Ipsos have recently become very slow and then I got two codes!! It usually takes 2weeks-3 but I will check in my files and come back to post the exact times - I always keep notes on how long each company takes to pay me and if that changes...watch this space....Just the Answer used to be instant, sadly that is not the case anymore....Toluna can be anything up to 3 months sorry!! But look on Toluna under "your vouchers" and you may see your code waiting for you as they do not email you to say you have a code waiting.

Ruth, these two companies I have posted bad comments about them several times and for the same reasons as you have stated. Just the answer take up to 6 weeks to forward your e vouchers and that is quick, I waited nearly 3 months and to make matters worse they hardly send any surveys, so it takes ages to get the minimum £5 withdrawl. Grit your teeth, pull your hair out, but dont kick the neighbors as there are animal lovers on this site.

Its really annoying - have any of you tried opinionworld.co.uk.
It can take a while to get the points to 1000 because they have a lot of surveys just for charity/prize draw but, and here's the but....
I cashed in 1000 points, and within 3minutes I had the amazon e-voucher in the in box.
excellent-a....

Most be doing something right, got invited to pinecone a couple of days ago. Plus Castrol GTX panel, whom pay you monthly just for taking part. (If any get asked if I can recommend anybody to join then watch this space.....)

Ruth

Yes please, Castrol GTX sounds like fun, Ruth, can you recommend me? The only thing is I do not drive...I take it you have to be a petrol or diesel user?! and yes, I have been with Opinionworld for years, but never got anywhere with building up points, because as you say it takes forever and most of them are for charity, I think I have about 400 points or so, but I have never redeemed anything with them. Another company who pay out instantly is Valued Opinions, wonderful!

Incidentally, having looked up my last redemption for Ipsos I asked for my voucher on 15th April and received (two!) on 26th April and 6th May!! so not too long to wait there. Just the Answer, though, I redeemed my points on 5th November 2010 and received my voucher on 3rd December 2010 so quite a wait really.

On another note, though, Ruth, Pinecone are marvellous, and the cream of all the crop....they are very very big on confidentiality though and you have to be very careful about posting on open forums (oops!) but I was just asked a question in one of their surveys I did 5 minutes ago about "how does this survey taking experience rate with that of other survey taking experiences you have had with other panels, rate it on a 1-6 scale...." They never bothered about how they rated in the past, because they always considered themselves to be the best, very professional, highly polished and have wonderful product tests (including yummy things like chocolate and crisps!) but now they are obviously considering these things....makes you think how the survey taking world is changing, doesn't it? Is it becoming fiercely competitive do you think?

What are your views on this, Kay, in terms of competition between survey taking panels?

LizzieAnn get kay to send me your email address if you wish.....
I'll send you some details with regards to Castrol GTX.

The first rule about Pinecone is don't talk about Pinecone. (ha ha Fight Club).

I'll have a look at valued opinions. Thanks.

Kay, can you do that please?? Thank you very much.

Lizzie has Kay given you the email yet????
I'm unsure if my email is working correctly, thanks.

Hi, Ruth, Kay gave me your email address yesterday, but sorry haven't had a chance to email.....but I am off to do that now....I work full time and I was just so exhausted at the end of a busy work week that I went to bed early last night....

....by the way, I love your piccy, you look a very happy person!

I have just cashed in for a £10 Amazon voucher with IPSOS and will carefully note how long it takes to get to me, and if I get one or two!

Hi lizzie - this is the first time I've cashed in with IPSOS - it says its at step 2???? Mean anything to you????

Yes, step 2 is the last step before you get your money....in other words they are "processing you"!!! About 10 days to 2 weeks is normal for the whole order to be fulfilled but sometimes it can be up to 3 weeks. Just hang fire.

Dear Ruth, I just checked my own Ipsos account and see that I ordered the last one on the first of May 2011 and received the ordered Amazon voucher on the 26th May 2011. Hope this helps.

I have emailed Kay to try to sort out sending you the survey list as your email address still has not up to now arrived.

Yes please Ruth..I would love to join Castrol..I'm trying to catch up with Lizzie on the number of survey companies I have on my list!..Only another 40 to go..Kay would you be so kind as to give my email to Ruth? Thank you both..

Anyone who has not joined Euroclix, you have to do it....I have had over £40 from them in the last month just for clicking and playing games!! Can anyone who wants to join get in touch with me and I will refer you...it is the biggest moneymaker I have found in years, and that is saying something from me!!

I have just ordered my first Ipsos voucher so fingers crossed it will be in soon. I also just cashed out to Paypal with Opinion World and the money was instantly in my account. I only joined when LizzieAnn posted her list of survey sites so I have been quick to build up points. I was very impressed by them. Do you guys know about the Mars Panel? I haven't had anything with them yet but they seem to focus on product tests rather than surveys so i am keeping my fingers crossed for the future!

LizzieAnn - How do you manage that with Euroclix?? I can't find my way round the blooming site and don't really know what I am doing with it! lol

Opinion world great for paying out - I asked for a £10 amazon e-voucher, as soon as I requested it, the evoucher was in my email.
Euroclix - I think I've spent nearly an hour trying to get my head around it.
Had a shock this morning - when into my globaltestmarket account and had 2895 points - just wondering how long the cheque(s) take. Cashing in for $100.

Ruth I use GTM all the time. I have just ordered my 8th chque. They say cheques 6-8 weeks to arrive and every time, bar one, my cheque has arrived in the 6th week. I reported I hadn't received the one cheque and they sent me a replacement cheque right away.

Wow, Jo, I do love Euroclix, but most of my points have been built up with the referral section and also the little one-armed virtual bandit, I won 1000 points the first month and 500 the second month, and it costs only 100 points for 10 goes. I love Opinion Outpost who pay you instantly in paypal but have yet to cash out with Opinion World as I never seem to qualify. How do you get to build up so many points with them, I never seem to get anywhere?! I have heard of the Mars Panel, but am not a member. Has anyone heard of Tesco Home Panels? They are run by Tesco themselves and someone I know had trials to do of school uniforms, cat food, and on one memorable occasion a wide screened TV!! You test and keep. Me, I had one bottle of washing up liquid and it has been quiet ever since!! I think they didn't like my answers....you cannot refer people to it, but you can ask to be put on their waiting list to join when a vacancy arises. Has anyone heard of the Post Office panels? They are also really interesting and pay you in stamps. They ask you to post out envelopes in different postboxes and record how long they take to arrive then have prize draws and send you stamps each month. I was on the panel for a short while before being told I was no longer needed!

I like GTM too, but it takes forever for me to redeem because the points are so low per survey. I am waiting for a redemption from Ipsos right now too. I agree about time scales, Jo, my cheque usually arrives about 5 weeks after I redeem.

Tesco panel is taking new registrations just now as I recently signed up. Since signing up I have heard nothing though! I think Opinion World is similar to YSP in that you need to check them constantly. Upon checking my records I realised the cash out above is actually my second one with them, and I have not once received any survey notifications, I have just constantly been checking it. I need to get stuck into Euroclix and see how I get on! Off to check out Post Office panel. Pinecone is still not happened for me yet!

Tesco is a bit slow...sometimes, I am told, you only get about 3 product tests a year, but they might be all electrical high end items so worth waiting for.

I had a fantastic survey from Socratic Forum yesterday worth $5 about printers which only took 15 minutes - they are really good too, not many invitations, but when you get them they can be worth up to $10!!

Don't despair with Euroclix, they are fun to find out about...I have also just done a survey with them - update your profiles and keep them updated monthly and you will get invitations - this one was about shoes and I got 30 points for it.

Let us know how you get on with the post office panel, Jo.

I did the printer one last night.... Had a classic survey today all about men's bad habits.. took me nearly 9 hours to finish...he he

Very good, Ruth, but a bit sexist, I mean I bet George would say he has none.....!!

IPSOS used to be 2 weeksbut my last amazon code took about 5 weeks.Just the answer were quick for my first voucher but not getting many surveys from them.People are always complaining about Toluna.3 to 4 months is the norm although my most recent voucher took 10 weeks

I haven't had my Just the Answer voucher yet and it is three weeks since I redeemed, and IPSOS were a bit quicker, though, and I am still waiting two months later for Toluna! I used to keep notes on how long it took, but it is just a nonsense now. I wonder what would happen if it took that long for the survey results to be delivered to the client company when we completed the surveys? Result would probably be they would not be employed by them again!

Ipsos usually takes 6 weeks for me to recieve my amazon vouchers, they are one of my favourite survey sites and I don't mind waiting for the vouchers because I know they will eventually turn up :-)