survey on global warming - earn £5

AnnAtkins · #1 (**permalink**) 15-08-2007, 03:39 PM

Dear All,

University of Exeter is currently running an online-study about views on global warming and perceptions of what can be done to slow it down. We would like to invite you to participate.

By taking part you will earn £5 in Amazon vouchers (alternatively we can donate the equivalent amount to the environmental charity of your choice). All you need to do is fill in the online questionnaire here:
http://psy.ex.ac.uk/~ar216/rotate
We will then send you the voucher via your e-mail address within a week.
* * * Please note: This study ends by September 15, 2007. You need to fill it in at the latest by this date in order to receive the voucher.***
Thanks a lot in advance!

groveworks · #2 (**permalink**) 17-08-2007, 02:30 PM

Hi - link doesn't work.

Dogghound · #3 (**permalink**) 17-08-2007, 02:38 PM

I would gladly fill it in, but yeh the link isnt working

kshotton45 · #4 (**permalink**) 17-08-2007, 02:42 PM

It doesn't work now ! It worked on Wednesday when I filled it in.
When (if) they get it working again, be prepared, they say it takes 15 to 20 mins to fill in. It does !

Keith.

Jez · #5 (**permalink**) 17-08-2007, 07:03 PM

Yer i wasn't concerned about the insentives. Just wanted to put my views across even though i did'nt taken to the questions. tried to submit them anyway but it didn't work either!
Oh well global warming will carry on any how besides

eeyore · #6 (**permalink**) 18-08-2007, 07:05 PM

call me a cynic but theres something a bit off about this - £5 in vouchers for everyone who fills in the questionaire - thats going to be somewhat expensive if genuine

are we sure that this is legit not a phishing expedition - particularly as the university of exeters website is exeter.ac not ex.ac - this could be one explanation for why the link no longer works.

kshotton45 · #7 (**permalink**) 18-08-2007, 07:24 PM

I had my email verification today that I have a £5 voucher for Amazon. It seems legit.

Keith.

Za · #8 (**permalink**) 18-08-2007, 07:26 PM

I have just tried ex.ac.uk and it is the University of Exeter site but I cant see any mention of a survey. They probably ran out of Amazon vouchers when the students found out about it

Za

eeyore · #9 (**permalink**) 18-08-2007, 07:27 PM

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Originally Posted by kshotton45

I had my email verification today that I have a £5 voucher for Amazon. It seems legit.

Keith.

okay may be i'm wrong - there is somuch ooer in cyberspace that ive become overly cyncical - i'd still nbe interested to know how they are affording such an incentive - i suppose amazon are sponsoring it but even so it seems like a costly way to gather info

kshotton45 · #10 (**permalink**) 18-08-2007, 07:40 PM

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Originally Posted by eeyore

okay may be i'm wrong - there is somuch ooer in cyberspace that ive become overly cyncical - i'd still nbe interested to know how they are affording such an incentive - i suppose amazon are sponsoring it but even so it seems like a costly way to gather info

Here's most of the email..... it seems OK

We have pleasure in sending you this Amazon.co.uk gift certificatewhich you can use towards the purchase of millions of items atAmazon.co.uk. Details of who sent you this gift are listed below. DONT DELETE THIS MESSAGE! Details of your gift certificate claim codeand redemption instructions can be found below. Happy shopping! Amazon.co.uk ************************************************** *********************To: Amount: £5.00From: Gift Message: Thank you for your participation! Attached is the gift voucher. Claim code (yes! I've deleted this bit !(Keith))Expiration date 16-Aug-2008 To redeem your Amazon.co.uk gift certificate, simply follow the steps below: 1) Select the items you wish to order, using your Shopping Basket. (Please note, you cannot use the 1-Click shopping method when redeeming a gift certificate.) 2) In the order form you'll see a box that says "Have you got a gift certificate or promotional code?". 3) Enter your claim code into the box and click the "Apply" button. You will be able to see that the value of your gift certificate hasbeen deducted from the total cost in the order summary. When you havesuccessfully placed your order, the following message will bedisplayed: "Thank you--we have received your order". The fine print: 1) Gift certificates may only be redeemed at our Web site,Amazon.co.uk: low prices in Electronics, Books, Music, DVDs & more, toward the purchase of products listed inAmazon.co.uk's online catalogue sold by Amazon.co.uk. They cannot beredeemed at Amazon.com, Amazon.de, Amazon.fr, Amazon.co.jp, Amazon.caor at any of Amazon.co.uk's Auctions or zShops stores orAmazon.co.uk's Trusted Partner Sites. 2) This gift certificate can not be used to pay for Amazon.co.uk giftcertificates. 3) This gift certificate has a cash redemption value of 0.001p and isnot transferable or assignable. 4) Any unused balance will be placed in the recipient's giftcertificate account. 5) If the order exceeds the amount of the gift certificate, thebalance must be paid by credit or debit card. 6) Please use our Shopping Basket rather than our 1-Click orderingmethod when paying for an order with a gift certificate. 7) Gift certificates and unused portions of gift certificates expireone year from the date of issue, where permissible under applicablelaw. 8) This gift certificate can be applied to an open order by visitingthe relevant Order Summary page in the "Your Account" section of ourWeb site. 9) Normal Amazon.co.uk terms and conditions of purchase and for usingthe Amazon.co.uk Web site apply. 10) Please note that there are some products available for sale onthe Amazon.co.uk website that may not be purchased by persons undera specified age. If you are planning to give this gift certificateto someone under 18 years of age, please ensure that they are madeaware that some products are unavailable to them.

eeyore · #11 (**permalink**) 18-08-2007, 07:51 PM

seems legit to me - although the amazon voucher being legit doesnt necessarily mean that someone isnt harvesting and selling email addresses and consumer info

but maybe i just have a nasty suspicious mind - its probably all on the up and up

kshotton45 · #12 (**permalink**) 18-08-2007, 07:54 PM

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Originally Posted by eeyore

seems legit to me - although the amazon voucher being legit doesnt necessarily mean that someone isnt harvesting and selling email addresses and consumer info

but maybe i just have a nasty suspicious mind - its probably all on the up and up

I expect to recieve every bit of spam mail going ! and they've probably loaded the cost onto the books anyway!
Sorry I'm a sceptic when it comes to free lunches !

Keith.

AnnAtkins · #13 (**permalink**) 19-08-2007, 04:28 PM

Thank you for your interest in the survey. I had to terminate data collection earlier than expected because I got far too many replies. The link will not be working anymore. I am sorry for any inconvenience caused.
P.S. This study is not sponsored by Amazon. Funding comes from a research grant. And no one is going to sell your e-mail if you filled in the survey. You will be contacted once again with few follow-up questions regarding the same topic, and that's it. The survey is not anywhere on the University website because University is running hundreds of research projects, all of them cannot be put on the site. I hope this clarifies things a bit. Thanks again!

kshotton45 · #14 (**permalink**) 02-09-2007, 02:32 PM

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Originally Posted by kshotton45

I expect to recieve every bit of spam mail going ! and they've probably loaded the cost onto the books anyway!
Sorry I'm a sceptic when it comes to free lunches !

Keith.

I've just tried to use my £5 voucher at Amazon. It was for a new book about £12. They do not 'recognise the voucher number for that particular transaction'.
It's either a £5 voucher or it's not a £5 voucher !
My original suspisions are probably true.
I was happy to help with the survey. If the offer is genuine, you have my permission to cancel it and donate the money to the RSPB.

Beware of free lunches !!

Keith.

Strontium · #15 (**permalink**) 02-09-2007, 06:05 PM

I too am skeptical about this, not because of the cash, this kind of thing is common in acedemia. Thing is what will they do with your views. If its a scam then someone would have let on by now, and you can always trace the study to some researcher, so just try. What department is doing the study? Its from thy psysho-logy department, ie, it aint worth to much to biologists or anyone else..