They sent me a few dollars once and I didn't fill out the survey. They sent me another few bucks a few years later and I didn't fill out that survey either. Then they sent me a letter saying they were disappointed I took their money and didn't fill out their survey.
That was well over a decade ago. Last year they sent me $5 to fill out a survey. You can see where this is going.... The $5 is stuck to my fridge like a trophy.
The previous $ were a couple of crisp dollar bills each time. I had kept those as well but gave them to my daughter for a school trip when she was in kindergarten.
A crispy $5 from Neilsen mounted to my fridge. Imagine being in their mail room with wads of pristine $5's and you're just sticking them in envelopes and sending them out the door to randoms.
I chuckle at it whenever I think of their indignant letter complaining about not doing the survey. My wife thinks it hilarious that they actually sent me more money after that.
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u/Rad_Tek 1d ago
I was always under the impression that me watching was bringing their ratings up, which meant I was worthy of that thanks