Mar 29 2009
Suffocated By Surveys: A PSA.
Have you ever been tempted to sign up for those so-called ‘legitimate’ work from home surveys? You know– the ones that promise you’ll never have to pay a fee? The ones that promise you can supplement your income by doing online focus groups and answering simple questions from the comfort of your home computer? Promises, promises.
Since I’m running low on disposable income and cannot function without coffee and cigarettes, I decided to give the survey thing a try. BAD IDEA. I spent about an hour filling out the required information- all they really want is your email address and if they ask for more than that, get the hell off the site ASAP- and within fifteen minutes, my inbox was stuffed with messages from survey companies I didn’t even sign up with in the first place. Most of them required additional information and paid next to nothing. It took me another hour or so to unsubscribe from the Attack of the Survey Zombies and now I’m dreading the next time I check my email. Easy money from the comfort of home? You’ll probably do better if you just spend a few minutes rummaging through your couch cushions. I came up with three dollars and seventy-nine cents in change, plus a lint free Hall’s cough drop.
Of course, this doesn’t say much for my housekeeping skills, does it? Seriously, though- stay away from those so-called ‘free’ surveys. The aggravation is so not worth the scant earnings… not to mention the annoyance of getting rid of that inbox clutter.
Next time, I’ll just say NO.
I once signed up for these survey things so i could get TOKENS ON A FACEBOOK GAME. It worked. But I haven’t made any actual money yet.
On the other hand, back in college I did a survey for the school of commerce and got paid $100. Good times.
Right? Once I got paid $75.00 to give my opinion about a supermarket chain… and I had absolutely nothing good to say about the store.
You just never can tell. But I’m staying away from ‘quick cash from your computer’ from now on. It’s just not worth it. Even when they claim you don’t have to pay anything, you end up with a headache.
HUGE FAIL.
*giggles* Talk about inviting the spam in!!
Yeah, that really sucks. I’ve started applying for things like that but I’ve always changed my mind. Now I knwo not to EVER do it! So thanks for that!
And the couch cushion thing? heh, once found a 50 I’d lost… so always worth a look!! *huge grin*
Hey you! Thanks for visiting.
This hasn’t been one of my better mornings; I almost typed in ‘thanks for vomiting’…
And you’re welcome. If I’ve saved one person from that idiocy, my work here is done!
Seriously… and it just keeps coming. I’m just glad I’ve already got another addy already.
I’ve probably unsubscribed from at least 20 of the damn things already– and every time I check my email, there’s MORE.
BAH!
BTW- Roman, for some reason this thing keeps wanting to post your comment over and over. PLEASE don’t take it personally because I had to delete it twice.
Huh?
; )
Once, I went for an ENTIRE week without caffeine. And I have absolutely no recollection of anything that happened, since I apparently slept through it!
stark:
Keep trying. You never know what the Brat might decide to stash in your cushions! Of course, if it’s just dried out cat treats, that won’t be much fun.
And really, when the urge for popcorn strikes… um, nevermind!
JJ:
Hah! You know what? I believe you.
Really…