Pinecone Research vs American Consumer Opinion

One remarkable aspect of this research firm is the professionalism and user friendliness about their business.

We have had a few interactions with the company ever since I enrolled as a member, and every piece of my communications to the company has been greeted with polite and timely responses.

Once we had trouble with the PayPal side, and the customer service officer was so helpful that she seemed to take it upon herself to get the matter resolved.

There are many survey panels out there, but we’ve never come across another one that pulls off such excellent service.

Many users have reported extremely poor customer service with many inquiries going answered. Although the FAQs give a time frame on how long points can remain pending, there is no indication or expectation of how long it takes to actually receive rewards.

There is a chance you may not qualify to be part of the panel at any given time as PineCone will have certain needs for certain demographics.

Also, although they are accepting all males residing in the US currently we have gotten some responses that applications were turned down based on zip code although this is rare.

Extremely slow payment seems to be this program's major downfall. Users have reported not being paid for up to 5 months, which most users will find unacceptable.

Another knock on American Consumer Opinion is the low frequency of survey invitations and payouts on the low side only exacerbate this major drawback.