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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One Of The Top Survey Companies

January 31, 2024 by keith from United States

I have done online surveys for over 30 years. In my experience, ACOP is one of the best for the following reasons: 1) First, they pay well for their surveys. 2) Their customer service and management is excellent, responding to concerns that arise within one business day; 3) The surveys themselves (whether ACOP's own or partner surveys) are of high quality; 4) Payouts are prompt. I highly recommend this survey company and have enjoyed being a member of ACOP for many years now.

LOVE/HATE RELATIONSHIP

January 15, 2024 by Stephanie from United States

I get plenty of survey invites for a decent amount paid for your time. However, it's very difficult to qualify for their surveys. Being the perfect match for their surveys just isn't easy. There's no way to know what their looking for or what the survey is about because they'll disqualify you after just a few general questions about your age, location, etc..

You only need 1000 points minimum for a $10 cashout but it can take a long time to get there. The other downfall is not getting paid right away. Once you cashout, there's a waiting period, even when it's to Paypal which is immediate on other survey sites.

All in all, this is a tried and true, trusted survey site.

Almost 5 Stars

January 10, 2024 by Joyce from United States

I was with ACO for about 3 years.In the beginning it was decent enough. I even won a 100 dollar gift card during the 1st year with them. Last several months or so, I'd get daily email notifications, responding to them all and found myself on the never ending go round of surveys, not being qualified. One thing that frustrates me the most is to being taken on the never ending survey route and after at least a half hour, not even earning a penny.. just landing on the dead end screen. So as of today, I deleted my account..

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December 12, 2023 by Shelley from United States

I have never had a problem with redeeming my rewards!

Contact Me If You Are Having Trouble Too

November 26, 2023 by Mary from United States

On November 19, 2023, I did a ridiculously long survey for American Consumer Opinion, which they posted onto their site even though the survey was actually for IpsoISay. This took me over an hour so I nearly quit multiple times but pushed onward because I was home anyway and believe in finishing what I started. At the end of the survey I was owed the 1,000 points promised to me. I was told that I "didn't qualify" and got nothing for my trouble. In other words, I was perfectly qualified to do the survey but "not qualified" to get paid for it. Now it is only $10 and would have gone to a charity I volunteer for anyway because I generally use my survey proceeds to send Amazon boxes to the Make A Wish families coming down here to take their children making a final wish to the theme parks here or just send any cash I get in Paypal as a donation. However, American Consumer Opinion is refusing to pay up and blaming me for the fact that they are stealing from me.

My correspondence to them brought the response that the client allegedly decided that I took more than the time allowed to finish the survey. Not that that ridiculously long survey was too long but that I was too slow. If I had sped through it that would have been the excuse for not paying what they know that they owe.

I am a retired court stenographer who has contacted my former judge and enlisted his help because he takes consumer fraud very seriously. I will be paid. Period. I am retired so I have time to make the miseries of the condescending agent (who admits that I did indeed complete the survey he is refusing to credit me for) my mission in life. This could even be fun!

Do not do surveys for American Consumer Opinion if you value your time and your personal information which American Consumer Opinion is being paid for while refusing to pay you.

Please contact me if American Consumer Opinion owes you and is now refusing to pay. I want to help.

I am also contacting IpsoISay to let them know that unless they are already affiliated with American Consumer Opinion and using the same dishonest tactics themselves, that all they have no reason to pay American Consumer Opinion for the sums which the survey takers are not getting paid because all they are getting for their money is negative PR in the form of guilt by association. As a former market research client myself while I ran my own business, I sure would not let any survey company treat my potential clients like American Consumer Opinion is treating me.