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Suckered

Even though I hate getting those this-is-just-a-short-survey,-we-are-not-trying-to-sell-you-anything phone calls I feel bad for the poor soul on the other end that is making a piddly little wage for a not so exciting job.  I usually take the time to answer their questions, asking somewhere in the middle of the survey how much longer it will take.  Sometime in the last few weeks I did a survey on our family's TV watching habits.  I vaguely remember them saying they would send something in the mail and would I please fill it out.  In my hurry to get them off the phone I am sure I must have agreed to whatever their requests were.  Last week I opened my survey , 4 books to be filled out for an entire week.  What?!  I could have very easily scraped the project if it wasn't for the fact that they sent 5 one dollar bills along with the books. I can keep mailing labels without guilt of sending a donation, I can refuse to give an envelope to all of my neighbors asking for a donation, but for some reason I can not keep money and not do what was asked.  I have filled surveys out for $1 before.  I am such a sucker!

So, from Thursday of last week to this coming Thursday I get to record all of the TV watching our family does.  One book for each TV in the house.  If it doesn't get watched then I don't have to record anything.  If we DVR something then I only record it when we watch.  I am supposed to list who is watching and if we have any visitors over there is a place to record their TV time as well.  It has been slightly annoying.  If only they hadn't sent the money! 

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Patti said…
The answer is to keep the TV off for a week!
April 28, 2009 at 11:31 AM
brees said…
Wow! Don't they do that all digital now?? You are a sucker! Ha! Ha! A sweet one at that!
April 28, 2009 at 12:02 PM
Laural said…
You are nicer than I am. :)
April 28, 2009 at 1:48 PM
Kimberly said…
The same thing happened to me except they only sent two 1.00 bills!

After that I asked to be removed from their list with absolutely no guilt.
April 28, 2009 at 10:04 PM
Meredith said…
I would send back the money and not the survey:)
May 1, 2009 at 11:48 AM
Kim said…
You are way too nice to even talk to them. I think that if I wanted to talk to them or fill out their survey....I would call them!
May 1, 2009 at 5:49 PM
Dena said…
Well, Jenny, I can't even keep the mailing labels and not send a donation or send out the neighborhood letters, so I understand!

Dena
May 3, 2009 at 5:17 PM
Aimee said…
We had a box connected to our TV's for five years while they recorded what we watch. Just think... you are giving ratings to good, quality family shows. Just don't watch anything trashy this week. LOL!
May 4, 2009 at 8:21 PM
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