tns surveys - con or not ?

[philatio]

My brother got a letter out of the blue from tns-global.com surveys.

It's all about him helping them with a survey on what you eat for lunch.

He's asked to text a number with his address details.. then every day, he texts a code for what he bought for lunch and where he bought it. They sent a big list.
things like texting:
GRGS PASTI for a greggs pastie
TESC 501545131545 for a barcode for a sandwich bought at Tesco etc etc..

it says all TXTs are charged at standard text rate for your network, and for each texted info he sends they'll pay him £1. When he's £10 in credit they'll send a tenner through the post.

Is this a con? Seems a bit wierd.
The letter seems to have been printed on a (not very good) colour inkjet too.

Anyone else had this? Anyone participated?

[Pete_L]

I received this letter too, don't think I'll bother with it myself.

[ic]

Sounds like utter ******** to me, and in the wrong forum...

[philatio]

Pardon me. But it was in the general forum cos it's about something that came through the post, not about shopping & suppliers, and I was asking if anyone else received one.

'on a power trip' indeed.

[pete2000]

hey philatio, but didn't you post this in the bargain forum as that is where I spotted it and also that is where the original title is still based!!

[pivotalgubbins]

Yes, you posted it in the bargain forum, and therefore you shouldn't be surprised that it was moved! Like IC, it looks utter ******** to me too...

[the.tourist]

I got this letter and sent my registration text last night but am still waiting for their reply to confirm my details.

When I get this and i have to start texting the codes I'm just going to send the same one every day which will imply that I have bought a Subway sandwich for £4.

They can't prove i have or haven't bought one, I'll wait and see if I get the first £10, if I don't I'll stop. I get plenty of free texts each month so if it works out it really will be money for nothing.

[rooo]

My wife stated on the trial of this exact program about 3 months ago. She receives a £10 High Street Voucher every month, now matter how many texts she sends. She sends maybe about 5-6 a month, and has always received the voucher.

I take part in their Film surveys - I get £10 every 2 months for answering a few survey questions every fortnight.

£10 is not much money granted, but for the effort involved, it's a nice little bonus to get through the post.

[not sure]

where part of this, but we use a "palm scanner" to scan our shopping, what we buy, where we buy, who buys, how much.. (from a folder full of barcodes) so not a con

[philatio]

OMG!!!! Did I post it in Bargain???
Huge apologies to all (hangs head in shame). It's been a stressful week :(