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linsj Nov 2, 2015 7:16 am


Originally Posted by bj2757 (Post 25647756)
Same here. I checked the balance then kept track of the miles earned - and were confirmed on the site as having been earned. The next day less than half the points had posted and the points disappeared from the earned area.

That happened to me too. I am not doing any more surveys until I see if all those points post this week. I want to cash out for another Hilton award, then quit.

Edited to add: All the points posted early this evening even though they had disappeared. This is a strange system to track points!

cblaisd Nov 3, 2015 10:04 pm

Qualified for a survey. Clicked to go to it. Got this:

No such project exists, or the parameters passed are in-correct !!!

Such a fine outfit.

thelostshark Nov 6, 2015 1:37 pm

It looks like e-miles has stopped giving out 5 miles when you don't qualify for a survey. It had always been hit or miss as to whether you'd get the 5 miles, but often I would. But 3 times today I got the screen that says "Bummer, this survey was not a match," which is normally followed by a statement saying you still got 5 miles. But today, each time the screen omitted the part about the 5 miles, and I true to the omission, my pending miles count did not go up by 5.

Bummer indeed. I'd gotten quite a few miles this way. tls

Happy Nov 6, 2015 4:23 pm


Originally Posted by thelostshark (Post 25674534)
It looks like e-miles has stopped giving out 5 miles when you don't qualify for a survey. It had always been hit or miss as to whether you'd get the 5 miles, but often I would. But 3 times today I got the screen that says "Bummer, this survey was not a match," which is normally followed by a statement saying you still got 5 miles. But today, each time the screen omitted the part about the 5 miles, and I true to the omission, my pending miles count did not go up by 5.

Bummer indeed. I'd gotten quite a few miles this way. tls

You are right, there is no more 5 miles for not qualified AFTER spending 20 min into the survey.

I am not doing any more survey now. It seems once you have a hiatus for some time, your chance of "qualified" and actually being awarded miles after investing 20 min into it, goes up dramatically. Else it is a bait and switch cheat.

IamHydro Nov 7, 2015 4:54 am

The Ipsos/Opinionsphere ones I avoid. Their surveys divert you to an unrelated survey that you don't get compensated for.

Otherwise, it seems hit or miss. Sometimes you can get 20-25 points for minimal effort.

Happy Nov 7, 2015 4:07 pm


Originally Posted by IamHydro (Post 25676765)
The Ipsos/Opinionsphere ones I avoid. Their surveys divert you to an unrelated survey that you don't get compensated for.

Otherwise, it seems hit or miss. Sometimes you can get 20-25 points for minimal effort.

Thank you for the heads up.

There are also surveys require you to sign up with many personal data. Those should have warning on the first screen so people like me who dont want to give such information would not click those surveys. Very bad practice of the site.

bj2757 Nov 7, 2015 4:19 pm


Originally Posted by Happy (Post 25675222)
You are right, there is no more 5 miles for not qualified AFTER spending 20 min into the survey.

I am not doing any more survey now. It seems once you have a hiatus for some time, your chance of "qualified" and actually being awarded miles after investing 20 min into it, goes up dramatically. Else it is a bait and switch cheat.

I'm kind of in the same mind set. I didn't mind the constant run around on the surveys as long as they gave the 5 points - but now that they quit doing that all that's left is the run around...

cblaisd Nov 8, 2015 9:25 pm

The continuing reports of e-miles' incompetence in many of the latest posts make me glad I did indeed submit a Better Business Bureau complaint. I just checked its status and e-miles has apparently failed to respond to three requests by the BBB for a response.

thelostshark Nov 9, 2015 9:33 am

I hadn't clicked on any of these surveys since my last post, but today I clicked on 3 surveys just because two of them said they took 2 minutes to complete and the other said 6 minutes. But it turns out after the initial screening they said it would take 15 or 25 minutes. Nice bait and switch (Peanuts does the same thing on Swagbucks). I just closed the surveys without proceeding. No more e-miles surveys for me. tls

Flyingmama Nov 10, 2015 4:46 am


Originally Posted by thelostshark (Post 25685657)
I hadn't clicked on any of these surveys since my last post, but today I clicked on 3 surveys just because two of them said they took 2 minutes to complete and the other said 6 minutes. But it turns out after the initial screening they said it would take 15 or 25 minutes. Nice bait and switch (Peanuts does the same thing on Swagbucks). I just closed the surveys without proceeding. No more e-miles surveys for me. tls

No more e-miles for me either. Nine times out of ten when they ask for my age, I get kicked out. Apparently these survey companies don't want their results skewed by senior citizens like me. Their loss.

KathyWdrf Nov 10, 2015 4:53 am

Yeah, the Peanut Labs bait and switch is also similar to Opinion Miles (United Airlines).

If you look at the "Transactions" section of emiles/Peanut Labs page and click on the ones that say "Credited Survey", a popup appears with some useful info including quantity of points, date, transaction ID. I've started taking screenshots of those (using Jing from TechSmith, free software from the makers of Snagit) to be able to check whether (eventually) they all post. Each popup also provides a way of reporting problems with posting.

Gretchen Nov 10, 2015 6:19 am

E-Miles Is Very Disappointing
 
Spent nearly 30 minutes trying to get even five points through Peanut Labs this morning and received nothing. In the beginning, I was able to get quite a few points each day but this has become a waste of time. If they want my business they will have to do better than this.

Hairbus380 Nov 10, 2015 9:03 pm

I click one or two a day tops, and am able to complete them about 70% of the time.

Even when they say twenty minutes, I seem to be able to burn through them in five to seven minutes.

So far I have earned about 900 miles this month through it. My 500 mile transfer did go through ok after a week.

Not as good as erewards, for sure.

Happy Nov 11, 2015 12:21 pm


Originally Posted by Flyingmama (Post 25690353)
No more e-miles for me either. Nine times out of ten when they ask for my age, I get kicked out. Apparently these survey companies don't want their results skewed by senior citizens like me. Their loss.

got kicked out after 15 min when answered 0 children in household on a grocery shopping survey.

They got lots of info on shopping habits among several well-known chains already. :td:

amanuensis Nov 16, 2015 11:03 am

Hum.



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