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Esme P.

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About Me

I don't log in and review often or everything. I focus on offering honest reviews about shams or scams when no one else has spoken up. Disclaimer, for any disgruntled companies: I travel alot and have moved around the US alot, so physical events or services I've used may not reflect where I'm located. If I run into great services who are underrated, I will review them because no one has used them properly.

How I Can Help

I'm honest and couldn't give a rat's plump booty if I piss anyone off. I am very well versed in IT and cybersecurity and will often add relevant online security issues within my reviews when able.

5 Reviews by Esme

  • The Long Hair Community

9/15/22

The main site was long forgotten. LHC is known for their community, which is like any other community. It has it's drama, it has it's cliques. But if you stick to lurking before asking questions, you'll probably answer most of your questions easily. There's a subforum fir everything, and probably 5 topics covering 1 subject everywhere. For the most part admins have done well keeping it as positive as possible. Lots of great advice by forum members. Some are well known on YouTube.

  • Qmee

8/16/22

I've used Qmee for several years now. It probably wasn't until 3 years ago that I truly became serious about this survey portal, and now I'm using them exclusively. I didn't intend to. Competitors just weren't offering much in the way of rewards anymore, and they were taking much longer for me to build up their in-service currency to cash out. And when I did cash out, I had to make sure it was before a certain time, or else I'd have to wait until the next day. Qmee is the only survey portal I have used who automates their Paypal cashouts, and without a minimum cashout.

I have seen many negative reviews, but they are all from users who haven't been actively using survey portals or incentive websites for nearly 10 years. I've probably used incentive sites for 13, but more actively done survey portals for 8-10 years. Here's the truth about ALL survey portals. They only act as a place to streamline survey taking. Each card you click for a new survey will redirect you to that survey provider's platform. It could be Qualtronics, SurveyMonkey, etc. There's a handful of common ones you will see in the upper left, usually. If you see a different logo that isn't Qmee, that means you were redirected. This is standard on any survey portal. It has been that way for nearly 20 years in the history of online surveys for cash.

Survey providers will in fact take a long time to screen you for your demographics. I am sorry to those of you who have wasted your time, but this does NOT reflect on Qmee at all. It's YOUR job to report these, so that the community does not waste their time. Qmee WILL actually take these down, because the time spent isn't worth the cashout, even if it's $2.50. If you've taken over 20 minutes to simply qualify, stop and report the survey. Also report surveys that ask for too much information or try to sign you up.

Qmee has impressed me as it has grown, and that is why I've slowly gravitated toward using them more. I actually find myself using the mobile app more. I have a good smartphone for it, and I've rarely had problems. Whenever I do, I report the bugs, and they fix it. I make sure that I'm polite and respectful, and they in turn have treated me well. Sometimes it may take 3-5 days for someone to contact me, but they're not a vending machine. Real people are responding. As I've said earlier, they offer AUTOMATED CASHOUTS through Paypal. There is NO minimum either. You should appreciate that, lol. Competitors will force you to meet a $10 minimum, them move the goal post several times, before making you give up. And then they'll make you wait a week. Qmee treats you right.

If you've been blocked from cashing out, or can't take surveys -- I'm gonna be honest. I sincerely think you may have cheated by entering fake details in nearly every survey, and couldn't keep your demographics straight. You can't be an Asian mom one day and a Turkish sultan the next. That's not how it works. You have to be honest, even if you have days where you're not qualifying for anything. There often is a "hot time" every day, but it's different each day, and you just have to learn how things work over time. On EST, I've found between 11am-4pm works best. Judge it based on that. It could change over time, but right now that's what works for me.

I've spent a lot of time on Qmee, and have actually found I can make a few bucks a day if I stay persistent. In most cases, low paying, shorter surveys have worked for me, because a little bit adds up quickly, vs trying all the high dollar, longer ones. And I'm honest with my demographic. You have to make sure you Qmee profile is up to date, so if you've moved, got married, had kids, be sure you updated that.

Alot of these negative reviews keep blaming Qmee, but most of the issues have been about survey providers. The partners/providers are very strict, and aren't afraid to block you. The fact I've survived this long means I know what I'm talking about. And I've seen these same partners on Theorem and similar portals too, not just Qmee. I've found out how to get the partners to like me, so you actually can take my word for it.

Tip for consumers:
Don't lie about your demographics, stay honest, be polite to customer support, don't rush through surveys, and make sure you pay attention to attention checks

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  • Chatiw

4/20/21

Too many freaks, not monitored at all. You don't need an account to sign up, so everyone is anon. I'm not doxxing by posting this collage. No one would use those usernames if that gets them found, and people can lie about state. These are the kinds of people this site allows. It's scary. People need to be aware so that they can be careful.

The site itself saves all photos you share. I had went through my history and accidentally clicked on a face pic someone shared on that site. It had been 2 weeks and it was still viewable. So be careful what you share here.

If you're a woman, be prepared for harassment. If you're a guy, be prepared for bots.

Tip for consumers:
Don't easily share personal info, and NEVER tell people about your kids. Obviously many here would be predators. Stay safe.

  • eVoice

12/29/18

I signed up for a free trial because I wanted to see for myself what the experience would be like. I decided it wasn't worth my time, since Google Voice gives me what I need already. Thus, I decided to cancel. While going through with calling support and canceling, the customer support representative was clearly told to up-sell some discounts. The problem is that I'd already said 3 times that I wanted to cancel. I firmly said that I'd simply like to cancel, or else I'd become angry. I don't like being harsh, but it annoys me when I feel forced to accept something simply because it's discounted. Evoice, please make note of this. I know the CS reps are just doing their job, but you're making them out to be the bad guy. Shame on you. Allow your reps to accept a No. If we customers want to keep a service and we're happy, -- you'll know! I'm now never going to consider going back, because of what YOU, EVOICE, forces support to do. I'd never suggest this product to anyone. Talk about shady dealings.

  • QuickRewards Network

8/20/18

I've been using this rewards site for a few years now, and I can't take the web design anymore. Is there no one hired to keep the site up to date? The front page has been screwed up for at least a year now. The pic for Flix tv is used for Hypermx, the game portal pic is totally broken, adscend is listed twice, and the page itself is so cluttered it looks like a soccer mom tried using MS Front Page 10 years ago. Anyone ever hear of a site map? It goes on a separate page and links to everything on the site without cluttering the home page. I'm pretty sure that was a thing 10 years ago. The Interactive Videos link is just Hympermx all over again. Why is it on the front page twice? There's broken images on the offer portal page. Gwallet has a weird jump every time you click an offer, and I have to Page Up several times to view it because the scroll to top only works for gwallet sending you to the top. Paid emails and the check list are useless. On the daily clicks page, there's a broken image with the word Refer on mouse over which goes to a page that says Coming Soon.

Pardon my language, but the site is f*cking broken and annoying to use. This might work for grandmas 60 and up because stuff is color coded, but the company's not going to bring in fresh new blood and keep things afloat for much longer if this keeps up. As it is, I feel limited to 3 survey routers, Gwallet, and Trial Pay. Smores works most days when they're not randomly telling me I hit my limit after 2 hours. Oh yeah, and video loyalty is pretty much broken. It never credits. How does this site even function? I've used sketchier sites than this one, and they looked 100 times better. Why did I sign up on others? They looked like I could trust them. I took a chance on Quick Rewards because I was curious. Support seems short staffed. I dunno how the FB lady keeps up with everyone. It's obvious the budget must not be that great if the website looks like the same year I quit MySpace.

[Edit] In response to the reply I got: "You will be hard pressed to find another one with no minimum cashout, payments made nightly, and a real customer service team that replies to each member personalized." Hard pressed? Since this review, I had already been using a different service for 2 years. Since then, the "rival" site has only shown me to be 10x better. Not only do they have a very current, frequently updated & maintained website, but they have a FULLY functioning mobile app. Oh yeah, and they have instant, automated, NO MINIMUM cashout directly to Paypal. Yes, your CS is great, but it's honestly sad when they're apologizing for your shortcomings on how outdated your site is. I'm very happy with the "rival," which is practically futuristic compared to the incredibly buggy site you have. Oh, but congrats on finally updating to 2018.

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Dmitry B. – QuickRewards Network Rep

We are working on upgrading our site and have been the whole year. Thanks so much for your suggestions. You had been with us for years and are still an active every day member from what I am seeing. There are many other loyalty sites out there that you might want to check out if after so many years we didn’t please you. You will be hard pressed to find another one with no minimum cashout, payments made nightly, and a real customer service team that replies to each member personalized.

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