Survey for Opinion - What a Joke!

[floridaguy]

I was solicited by Southwest to enroll in their survey program and with each survey, I would be rewarded points.  Makes sense and I already get paid for other surveys where I am enrolled, so why not.

After an extensive account setup and answering a long, long list of questions, I get my first survey.  This 15-minute survey is worth 3 points.  

Since a round trip flight is typically 15-16,000 points, and the survey is worth 3 points, I would need to complete 5500 surveys to equal one round trip flight.  And, if each is around 15 minutes, that's a total time commitment of 11.5 full days, 24 hours a day, of surveys just to get a flight.  In that same time, I could earn well over the value of the flight, many times.

Southwest - you must have lost your mind.  I will not complete any surveys.  Goodbye and good night.

Who dreams this up?

[TheMiddleSeat]

Previously discussed here:

https://community.southwest.com/t5/Rapid-Rewards/Rewards-for-Opinions-Program-a-Huge-Waste-of-Time/m...

and here:
https://community.southwest.com/t5/Rapid-Rewards/rewards-for-opinions/m-p/149023#M9608

and in other threads.

--TheMiddleSeat

[dfwskier]

I bet some surveys would earn more than 3 points.

People have come here in the past to complain about the points for surveys process.

That being said, everyone needs to  decide whether or not to devote time to surveys.

i will not.

[jksobonya]

I've personally redeemed thousands of points filling out surveys. Most are anywhere from 25-150 points per survey. If you don't qualify for the survey, you get 3 points.

--Jessica