National Consumer Panel Reviews and Features

National Consumer Panel

6800 Jericho Turnpike Suite 102E, Syosset, NY  11791 US
Tel: 1-800-962-6700   Contact: [email protected]
Operated by: Nielsen and IRI

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KEY FEATURES:

The National Consumer Panel is an established company backed by two research powers, NielsenIQ and IRI. The NCP is a "mini-USA", representing millions of Americans. Since 1987 (originally as Nielsen Homescan, then in 2010 as National Consumer Panel), the NCP has been gathering panel member's opinions and shopping data to help manufacturers and retailers make informed decisions on what products to develop, improve or sell in the market.

The NCP panel gives panelists the opportunity to earn rewards from a fun and simple process, simply by scanning barcodes of the items they buy every week! You could change the face of your favorite brands or improve your shopping experience by becoming a member.

Sign Up for Your Spot

Being immediately accepted into the program is not guaranteed because acceptance is based upon if/when there is an opening or a need for specific household demographics, so availability does vary. To sign up for NCP, simply click the green 'join now' buttons on this page to apply for a position.

Rewards for Participating

Earn points for sending your shopping data each week and for answering surveys. NCPMobile participants can redeem their points towards gift cards including: AMC, Amazon, Apple, Delta, Fandango, Google Play, Groupon, Spotify, Uber as well as for Vanilla Visa cards.

Participants with hand-held scanners can access NCP's online gift catalog that contains a wide variety of name-brand merchandise including electronics, home appliances, sporting goods, toys and more!

Earn More Rewards

New NCP panel members earn reward points for registration and reporting their first shopping trip. In addition, panel members earn 250 reward points for birthdays, 1,000 bonus points on their 6-month anniversary and 1,000 bonus points on their 1-year anniversary (and each year after that). Other seasonal and ad-hoc promotions can earn panel members additional reward points depending on their participation.

Scan Your Purchases with the National Consumer Panel App

As a new member of NCP, you will receive access to NCPMobile, their exclusive mobile app for scanning and reporting your shopping trip details (available in iOS and Android). Use the app to scan the barcodes on your weekly purchases and earn rewards for your participation. You can also provide information on non-barcoded items you purchase (such as fruit and vegetables, baked goods, gas, prescriptions, etc.) using the app. You may be asked to provide additional information on a shopping trip, including the store you went to, if you used a club card, etc. Sharing this level of detail will help the product makers and retailers that are responsible for the products you love to purchase and is easily done so using the interface.

Earn Reward Points!

Points are largely earned by scanning your weekly purchases. You'll start by getting 150 points each week NCP receives your shopping data. The weekly amount of points increases the longer you are on the panel. With opportunities to earn additional points by answering surveys, special NCP promotions, specialty panels, etc., points can add up quickly. Gift offerings begin at 5,000 points.

Automatic Sweepstakes Entries

Regular participation in the program means automatic entries into NCP's sweepstakes that are held monthly and quarterly. Sweepstakes include:

• $100 Monthly Sweepstakes (20 winners each month)
• $500 Super Scanner Quarterly Sweepstakes (5 winners each quarter)
• $5,000 Cash Giveaway Quarterly Sweepstakes (1 winner each quarter)

The Longer You're a Member, the More You'll Earn

The longer you are an active participant of NCP, the more points you will get credited to your account each time you participate. The program has been around for over a decade, so it's not uncommon for participants to be members for this long!

Special Member Perks

Being a member also entitles you to the NCPRewards+ program where you can get special discounts at AT&T (some users report receiving 25% off their phone bill), as well as receiving discounts with other major retailers.

Is National Consumer Panel Legit?

There's no reason to think that National Consumer Panel is anything but legitimate. It is not a scam, and it is run by NielsenIQ - a highly respected market research firm. Although people may have different experiences being a member of the panel, the NCP program is legitimate.

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National Consumer Panel Reviews (104)

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May 6, 2016 by Alexa from United States

I'm seeing a lot of negative reviews by users that apparently didn't understand what they needed to do, even though NCP made it very clear and easy to understand. First of all, the scanner is not confusing or hard to use. One user mentioned having to enter prices and a "bunch of other info for each item". No. The only store I have had to enter prices for is Costco, which I understand since they are a club wholesaler. The grocery store scans do no require me to enter prices. Also it asks two questions per item - quantity purchased and if a coupon was used. It doesn't even ask how much the coupon is for. Takes literally less than a second to answer those two questions. And as far as the user who commented that she was unable to shop or scan due to injury and they wanted to kick her out - why didn't she take two seconds to scan the barcode listed on their website (under the surveys) that you are supposed to scan if you will be unable to transmit for a while? They have a barcode survey you scan if you are going on vacation, injured or somehow unable to keep your commitment. I just did it for our vacation; a couple questions asking how many weeks you will not be transmitting and if it's due to vacation or illness or whatever.

When they sent the scanner they include a return box and return shipping label and their info packet clearly says, if scanner doesn't work, please return using the provided box and label and let us know the tracking number. Boom. Easy as pie. The people complaining are either unable to understand or follow written directions, or terrible with simple technology.

I understand I will not be making an "income" and I don't expect to be compensated "$15 an hour" (are you kidding me?) but for a stay at home mom why not be a part of this simple program where I can eventually redeem points for gifts? Or potentially win a sweepstakes?

May 4, 2016 by Sara from United States

It takes forever to earn rewards points to even get something worth your time, but that's not even the worst part! You get teases of winning sweepstakes and real money...but that never happens. Then they have opportunities to do extra surveys and things and I participated in one to get a $25 gift card after it ended. The site had issues (it was around Christmas time so it went down and wasn't immediately fixed) and if you don't transmit info every few days you couldn't get the gift card. I immediately emailed customer service to let them know and they fixed it but then the site wasn't recording info transmitted and when I discovered it I emailed again. I was told that they would let the ones running that survey of the issues and in 6-8 weeks I would get the gift card. (First off I must report info every other day at least for two weeks straight but have to wait 2 months for $25?). I never got the gift card and they didn't try to help me. Then I cashed in my rewards I had and said I wanted to cancel. I got an email saying if I stay they will give me 10,000 points and then after 3 more months another 10,000 points. It took me 9 months to accrue 14,000 pts and you're willing to give them away? If you valued your participants you would award more points per transmission. Not wait until they want to leave! That and if you forget to transmit they call you to harass you about why. I had surgery and couldn't walk and was told " you need to transmit shopping trips or you will lose your status". How? I can't walk! Not family, or parent friendly and they get all the benefit from your time!

February 24, 2016 by Edward from United States

So it sound simple, just scan your items you bought, but that's only half of it. NPC wants you to enter the price you paid, was it on sale and what was the normal price. What a joke, on average I spend $200 a week for food, i started the process got to maybe two items in 5 min. and said forget. If NCP really wants this information then pay me $15 hour or forget-about-it.

February 12, 2016 by Antony from United States

The scanning devices are not easy to use.Only NCP makes money.It is not passed down to survey takers.Just waste of time.I know they are writing fake 5 star review here.

January 31, 2016 by Donna from United States

I have been a National Consumer Panel panelist for about two years. Before I signed up, I read the information available about the program. I understood beforehand that it would take me about 5 or 6 years to get enough points to get the free items I wanted. I am well on my way with over 67,000 points in two years. And all it took me was about 20minutes a week in which time I scanned my purchases and answered surveys. My goal is to get an item that would normally cost me almost $300. I'M GETTING IT FOR FREE! My point is, as with any other program, read about it first. If you don't mind waiting a few years to get a really nice prize for minimal effort, this is a fine program