Is it legit or not- getting paid for testing free products?

@swapmind (355)
Australia
June 1, 2012 6:11pm CST
Hey guy,i browsed a site talking of testing free products and getting paid+owing the product.Well i could not understand it much.has anybody tried it ,is this a fair process or a mere scam?
4 responses
marguicha
@marguicha (230350)
• Chile
2 Jun 12
It´s legit, but you have to be careful so that noone scams you. If the product is free, you should not pay anything out of your pocket. I don´t trust those "money backs and then some" schemes. If they want you to test a product, the risk should be theirs.
marguicha
@marguicha (230350)
• Chile
2 Jun 12
I do that with everything I buy. I don´t buy an offer just because it´s cheap. I buy what I need. Then there´s no problem in this case as you wanted the product anyway
Sunshine18
@Sunshine18 (200)
• United States
2 Jun 12
I feel the same way like I said above I have done this with trial offers under GPT sites but I have not done it with products yet. I have seen products I wanted to try and didn't mine paying for it because I was going to buy it anyway. I thought why not get paid for it then I would start to order it and the shipping would be crazy high so I didn't do it. That is one of those things where you have to read every little fine print.
swapmind
@swapmind (355)
• Australia
2 Jun 12
It is always good to purchase only that thing that we need rather than getting attracted by special offers .we should make the most judicious use of our hard earned money.
Sunshine18
@Sunshine18 (200)
• United States
2 Jun 12
The process is not a scam but you do have to be very careful as to want company you do this for because they might be a scam. It is best to research the company first and get info from more than one website or blog. The process is simple but not always the same so you just have to read everything before signing up. You can have a product that cost you $10 that you pay out of pocket. The company will send you the product to keep it and pay you $15. You have made $5 and you got to keep the product. Or they may have you take a survey for that product and send you a sample to test then pay you for you feedback. I hope you find some good sites that work for you just do your research have a good one.
swapmind
@swapmind (355)
• Australia
2 Jun 12
thank friend,well there is no point paying a particular sum for a product that i don't need and further getting a little reward.ultimately i am spending from my own pocket for things that i don't need much.
Sunshine18
@Sunshine18 (200)
• United States
2 Jun 12
Yeah true but that is only one example of how the process works I have only done this with services with trial offers. I am sure there are sites out there that you don't have to pay out of pocket but I have not found any yet lol. I am a member of pinecone research and they sometimes send you new products to try when you take a survey about it. I am not sure if it is available in every location but they give you $3 per survey. I know $3 or $5 is not a lot but it does add up faster than you think. Then you can test the company to see if they pay you so you don't spend a lot of time getting $100 just find out you will never see it.
mervyn07
@mervyn07 (437)
• Singapore
2 Jun 12
Whether it is legal or not is a secondary factor, the most important is whether it is safe to test the product, you should not test any product without proper endorsement
Polang
@tkonlinevn (6427)
• Vietnam
2 Jun 12
Some of them are legit, my friend. We test products then we'll write our feelings about them. The companies will pay us for the testing. However, you should check carefully about it.