Thread: Pinecone major vent

I am still getting $5.00 and told them no to 3.00.

Originally Posted by MoOn-BaBy

Doh! I just got sent a survey reguarding my membership on if I want to opt into the $3 + sweeps and if I decline I will be seeing less and less surveys and will possibly forfeit my place in their new panel! GRRR!! I dunno if I wanna opt in or not, their surveys have been getting longer and more tedious....

I just got the same thing.

A cash plus incentive plan is quickly being adopted by the majority of our members. In this plan, members are compensated with a $3 cash incentive for each completed survey and entered into a bi-weekly sweepstake for a chance to win $500. In addition, members are entered into the bi-weekly sweepstakes every time that they complete household questions, which were formerly uncompensated.

We'd like to offer you the opportunity to join PineCone's new and fast growing cash plus sweepstakes panel. Soon this plan will be the only incentive plan offered by PineCone Research and the number of available spaces on this panel are quickly filling up. As a valued member of the PineCone Research community we're offering you a guaranteed spot on this new panel should you elect to switch to the new plan today. You may opt to continue to remain on the $5 cash incentive plan however, please be advised that on this plan you may not see the same volume of requests as you did in years previous and by electing to stay you may forfeit your opportunity to be a part of our new offer and panel. We value your participation and would like to make sure you continue to have the opportunity to share in the PineCone membership experience you've come to know from being a part of our online panel community.



so they leave you no choice but to click yes.

so I did... this is the next message you get:
We'll be happy to include you in the cash plus sweepstakes group as soon as the transition can be made. You will receive an e-mail confirmation when the transition is complete. Good luck in the sweepstakes...


I agree, their surveys are getting tedious and extremely long...half of them I skip because I dont have time to fill them out.

I haven't gotten any in a while but got the same e-mail from them. Oh well I guess $3 is better than just a chance to win. I quit doing some surveys b/c they only offer a chance to win.

Originally Posted by maranatha4

I said no to the change and I still get $5.00 also.

Ditto...but should we be talking about it. I thought part of our agreement with them was that we wouldn't discuss our relationship with them.

Originally Posted by Kelsey1224

Ditto...but should we be talking about it. I thought part of our agreement with them was that we wouldn't discuss our relationship with them.

I think they mean our surveys and test products.

I agreed to do it for $3, cuz money is money and I don't think it's much different then some of the long forms I've filled out for freebies.
I like the test stuff even though I haven't gotten any in a while.
Someone mentioned greenfield, I once won $50, then I won a couple of $5 and some $1 or $2.

I received the same email this past weekend. I am still getting the $5 surveys but far & few between.
OTOH my ds, who DOES NOT live at home any longer, gets 2-3 Pinecone invites per week. He gets $3/survey. Go figure but the good part is since he is in college the $3 checks buys him dinner.