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Old 05-11-2012, 12:21 AM   #1
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7-Eleven Survey + Bonus ?? May 12 & 14 Legit?

So I got this email from 7-11 asking if I wanna participate in a taste test with ends in a $75 reward + food. Anyone else herd of this OR has done this before with 7-11??

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From: 7-Eleven Canada <7eleveninnovation@gmail.com>
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Sent: Saturday, May 5, 2012 12:37:49 PM

Subject: Be a part of 7-Eleven Food Innovations May 12 & 14!

Do you ever find yourself wondering how our Slurpee® was invented, or how the Taquito came to be so delicious?

At 7-Eleven, we are always focused on bringing you amazing food and beverages, and we are continually testing new ideas at our Food Centre located in Richmond, BC.

We are pleased to invite you to take part in 7-Eleven’s creation process, during a new food trial at our Richmond Food Centre this May! We are looking for men and women who would be eager to sample an exciting new hot food product, before it even hits our stores. Those who are interested must be comfortable eating meat, and they must be available to come to our Richmond Food Centre for one of the following delectable sessions:

· Saturday May 12, 1:00-2:30pm
· Saturday May 12, 3:00-4:30pm
· Monday May 14, 6:00-7:30pm
· Monday May 14, 8:00-9:30pm

As an extra tasty benefit, all participants will also be offered a monetary reward of $75 for taking part in the session.

If you would like to take part in this unique experience, don't wait! Please email us with the session date and time of your choice to reserve your spot before they run out!

We hope to see you in Richmond!

7-Eleven Canada team
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Old 05-11-2012, 12:26 AM   #2
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^ That was my first thought too but the "survey" is at an actual location.
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Not real. If you want to participate in real focus groups (75-150) I can forward you these ones I've been doing near and in DT.
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^^yes please PM me. Any chance r they Vancouver Focus Team?
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Old 05-11-2012, 07:11 AM   #8
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They'll feed you some jizz.
This is sorta a weird scam, doesn't ask for your info or anything.
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I'm pretty sure any small company has their own email..
And I'm 100% sure 7-11 has their own. They wouldn't be using gmail.
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I'm pretty sure any small company has their own email..
And I'm 100% sure 7-11 has their own. They wouldn't be using gmail.
should be XXX@southlandcorp.com or similar
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1. RHEUMATOID/PSORIATIC ARTHRITIS, ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS – If you (or someone you know) has been diagnosed with RA, AS, or PsA and is currently taking the medication REMICADE – this project will be of great interest. We are conducting telephone interviews with males and females ages 20-65 on Wednesday May 9th. The phone interviews are 1 hour in duration, participants receive $150 to thank them for their time. Please call me if this describes you!

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2. LOW TESTOSTERONE – Males ages 45-65. If you have been diagnosed by a physician as having low testosterone and are currently on prescription medication to treat your condition you may find this project we are conducting to be informative for you. This research involves filling out a workbook of exercise that you complete over 5 days (time to complete is approximately 5 hours) Participants receive $275 as a thank you. If you are interested in this one: Please call me– and I will ask you some pre-qualifying questions.

3. PERMANENT RESIDENTS – Males and Females ages 20-55. We have groups that we are conducting on Thursday May 10th (evening) at an office located in downtown Vancouver. Sessions are 1.5 hours in duration and participants receive $125 cash to thank them for their time. If you have immigrated to Canada from South Asia (East Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi or Sri Lankan), and have been a permanent resident for less than 2 years, this might be an interesting study for you. The topic for this one is “banking needs of new Canadians”. If you are interested in this one (or know of someone that might be) Please call me– I will ask you some pre-qualifying questions.


4. PLANNING TO BUY/LEASE A NEW VEHICLE? – Males and Females ages 25-35. If you are seriously planning to purchase a brand new vehicle in the next 18 months and have a household income in excess of $75k, we have groups that we are conducting on Wednesday May 9th at 5:30pm at an office located in downtown Vancouver. All participants must presently own/lease a vehicle in their own name, and be the primary/shared driver of that particular vehicle. Session is 2 hours in duration and participants receive $85 cash to thank them for their time. If you are interested in this one Please email me– I will send you some pre-qualifying questions. Must not have attended a focus group in the past 6 months, and never participated in a session on vehicles.

5. PLANNING TO BUY/LEASE A NEW VEHICLE? – Females ages 50-60 (with NO children at home). If you are seriously planning to purchase a brand new vehicle in the next 18 months and have a household income in excess of $75k, we have groups that we are conducting on Tuesday May 8th at 3pm at an office located in downtown Vancouver. All participants must presently own/lease a vehicle in their own name, and be the primary/shared driver of that particular vehicle. Session is 2 hours in duration and participants receive $85 cash to thank them for their time. If you are interested in this one Please email me– I will send you some pre-qualifying questions. Must not have attended a focus group in the past 6 months, and never participated in a session on vehicles.

6. PLANNING TO BUY/LEASE A NEW VEHICLE? – Males and Females ages 33-49 (with children at home under the age of 18). If you are seriously planning to purchase a brand new vehicle in the next 18 months and have a household income in excess of $75k, we have groups that we are conducting on Tuesday May 8th at 6pm at an office located in downtown Vancouver. All participants must presently own/lease a vehicle in their own name, and be the primary/shared driver of that particular vehicle. Session is 2 hours in duration and participants receive $75 cash to thank them for their time. If you are interested in this one Please email me– I will send you some pre-qualifying questions. Must not have attended a focus group in the past 6 months, and never participated in a session on vehicles.
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I did the beer one last month just to give you an example


1. BEER – Males ages 22-39 and Females 22-24 If you drink 6 or more beer in an average week, you might be interested in this project. We have groups that we are conducting on Wednesday April 25th/Thursday April 26th at an office located in downtown Vancouver. Sessions are 1 hour 15 minutes in duration and participants receive $75 cash to thank them for their time. Please email me, and tell me all of the brands that you have consumed over the past month– I will send you some pre-qualifying questions to see if you are a fit for this one. Must not have attended a focus group in the past 6 months, and have discussed alcoholic beverages in the past year.

2. PERMANENT RESIDENTS – Males and Females ages 25-45. We have groups that we are conducting on Thursday May 10th (evening) at an office located in downtown Vancouver. Sessions are 1.5 hours in duration and participants receive $125 cash to thank them for their time. If you have immigrated to Canada from South Asia (East Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi or Sri Lankan), and have been a permanent resident for less than 2 years, this might be an interesting study for you. The topic for this one is “banking needs of new Canadians”. If you are interested in this one (or know of someone that might be) Please call me– I will ask you some pre-qualifying questions.

3. COFFEE DRINKERS – Males and Females ages 21-45. If you are a coffee drinker and are working part time or full time, (household income in excess of $40k for this one), we have groups that we are conducting on Wednesday May 2nd/Thursday May 3rd at an office located in downtown Vancouver (day and times depend on which session you qualify for). All must be male or female ‘head of household’ (not living with parents), Sessions are 2.5 hours in duration and participants receive $85 cash to thank them for their time. If you are interested in this one Please email me– I will send you some pre-qualifying questions. Must not have attended a focus group in the past 6 months, and never participated in a session on coffee.
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Not real. If you want to participate in real focus groups (75-150) I can forward you these ones I've been doing near and in DT.
Any place where I can find more of these? i did a few of these for Ipsos in the past as someone used to e-mail me the types and dates of studies
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