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JD Powers and Associates sent me a dollar!

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  1. PeterS

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    #1 PeterS, Mar 10, 2005
    From a purchase I made of an '05 Toyota 4Runner, I get a letter, a survey and a new dollar bill from JD Powers. They expect me to take a half hour of my time to fill out the buyers survey and think a dollar will cover it?

    What is a company like JDP thinking? I sent the unfilled survey and a colorful letter back to them stating that I will fiull out their survey in great detail when they send me a check for $100!
     
  2. Enzo

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    #2 Enzo, Mar 10, 2005
    You should have sent them a survey of your own or some random junk mail. (my wife now loves to do this to every unsolicited mail we get)
     
  3. Schatten

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    #3 Schatten, Mar 10, 2005
    Actually, it is the dealership that typically gets the $100 kickback for each purchase survey you fill out. At least, that's how it was on the Honda I bought a few years ago.
     
  4. scott61

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    #4 scott61, Mar 10, 2005
    JD sent me a $5 to do a survey on my Maserati. Is big mistake to fill them out as then you get on some sort of lists and different surveys start showing up every month
     
  5. Schatten

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    #5 Schatten, Mar 10, 2005
    OUCH! and to think, $5 for a confirmed lead, profiled and all.
     
  6. scott61

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    #6 scott61, Mar 10, 2005
    I saw Andy Rooney doing that on his 60 minute bit. I started doing also. Just save your junk mail for a couple of days and send all back with the different offers in it.
     
  7. Seth

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    #7 Seth, Mar 10, 2005
    a 4runner??? why? o why???????

    btw i HATE 4 runners....
     
  8. spidr

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    #8 spidr, Mar 10, 2005
    I figured the average labor rate at $62 an hour...So I spent 1 minute on the survey and mailed it back a few years ago...I don't seem to get them anymore
     
  9. PeterS

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    #9 PeterS, Mar 10, 2005
    That's good! I am right handed. I should of filled it out with my left hand in crayon!
     
  10. Modenafan

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    #10 Modenafan, Mar 10, 2005
    I get about 1 a month, but I only get $1. I give the money to my 11 year old daughter. She probably has about $20 so far. Just to be fair, I let her fill out the form. She has to learn to work for all that money. LOL
     
  11. FarmerDave

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    #11 FarmerDave, Mar 10, 2005
    I've done the arbitron radio ratings, they send you three or four bucks cash every week or so during the survey period.
     
  12. SrfCity

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    #12 SrfCity, Mar 10, 2005
    They're banking on a little reciprocity sending you the $1. I'll bet their % of completed and returned surveys go way up doing so.
     

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