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Ask HN: TV rating company gave $5 to fill the survey for them.

by varunsaini on 3/12/13, 4:16 PM with 4 comments

• by varunsaini on 3/12/13, 4:16 PM

  I received a packet from a well known TV rating agency. The packet has $5 and few forms for survey. The company is bribing me for filling the survey forms.

  Want to know what are your thoughts on this. I am planning to send this money back to company.

• by 1337biz on 3/14/13, 7:41 PM

  Consumer behavior values a low pre payment higher than a larger after payment. Can't look up the articles at the moment but there is some legit research on survey response behavior.

• by dfc on 3/12/13, 4:25 PM

  Neilsen does this all the time. It is usually the crispest one dollar bills i have ever seen. Why return the money? Just keep it and do not fill the form out.

• by gesman on 3/12/13, 8:15 PM

  Send forms back to company. Keep $5 for time spent considering their offer.