Opinion Outpost Reviews and Features

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Opinion Outpost

6 Research Drive, Shelton, Connecticut  06484 US
Tel: 877-254-1234   Contact: [email protected]
Operated by: Dynata

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PAYMENTS OFFERED

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HOW TO PARTICIPATE

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REDEEMING REWARDS

Minimum account balance required to request rewards: 100 points ($10 / £5) for PayPal payments, 50 points ($5) or 100 points ($10) for gift cards.

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Opinion Outpost is a paid survey site that helps connect survey takers to studies conducted by some of the world's biggest companies. By taking surveys, you can make quick cash from home while helping your favorite brands adapt and grow.

The website is owned by Dynata which is a global sampling and survey company. A pioneer in the world of online market research, Opinion Outpost has been around for more than a decade!

How Opinion Outpost Works

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Share Your Opinions to Earn Rewards

Opinion Outpost gives everyday consumers the opportunities to participate in online surveys and product tests in exchange for cash rewards and gift cards.

Signing up is free and to do so, simply enter your name, date of birth, zip code and email address on the registration form on their website. After that, you’ll be prompted to confirm your email address before you’re able to begin answering surveys.

Take Surveys and More

Once you've fully registered, you’ll see a “Surveys” link on your main account dashboard. This will take you to your list of available surveys. You can choose to have surveys emailed to you if you prefer.

You also have the option to add additional information (via profile surveys) to help Opinion Outpost match you with more relevant surveys to you.

Payment and Rewards

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Earn Great Rewards for Participating

Sign up with Opinion Outpost to take paid surveys and complete product testing assignments in exchange for rewards. Simply join the site for free and receive invitations to complete online surveys on your computer or mobile device.

You don't have to wait long to get rewarded - if you take a survey worth 50 points, you'll already have enough to redeem a $5 Amazon.com gift card. The following reward options are offered on the site in exchange for participating:

  • PayPal payments - with only 100 points (worth $10/£5), you can request that a PayPal payment be made to your account. Bear in mind that only verified PayPal accounts will qualify for payment.
  • Amazon e-vouchers - with just 50 points ($5) in your account, you can request an Amazon.com e-gift code.
  • Apple Store gift cards - with 100 points ($10) sitting in your account, you can request an app store / iTunes gift card.
  • Retail gift cards - with 100 points ($10) in your account, you can receive a gift card to Nike, Domino’s Pizza, The Home Depot, CVS, Chili’s 3-Choice and more.
  • Visa prepaid cards - with 100 points ($10) in your account, you can purchase a virtual Visa prepaid card to spend online or add to your smartphone app for offline spending.
Points Value: 1 Opinion Outpost point = $0.10. Therefore, 10 points = $1.00

Note that rewards will vary slightly by country. For example, Air Miles Reward Miles are available to Canadian members only (receive 50 Air Miles for 100 Opinion Outpost points).

Super-Fast Rewards Delivery

Opinion Outpost is very unique in that rewards are often delivered instantly after requesting them. It's uncommon to have to wait more than a few minutes/hours to receive a PayPal payment or e-gift card that you've requested, though technically they advertise a 3 day rewards processing period.

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Survey Taking Experience

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Take Surveys Often

Paid surveys will be sent to you on a regular basis. You can also visit the website, log in and find a list of available surveys, giving you plenty of chances to make cash. A typical Opinion Outpost survey takes 10-15 minutes to complete and the number of points you can expect to receive per survey ranges between 5 to 50 points.

Qualifying Questions

Before you begin your chosen survey, you may have to answer a series of multiple-choice questions. These may appear to be irrelevant to the topic of the survey itself, but are a way for researchers to ensure they're receiving responses from the people they're looking for answers from. Sometimes, you’ll be disqualified from taking the survey after answering these, however there will usually be other surveys available for you to take.

Modern, Interactive Surveys

Opinion Outpost offers fun, interactive online surveys that are attractive and simple to take. On top of offering sweepstakes entries, periodically, they offer games at the end of surveys which give you the opportunity to win additional points and/or additional sweepstakes entries. One such game is called the Opinion Outpost Door Game.

Opinion Outpost App

Opinion Outpost does not offer a mobile app. Although most of their surveys are mobile-friendly and can be completed on your phone, you will still need to access them via your e-mail, or by logging into the website from your phone.

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Community Features

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Badges

Opinion Output offers ‘Badges’, which essentially serve as loyalty bonuses. You will start out with a Bronze membership and have the chance to upgrade to Silver, Gold, Platinum or Diamond based on how active you are on the website and how complete your profile is.

As your badge levels increase, additional achievement points are awarded, which can be found on your Survey History page. These will show up as 'community achievement'. Bear in mind that you can be downgraded to a lower tier badge if you don’t remain active on the website.

Quarterly Chances to Win $10,000

If you are in the USA and you get disqualified from a survey, participate in a survey, or exchange your valuable points for an entry, you will have a chance to win $10,000 in a quarterly cash draw. That means that $40,000 in total is awarded to 4 lucky members every year! If you are in Canada, there are also sweepstakes available in the form of 4 quarterly draws worth $1,250 each ($5,000 yearly).

Refer Your Friends to Earn More

Opinion Outpost's referral program will award you $1.00 every time you refer a friend using your custom link and they complete at least one survey. Earn up to $5.00 in total. Find the "refer a friend" tab when you log into your account to grab your custom referral link to share with friends or extended family members (available to US panelists only).

Is Opinion Outpost Legit or Scam?

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Is Opinion Outpost Legit?

Opinion Outpost is over a decade old and is a legitimate survey site that pays approximately $5 million dollars in rewards to its members every year. Opinion Outpost is not a scam, though as with any survey program, your experience and success with the site may vary. The site does not sell information to third parties (as per their commitment to adhering to market research standards), and is a safe and legit website.

Before joining any survey site, it is advisable to consult user reviews, so that you can get a sense of other people's experiences. Scroll down to read hundreds of Opinion Outpost reviews.

Eligibility: Opinion Outpost is open to USA residents who are 17+, UK residents who are 16+, residents of Canada who are 19+ as well as residents of Germany, Spain, France, and Italy.

Note: If you are having technical issues with Opinion Outpost, reach out to [email protected] for assistance.

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Opinion Outpost Reviews (1499)

5 Star Reviews (622) 41.5
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4 Star Reviews (198) 13.2
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3 Star Reviews (138) 9.2
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2 Star Reviews (130) 8.7
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1 Star Reviews (410) 27.4
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Great Organization!

January 22, 2020 by Bryce from United States

I very much enjoy spending time during my commute completing the surveys they link me to. Their portal is seamless, and it makes the whole process totally doable! Thank You Opinion Outpost!

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Opinion Outpost responded to this review on January 27, 2020

Hi Bryce,

Thank you very much for your review. We are pleased to hear that you are happy with your experience with us.

Thank you for being part of the community!

Kind regards,
The Opinion Outpost team
Make Up Your Mind!

January 21, 2020 by John from Canada

I was at this company years ago when they were still mailing out cheques. Then one day I no longer received any emails from them. I tried to log in but no luck. THEN...3 Years later then send me an email for a survey. I qualified and completed it. I did a few more as my previous amount was still active and then requested payment of $10.00. They then deleted my account a second time - MAKE UP YOUR MIND!

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Opinion Outpost responded to this review on January 27, 2020

Hi John,

Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. We’re sorry to hear about your poor experience.

Have you reached out to our member support team to ask what exactly happened to your account? You can reach them via our contact form on our website (https://www.opinionoutpost.com/en/general/faqs) or via private message on Facebook.

Kind regards,
The Opinion Outpost team
So so

January 10, 2020 by Tom from United States

I've been with OO since 2010 and have cashed out many times. The last two times I've had issues with cashing out to PayPal. First time they froze my account and I had to wait till I got it cleared up, never did get a reason why. This last time I tried to cash out to PayPal the page said there was an error and to contact support which I did. I get a generic form response that I needed to have a verified PayPal account and proceeded to tell me how to go about it, nice of them. The thing is if they would have looked back into my rewards history they would have seen 10 times I've cashed out to PayPal already, ding dong. Now I've made a lot of money with OO over the years and I'd hate to jump ship but I also hate to dread trying to cash out knowing that there is going to be a problem. After the PayPal error the last time I instead cash out to Amazon gift card which I got in 3-5 days.

Update1/8/20 : After a break from OO I took a survey and what do ya know, I get to the end and it says "survey already filled" which ticked me off. Next thing I know I hit the unsubscribe button. Long time coming plus I didn't have but a few bucks in there. See ya!

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Opinion Outpost responded to this review on January 15, 2020

Hi Tom,

Thank you for your review and for being a long time member of our panel.

We’re sorry to hear that you did not receive proper support when you experienced issues while redeeming through PayPal. We will take your comments on board to improve our services to our members.

We additionally do our best to avoid members being invited to surveys that already received enough responses. In case it does happen, we would like to ask you to send a message to our Member Services team who will determine if you are eligible to receive compensation.

Kind regards,
The Opinion Outpost team
More errors than rewards

December 31, 2019 by jack from United States

I have been a fan and survey taker from Opinion Outpost for over 5 years and up until the last several months have had only praises to say. This fall, they've gone downhill to the point that I cant be silent anymore. So many of their surveys now result in errors either halfway through, or even worse, after completion and customer service are useless. Since many surveys result in their famous error page, "Cannot record participation....." their customer service reps cant even find the work you've done, even when they bother to read the detailed email sent to them. More time is wasted on dealing with errors halfway through surveys then time spent completing them. Dont be fooled about the 1 or 2 minute quick surveys as they mostly end up being 20 or so minutes for a lousy 30 cents. In all, a very disappointing turn for the worst for one of the best survey sites online.

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Opinion Outpost responded to this review on January 15, 2020

Hi Jack,

Thank you for your review.

We’re pleased to see that you have been a long-term member, but we are sorry to hear that you are experiencing issues with our surveys and not receiving proper support. We work hard to improve the survey taking experiences of our panel members and we will therefore pass on your feedback to the appropriate teams.

Our apologies for the inconvenience you’ve experienced.

Thank you,
The Opinion Outpost team
No Complaints

December 27, 2019 by Thomas from United States

Plenty of surveys every day with invites straight to your inbox. Some of the questionnaires are lengthy, but necessary I guess. It doesn't take long to get enough for a reward and to get rewarded. This is one of the most reliable sites around.

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Opinion Outpost responded to this review on January 15, 2020

Hi Thomas,

Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review.
We're happy to hear you are enjoying your experience with us.

Kind regards,
The Opinion Outpost team