I decided [belatedly] to check out the rules regarding one of the surveys that the Angus Reid Forum sent to me... did anyone realize that you are signing away your public & private rights if Angus Reid so chooses? Check out the excerpt below... this company takes NO responsibility AND they can publish your NAME, ADDRESS, VOICE, PHOTO, & COMMENTS if they want to!!!!!!!!! This is what you are signing away when you agree to one of their surveys! DON"T DO IT!!!

""compliance with these Contest Rules and Regulations; (ii) releases and forever discharges VC, its affiliates and subsidiaries and its advertising and promotional agencies from all claims, demands, damages, actions and causes of action arising or to arise by reason of the acceptance or use of the Prize; and (iii) gives permission to VC, at its option, to publish or otherwise use the Entrant’s name, address, photograph, voice and comments, without compensation, in any publicity carried out by VC or its advertising agencies.""

I HAVE BEEN WITH ANGUS REID ABOUT 2 YEARS. I HAVE EARNED $48 UP TO JANUARY 2010. SINCE THAT TIME I HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY SURVEYS. I HAVE SENT TWO LETTERS TO THEM AND GET A STOCK ANSWER ABOUT THE SIZE OF PANEL AND SURVEY DEMOGRAPHICS. I THINK IT IS JUST A SCAM AND THE MAIN REASON I QUIT ABOUT EIGHT PANELS . SHAME ON ANGUS REID

Surveys generally provide $1 per survey completed, while most surveys are sweepstakes entries. After accumulating $30, which took 3 years, all surveys stopped coming.

Angus Reid sent out a survey a few months ago to rate them and offer any comments we may have. I stated it was not ethical to stop sending surveys after a member is a few surveys away from being able to cash out (you must reach $50). After that, a few surveys started coming again (about 1-2 per month).

Since that time that I provided my comments (many months ago), I only earned $2.

After all these years, I was never able to cash out and receive an incentive for the surveys I completed.

They will not compensate you appropriately for your time. Stay away and choose more reputable survey companies that actually reward their members accordingly.

I find this crap...Angus Reid takes way too long to cash out your rewards..they make you cash out at $50 which took me over a year to do..you're lucky if you get 1 survey a month...way too long...not enough surveys...waste of time

angus reid is a good panel, they paid 3 up to 5$ per survey complete but the cash out(payout) is very high 50$ and they do not send a lot of surveys so you have to complete survey for 1 years to have your 50$

Angus Reid's surveys are amazing. The surveys help shape public policy in Canada - I really feel that my answers are truly determining where gov't spends my tax money. Most surveys ask about what political and economic issues are important in Canada, and what I think the gov't should do. Join Angus Reid if you want your opinions and views heard by Ottawa!

I tried to get to this survey group but can't since its only toward Canadian residents.