American Consumer Opinion Reviews and Features

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American Consumer Opinion

604 Ave H East, Arlington, Texas  76011 US
Tel: 1-800-262-5974   Contact: [email protected]
Operated by: Decision Analyst, Inc

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PAYMENTS OFFERED

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HOW TO PARTICIPATE

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REDEEMING REWARDS

Minimum of 1000 points ($10.00) required to request a cash payment.

American Consumer Opinion, also known as ACOP, is a research powerhouse. They have paid out 35 million dollars in rewards to 7 million members worldwide who have taken over 20 million surveys.

The American Consumer Opinion panel was originally created by Decision Analyst in early 1986. Decision Analyst is a member of the BBB and holds memberships with many prestigious marketing associations.

How ACOP Works

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Join to Take Surveys and More

Take paid surveys and participate in product tests and focus groups with American Consumer Opinion. Join the site by navigating to the ACOP website and become a member by creating an account using your Facebook, Google, or Apple account, or simply your email address.

Once you have entered a few personal details, you will be sent a confirmation email to the email address you registered. After you’ve completed this, you will be transferred back to the American Consumer Opinion dashboard and you will see a list of surveys you’ll be eligible to take.

Participate to Earn Rewards

Every survey you see listed on ACOP's website will show the number of points you can earn for completing it. You can either log in regularly to the website to check for new survey opportunities, or opt in to receive emails whenever a new survey becomes available. Alternatively, you may provide your cell phone number in order to be notified by text when a new paid survey becomes available.

Once you've participated in just $10 (1000 points) worth of online surveys, you can redeem your points for a cash reward or a gift card of your choosing.

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Payment and Rewards

Rack up Points

Each time you take a survey, you will earn points for your opinions. Screener surveys (short surveys) are worth between 5 – 50 points, or an entry into a monthly draw, and are 20 questions or less. Longer surveys offer points ranging from 100 – 5,000.

Points Value: 1,000 points = $10.00. 1 ACOP point therefore equals 1 cent.

Great Reward Options

As a panelist of ACOP, you must have a 1,000 point minimum balance ($10 worth) to redeem your points. Once you have reached this minimum, you may redeem your balance for the following options:

  • PayPal: For most countries, use PayPal to cash out your earnings in a simple and easy manner. If you decide to use PayPal as your cash out option, make sure your PayPal email matches the email you used to sign up with American Consumer Opinion.
  • Hyperwallet: Like PayPal, Hyperwallet is a user-friendly payment platform that operates in 170+ countries. Allow 8-12 weeks for payment and receive a confirmation email once your money is available.
  • Sweepstakes Cash Out: Use your points toward sweepstakes entries that give you a chance to win a variety of lucrative prizes. (Note that once a sweepstakes has been entered using your points, you do not get your points back, even if you are not selected as a winner).
  • Charity Donations: Choose to donate your money to a variety of credible charities.
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Survey Taking Experience

American Consumer Opinion Surveys

ACOP offers online surveys to its members that are interesting and quick, with the average survey taking approximately 10 minutes to complete.

In addition to online surveys, participate in other research opportunities such as product testing, focus groups, and judging the newest advertising campaigns. You can expect to receive invitations for participation from American Consumer Opinion several times a year.

Member's Tip! Ensure you add [email protected] to your approved senders list to ensure you receive survey invitation emails in your inbox.

Household Surveys

A few times a year ACOP sends out a survey that pertains to each household. The survey asks what products and services you use on a day-to-day basis. If you participate in this survey, you will be more likely to receive additional future survey invitations, which can translate into earning more points!

Community Features

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Prize Draws

If you attempt to complete a survey but are prevented from doing so (i.e., you are disqualified), you will automatically receive an entry into the Monthly Screener Drawing. Prizes can vary, though they typically consist of $100 Amazon gift cards. Winners lists are published monthly and are accessible directly from your ACOP account dashboard. In any given month, $500 worth of prizes is usually awarded.

Invite Friends to ACOP!

American Consumer Opinion is always looking to grow its family worldwide. If you know a family member, friend or co-worker who would enjoy sharing their opinions in exchange for great rewards, then refer them to ACOP using your unique referral link (available in your account). Each time you successfully refer a new member, you will receive an entry into a monthly draw worth 5,000 points! Currently, recruits from the USA, Canada, UK, Germany and France are permitted.

BBB Accreditation

American Consumer Opinion's parent company, Decision Analyst, is a member of the Better Business Bureau of Arlington, Texas (and has been for over a decade). They maintain a solid BBB rating.

Is American Consumer Opinion Legit or Scam?

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Is ACOP Legit?

American Consumer Opinion is not a scam and is a legitimate online survey panel run by Decision Analyst - a credible market research firm. The ACOP website has been online for more than 20 years and with millions of survey takers worldwide, BBB accreditation and over $35 million in payments issued to members, ACOP is a safe and legit survey site.

Although some users may have varying levels of success with the website (i.e. users outside of Western nations may not be invited very often to complete surveys), it doesn't mean that the panel itself is illegitimate. American Consumer Opinion is available in 11 different languages in over 200 countries.

Eligibility: International members accepted, aged 14+. Limit of one person per household.


American Consumer Opinion Reviews (335)

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4 Star Reviews (29) 8.7
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3 Star Reviews (28) 8.4
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2 Star Reviews (43) 12.8
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1 Star Reviews (185) 55.2
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Check at Last!

May 24, 2017 by Predezda from United States

I thought I would give an update here. You absolutely do have to contact the BBB to get ACOP to pay up! Shortly after I contacted the BBB last week, ACOP sent me an email saying the check was just put in the mail! I received my check today, cashed it and I've promptly closed my account with ACOP after ten years! I'm tired of constantly having to beg to be paid-there are far better survey companies than this!



MINUS 10

May 24, 2017 by Rosemary from United States

This is the second time I requested a cash out and was not able to log in after that, I sent an e-mail, got the same response as the first time: Your account does not exist. I e-mailed again and asked how I was able to complete surveys and request a payment if my account does not exist? They responded: Your account has been deleted for speeding, dishonesty, inconstancy, blah blah blah. Anything to not payout, just like the first time. If I ever get my earnings from them, I will delete my account so fast my own head will spin! Because this seems to be a recurring theme with this site, I give them a minus 10 rating for calling me a cheat rather than just paying for honest work.

Unreliable

May 23, 2017 by osvaldo luiz from Brazil

My e-mail on the website American Consumer Opinion is xxx. I done asked of ransom for my PayPal account in Jan /2017 and until today I was not paid. Every time I send email charging, I get back to my other email xxxthat has been disabled on the site of the American. This problem, according to attendant Sue Davis was decided in 1 of may, 2017 - follow copies of the email - “
Sue Davis (American Consumer Opinion®)
May 1, 02:49 CDT
Dear Osvaldo:
Thank you for your answer and I managed to locate your account association with this email address, xxx
Accounting is issuing your payment. They are aware of what the established deadline passed very hard and working to catch up on the payments. We will send an e-mail as soon as he is sent.
Thank you for being a member of the American Consumer Opinion®.
Thank You,
Sue Davis
Email Coordinator.
Request solution asap.

Something weird going on

May 18, 2017 by Ricky from United States

I cashed out back March 5th I have not received my payment a couple days ago I sent an email informing them of this today I went to check the website to see if they were any surveys and my email was not recognized.....Yeah ironic the weird thing is when I check my mailbox I got an $1,100 check from this survey company something weird is going on I don't know what to do but if the checks good I'm going to cash it haha

Payment Problems

May 17, 2017 by Candice from United States

Apparently ACO is unable to perform as promised - read the reviews regarding overdue payments, long overdue... Same run around story to everyone about their accounting dept being behind (like forever?) then hire some people or shut down if you cannot fulfill your obligation to your subscribers, Grade F My request is still pending from 2-15-17, will update if I ever receive payment, don't waste your time.