I'm Shocked! $5 in Mail

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Richard S.
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Post by Richard S. » Thu. May. 08, 2014 3:08 pm

Just got a survey form in the mail and it had a genuine $5 bill in it. :)

I'm sure it's a tactic that will work well but I wonder who is behind and to what purpose.

 
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Post by michaelanthony » Thu. May. 08, 2014 3:18 pm

The wife got one of those last year and I got a $25.00 Amazon gift card from my power company for an on line survey.

 
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Post by Black_And_Blue » Fri. May. 09, 2014 12:28 am

obviously, the value of information garnered far exceeds the five federal reserve units printed on a note.

i would reconsider their offer and negotiate for better compensation :idea:


 
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Post by Richard S. » Fri. May. 09, 2014 6:15 am

I'm not reconsidering anything, I'm sticking 5 bucks in wallet and putting the survey in the burn barrel. LOL

 
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Post by Freddy » Sat. May. 10, 2014 5:16 am

Once or twice I've received a one dollar bill, but a five? Times are a-changing!

 
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Post by I'm On Fire » Wed. May. 14, 2014 6:26 am

You should totally take a picture of you throwing the survey out and then send it back to them with a note.

"This is what I think of your survey. But thanks for the coffee money!!!"

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