Quest for Quiescence

The third and final cheque from my online survey experiment came in today! $25.50. So Opinion Outpost definitely seems legit since I’ve now received three payments from three different survey panels.

This cheque from Opinion Outpost arrived yesterday (Oct 20/09). I had submitted the request for the cheque back on Sept 22/09. At the time when I requested the cheque, Opinion Outpost had indicated that it would take 4-8 weeks to arrive. It took exactly 4 weeks for the cheque to arrive. This is at the low end of the specified wait time which is good, although I should mention that it did take longer than either of the other two survey panels.

The cheque from Opinion Outpost was written in US dollars which is unique among the three survey panels I tested (the other two paid in Canadian dollars). This is good for me as a Canadian, because the US greenback is typically worth more than the Canadian Looney. Unfortunately, at the moment, the two currencies are almost on par so I won’t see much of a boost, if any, based on the currency exchange rate. In fact, the foreign exchange fees, will likely make it a wash.

As with Survey  Lion, I was a little disappointed that I had to wait for a paper cheque. The good news is… Opinion outpost has recently announced a new payment delivery method… Amazon gift cards. The problem is, as a Canadian, I can’t purchase things from Amazon.com. There is an Amazon.ca (Canadian version) but …

1) I don’t think the Amazon.com cards can be redeemed at Amazon.ca

2) Assuming I could redeem the card at Amazon.ca, they don’t have nearly as much merchandise as Amazon.com (mainly just books).

3) I just don’t like the idea of being restricted on how I can spend my earnings.

While the Amazon.com gift card is a good idea and will remove some overhead in the payment process, I’m just not a big fan (even if I could use it in Canada). If I’m going to spend my time completing surveys, I expect to receive a cash equivalent payment. Gift cards are too restrictive. Opinion Outpost is planning on eliminating paper checks which would kill any incentive I had to participate. Hopefully they will come up with an additional form of payment (perhaps Paypal) before they say goodbye to checks?

To see the reviews of the other two survey panels, check out the the GreenfieldOnline review and the SurveyLion review. If you’d like to sign up With Opinion Outpost to start earning money now, you can signup here.

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