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Survey Junkie is an online market research community that rewards its members for sharing their opinions and behaviors in exchange for cash, gift cards, or other rewards. Members can participate in surveys, product-testing, and focus groups to earn points, which can be redeemed for various rewards.
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I have 4 pending cash apps pending one set for today and I've emailed twice and got no response. I'm a stay at home mom with health problems but don't get benefits so I was trying to bring money in so thanks for the scam!
I've been trying for a week to cash in my points and the site won't let me. So frustrated! I complete the surveys so I expect my money via PayPal!
This site is a rip off! Several times I have spent 15 to 20 minutes answering questions for 100+ point surveys only to get to the end and be told I don't qualify for the survey! I get a measly 3 points for my participation! What a bunch of BS!
JD Power and Toluna surveys are scams. You will spend 20-30 minutes filling out a survey. The company record the consumers' vital information that will obviously satisfy their survey stats and requirements, but deny compensation You the consumer will get to the end of the survey and be informed you did not qualify. I am sure that is complete bullcrap. It appears SJ is in cahoots with JD Power and Toluna's scam to fraudulently obtain consumers information without paying them. If a person doesn't qualify for the survey, this should be determined early on and not after the very last question is answered and submitted. I have taken over a dozen surveys from JD Power and Toluna where I completed the survey and didn't receive compensation or was told I didn't meet the qualifications after completing the entire survey. What I have started doing is declining all Toluna and JD Power surveys. These two companies are frauds and SJ is in it for the money. Stir clear of JD Power and Toluna surveys. They will burn you and waste your time. Outside of those two companies, the other SJ surveys honor their agreement and weed out those that do not qualify early.
I DID finally receive full payment. All total I have made $645.00 since early OCtober 2019. Their customer service has been consistent, taking 48 hours to respond. I do hope they continue to provide surveys for me to complete. I will post a monthly update. Happy New Year!
UPDATE 12/26/2019: I did finally receive the full payment. All total I have made $645.00 since first week of October. I hope they continue to provide surveys and make payments.
I have just exceeded $600 since the first week of October. I had an injury in the summer and it has caused my freelance business to suffer. I was curious about surveys, I was realistic and I knew I wasn't going to pay my bills with this. I've been honest and have agreed to phone interviews. I was recently asked to complete a W-9 Form to release funds manually. That was 7 days ago. After my own mistake I sent the correct form. No payment yet. Sometimes I will nearly complete a survey and then get disqualified. Some higher paying surveys read I am disqualified because I wasn't honest but I wouldn't do that. On a whole I have to say they have paid. I made the mistake of going over their redemption limit and now have to wait out a manual payment. This is taking too long and is making me upset during this holiday week.
It says i violated terms. I did nothing but their surveys. Cashed out at 10.00 and after that in May was the last I could do anything. They are liers and block people just to do so. Never was told anything and it only happened after reaching 600 to 700.00. Don't waste your time on this. I think i will be contacting the bbb to let them know how this survey acts. Lies.
Funny, you Survey Junkie people tell me I violated something, as I attempt to verify & redeem my earned points! Got nothing but a run around, only to then be cut off! Even have the nerve to suggest I move onto specifically mentioned other 'survey's sites!? Still without fulfilling your end! Well, the REVIEWS of your site prove its You Who's Violating,(breaching an agreement)! What are the odds that so many that sign up with you seem to face the same outcome as myself... scammed into doing something for you & you dont return! Shame on you "Survey Junkie"! You should be shut down for defrauding innocent people & prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law for violating our rights...! Shame on you
I started with this site in June 2019. First payout I had to confirm my identity, then the surveys started rolling in. I kept redeeming and getting emails saying I was a top performer. I hit a lifetime total of just under $250 at the end of November and did a $10 payout. Then I stopped getting surveys and emails and when I get to the home screen it says no surveys available. Oh, well. At least all I have tied up with them currently is 62ยข.
They barely want to pay and they trick you into filling out all the surveys just to at the very last moment give you 3pts for a 25 min survey and this has happened to me several times now it's to the point where reviewers who accused survey junkie of being shady with their business practices seem even more credible
What a joke after it taking 3 weeks they finally paid with the same response like a robot. Now I am getting no surveys. There were unlimited amount of surveys before but now nothing. I deleted the account.
I am sitting at 28.00 and tried to cash out and it keeps saying sent a verification code to my email and i never get it. Have sent the email
How is most of these reviews of people not getting paid; and this is just one review site?
This is ridiculous and if SurveyJunkie is a scam, we all need to report that site.
Obviously they are paying other sites to rate them high, as they were one of the top rated sites for Legit Surveys. This is ridiculous and we need to stop this B. S.
Just like everyone else stated it was good at first but if your making too much its like they ban your account... contacted customer support they verified my identity and still my acct is locked... tried to redeem what i made and they wont let me
While that title is technically true, it's not what it and others advertise. I searched for a way to make money fast and every place had this site. However, after hours of taking one survey after another, I made only $3. They say you'll qualify for 1 out of 5. I just tried 10+ in a row and never got accepted, so I'm still making no money. I'm going to try to get to $5, cash out, and close account. It's not worth it.
Yes you will earn money for awhile, then when you build up a decent amount of money they will lock your account and refuse to pay you. I got an email that I violated their terms, I didn't do anything wrong and they refuse to tell me what the accusation against me is.
I was really excited to earn $10.00! Well, trying to redeem is not allowing me to. I tried 3x to enter bank information for them to send to my checking account and it's telling me "not valid account number and routing number", I tried to redeem to my PayPal account and survey junkie sent me a code to enter to get paid through my PayPal account, and it's telling me" Wrong code number entered " (The same code survey junkie sent me) now I'm locked out of my survey junkie account, no one is answering me about this from survey junkie
If the other reviews didn't confirm it, I am also confirming that this is a total scam and a waste of time. Took a survey for 80 points and it gives me 10. PISSED
Won't do this crap anymore. It's not a good deal.
There's nothing good to say here - if you make too much... you are terminated. Please beware! Surveys screen you out most of the time and they pay very, very little.
This website is awful. I liked it in the beginning but it took me so long to get to about $11. I decided to put that little amount in my PayPal. I confirmed it and everything. I followed the instructions and Survey Junkie CANCELLED the transaction for no reason! Where did my hard-earned $11 go? I don't even get it back. It's a waste of time and energy. I suggest other websites.
I started with Survey Junkie on 9/9 and by 9/18 I had made $34+ and spent probably 40 hours taking surveys. I was really enjoying their service and it was a great distraction from my mental health issues plus I got to make a little money... awesome.
Suddenly I stopped having any survey options and after 16 hours of this message I reached out to support to ask of their site was down. Response? Generic e-mail that I violated their terms and they would NOT be able to assist me.
Honestly, I have read the terms and I don't see how anything was violated by me. It's like they decided I MUST be fake for earning so much so quick and the easiest thing to do was cut me off.
So I will never receive the money I worked hard for because according to them they have no obligation to pay once they choose to terminate. 24 hours prior I would have been singing their praises. Not now.
Sad.
Over the years I have been a member of several different survey websites. I can say with 100% conviction that SurveyJunkie offers the lowest paid surveys on the web. The average is $0.35 for a 20 minute survey. You can also expect to get kicked out of the survey or disqualified after having completed all of or most of the questions. Not sure if SurveyJunkie pockets the money or is allowing the survey givers to rob their website patrons. On top of the lowest paid surveys, and getting robbed you can expect to not receive points at all after completing surveys. This happens when you are not disqualified or kicked from the survey, at or near completion, but go through all the steps of completion only to see that the points are not credited to your account. SurveyJunkie claims the points are pending and being held by the survey provider until they review the survey answers. But, given the other issues with this website I definitely have my suspicions. I completed a survey a week ago for 45 cents and it has yet to be credited to my account. ****Update: After waiting a week for my pending points and spending 20 minutes legitimately completing a survey, I just received 3 points(disqualification credit) out of the possible 45 points I was promised for completing the survey. Plain and simple I was >robbed<, of my time and my money.**** Don't be a sucker and waste your time and have your money stolen with this unprofessional, dishonest, penny pinching, thieving bull crap website. Hands down the worst survey website I have ever had the misfortune of being associated with...
Answer: I'm having the same issue rip I don't think we're getting it back
Answer: Don't bother. They won't pay you. Survey Junkie is a scam.
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