$10 amazon gc from vividence for completing their survey

[irwin]

*THIS IS A VERY COLD DEAL* (for me, at least) You have to buy something using their skin of IE, then you must answer questions in their survey.

Dear xxxxxx
We have identified a Customer Experience Evaluation that matches your profile. This evaluation will take 30-45 minutes.

PLEASE NOTE: During the evaluation, you will be asked to make a real purchase from any Web site where you need to make a purchase. We'd like you to actually complete the purchase transaction, so it must besomething you are willing to purchase with your own money. Vividence will not
be able to reimburse your purchase costs. Any information you enter will be kept confidential, based on the standards of our privacy policy: http://www.vividence.com/public/util...acy+policy.htm

In order to participate in this evaluation, you may need to download the latest version of the Vividence Browser. Please see instructions for downloading the browser below.

To participate, please complete the Customer Experience Evaluation as soon as possible. Please note there is a limited number of panelist slots, which will be given out on a first-come, first-served basis -- so please take the evaluation soon.

We will assess your results to make sure that you have made a good faith effort to review the site(s), complete the tasks and respond to the questions asked. If we include your responses in the aggregated results that we provide to our client, Vividence will offer you an Amazon.com $10 gift certificate. However, if we don't include your responses in the aggregated results, we will not provide you with a reward.

INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Download the Vividence Browser version 1.86, if you have not done so already You can download it from:
http://www.vividence.com/members/download/ (The browser requires about 400K of memory and should take between 1-2 minutes to download over a standard Internet connection).

2. Click on "Vividence Evaluation(1973)" 4. Click on "Click Here To Start!" to begin evaluation. If you have any questions, please visit the Panel Support Section at
http://www.vividence.com/public/help...port/index.htm

Regards,
Vividence

[bugaboo]

I got one for #1963 and it's closed now. I guess I was too slow.

[cratervalley]

I've been a Vividence member for two years, and their rewards have gotten lamer. They used to give out $20 Amazon certs left and right, now you really have to work just for a $10 one.

Also they are even more finicky about not accepting your test results altogether! My last evaluation I spent nearly 45 minutes completing and no less than ten minutes later I get an email saying my survey will not be included in the "aggregate data" so I cannot get a reward. Nevertheless I emailed them and explained my outrage and they honored the freebie for my time.