Giving up on survey sites
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (325648)
Rockingham, Australia
December 6, 2018 6:20pm CST
I’ve just cashed out on a couple of survey sites and now I’m unsubscribing from them. It has taken me ages to cash out and I’m fed up with being kicked off surveys and/or taken to ones I didn’t click on. I also don’t like the deceit of getting part-way through a survey then suddenly getting the ‘sorry but the quota for this survey has been reached’ message.
For a while now I’ve believed it’s my age (72) and my gender (female) that has gone against me but to be fair I’m a dead loss to those who run surveys. I don’t watch any commercial TV and never have done, I watch very little free-to-air TV, I don’t follow any sports, rarely go to movies (am I starting to sound boring?), never know what shampoo I regularly buy or how much it costs, rarely listen to the radio, don’t read newspapers or magazines and Vince deals with all the financial issues. And what's more, they never ask if I myLot. 
So we’ll all be better off if I unsubscribe. But just to show I’m not always boring, here’s me on a flying fox in Confolens in France.
So we’ll all be better off if I unsubscribe. But just to show I’m not always boring, here’s me on a flying fox in Confolens in France.44 people like this
48 responses
@just4him (305965)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
7 Dec 18
With all the traveling you do, I'm not surprised you don't watch TV, read newspapers, or listen to the radio. You're very active, so I wouldn't say you're boring. I love hearing about your adventures. That picture takes courage. I couldn't do what you did there.
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@allknowing (130066)
• India
7 Dec 18
i do not like them as they keep asking for personal information. I just tried one and after letting me go through a lot of work they tell me that survey is not for me
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@xFiacre (12593)
• Ireland
7 Dec 18
@judyev I joined one and initially was awarded rather a lot of airmiles for my trouble. Then I started being declined when asked my roll in my company if I had the last say in ordering office supplies etc. They never had catagories I could tick regarding work. So I quit - surveys that is, not work.
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@shaggin (71664)
• United States
7 Dec 18
I do pretty well with surveys but I hate the late disqualifications as well. Yesterday I started one and it had me watch 12 minutes of whatever I wanted on YouTube to evaluate what I watch and how I use it. As soon as I got done watching the 12 minutes of video it disqualified me which was a waste of my time! Most of the surveys I earn from seem to want the opinions of my kids more then they want my opinion.
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@snowy22315 (169893)
• United States
7 Dec 18
That looks like fun! Surveys can be a real pain..half the time or more than half they are a waste of time..but I guess I get excited about a few pennies thrown my way..sad...
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@1hopefulman (45123)
• Canada
7 Dec 18
Wow, you are very athletic! I tried a few surveys but never qualified. I don't think they have many surveys for senior citizens.
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@1hopefulman (45123)
• Canada
7 Dec 18
@JudyEv If you say so! It still takes a lot of courage!
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@TishaMears (1026)
• United States
7 Dec 18
@thislittlepennyearns @JudyEvans @rakski @arunima25 I used to do surveys way back but gave up on them before I could cash out on them. I lost patience. I did get some good focus group payments outta some but so many people are trying to do online work for extra pay that it's hard to even get into focus groups anymore. You have to be diligent with the email notices for surveys and pick up on them quickly to qualify before their quota fills up. I don't check my email enough to do it anymore. It also takes too much time and work for little pay.
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@thislittlepennyearns (58119)
• Defuniak Springs, Florida
7 Dec 18
I have a couple websites that I stick too but got rather annoyed Las week when I finished one and it timed me out of it.
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@JudyEv (325648)
• Rockingham, Australia
7 Dec 18
I've earned quite a bit over the years I suppose but I've had enough now.
@arunima25 (85265)
• Bangalore, India
7 Dec 18
I have got mixed reviews about survey. I joined a few in last few months and I have already given up on few of them. Only sticking to three of them which seem a little better.
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@JudyEv (325648)
• Rockingham, Australia
8 Dec 18
@arunima25 I can understand that.
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@arunima25 (85265)
• Bangalore, India
8 Dec 18
@JudyEv I just want to have the least on my list. It helps to utilize time better.
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@freelancermariagrace (27219)
• Philippines
7 Dec 18
Survey websites are a waste of time. I have given up most of them except Global Test Market
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@TishaMears (1026)
• United States
7 Dec 18
@freelancermariagrace I tried that one but didn't get any success with it either. I totally agree with you about survey websites.
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@freelancermariagrace (27219)
• Philippines
8 Dec 18
@TishaMears Really? But why? I haven't been paid yet but I am keeping my hopes up with that website
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@ethal2018 (387)
• United States
7 Dec 18
Great pic.. all of those reasons is why I stopped years ago. got nothing out of all work & time put in.
Im sticking to mylots and my other stuff I do.
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@LovingMyBabies (85127)
• Valdosta, Georgia
7 Dec 18
I don't blame you. I don't like the survey sites, I never qualify for any.
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@moffittjc (118425)
• Gainesville, Florida
7 Dec 18
I'm still on a few survey sites, but I'm realizing over the past few years that I'm qualifying for less and less surveys. Pretty soon it won't be worth it for me to remain on those sites either.
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@moffittjc (118425)
• Gainesville, Florida
8 Dec 18
@JudyEv You would think they would want the opinions of a handsome 29 year old such as myself! 
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@JudyEv (325648)
• Rockingham, Australia
8 Dec 18
@moffittjc Well, they don't want the opinions of a lovely 54-year-old like me that's for sure. 
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@sunrisefan (28524)
• Philippines
7 Dec 18
I've tried several survey offers here too and I end up wasting my time.
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@sunrisefan (28524)
• Philippines
7 Dec 18
@JudyEv The surveys that I've tried were time-consuming :)
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@JudyEv (325648)
• Rockingham, Australia
7 Dec 18
@sunrisefan You certainly don't earn much on an hourly basis.
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@Lignitecityabishek96 (7110)
• Cuddalore, India
7 Dec 18
I hate survey sites and never be a part of them. Forum sites are interesting. Mylot too.
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@JudyEv (325648)
• Rockingham, Australia
8 Dec 18
@Lignitecityabishek96 That's good. Survey sites don't pay much at all.
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@Lignitecityabishek96 (7110)
• Cuddalore, India
8 Dec 18
@JudyEv Forum sites are interesting to work than survey sites. Also, then money from forum sites are comparatively higher.
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