PopulusLive
By: Tracey Harman
Date: 24 Aug 2011 2:17 PM

Last week I took a survey for them , usually the crediting is done within 24 hours so I forgot all about it .This morning I received an email , stating that they had an internal server error and were therefore crediting my account with 3 points .Result ! the survey was originally for 1.

I am slightly perturbed though , I don't know if it is to do with my email provider , on receipt of this mail I also got the email addresses of 1030 other populuslive panelists .

John Fitch
By: John FitchDate: 24 Aug 2011 2:25 PM

This would be an error at the Populus end

LizzieAnn
About me: I love surveys! You can't tell from reading any of my posts, though, can you?! I am a full time worker with two children and a full time house husband, are you jealous?
Why I like surveys: They are fun, interesting and lucrative, not to mention the fact that they can lead to amazing things!
By: LizzieAnnDate: 24 Aug 2011 8:41 PM

I would definitely report this to Populus customer services, who I believe are really good Tracey, and see if they can help you with this (might result in a few further points, too, you never know!) but anyone with less integrity than you might use these addresses to bad ends....they will appreciate and value your honesty as a good panelist.

Tracey Harman
By: Tracey HarmanDate: 25 Aug 2011 5:06 PM

I have already done it LizzieAnn as soon as I realized , it was strange though never had it happen before .

LizzieAnn
About me: I love surveys! You can't tell from reading any of my posts, though, can you?! I am a full time worker with two children and a full time house husband, are you jealous?
Why I like surveys: They are fun, interesting and lucrative, not to mention the fact that they can lead to amazing things!
By: LizzieAnnDate: 25 Aug 2011 9:01 PM

Good for you, Tracey, odd things do happen....we could probably write a compilation book of odd things which happen to survey-takers, and make a fortune!!

Tracey Harman
By: Tracey HarmanDate: 26 Aug 2011 9:48 AM

I could do with some ..who couldn't ...money that is !

LizzieAnn
About me: I love surveys! You can't tell from reading any of my posts, though, can you?! I am a full time worker with two children and a full time house husband, are you jealous?
Why I like surveys: They are fun, interesting and lucrative, not to mention the fact that they can lead to amazing things!
By: LizzieAnnDate: 26 Aug 2011 8:31 PM

You and me both....it is one heck of a long time until pay day as I don't get paid until the last working day of the month, next Wednesday! And I don't get the bank holiday off either as we live in Scotland and it is not a holiday here....

Fikinz
By: FikinzDate: 27 Aug 2011 10:14 AM

I got that e-mail as well and was not too happy that it had everyone's e-mail addresses on it either!

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