American Consumer Opinion Reviews and Features

American Consumer Opinion

604 Ave H East, Arlington, Texas  76011 US
Tel: 1-800-262-5974   Contact: [email protected]
Operated by: Decision Analyst, Inc

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KEY FEATURES:

> How ACOP Works
> Reward Options
> BBB Accreditation
> Is ACOP Legit?

American Consumer Opinion, also known as ACOP, is a research powerhouse. They have paid out 35 million dollars in rewards to 7 million members worldwide who have taken over 20 million surveys.

The American Consumer Opinion panel was originally created by Decision Analyst in early 1986. Decision Analyst is a member of the BBB and holds memberships with many prestigious marketing associations.

Join to Take Surveys and More

Take paid surveys and participate in product tests and focus groups with American Consumer Opinion. Join the site by navigating to the ACOP website and become a member by creating an account using your Facebook, Google, or Apple account, or simply your email address.

Once you have entered a few personal details, you will be sent a confirmation email to the email address you registered. After you’ve completed this, you will be transferred back to the American Consumer Opinion dashboard and you will see a list of surveys you’ll be eligible to take.

Participate to Earn Rewards

Every survey you see listed on ACOP's website will show the number of points you can earn for completing it. You can either log in regularly to the website to check for new survey opportunities, or opt in to receive emails whenever a new survey becomes available. Alternatively, you may provide your cell phone number in order to be notified by text when a new paid survey becomes available.

Once you've participated in just $10 (1000 points) worth of online surveys, you can redeem your points for a cash reward or a gift card of your choosing.

Rack up Points

Each time you take a survey, you will earn points for your opinions. Screener surveys (short surveys) are worth between 5 – 50 points, or an entry into a monthly draw, and are 20 questions or less. Longer surveys offer points ranging from 100 – 5,000.

Great Reward Options

As a panelist of ACOP, you must have a 1,000 point minimum balance ($10 worth) to redeem your points. Once you have reached this minimum, you may redeem your balance for the following options:

• PayPal: For most countries, use PayPal to cash out your earnings in a simple and easy manner. If you decide to use PayPal as your cash out option, make sure your PayPal email matches the email you used to sign up with American Consumer Opinion.

• Hyperwallet: Like PayPal, Hyperwallet is a user-friendly payment platform that operates in 170+ countries. Allow 8-12 weeks for payment and receive a confirmation email once your money is available.

• Sweepstakes Cash Out: Use your points toward sweepstakes entries that give you a chance to win a variety of lucrative prizes. (Note that once a sweepstakes has been entered using your points, you do not get your points back, even if you are not selected as a winner).

• Charity Donations: Choose to donate your money to a variety of credible charities.

American Consumer Opinion Surveys

ACOP offers online surveys to its members that are interesting and quick, with the average survey taking approximately 10 minutes to complete.

In addition to online surveys, participate in other research opportunities such as product testing, focus groups, and judging the newest advertising campaigns. You can expect to receive invitations for participation from American Consumer Opinion several times a year.

Household Surveys

A few times a year ACOP sends out a survey that pertains to each household. The survey asks what products and services you use on a day-to-day basis. If you participate in this survey, you will be more likely to receive additional future survey invitations, which can translate into earning more points!

Prize Draws

If you attempt to complete a survey but are prevented from doing so (i.e., you are disqualified), you will automatically receive an entry into the Monthly Screener Drawing. Prizes can vary, though they typically consist of $100 Amazon gift cards. Winners lists are published monthly and are accessible directly from your ACOP account dashboard. In any given month, $500 worth of prizes is usually awarded.

Invite Friends to ACOP!

American Consumer Opinion is always looking to grow its family worldwide. If you know a family member, friend or co-worker who would enjoy sharing their opinions in exchange for great rewards, then refer them to ACOP using your unique referral link (available in your account). Each time you successfully refer a new member, you will receive an entry into a monthly draw worth 5,000 points! Currently, recruits from the USA, Canada, UK, Germany and France are permitted.

BBB Accreditation

American Consumer Opinion's parent company, Decision Analyst, is a member of the Better Business Bureau of Arlington, Texas (and has been for over a decade). They maintain a solid BBB rating.

Is ACOP Legit?

American Consumer Opinion is not a scam and is a legitimate online survey panel run by Decision Analyst - a credible market research firm. The ACOP website has been online for more than 20 years and with millions of survey takers worldwide, BBB accreditation and over $35 million in payments issued to members, ACOP is a safe and legit survey site.

Although some users may have varying levels of success with the website (i.e. users outside of Western nations may not be invited very often to complete surveys), it doesn't mean that the panel itself is illegitimate. American Consumer Opinion is available in 11 different languages in over 200 countries.

Eligibility: International members accepted, aged 14+. Limit of one person per household.

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American Consumer Opinion Reviews (337)

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November 21, 2016 by william from United States

I had not read anything from Survey Police and had joined. The website looked very nice. I took a few survey (which turned out to be screeners.) I have 15 points in my account. I emailed support about their referral program and was answered by a support staff lady. She explained everything in detail and then I responded letting her know how horrible the referral program as well as overview of what she had shared with me about the site.

I then came here to write a simple negative review. I was too late though as it seemed everybody had beat me to the punch and left a 1/2 star terrible review.

It's my pleasure to follow suit.

Stay away from this site!

November 8, 2016 by Doug from United States

As so many others have stated, there are few surveys but they do pay well when they have them.

As for payments, what a total joke. I know they do everything BIG in Texas, but in the rest of the country 6-8 weeks = 42-56 days, with ACOP, the fastest payment I have ever received was 95 days, and another that was 118 days.

From the time you request a payment until the time it gets approved is longer than it would take to walk the request to from one end of the country to the other, maybe it goes via a slow boat to China.

UPDATE - 11/08/2016: WOW is an understatement, ACOP has now officially beat their previous record of 188 days, I just received my next (and last) payment in a fast speed of 146 days! Someone needs to teach them how to use PayPal!

November 7, 2016 by matt from United States

I have been a member for over six years,and today i finally deleted my account,something is really wrong with this company,this last payment took like 3 months to get it $15.15 and also i emailed them 5 months ago,they told the reason payments are so slow,is because of fraud accounts,people do yourself a favor and do not sign up with them,you will regret it plus their is so many other survey sites that pay instantly.Also i would like say that when you,get enough money to cash out,the surveys stop,they don't want you to earn any money.

October 20, 2016 by Tom from United States

I also have been a member for a long while but I save up my points for a big payout. The first one I requested a check which I got 8 weeks later. So far it's been almost 3 months since I've requested and still nothing but empty promises. What they need to do is change the help section on pay outs to reflect 4 months instead of 6-8 weeks. Not to sure if I'll hang around after I do get paid. There are more than a few really good sites that pay instant. Why go through the headache?

Update: finally got paid whoop whoop!! Damn near 4 months, deleted my account.

October 19, 2016 by Ki from United States

I registered with Survey Police *solely* to review American Consumer Opinion Panel (ACOP) run by Decision Analyst, Inc. I want to warn others from wasting their time with this dishonorable racket of a survey company.

If you register with ACOP, you'll earn pennies on the dollar for surveys you take. You must accrue a minimum of $10.00 in your ACOP account to cash out (i.e., get paid). Once you cash out, you'll wait 4-6 months (or more) for your money, which will NOT be paid to you UNTIL you send multiple e-mails to the company to follow-up on payment. Be prepared to waste precious time messaging the company for your cash-out. If that kind of time suckage appeals to you, by all means, register with ACOP. If it doesn't, avoid ACOP like the plague.

I recently closed my ACOP account when--4 e-mail messages to ACOP and 4.5 months later--the company approved my cash-out request and paid me. My time is valuable, ACOP is unethical, and I don't want anyone to endure such a hassle just to be paid. Enough is enough.