COMPANY INFORMATION
Research Now
100 Park Avenue
Suite 1602
New York, NY 10017 USA
Email: Contact Page
Phone: 1-800-599-7938 x599
- Minimum Age to Join: 16
- Rewards: Gift Certificates from Major Retailers
- Minimum Balance for Redemption: $20
- Regions of Participation: US, UK, AU, and NZ
Valued Opinions Panel Information
Valued Opinions is owned by Research Now, a leading online fieldwork and panel specialist, and a trustworthy partner of the market research industry. They adhere to the highest standards in online fieldwork and panel building. In addition to being a member of the CASRO (Council of American Survey Research Organization) and AMA (American Marketing Association), Research Now is a BBB accredited business.
Membership to their panel is free, and when you become a member you will begin to receive survey invitations via email on various topics including consumer goods, personal interests, entertainment, food, beverages, media, travel and health care. For each survey you complete, you will receive a reward, typically between $2 and $5 and up to $50 for specialist surveys which will be credited to your Valued Opinions account within 28 days. Once you have accumulated $20 in your account, you will be able to redeem your reward in the form of a gift certificate, some of which can be obtained instantly in via Email.
How to Earn Gift Certificates with Valued Opinions
- Get started by completing the quick registration process.
- Once you have become a member, it is important complete the 10 profile surveys in the members area. This will increase your opportunity to receive more surveys tailored to your interests.
- Survey invitations will be delivered to the email account you used during the sign up process. Each Survey Invitation will usually list the topic, estimated time to complete the survey, and the reward offered.
- Then just complete surveys and accumulate dollars in your account. You can always check your balance by logging into the member’s area.
Payment Terms for US/Canadian Members
- $20 minimum to redeem
- Payments are in the form of Gift Cards. You can choose from the following retailers: Amazon, Blockbuster, Fragrance.net, Macy’s, Magazines.com, and Marriott gift card.
- Time to receive rewards varies depending on the delivery format. Reward codes that can be delivered electronically like Amazon gift cards will arrive quickly (usually within an hour) via email, while mailed vouchers may take several weeks.
Conclusion
You should not let the fact that Valued Opinions does not offer cash rewards keep you from joining this panel. They offer frequent and interesting surveys, which make it easy for members to earn gift certificates. If you like shopping on Amazon.com, then you will especially like this panel, because it is one of the best panels for quickly earning Amazon gift certificates.
Average User Ratings for Valued Opinions
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This Is A Good One
I like Valued Opinions. I have been a member for a little over two years and have earned about $260 in incentives. The only drawback, if you can call it one, is that you don’t recieve cash for surveys, rather your cash is turned into a gift card to such places as Amazon. Of course, I don’t mind because I use Amazon regularly so the rewards are just as good as cash. You have to earn $20 in rewards before cashing out. I receive about four to five survey invites a week and have found the surveys range from $1 to $5. I qualify for around half the surveys, which is typical for me. I have been pleased with Valued Opinions and certainly recommend them
Technical difficulties and poor customer support.
I had read good things about Valued Opinions and attempted to register for this panel when I first started taking surveys. I frequently use Google Chrome as one of my web browsers, and tried to register for Valued Opinions one night while using it. I was able to successfully complete the first page of the registration process, but when I went to submit the information, the website failed to load properly in Chrome and I wasn’t able to finish registering.
So, I switched to Firefox and attempted to register again, but got the error message that my email was already in use. I figured, “Oh, my registration must have worked and I just need to finish my profile,” so I attempted to log in – but got the error that my email address was NOT registered!
I knew some sort of technical error had happened, so I emailed customer support. I got a rather rude form letter [almost two weeks later] back saying I had attempted to register with inaccurate information (I’m not sure how that’s possible since I didn’t actually get through the registration process) and did not address the technical issue I had raised at all. It also listed a broken FAQ link for me to access to supposedly explain what I had done wrong. Finally, the email concluded with the statement that they would not resubscribe my account. I was just out of luck.
Even though they seem to pay well, I would be wary of this company. They clearly don’t have much concern for their consumers.
Pretty cool site!
I like Valued Opinion because their surveys are usually fairly short and more interesting than other survey sites, plus most of them are worth between $1-5!
The Cash-out amount for VO is $20 and can be redeemed in a number of ways including Amazon.com gift certificates and Valued Opinion Visa Gift Card which can be used anywhere Visa Cards are accepted! (I used mine to take my boyfriend out to dinner for his birthday!)
The complaints I have about this site is that the surveys don’t come by as often as I’d like, (usually only about 4-6 a month) and I tend to get disqualified from about half, due to the fact that they are on subjects such as Technology and Auto.
Also, I have had malfunctions with a couple surveys and only received automated responses stating that someone read my email and contact me which never happened.
But I do feel that these are minor problems and this is still a site worth joining.
Excited!
I had signed up for this program a long time ago. And when i took on a manager position at my job, i rarely had time to be on the computer after work. Sooo, i ended up forgetting about this survey site. I recently quit my job due to us moving in a couple weeks and then deciding to stay at home with my kids. The incentives this survey site gives is great! Especially for a stay at home mom, where every dollar helps! I plan on taking advantage of every survey that hits my inbox now that i have time to check it! Yay, i’m excited!
Best Site to earn Amazon gc!
Valued Opinions is my 7th best survey site and has earned me $241.30 in Amazon gift cards since February 2008. They also offer VISA prepaid debit cards for those that are patient enough to receive them via snail mail. The surveys are always well-organized and range in value from $0.25 to $15, although most are $1, $2 or $3. Topics cover a wide spectrum such as consumer goods, healthcare, entertainment, technology and automotive. Minimum cash-out threshold is $20 and you should be able to reach that about every other month.
Valued Opinions is one of the few sites that I rarely have complaints with, but you can easily contact them via their Contact page on their website or just call them here: 1-800 599-7938 x599. They also offer a sweepstakes with a Grand Prize of a 16GB Apple iPod Touch every quarter.
rewards not of interest to me
They stopped paying cash and prepaid debit cards, now only gift cards for stores I have no interest in.
Scam
For almost 1 year I have been participating in Valued Opinions surveys. I have accumlated $8.00. I am 72 years old which I realize will/would disqualify me from a lot of surveys; however, this site asks the pertinent questions then goes into the pseudo-survey questions and after some 10-15-20 questions will announce: disqualification. Now they have all their info, and you have lost precious time. Problem is: Valued Opinions uses this tack over and over and over. It just took me too much time to FINALLY accept the fact that they were, proverbially, taking ME for a joy ride. Ride is over. I, fortunately, participate in other surveys which are above reproach. Shame on you Valued Opinions – A very shady undertaking. Hope others get wiser faster that I allowed myself.
The Good, The Bad, The Ugly and The Very Ugly
I joined Valued Opinions February of 2010. I’m not an individual who enjoys taking potshots at any company and will simply, factually, and briefly share with you what I have found to be the good, the bad, the ugly and the very ugly side of this firm.
THE GOOD: Surveys began arriving almost immediately after joining and the continued frequency of survey invitations has been most satisfactory. I feel the quality of each survey was of the highest nature which greatly impressed me. The ease of taking each survey left little to be desired. And it didn’t take very long to reach the minimum cash out threshold of $20.00. After reaching the cash out threshold I did cash out in the minimum amount of $20.00 and requested the Visa Pre-Paid debit card. The date of this cash out was 3-20-10 and I received the award on 5-7-10. Although it took longer than the 4 weeks advertised, I found the time frame to be quite acceptable. Afterall, they did pay and we all know that’s what counts. If it ended here I would surely rate Valued Opinions as 5-star but regrettably it does not end here…
THE BAD: I continued to take their surveys and the dollars in my account were growing. I decided (mistake) to allow the account to reach $40.00 prior to requesting another Visa Pre-Paid debit card. My account had reached exactly $39.50 with another 7 or so dollars still pending. I just needed one more survey to be verified and credited and I would cash out. Each day I eagerly checked my account to see if I reached my magic cash out number of $40.00. I checked my account, once again, on June 17th only to find the message that the Visa Pre-Paid debit card was no longer available “due to logistics”? The message also indicated to please select from “one of our other awards”. After reviewing the rewards NOW available I found nothing that interested me. The only remaining reward that could have value was the Amazon voucher but I don’t use Amazon, so it’s worthless to me. So here I am, several hours taking Valued Opinion surveys and then the old switcheroo. Nearly $50.00 thrown right down the old rat hole so to speak. I can’t comprehend how “logistics” had anything to do with issuing a Visa Pre-Paid debit card so I proceeded to email customer support stating my displeasure…
THE UGLY: Immediately after emailing I receive a generic automated response indicating “a customer service rep would be in touch shortly”. That has been going on for two weeks now and I can only assume that this “customer service” rep had fled the country or is on an extended leave of absence. I have sent a total of 5 emails during this two week period with the final 3 not even worthy of the automated response…
THE VERY UGLY: Realizing I was beating a dead horse, I decided to cash out for the Amazon voucher and simply forget about Valued Opinions and chalk it up to a bad experience. No hard feelings, that’s just the way it goes I thought. So I went to login to my account only to find that it would not accept the same password I have been using since signing on. I tried and tried again, over a three day period, with absolutely no luck. I even requested they look into this matter and you guessed it, I have not received a response (not even the good old automated one). Therefore I assume that I’m simply out of luck. They get my many hours of labor for free and I lose. And there apparently isn’t a darn thing I can do about it at this writing…
SO HERE’S MY CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION: If you’re new to survey taking and would like to join this panel please understand that you will NOT receive a cash styled reward. I would first go to the Valued Opinions Home page, click on rewards, and read very carefully. And be advised that on this page they list the “Swift Visa Pre-Paid card” as one of their awards…BUT IT IS NOT. If you’re happy with a Marriott or Blockbuster gift card this panel is definitely for you. But again, please use caution as they are liable to eliminate any other of these rewards without notice and you’ll be in the same boat as I…NO MONEY, just “junk” rewards as I call them. If they simply would have had the decency to publish a date that the Visa card would no longer be available, hence giving one the opportunity to cash out for this reward, you would not be reading these words today. I hope this helps you and please remember this IS a good panel, if you are happy with the rewards they are now offering. And a word to the wise, CASH OUT every time you reach the minimum threshold.
Great survey site
I have never had any problems with Valued Opinions. I always enjoyed their surveys, there are times where I don’t qualify for some surveys, but I do qualify for the majority of them. I also, like the incentives offered at Valued Opinions like the $20.00 Amazon.com gift certificates which are great. I would recommend Valued Opinions to anyone who loves taking surveys, oh and waiting 28 days to get credited is no big deal.
Lack of Customer Service
Not so sure about this company. I requested a gift card payout quite some time ago and have not received the voucher in the mail. Emails to customer service go unreturned. I think I will stick with Global Test Market – they always pay quickly.