Schlesinger Associates is currently looking for females to participate in a paid online discussion on the topic of Razors from September 23-27. For this study we'll ship you a Creative Vado Pocket Video Camera (yours to keep upon completion) to record and post your responses to a secure website. It'll only take you 20-30 minutes each day for a total of about 90 minutes of your time, all from the comfort of your home! At the completion of the study, you'll receive $65 in compensation, in addition to the video camera.
Normally, I wouldn't bother responding to a focus group that pays less than $100, but the free video camera made up for the low pay. OK, that's a lie. I really, really, really, really wanted to talk about shaving. Honestly, I couldn't wait to fill the market researchers' ears with my insane rants about the tyranny of the blade. Plus the opportunity to film myself shaving struck me as hilarious. I might have done a focus group like this for free.
I took the qualification online survey. The last question was, "How often do you shave your legs?" Options were (I'm paraphrasing here, except for options a, d, and e):
a) six or more times per week
b) something less than six but more than once
c) once a week
d) once a month
e) less than once a month
f) I never shave my legs
I debated how to answer. If I average my shaving over the course of a year, it probably comes to about once a month, so that's what I chose. I sort of wanted to pick a, though. The next screen said sorry, but I did not qualify. What a lost opportunity!
I never shave my legs.
ReplyDeleteawww, i would've liked to hear about that!
ReplyDeletemost of the surveys i do are for $3 a pop, but i occasionally get some pretty cool sample products that i get to keep!
Usually the focus groups are in person and take a few hours, so I look for the big ones. I did one on gum this past spring that I think paid $150 or $200. And I love gum! The focus group coordinator hated me, though, because I complained that all the ads they showed us were sexist. :)
ReplyDeleteWHO SHAVES THEIR LEGS SIX TIMES A WEEK???? Is that to sort out liars? Do these people have some super-hirsutism gene that I don't know about?
ReplyDeleteHmmmm, I was thinking I would if I really wanted to be smooth, but that's a good point. I'd probably do it every other day, which is more like 3 or 4 times a week. Six times a week is a lot.
ReplyDeleteI think you could have answered "b" and still have been truthful. If you transcribed it correctly, it technically read "something less than six but more than once". No where in there did it say anything about a week. That about sums up my post-high school shaving habits:) Okay, I lie, that's move applicable to the last year, not the last 15:)
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No, I didn't remember what option b said, so I paraphrased. I'm not sure it was that fluid.
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