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Seit über 20 Jahren bin ich Mitglied bei Pinecone Research. Und fühle mich seit der Umstellung der Umfragen auf Punkte komplett veralbert.
Wo früher eine Umfrage 5 Euro als Papiergutschein gebracht hat, wird heute eine Umfrage mit 300 Punkte- also unter 5 Euro - "belohnt". Aber nur, wenn es nicht nach 10 Fragen plötzlich abgebrochen wird.
Das ist nichts weiter als eine detaillierte Befragung, die eine teurere Umfrage - weil qualifizierter - an die Kunden des Unternehmens möglich machen.
Darum werde ich nicht länger Mitglied hier sein.

I have been with pinecone for over 20yrs and with this new website it is a load of crap. The surveys coming in state so many minutes to complete and never completed it in their number of minutes. 10 min turns into 15 or 20mi utes,only to get almost done and it either states survey is full or I didn't qualify,3/4 done and this is what they do. Tried to cash out my points for 10 dollars and it says the the redemption site isn't available right now. Try to contact and there is no way to contact them. Even if you go thru the online troubleshooter it only have the questions they want to answer. Nothing about redemption error messages or site is not available. This is rubbish now and I hope everyone gets the news.i

I have been a member for several years but lately I just get screened out after answering several questions. I have now given up. Can't see anywhere to delete my account so have unsubscribed from all emails. I lose 300 points which I have earned as can't redeem them till they are 1,000 points, It's a shame as they were very reliable once.

Ich bin schon lange dabei, aber seit der Umstellung nur Probleme. Dachte jetzt seien die Probleme mal behoben, Pustekuchen. Man macht die Umfragen fertig und bekommt keine Punkte mehr gutgeschrieben.... Es ist absolut nervig. Ich werde mich abmelden.

I've been a member of Pinecone for several weeks now. Membership is by invitation only and although I repeatedly tried to join throughout the 2000s and 2010s I never qualified. Back then it was highly recommended by members so I was thrilled when I joined. However, since joining, I have only been invited to 1 survey, and was screened out early on. It doesn't look like I'll ever reach the thesld for a redemption!

Pinecone has gone from being reliable to absolute rubbish. It's taken me ages to get to 1,000 points simply because I'm being screened out once they have all my answers. Oh and the screening questions: have you ever travelled in a submarine/have you had triplets in the past year. They are just scamming people for details and then saying they're not eligible for the survey. They used to be the best, now they are worse than the worst. I have redeemed my 1,000 points, received the card details - and they DO NOT WORK! Why hasn't this website been shut down?

This company is to be avoided. Too many surveys which I do not qualify for, even after 20 minutes of answering questions. Points expiring just before I reach the threshold to claim a reward, then funnily enough, I qualify for a survey to bring my points back up to just below the threshold. In my opinion they are just stealing data. Absolutely scurrilous and a waste of my time. Zero stars would be my actual rating.

Ich bin schon seit Jahren Mitglied und habe viele Umfragen gemacht und einiges an Prämien bekommen. Neuerdings bekommt man z.B. für eine 17 minütige Umfrage nur noch 50 Punkte (0,50 €) angeboten. 2x habe ich schon Umfragen bis zum Ende ausgefüllt, um dann die Meldung zu lesen, dass ich leider nicht qualifiziert bin. Auszahlung in Paypal ist auch nicht mehr möglich. Ich melde mich ab. Schade.

I’ve been a member of Pinecone for that many years the payment first off was in fact a paper book if luncheon vouchers! I like many others find the reward (if you finally get accepted for a survey) very poor £1 for 20 mins. I was disappointed before when it went for £4 down to £3 now the payouts are so poor . Now it’s barely worth the effort. Definitely a change for the worst 😠

This company used to be so great I've been a member for over 26 years. They always used to pay on time & were friendly & courteous in response to queries etc. But they've never raised the pay rate in all that time & last year they even had the nerve to drop the payments from £4 per survey to £3, with very cold like it or lump it matter of fact manner email, no negotiating. Add to that all of a sudden I was getting screened out about 3/4 through a survey which never happened before and so of course no payment at all, not even a partial one for time spent and information given, how unfair! Earlier this year they revamped with a new app promising 3 x the earnings more ways to earn with polls & quizzes which have been very few and very poorly paid indeed .. 1 point per quiz which equates to 1 p each ! The surveys now vary on the points scale some are only 50 points some are 300 and again screen outs make it very difficult to get any completed to earn points. Now to add insult to injury they've raised the minimum cashout level to £10 without telling anyone in advance and for the final insult they are not adding points to my total. I need 250 to cash out and leave. Finally completed a 300 points survey and they won't add the points and refuse to answer emails about it the lack of real communication is frustrating. All you get is a generic robot reply then nothing done. This is the final nail in their coffin for me . I never asked for anything extra, only what they owe me. If they ever add my points I will cash out and leave. They've totally trashed what used to be a great little side hustle and was once considered the best.

Been a member for many years. Since they migrated to the new website I haven't qualified for a single survey apart from one today which I was screened out for!

Apart from the 135 points I earnt for completing my profile on the new site, haven't earnt anything. Not even worth responding to the emails now. You now need 1000 points to cash out but each survey seems to offer very few points, and that's assuming you even qualify which I don't appear to most of the time. At this rate it will be years before I accumulate enough to cash out. Previously you could get 3 or 4 surveys a month each worth 200 or 300 points with the ability to cash out at 500 and this would give you a decent sized Amazon voucher. Impossible now.

It seems you can't even close your account yourself so have raised a ticket to request account closure because it's basically rubbish now and not worth my time anymore.

I have been a long time member of UK site and when I signed up I got £4 per survey which you could cash out via PayPal. Then they dropped this to £3 per survey , still could cash out via PayPal. Now it's points and only 100 or 200 a time ! I've had six surveys offered to me and answered straight away only to be told survey is closed or I didn't qualify after answering questions! Also you have to reach 1000 points to cash out now! Not a happy survey taker and think I'm done with this site! Shame on you Karen!!!

I have been with Pinecone Research for over 10 years. During that time, I have received regular, really interesting surveys, with rarely a glitch in sight. However, in the past few months, I have only received few surveys and of those most have screened me out. I did successfully completed one survey which took some 20 minutes, not the 10 in the email, but never received any compensation despite contacting them providing them with details. I’ve received one today, the email said, ‘A new 10 minute survey is available and offers a reward of 200 points!’, clicked on the link only to be told it would take approx. 25 minutes, the screen then provided some weird information about my location and IP address, then screened me out. I can’t believe how poor this site has become. So disappointing given that it’s always had such a good reputation, but reading other recent reviews, clearly I am not alone. They need to get it sorted and fast!

I have been an active member of Pinecone Research for many years. Originally there were interesting surveys and products to try and feed back on. Then gradually the products stopped and so did the frequency and quality of the surveys. Recently I have been increasingly frustrated by surveys which don't load, cut out after a couple of questions or offer a very small reward of points for the same time required to do the survey. I am at the point where I am considering quitting all together. Whoever runs Pinecone Research these days is doing a terrible job!

What a load of rubbish this Reserch company is now! I have been with the for 10 years! Until they change the hole set up it’s a bloody joke am just trying to contact them to try and get my £8 that I so desperately need but you can’t even contact them?? Or they don’t reply Thanks Karen Scot for nothing it’s so wrong how you treat people I could only imagine that the Taliban treat people better than you lot I just want my £8 then I will delete my 10 year account beware if you are wanting to have your opinion and make some extra cash DONT USE (Pincone )

I have been a member of Pinecone research for several years and never had any problems. They had great surveys which were fun to do with great rewards and even sometimes getting samples of products to try. NOW, however, they have changed their system and it is awful. Complete waste of time. I used to get a lot of surveys now, I get one or 2 but I waste a good 15 mins of my time completing a survey when I then get told I do not match the “criteria” all of a sudden when, actually, that is what your profile is meant for!! Don’t bother contacting them either because you just get fobbed off with the same crap every time!! Also the rewards have got really poor, they do not allow a bank transfer anymore and they do not allow you to redeem all of your points at once so you are left with useless little amounts on each gift card!! They are American and I get the feeling they are trying to get rid of anyone who isn’t in the US!! DO NOT WASTE YOUR TIME!!

I have been with Pinecone for over 20 years and seldom had a problem. Since they changed their system and website, I have completed surveys, which have been accepted, to then have a message that says there is an error in the system. Needless to say, my responses have never been recorded so according to the system I did not complete the survey. When I try to claim I get told a load of rubbish about my system and that the project numbers I quote are not valid. I even name the products the surveys were on I still have the emails to prove my claim. Really fed up and not worth the effort anymore. Plenty of others in the sea!!

I used this site on a regular basis for a few years and had no trouble earning and redeeming rewards, however, since they modified their website, it has literally been impossible to log in or communicate with anyone. I have no idea if they still exist but using their new website is practically impossible!!!

I signed up to Pinecone Research in around 2001, and regularly participated in surveys and product trials. I enjoyed it, and the surveys felt fairly remunerated and reliable. They've been less frequently available over the years, but still enjoyable to take part in. That is...until the recent update/overhaul. It's now a total waste of time. I've been screened out of every single survey so far, sometimes after sinking over twenty minutes into them. I am no longer going to bother even trying. It's the end of a long-standing relationship, Pinecone and I are officially separated :(

Awful survey site. You can spend 10mins on a survey and it then screens you out. I've completed 2 surveys only for them to screen me out right at the end and when I complained they said this happens.
It's a waste of time and they clearly use your answers you put in for the 10+ minutes before screening you out.