a scam. This seems to be pervasive when it comes to this industry. There is a lot of things that the government and airlines do that I’m not fond of but I don’t run around calling them a scam. The fact of the matter is that Opinion Outpost does pay when you qualify for a survey. Not qualifying for a survey is a common thing. It’s basic supply and demand. If you fit the proflie that a company needs then you get a survey. If you don’t then you don’t get the survey. It’s not a conspiracy theory.

That being said I don’t like when companies don’t give you some type of compensation for taking the screener questions especially if it takes more than a minute or two. That’s one of the reasons, I like http://www.GoMySurvey.com so much. No matter what, you always get some type of compensation even though it’s not a lot. So I would argue that if Opinion Outpost doesn’t offer that especially if the screener questions are as long as you claim then that stinks. In which case people may not want to work with this company if that will pose a problem for them.

But again, it doesn’t make them a scam. It’s not like you paid money to join and then all of sudden they didn’t deliver on the product. Or they sent you a fake check to cash or told you you’re applying for a data entry job and it turns out to be a ploy to sell you on affiliate marketing. That type of stuff I would consider a scam:
http://www.workathomenoscams.com/scams

In any event, i do appreciate you chiming in. If what you’ve reported is in fact the case, hopefully Opinion Outpost will change this policy in the near future if enough people find an issue with it.

By: Chris

Chris — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 19:54:45 +0000

Opinion Outpost is totally a scam! I started logging my participation in their “research panel” months ago. After 10 surveys in a row in which I documented how much time I put into each of them, I’ve found that I spent on average 7 minutes on each only to be told that “I didn’t qualify” for the survey. Well how is it that I answered so many detailed questions like more than 30 “Rank how much you like this company from 1 to 5″ only to be told I didn’t qualify? It’s nonsense! I “didn’t qualify” because they didn’t want to pay me! This is the biggest ripoff on the internet. What they’re doing is unconscionable! I thought I’d try again today to give them “a second chance,” but once again after spending more than 10 minutes and answering about 40 questions, I was told I “didn’t qualify.” Ridiculous! They got their questions answered – 40 questions!!!!!!!! – I got nothing! They’re completely full of crap!

By: Jorge

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Have a nice day all.