Heads up...Pinecone Banner Ad

**guest002** · 12-30-2007, 02:56 PM

Just an FYI. I've seen the Pinecone Banner on FV a few times today.

**kaykwilts** · 12-30-2007, 03:03 PM

Pinecone is a wonderful and reliable program which has never failed to pay me.

**Kitten20** · 12-30-2007, 03:13 PM

It was on top of this thread for me!

Thanks for posting this. I hope I hear from them.

**Grandma Lewis** · 12-30-2007, 03:19 PM

What is Pinecone?

**Mom23boys** · 12-30-2007, 03:24 PM

Pinecone is a survey site. You need to sign up and then they send you surveys to participate in for cash. I usualy get $5 per survey. Sometimes I get to try free products. It is all free and they are legit! It just takes a few minutes of your time.

**SaucyCranberry** · 12-30-2007, 03:32 PM

I've been LOLing the last week as I saw the banner almost each time I've been on FV. For about a year I was dying to find just a single Pinecone banner. And last summer I finally signed up with them. They are a great company with failry regular surveys and always promptly pay. (Though I wish I'd been able to sign up before they switched to paying $3 per survey vs. $5). But now that I am with them, I see Pinecone banners everywhere! Murphy's Survey Law.

**Grandma Lewis** · 12-30-2007, 03:34 PM

Ok I've seen several of these types of sites and several others that have been mentioned here on FV and other forums, but how much spam are these generating for you. I have a good spam filter and a limited amount of spam actually makes it into my spam folder. I want to keep it that way because I have client mail that sometimes gets sent to the spam folder so I have to check it daily. Do you have much trouble?

What about tracking cookies, viruses and trojans? I have to keep a clean computer because of sensitive client financial data.

Thanks

Grandma Lewis

**McD** · 12-30-2007, 03:38 PM

Pinecone has never spammed me. They only send emails for the surveys that you qualify to take. I have had no problems with viruses, cookies, etc. and I am able to access the site at the bank I work at, which has heightened security access.

**Mom23boys** · 12-30-2007, 03:44 PM

Originally Posted by MrsMcDowell

Pinecone has never spammed me. They only send emails for the surveys that you qualify to take. I have had no problems with viruses, cookies, etc. and I am able to access the site at the bank I work at, which has heightened security access.

I have never had a problem either. I never have received any mail from Pinecone, except to take the survey that I qualified for. They send surveys on new products that are hitting the market and want to know if consumers are willing to purchase a product of that type.

I enjoy trying the new products when they send them. I don't receive them for every survey, but I have received quite a few.

**SaucyCranberry** · 12-30-2007, 03:49 PM

Never a problem for viruses, spam or cookies here either, which was what I had read and why I was eager to sign on with Pinecone. They only contact a panelist when they have a survey you're qualified for, which really cuts down on the spam.

**Lady_V** · 12-30-2007, 06:30 PM

I just signed up. If you don't want your main email 'flooded' by things, create one through yahoo, hotmail, lycos, etc.

**frugalfriend** · 12-30-2007, 06:35 PM

I was initially accepted but ended up not getting to do it because DH works in Advertising. I have nothing to do with his work. So bummed!!!!

**ilovechocolate** · 12-30-2007, 06:38 PM

I have signed up and taken the initial "getting to know you" survey but haven't heard anything since. I sure hope it works out for me.

**Grandma Lewis** · 12-30-2007, 08:17 PM

Originally Posted by Lady_V

I just signed up. If you don't want your main email 'flooded' by things, create one through yahoo, hotmail, lycos, etc.

I never remember to check those, so I'd miss the survey.

**karone** · 12-30-2007, 10:09 PM

i signed up with them a month ago i think and i got my first check from them a couple weeks ago. until i move in with jase im just going to give the checks to my mom to cash for me.