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Illinois
15 reviews
61 helpful votes
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I've been with this site for years and only have gotten like 2 rewards. Now I know why! I just found out today that it said points expired and when I checked it again they took away more then 5,000 pts. So called support says they feel for you but they really don't because you don't get your points back! I know this has happened more then once, I always wondered why it seemed my points kept getting lower. This is a jerk move on their part considering you waste that time on work you have worked for and you need more then a damn year to save your points to TRY to cash out with their rewards that are at a VERY high level. But impossible to work to that when your points have a limited time then they take em away! Only site ever that is this shady! For me it's very hard to qualify with surveys that just kick me off so the long $#*! ones I completed were for NOTHING. Agree with other posters do NOT join. Shoulda known since reviews are bad for Toluna across the board.

Date of experience: May 25, 2017
New York
1 review
5 helpful votes
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This site is the worst I've ever encountered...my account was canceled after I had filled out just one survey (so at least I didn't waste any more time with them)...the excuse they offered was that their "system" had recognized an inconsistency which was not only inaccurate, but was also not possible. Avoid this one.

Date of experience: May 10, 2023
Mariana P. Toluna Rep
over a year old

Thank you for sharing your feedback with us, Anne! Truly sorry to hear about your experience.

To uphold a high standard of quality on our panel, we run regular quality checks. It seems that your account was caught in one of these checks and was subsequently suspended.

Nevertheless, I would be delighted to further discuss the reasons behind this if you could you kindly submit a ticket at https://toluna.com/contactus with the subject “sitejabber review - follow-up”.

Hoping to hear from you soon!
Mary
Toluna team

Florida
1 review
5 helpful votes
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Account with Toluna
October 18, 2023

I have answered surveys for a few weeks now and accumulated 88,000 points. Suddenly, I was unable to log in to my account. When I contacted Toluna about this, they sent me instructions but I was still unable to log in. Then, I received an email that my account had been deactivated permanently because they conducted a quality review and apparently I didn't meet with their standards - which is patently false. They will not respond to me about my request to redeem the points that I earned by spending hours answering their surveys. From what I am seeing, many other people are having the same issues with this company. I have several emails that show how Toluna representatives responded to me.

Date of experience: October 18, 2023
Mariana P. Toluna Rep
over a year old

Thank you for sharing your feedback with us, Linda! Our influencers' experience & satisfaction are our top priorities and we are truly sorry to see that this unfortunate circumstances created a negative experience for you.

In order for us to take a closer look at this situation and provide some clarity, kindly email us via support@tolunahelpdesk.zendesk.com using 'Sitejabber review follow-up' as subject.

We value your participation in our panel and remain committed to delivering a smooth and rewarding experience for all our panelists!

Kind regards,
Mary

Indiana
4 reviews
7 helpful votes
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Scam
August 21, 2019

I had saved up enough points to get 2 $50.00 certificates but before I could use them they locked me out, changed my user name and someone took and cashed in my points. Stay away. I spent a month trying to get it fixed but they kept setting me up with different user names so someone else could profit off of my time.

Date of experience: August 21, 2019
California
4 reviews
12 helpful votes
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A Total Waste Of Time
January 3, 2022

Just imagine showing up for a job that pays about 25 cents an hour. After working three hours, the manager tells you he has enough people for the job, and you can go home without pay. That's what it's like filling in surveys for Toluna (and other ripoff survey companies). Most of the time, you will spend 15-20 minutes answering questions, only to find out the survey has just reached the number iof desired participants, or that they were looking for a different profile. And of course, you don't get anything for the time spent. If you like working for a wage well below minimum wage, Toluna is for you. Even if you're lucky enough to complete surveys which happens about 1 in 10, the pay is the worse you can get for any job. A complete waste of time and dubious business practice to say the least.

Date of experience: January 3, 2022
Mariana P. Toluna Rep
over a year old

Hello Alexis,

Thank you very much for taking the time to share your thoughts.

First of all, I would like to take this opportunity to clarify that we never presented Toluna membership as a job where you can earn the equivalent of a salary. Toluna is on online influencers community where you have the chance to transform the products and services that matter to you and inspire change in real time by sharing your opinions via the surveys we offer. Your input will have a direct impact on companies and how they market, distribute or advertise new products and services to consumers.
However, market research depends a lot on categories and we are dedicated to constantly providing quality data to our clients. As we need to respect the target quotas & requirements while also ensuring the highest possible level of data quality, influencers might not qualify for all the surveys they receive, in which case points are not awarded, because the data is not used.

I'd be delighted to have the opportunity to further discuss your specific personal experience, so I kindly invite you to contact us either by email at support@tolunahelpdesk.zendesk.com, or via the contact form in the app or on the site at https://toluna.com/contactus; using 'Sitejabber review - follow-up' as subject will ensure I will personally address any and all of your concerns.

Hoping you'll give us another chance,
Mary

New Jersey
3 reviews
5 helpful votes
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Waste of time!
January 9, 2023

I recently joined this survey site, and for the first week, it worked-was able to redeem points for a valid giftcard. My last 2 attempts to redeem-one for a GAP card and one for an AMAZON were both cancelled! Yes, the points were returned to my account, but what is the point-it looks like they won't ever let me redeem them! If you participate in good faith, as I did, and get this kind of treatment-with lame email responses from Toluna-basically saying "it's all my fault"-then this site is a waste of time!

Date of experience: January 9, 2023
Mariana P. Toluna Rep
over a year old

I am sincerely sorry to hear about your experience, Gail!

I would like to reassure you we do not engage in such derogatory practices like preventing our influencers from spending their hard earned points. On the contrary, we constantly come up with different initiatives in order to encourage our members to be more active on the platform and redeem as many rewards as possible.

We've managed to identify your Toluna account and the support case you opened, and we will get back to you with additional details as soon as possible.

Thank you for your understanding,
Mary

Tennessee
1 review
1 helpful vote
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I wasted my precious time trying to fill out the survey questions and every time in the middle of the survey a terrible glitch would happen. So I was unable to earn any points. What a waste of time!

Date of experience: January 22, 2024
Mariana P. Toluna Rep
over a year old

Thank you for sharing your concerns! We would like to offer our sincere apologies for the inconvenience caused to you by this.

Please rest assured this issue has already been escalated and our Technical teams are working to find a resolution as soon as possible.

For additional details, we remain available at any time at https://www.toluna.com/contact-us. We are committed to providing our influencers with a fantastic experience!

Best,
Mary

Pennsylvania
10 reviews
31 helpful votes
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I have been a member of Toluna.com for many years. About a week ago I found that I could not sign in or contact Toluna through their website. I have tried to contact through Facebook and through an unrelated email from them. I do not understand why this site will not work for me after so many years. This is good survey site and I am disappointed with their inability to help me.

Date of experience: March 9, 2016
Mariana P. Toluna Rep
over a year old

Hi Paul,

I am truly sorry to hear this recent experience ruined your experience on Toluna.
All helpdesk communication is carried from our dedicated platform - all our influencers have to do is use the Contact Us form available on our site or the contact feature in the Toluna Influencers mobile app; this will ensure their queries are properly received & addressed as soon as possible (in average within 1 business day).
We'd be delighted to look into this and properly assist you - could you please send us an email at support@tolunahelpdesk.zendesk.com using 'sitejabber review' as subject? Alternatively, you can also choose to share your details here, in a private message reply.

Hoping to hear from you soon,
Mary

Australia
1 review
7 helpful votes
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I have spent many hours doing surveys with honesty and integrity. I had earned just over $20 but was to continue saving it but all of a sudden couldn't log in. Find out that they have suspended my account and I forfeit my points. This is really unfair, so much time that I spent to be kicked out for doing nothing. They don't even let you know. I did nothing wrong, so technically they stole my $20.
Redeem your points instantly!

Date of experience: July 4, 2023
Mariana P. Toluna Rep
over a year old

We sincerely regret hearing about your negative experience, Caroline!

In order for us to take a closer look at this situation and provide some clarity, kindly email us via support@tolunahelpdesk.zendesk.com using 'Sitejabber review follow-up' as subject.

Hoping to hear from you soon,
Mary
Toluna Team

North Carolina
1 review
7 helpful votes
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Already have done two surveys 40+ minutes into each of them just about done and it says last few confidential questions. Which are personal questions such yearly income and politcal outlook and once you get to the last question you get disqualified with no points or reward and 40 freaking min gone into the wind after they got all the info they needed about the up coming movie coming out

Date of experience: October 27, 2019
India
2 reviews
2 helpful votes
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Every time i started taking surveys and collecting points, i did not receive any message during surveys time. Like ur reply are not appropriate aur u r not suitable for survey all surveys are completely finished but when i applied for rewards, u canceled my membership.
You are stealing peoples hard earned money
Very disappointing site
Never make again member and said all friends and relative dnt do surveys from ur site

Lifepoints survey and toluna both are scams both are stealing my rewards and without any resons they canceled ur membership when u apply for rewards otherwise u r best do surveys without any rewards

Date of experience: April 3, 2024
Mariana P. Toluna Rep
over a year old

Thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts. We're truly sorry to hear about your negative experience on our platform.

We understand that having your account closed is an unpleasant situation and we truly regret any inconvenience caused. We want to assure you, however, that the decision to suspend an account is never taken lightly. Our Data Quality Team conducts thorough analyses to ensure fair and consistent enforcement of our policies.

Should you have any additional questions or concerns don't hesitate to follow up on your support case.

Best Regards,
Mary

New York
1 review
3 helpful votes
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I'm starting to think this is a scam, i am so disappointed i was very close to finishing my tasks and cashing up my points then BOOM! ALL of a sudden there's an "Error occurring with the survey loading" for 3 days?

Date of experience: January 19, 2023
Mariana P. Toluna Rep
over a year old

Sorry to hear about your negative experience, Zamar! In order to be able to assist you personally, I kindly invite you to open a support case at https://www.toluna.com/contact-us with the subject 'Sitejabber review - Follow up'.

When contacting our customer service, please make sure to send as many details as possible about the issue you’re experiencing (i.e. The survey ID, screen recordings or full screenshots of the difficulties encountered, etc.). Supplying this relevant data will help our customer support team better assess the situation and be more effective in finding satisfactory resolutions.

Thank you for your cooperation,
Mary
Toluna team

California
2 reviews
9 helpful votes
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Toluna surveys: rip off, fraud: sometimes I spend five to ten minutes on a survey and they collect a lot of data before determining I am not "qualified" or " the survey just filled up" and terminate the survey without any compensation. They should qualify the testers BEFORE collecting all the data!

Toluna is a rip off when they do pay, and otherwise its a fraud. On the plus side, some of the surveys are interesting. But not worth the money.

Date of experience: March 19, 2019
Australia
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Seriously people, be very wary of this site. I have been using them for a few months and was relatively happy, until I wasn't.
I tried to log in last week only to be locked out, I contacted their support (I use that word very loosely) team to be sent an automated email telling me how to reset my password. I followed their instructions, but to no avail…
After contacting them again I'm told by Noah McKenzie that I was tying to bypass the system by modifying the survey links (whatever that even means) amongst other things. Like, what the actual?!
As I said to them (which they have ignored, surprise surprise) I can honestly say, with hand on heart, I have answered EVERY survey given to me completely honest and 100% in good faith.
I am a very honest person just trying to help make things a little easier for my family, and am disgusted that they treated me and what looks like a lot of others this way.

Date of experience: October 25, 2023
Mariana P. Toluna Rep
over a year old

Thank you for sharing your feedback with us, Sharon! Truly sorry to hear about your experience.

To uphold a high standard of quality on our panel, we run regular quality checks. It seems that your account was caught in one of these checks and was subsequently suspended.

Nevertheless, I would be delighted to further discuss the reasons behind this if you could you kindly submit a ticket at https://toluna.com/contactus with the subject “sitejabber review - follow-up”.

Hoping to hear from you soon!
Mary
Toluna team

South Africa
1 review
4 helpful votes
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I have now joined the ranks of many of you who have had their accounts suspended just as they are about to claim their points. After 3 days of e mails absolutely no proof of any wrong doing has been provided and you are just locked out of your account after working hard to accrue 30 000 points. They just ghost you and don't reply to you asking for proof. It is disgusting! My advice is to absolutely STAY AWAY from this site. There are far better survey sites who are a pleasure to deal with. It is such a SCAM to make people do the work then cut them off just as they are about to claim their Vouchers. DONT SIGN UP!

Date of experience: June 30, 2023
Mariana P. Toluna Rep
over a year old

Thank you for sharing your feedback with us, Joanne! I'm truly sorry to hear that you're dissatisfied with our services.

To uphold a high standard of quality on our panel, we run regular quality checks. It seems that your account might have been caught in one of these checks and was subsequently suspended.

Nevertheless, we would be delighted to further discuss the reasons behind this so that we may provide specific advice and hopefully, satisfactory resolutions. Could you kindly submit a ticket at https://toluna.com/contactus with the subject “sitejabber review - follow-up”?

Hoping to hear from you soon!
Mary
Toluna team

New Zealand
1 review
5 helpful votes
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I have been a member for 3 years and then suddenly for some unknown reason they just locked my account. For 4 days they sent to me emails on how reset new password the link never worked so I was unable to create a new password, then after my contacting them they decided I was too much of a problem and just decided suspended my account, why? For 3 year I was good member and suddenly some one decided my account was a Fraud, I have been an honest member and not fraudulent. So who decided to locked my account? What happen with their system, afraid of answering honest questions?

Date of experience: July 11, 2023
Mariana P. Toluna Rep
over a year old

I am sorry to hear that the Toluna experience has not been as good for you as we would have wished, Tatiana!

The sole reason behind accounts' suspension is noncompliance / breaching of the terms and conditions to which influencers agree upon registration on the Toluna panel. If you wish to discuss this situation further, please check support case #1234308.

Kind regards,
Mary
Toluna team

Australia
1 review
3 helpful votes
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Locked out of account.
December 27, 2022

I was locked out of my Toluna account around the same time some points I tried to redeem as a PayPal reward was cancelled and apparently credit back to my toluna account. I'm not sure what the point of reward points is if you can't even use them.

Date of experience: December 27, 2022
Mariana P. Toluna Rep
over a year old

Thank you for taking the time to share your experience, Alison!

To uphold a high standard of quality on our panel, we run regular quality checks. It seems that your account was caught in one of these checks and was subsequently suspended. Nonetheless, we've identified your support case and we will contact you via email, so that we can provide you more details and a better understanding of what happened.

Keep in touch,
Mary
Toluna team

New Jersey
2 reviews
19 helpful votes
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I previously would have given five stars. They were a great survey site with regular rewards and surveys. However I was recently banned from the site and my account closed. I got no specifics about why, and didn't even know it had been closed until I tried logging in and couldn't anymore. Apparently this is not a site that wants to keep people around who complete a significant number of surveys - or they are penalizing people who are fast readers, or who have situations that may change between surveys, or aren't adequately captured by survey questions, all of which could contribute to irregularities. This site will be great - until they decide they no longer want you.

Date of experience: June 30, 2023
Mariana P. Toluna Rep
over a year old

Really sorry to hear about this, Bekah!

To uphold a high standard of quality on our panel, we run regular quality checks. It seems that your account was caught in one of these checks and was subsequently suspended.
If you wish to discuss this situation further, please reopen support case #1226025 we will be happy to address your concerns.

Kind regards,
Mary

GB
5 reviews
12 helpful votes
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Mixed view
September 9, 2015

The surveys are often quite fun and interactive but it is painful how long they take to credit to your account and furthermore when you do redeem for a reward it always takes at least 1 month to receive a gift card, often longer. Why do they not just credit points instantly and send an evoucher code for a reward?

Date of experience: September 9, 2015
GB
4 reviews
0 helpful votes
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After issues all sorted
March 24, 2022
Updated review

After a few issues down to technical on there side all Issues have been sorted and all money owed paid so have to give them credit where credit is due. They show me respect and sorted these issues out a big thank you to team Toluna..

Date of experience: March 24, 2022
Mariana P. Toluna Rep
over a year old

Thank you very much for taking the time to update your review, Greg! I'm very happy to hear that everything was sorted out by our support team.

See you soon on Toluna,
Mary


Worst Market research Company
March 17, 2022
Previous review

This is the worst Market Research company as you do lots of work to reach there Payout limit needed, then they will kick you out the panel not pay out to you using with the most rubbish excuses they can find. DONT SIGN UP as your only wasting a lot of time for nothing. The also have another site called Vocalyz again they have done that on our rewards there as i was a Member on that site and my wife was a member on Toluna. In all the years of doing research for companies they pay a little into your accounts for a lot of work and like i said come payout time they freeze your account. So there just like thieves and are disgusting..

Date of experience: March 17, 2022

Overview

Toluna has a rating of 1.2 stars from 146 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally dissatisfied with their purchases. Reviewers dissatisfied with Toluna most frequently mention customer service, gift card and enough points. Toluna ranks 369th among Forum sites.

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value
65
shipping
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returns
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quality
51
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