What is Fact Finders & is it worth it?

[amandaj67]

I got an invitation to join through the post this morning & wondered if anyone else does it.

Also is it worth doing?

Thanks xx

[Grace & Favour]

I got an invitation to join through the post this morning & wondered if anyone else does it.

Also is it worth doing?

Thanks xx

It's a survey Co, (Owned by AC Neilson - one of the biggest in the world)

Their website is: http://www.factfinders.com/main.html

[mum1964]

I got an invitation to join through the post this morning & wondered if anyone else does it.

Also is it worth doing?

Thanks xx
I left the fact finders panel last week after 12 years. At first it was worth it and was fun, now it is far too time consuming. This depends on the amount of shopping you buy each week.
They provide you with a piece of kit which you plug into a phone line and then you scan the barcodes off your shopping each week. the info is collected overnight by them once a week.
In return you get 75 pts per week and I think a 100 bonus points if you transmit each week of the month. total off approx 400 pts a month.
These points can be exchanged for gifts, HOWEVER GIFT CATALOGUE IS LIMITED AND EXPENSIVE.
IE.ipod suffle can be purchased for about £32 (Tescos webs site) you need 5100 points in order to get one from this site. So would take you over a year. Stuff purchased from Morrisons is a real pain, they put there own barcodes on which factfinders do not regognise. Reduced stuff is also a load of grief. I am not sure but I think everyone receives the same number of points per week regardless of the size of the household.

I have just decieded to stick with shop and scan 1000 pts a week equiv to
£1, redemable for gift vouchers and the chance to answer surveys etc and receive bonus points. Lat year I ended up with £100 from shop and scan. Its much easier.

[sunflower]

Shop and Scan is much easier. I also gave up on Fact Finders, as already mentioned too time consuming for too little reward.

[duchessofthesea]

no i enquired too little reward what if you dont like the things in their catalogue either?

[Naranja747]

Hi! I've been doing factfinders for about 20 years now....Its easy and just means creating a new habit after you shop.
I've had drills, strimmer, weather station, ipod etc as gifts from points acrude. They also send other questionaires to allow you to boost your points if you want to...:)
Gail

[cazzarooni]

I have just started doing fact finders - is really easy (much easier than I thought)! Will keep at it for a while at least. Really want to do shop n scan, but never hear from them although I keep registering!

[vickn]

I have just started doing fact finders - is really easy (much easier than I thought)! Will keep at it for a while at least. Really want to do shop n scan, but never hear from them although I keep registering!


i used to do it, do you stil have to input price of items and all that??
tia

[Blue Stripes]

i used to do it, do you stil have to input price of items and all that??
tia

A total at the end but it is a pain when you have to say bogof or what type of meat it is and key in weight. Shop and Scan is definitely better.

[Georgie]

Just had an invite to this. Wish I had read this thread before signing up.:( Sounds like it's more bother than it's worth.

Think I got mixed up and assumed it was shop and scan, but now realise those are the people I haven't heard from. :(

I assume they will send me some type of gizmo to input my weekly shop. Will give it a go for 6 months as I dont like to say I will do something and then mess people about.

[tyroleandancer]

Did it for several years but it was so time consuming. Not so bad if you shop once a week but if you do frequent small shops - avoid
Had 1 reward in 2 years - A lawnmower

[Georgie]

Thanks for replying TD. Now there are no more points I am back to doing one large 80 to 100 pound shop per week depending on what I need so I may be OK. I don't really like supermarkets :rofl:

[tyroleandancer]

Thanks for replying TD. Now there are no more points I am back to doing one large 80 to 100 pound shop per week depending on what I need so I may be OK. I don't really like supermarkets :rofl:

Not too bad then
You have to scan everything you buy. The machine needs to be plugged into your phone socket. You will be asked to input your favourite shops and then scan all your shopping.
You are rewarded with weekly points which can be exchanged for a variety of gifts.

[Georgie]

Thanks again, will give it a go. As long as it doesn't mess up my phone line or PC I'm not too bothered about giving up 30 mins or so to do it. Have repped you for your help.

[tyroleandancer]

Thanks again, will give it a go. As long as it doesn't mess up my phone line or PC I'm not too bothered about giving up 30 mins or so to do it. Have repped you for your help.

You don't know till you try
Good luck with it :)

[SuzyWoo]

Completely off topic, but EVERYTIME I see this thread I read it as Fat Fighters! :D

[Gizmos]

i always think of Financial Services Fact Find program

[Georgie]

Juat read the link in the first post. Are they American ? Seems odd that they want to know what I am buying at the supermarket each week in the UK. :confused:

[clockwatcher]

A C Neilson are a huge multinational company - they do market research in loads of countries.

[Georgie]

A C Neilson are a huge multinational company - they do market research in loads of countries.

Thanks :) I was begining to wonder what I had signed up for. Think it's the lack of points to chase, people keep emailing me to join things and I have been saying yes to everthing.

[Grace & Favour]

A C Neilson are a huge multinational company - they do market research in loads of countries.


And their European Head Office is in Oxford . . .

They are, in every sense - a Blue Chip company . . you can trust them

[Georgie]

And their European Head Office is in Oxford . . .

They are, in every sense - a Blue Chip company . . you can trust them


Sounds like I would be better off owning shares in them than inputting me weekly shop. :D

[Grace & Favour]

Sounds like I would be better off owning shares in them than inputting me weekly shop. :D


Tempting - but don't, Manufacturers will be reducing the amount of money they spend on market research during Gordon's Credit Crunch :)

[cazzarooni]

I've been doing this for a while now, and find it quick and easy, but I was worried at first that I would forget to do it or it would be too time consuming, but all seems ok at the mo :)

[Georgie]

Thanks for posting.:) I am going to give it a go. Presumably you get quicker at it after the first few times. Hopefully i will just have to upload it once a week. I assume they dont want to know if you go out and buy a pair of shoes.

[icho]

just started this myself. my 5 year old can work the gizmo... she likes this as we no longer self scan at tesco just in case a till spit comes out!

[Georgie]

just started this myself. my 5 year old can work the gizmo... she likes this as we no longer self scan at tesco just in case a till spit comes out!


Hi :) how long would you say it takes to scan a weekly shop please ? My Gizmo is coming next week. LOL.

[cazzarooni]

It takes me as long as it takes me to unpack the shopping, as I scan everything as I unpack it IYSWIM!! I really thought it would be time consuming at first, but am used to it now:D

[Georgie]

It takes me as long as it takes me to unpack the shopping, as I scan everything as I unpack it IYSWIM!! I really thought it would be time consuming at first, but am used to it now:D


Thank you. :) Sorry it wont let me rep you again.

[sunflower]

Just won runner up prize for last months fact finders survey. Was quite chuffed until I read what I had won - a freeview set top box. No use to me as our tvs have inbuilt freeview.

Still can always sell on ebay.