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Started by Tam-i-am, January 25, 2016, 06:16:25 PM

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Tam-i-am

So this evening I was sorting the mail and in the junk pile went an envelope from Neilsen.  Kevin stopped me and said he was curious what they wanted as if we couldn't guess.  So I opened it and out fell two brand new crisp one dollar bills.  It was "their way of saying thank you" for filling out their survey. 

So how much of that money do you suppose goes to landfills, recycling centers or in my case burned?  It doesn't seem like a very cost effective marketing program.  Why not send a check?

So now that I have been guilted into it, I filled in the 15 question survey and they are going to send me 5 more dollars so they have to send a check anyway.
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terrifictimbersllc

I once got a $50 savings bond from them for doing some kind of survey.
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Magicman

Pat and I both did the week survey last Fall.  It was very straightforward and no problem.  After it was over, they sent a couple more bucks.  All cash....no checks.   :)
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Ron Wenrich

I got that back in October.  They sent $2 in the application, and gave me $2 to fill out the diary for a week. 

We also get a dime from the March of Dimes from time to time.  Also get postage stamps in some junk mail.  Once you send anything like that back with a donation, you'll have them calling you several times a year asking for more money.  Sometimes it's cheaper to throw the money away.
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r.man

I pay our hydro bill at the bank and very often don't open every bill, the amount doesn't vary much from month to month. About two years ago I threw a hydro bill envelope in the recycling and my wife fished it out to at least look at it. Inside was a 75 dollar rebate cheque for some odd reason. If my wife had not retrieved it I wonder if they would have reissued it or would we have lost out on the 75 dollars. I learned my lesson, I open every envelope.
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yukon cornelius

I only get to send money out in the mail. I never seem to receive any in the mail. Good lesson though. Open all mail!
Now, what to spend it all on???? The options are limitless!
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Just Me

Neilson sent me one of those. It as easy for me to fill out as we do not watch television.

Tam-i-am

So that still leaves the question where does all that money go if no one opens it?  Postal workers, trashmen, etc.  is someone looking for it?
We have people who go through our recycling for bottles.  $2 in that envelope is much better than any bottles he is going to collect from my recycle bin and a lot less work.
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Chuck White

We used to get a survey request, usually every year in the fall and we'd fill it out and in 1-2 weeks we'd get a mailing from them and in it would be a $2.00 bill.
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Once they get you to realize that there is cash in their envelopes, they've now guaranteed you'll actually open their mail.
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Ron Wenrich

Doesn't mean I read it.  We burn our trash, so all that unopened mail ends up in the burning barrel.
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pine

Quote from: Tamiam on January 25, 2016, 06:16:25 PM
...................... or in my case burned?


Quote from: Ron Wenrich on January 26, 2016, 10:39:37 AM
Doesn't mean I read it.  We burn our trash, so all that unopened mail ends up in the burning barrel.

Interesting that you are still allowed to burn your trash. 
I thought most states had banned the burning of trash by now. 
Must not be as wide spread as it seems.  The ban that is.

I will be on the lookout in the junk mail.  In all my life I have never seen any mailing from Neilsen about any survey or log of watching habits.

Tam-i-am

"Interesting that you are still allowed to burn your trash. 
I thought most states had banned the burning of trash by now. 
Must not be as wide spread as it seems.  The ban that is."


not burning trash, just some paper in the wood furnace
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Interesting that you are still allowed to burn your trash. 
I thought most states had banned the burning of trash by now. 
Must not be as wide spread as it seems.  The ban that is.

In my county we are suppose to get a "burn permit". I almost never do, perhaps just my age, but I just do not feel I need the Government's #$%€* permission to strike a match on my property.

I will go thru the nonsense if I am doing a large fire, or something with a lot of smoke, just to avoid the hassle.

Suppose the Feds will read this and place me on some kind of "watch list".....

;D

Tam-i-am

Quote from: Darrel on January 26, 2016, 11:59:19 AM
Who is this Neilsen you speak of.

Neilsen rating, how they determine what people watch on TV. 
other than to ask what my favorite show and station was the rest of the questions were about how much radio I listen to and to what. 
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Magicman

Mine did not include anything about TV.  It was a week's diary listing the radio stations that we listen to.
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beenthere

Nielsen started out years ago, wooing the TV industry and making big bucks feeding them what viewers watched. Claimed to have vehicle(s) that would drive the streets and could monitor what channel was being watched. Always hear about the Nielsen ratings for new (and old) TV programs. 95% of them would be gone in a heartbeat if it was up to me.  :)

I suspect now, that they are collecting listening-info on radio stations to sell their data to them.
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Raider Bill

Nielson is a big employer next county over. They used to pay to put a box on your set to collect data.

Local DJ Bubba the love sponge clem just got caught trying to bribe participants into giving him a better Nielson rating.
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Woodhauler

If you guys will all send me a five dollar bill in the mail I will be sure to open the letter!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Den Socling

Makes me think about today. Everything in the mailbox went into the recycling bin and never made it to the office. We're expecting a final payment of $16K from a customer. I made sure it wasn't in the stack!

Magicman

I did not get a check today for $16K either.  :'(
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Woodhauler

Quote from: Magicman on January 26, 2016, 06:20:40 PM
I did not get a check today for $16K either.  :'(
Why do we call it 16k, not 16grand??  16gs??? How did the k come along???
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Jeff

 The simple answer is that Kilogram means Thousand. K is for kilogram, so k is for 1000.  Grand is slang, K is an actual form of measure.
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Brian_Weekley

"kilo" or "k" (small k) = 1000

kilogram (kg) = 1000 grams (weight), kilometers (km) = 1000 meters (length), etc...
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Woodhauler

Quote from: Brian_Weekley on January 27, 2016, 09:31:29 AM
"kilo" or "k" (small k) = 1000

kilogram (kg) = 1000 grams (weight), kilometers (km) = 1000 meters (length), etc...
So we should be converting our money to euros or something!  ;D
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Brian_Weekley

Quote from: Woodhauler on January 27, 2016, 12:18:05 PM
So we should be converting our money to euros or something!  ;D

No, we can still use kilodollars.  In fact, you can learn to take advantage of it...

Honey, I'm thinking about buying a new pickup truck.  Well how much is that *$#@& thing going to cost?  Don't worry honey, it's only 25 kdollars.

See, it doesn't sound that bad now!   :D
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Roxie

Received my Nielsen letter and survey this week and they are still paying $2 and $5 cash. I used the $2 to tip the Amish boy who delivers my weekly milk and yogurt. 

My survey did include TV hours, which got a zero from me since I disconnected the TV cable in 2020 in an effort to reclaim my inner peace. 

Anyone else heard from them since 2016?  
Say when

kantuckid

I quit those TV surveys as we DVR much of what we watch and hard to make sense of the info. onto their format.
 My Mom did Gallup polling for many years, mostly via on her feet drive to homes & farms, some phone calls, survey work, so I sort of try to assist those type of folks who work hard for their money. 
I do senior age group surveys based on having been recruited at my heart docs office. The Chinese girl who runs the nursing school survey group, sends money to my Western Union Debit card they issued every time I complete a new survey.
 
Mine comes via email, not snail mail!  :D I get $25 for a short 5 minutes survey. Ya gotta be old to do this stuff. I qualify...
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I've ditch network TV a long time ago. Our networks up here haven't had anything worth the time since the early 90's. Used to subscribe to some C-band feeds, but that technology is long gone now. Everything now is a reality show, even on History channel. They've all gone in a nose dive for 15 years. :D
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thecfarm

Never got cash in the mail.
But the wife opened up some "junk" mail and there was check inside for some amount, maybe $25?? Can't remember what for, something being over charged??
We wonder how many people just throw the envelope away thinking it's junk mail.
A good idea on their part. Looks like junk mail, so people throw it away, check never cashed!!!!
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moodnacreek

Quote from: Tam-i-am on January 26, 2016, 11:33:21 AM
"Interesting that you are still allowed to burn your trash.  
I thought most states had banned the burning of trash by now.  
Must not be as wide spread as it seems.  The ban that is."


not burning trash, just some paper in the wood furnace
Burning barrels are illegal in nys. In the rural areas everyone has one.

farmfromkansas

I got about 50 letters with a stamped envelope from the Case dealer wanting me to fill out a credit application.  Threw them all away.  Then found they gave me a 2% cash discount for writing a check when I bought parts.  The dealer is lousy, parts man is a jerk, service manager is a jerk, what I did was get rid of all my Case IH equipment except for my skid steer, my tractors are green now.  Not sure that was a great idea the way JD is going. Now looks like Kubota might be the way to go, they bought out Great Plains manufacturing and set up a factory to build skidsteers in Salina KS.  This consolidation of dealerships in the implement business really sucks, you can't just call up the next dealer away and get good service, or a good price on equipment, the same company owns them all, and seems they are all jerks.  Where you gonna go?
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goose63

I got a check in the mail for $800. a few years back form some frozen food plant in Chicago called them up whats the check for thy said I had hauled some thing for them that is strange I have a flat bed void the check sent it back got a big thank you in the mail where thy got my addres from Ihave no idea
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