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Pinecone Research Sign up link + review - Join & Earn Money for SurveysJoin Pinecone Research via our exclusive Pinecone Research Sign Up Banner or Sign Up Links Below!  Please make sure only ONE household member to sign up with Pinecone Research.

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After you submit the registration form, enter the verification code sent by Pinecone via text or call, then Pinecone will send an email asking you to complete the registration survey. Once you complete the survey, you will receive a Welcome email that confirms you are accepted into the Pinecone Research panel!

Is Pinecone Research Free & Legit or a Scam?

Pinecone Research is absolutely free and legitimate. In fact, it is one of the most reputable market research panels. I have been a member with them for almost 10 years and I have always been paid.

Pinecone Research Rewards

Currently members earn points for completing online surveys. Each survey usually worth 300 points, and you can redeem points for:

  • Cash – can be direct electronic bank transfers or prepaid Mastercard .  Minimum cash out 300 points ($3)
  • Gift cards – including amazon gift cards and popular store gift cards such as Walmart, Target gift cards. This is new reward option!
  • Various merchandises/prizes
  • Charity donations

Please note that Pinecone has transitioned away from Paypal and now offers direct electronic bank transfers. In addition, they also offer virtual Mastercards and Amazon gift cards.

How to Join Pinecone Research?

To Join Pinecone Research, just click our exclusive Pinecone sign up link which takes you to the sign up form.  (Pinecone Research doesn’t accept members at their website, instead they recruit new members through advertising or member referrals, and you need to find a Pinecone sign up link or banner in order to join Pinecone Research Survey Panel)

Here is how to sign up for Pinecone Research in 2022 (detailed instruction)

To sign up with Pinecone Research, please follow these easy steps:

Step #1: Click one of sign up links below, fill out and submit the registration form.

Pinecone Research – USA  sign Up
Pinecone Research – UK  Sign Up
Pinecone Research –  Canada   Sign Up 
Pinecone Research – Germany  Sign Up
Pinecone Research – France  Sign Up

Step #2: Enter the verification code sent by Pinecone via text message or call. Pinecone texted me the code on my smart phone.

Step #3. Answer the registration survey.  Shortly after you enter the verification code, you will received an email subject “Pinecone Research Registration” that asks you complete a registration survey.

Step #4: Wait for the welcome email. I received welcome email the next day – subject of the email  was “welcome to the Pinecone Research Panel”. This welcome email provides your UserID, briefly explains your membership perks, as well as the link to your first survey!

The “Welcome” email confirms that you are accepted into Pinecone Research panel – you have become a member of Pinecone Research!

Above was my sign up process with Pinecone at the end of last year (December 2020). Your experience might be different due to demographic reasons. The verification process via mobile phone is new, convenient and fast! I was immediately accepted into the panel after being verified.

Pinecone Research Review

Pinecone Research is one of the best market research survey companies out there. They have a great reputation of being a reliable paying survey company, and have consistent survey opportunities for panel members.

Pinecone Surveys (how many surveys, product testing surveys etc.)

I generally receive 2-4 surveys from Pinecone every month, and I qualify about 90% of them.

In the past, members are rewarded a sweepstakes entry (no points) for each “household” survey. Household surveys are “screener” surveys used by Pinecone Research to determine potential paying surveys for panel members. And members are guaranteed to qualify for a paying surveys if they receive the survey invite.

Now Pinecone combines the “screener” questions into the paying surveys which means after the first few questions you might get screened out (disqualified) of the surveys. But if you qualify and complete the survey you will earn 300 points.

Pinecone survey’s screening process is very fast, usually only a few questions questions later (for me sometimes just two questions is enough), you will know if you are screened out or not.

Pinecone surveys often are related to grocery/food/household products. I have always looked forward to taking their surveys because I enjoy taking surveys about new products.  Their surveys generally take me about 10-15 minutes to finish, and sometimes you might get selected to do product tests. I have done quite some product testing surveys for them – you take the follow up survey about the product you tried and get paid for it!

Besides product testing surveys, sometimes Pinecone have surveys for kids or teens in the household to answer. Both of my kids have answered their surveys and they both loved it!

Survey Crediting and Payment

Currently Pinecone Research are paying panel members $3 (300 points) for each survey completed. After you successfully completed a survey, you will get an email the next business day subject “Pinecone Research: Credit Notification”. In the email, they will tell you the project/survey number you completed and credited for.

Pinecone Research offers members various popular gift cards and cash rewards. You can get paid cash by direct electronic bank transfers or Prepaid master card. 

They used to offer PayPal payment which is really fast – pretty much the next business day. Before they offer PayPal option, checks arrived very quickly as well (I once received a check even before invited for the survey!).

I have not redeemed any cash rewards recently, since I shop at amazon a lot so I just cashed out amazon gift cards now. The redeem process has always been really smooth – I usually receive the payment the next day and sometimes the same day!

So after I cash out amazon gift card, I would receive an order confirmation email like this:

Pinecone Research Surveys Reward Amazon
Pinecone Research Survey Rewards Payment – Amazon Gift Cards

Then later that day or next day, I received the email contains the amazon gift card code!

Member Support

I don’t have any recent experience regarding member support, because I haven’t encountered any issues since last joined Pinecone. In the past I have contacted Pinecone Research for support a couple of times – one time I received prompt response, the other time the reply really took a lot longer to arrive.

Pinecone Research Review Update – August 2022

I continue to receive 3-4 survey invitations every month. In June this year due to personal reason I took a break, only took one surveys. Last month July I completed 3 surveys. See screen shot below:

Pinecone Research Survey Credits Points
Pinecone Research Survey Credit 300 Points

Pinecone Research Surveys – Tips & Notes

#1: First, I want to remind everyone is it is AGAINST Pinecone’s policy/Term of use to talk about your survey and product testing experience with Pinecone publicly. When you sign up with Pinecone, you agree to keep everything confidential. And this is actually what you should do for ALL paid survey/market research companies.

#2: If you will be out of town for vacations etc and won’t be able to take surveys,  you can also let Pinecone know by updating your profile under “Availability” section.

#3: Sometimes at end of a survey, Pinecone might ask you if you are interested in testing a certain product for a manufacture. If you answer yes, it doesn’t mean you will receive the product to test. I have been asked numerous times of the same question, but I have only got a few chances to test products for Pinecone Research.

#4. Make sure to answer all survey invites – Pinecone monitors member participation and they might remove or lock those members who are unable to maintain acceptable participation levels.

#5. Be aware and avoid scams – there are scammers using Pinecone’s name and logo to scam people. They are #1: typically mystery shopping fraud check scam (don’t cash the check),  #2: E-mail phishing scam (don’t click the link in the fake survey emails) #3: Fake Facebook page that may ask for your login information. Pinecone claims that it does not have a Facebook presence, and will not ask you for your login credentials.

Pinecone Research FAQs & Updates

In this section, I will try my best to answer your questions about Pinecone Research that have not been addressed in this review, as well as recent Pinecone news or updates. Some questions are from the comments, and some are from emails I received from my readers. Feel free to let me know if you have questions that are unanswered!

How do I make my first redemption?

If you have joined the Pinecone panel in the last 30 days, your first redemption must be via bank transfer to verify your rewards account. After your first bank transfer redemption or 30 days of being an active Pinecone member (whichever occurs first) you will have the ability to redeem your points for any reward option in the reward catalog.

Does Pinecone Kick Out existing members?

Yes, Pinecone sometimes remove members from their database for no reason. I have heard many members complain about this. Personally my account had been deleted once but I re-joined Pinecone a couple of years later.

Does Pinecone Research have mobile apps?

I couldn’t find a Pinecone mobile app, neither Android nor iOS. However, Pinecone website is mobile friendly,  so I assume that you can take Pinecone surveys from your mobile devices.

Final Thoughts & Get Started

I really think anyone who are interested in online surveys and product testing should join Pinecone Research. Yes I make more money with a number of other good paid survey sites, but Pinecone is still one of my favorite. They have interesting surveys and product testing opportunities, surveys generally are easy and short. Pinecone Research is fair and very reliable, and they are the fastest paying survey company! I highly recommend Pinecone Research!

Pinecone Research Sign Up Registration Link & Review

To get started with Pinecone Research, please click following sign up links to join their panels, and make sure to fill out your profile survey to be accepted!

Pinecone Research – USA sign Up – OPEN
Pinecone Research – UK Sign Up – OPEN
Pinecone Research – Canada  Sign Up – OPEN
Pinecone Research – Germany  Sign Up – OPEN
Pinecone Research – France  Sign Up – OPEN

Are you a member of Pinecone Research Panel? If not, I suggest you sign up with Pinecone Research and give them a try! If you are a member, please feel free to share your Pinecone review and survey experience!  Let me know if you have any questions!
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  1. I have been with Pinecone since Feb. 2009. I receive 2 surveys a month and I qualify for both of them. I havent done any product tests. They pay within a few business days. I havent had any problems with them or receiving payments.

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  2. YAY!! Thanks so much for posting this info on Pinecone! The link is OPEN, so I just signed up!! I really hope I qualify!! WOOT WOOT! I’M READY TO MAKE SOME MOOLAH!!

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  3. Hey guys,

    I have been a member since 2005 and would highly recommend joining. Get paid within days of completing surveys via paypal, without fault – excludes household questions.

    Get the odd product to try too 🙂 Frequency of survey depends on your stats but you should average about one a month.

    Hope this helps 😉

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  8. Hi Mara,
    I just fixed the link, try it again! Thanks for letting me know!
    [quote name=Mara]The German Link doesn’t work :unsure: But nevertheless thanks for posting it.[/quote]

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  16. I see posts saying that the UK link was up, then down, etc. Can the US link be put up? I get a page not available screen. Thanks!

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  17. [quote name=Cheryl]I am so anxious to get signed up for this survey site that I keep thinking that something went wrong because I haven’t heard from someone. Then I sign up again and remember…oh yeah they said I wouldn’t know for a few days…I CAN’T WAIT!!! LOL :D[/quote]
    I did the same thing (doh). I’m a bit TOO focused on tying up loose ends that I REsigned up today BEFORE reviewing that it could take up to 10 business days to hear back from PineCone about acceptance. sigh… Sorry PineCone. Now that I have read that bit, I’ll wait patiently.

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  20. I’m afraid the UK link is not working – it comes up with “The page cannot be found” :confused:
    I’ll check back soon though, thank you for posting these links.

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  21. Hi Sharon, has either you or your husband been accepted by Pinecone? If not, I think you can give it try sign up again.

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  22. hi there i signrd up to pinecone then i signed up my husband so that means that voids all resigtrations what should i do now please help

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  23. Well that is good to hear. My question is, how long should I wait before trying again? Did the trouble they were having with their server reset things I wonder or maybe that has nothing to do with it. I also don’t get how you can tell which is a referral link and which is an advertisement banner.

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  24. Hi Megan, sorry to hear the trouble.

    The working sign up link here is actually a member referral link, not a "banner" link. Pinecone periodically sends existing members referral links to recruit new members. If you want to I would think it doesn’t hurt to wait a little while to sign up again.

    By no means don’t get discouraged about it Megan… Pinecone is a good survey site, but I (and most members I believe) only get about 1-2 survey(s) a month. I actually didn’t get any survey last month…

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  25. Sooooo I was an idiot and signed up both myself and my husband for Pinecone Research, even though it says CLEARLY there that multiple registrations void all registrations. (Guess I shouldn’t have done it late at night, huh…). I wrote Karen Scott and she said: Megan,

    Unfortunately, I am unable to override the automatic processing program
    used to screen out multiple registrations. If you should come across
    one of our banner ads again in the future, please feel free to try
    again.

    I appreciate your interest in PineCone Research.

    Thanks

    Karen Scott

    Do you think she meant to find another banner or to wait until this current banner goes away and wait for the next time it comes?

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  28. Hi Lisa, go to home page of mysurvey123.com, on the left, under the “Main Menu”, you can see “Newsletter”. 🙂

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  29. i really want to get in to the pincone research panel and i do want to get in this panel and i have joined 2 others but i really want to get into pincone cause of wat everyone says about it umm is this all i need to do :s :silly: :huh: oh yay umm usa panel

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  39. Hi Chan, thank you for trying to help, appreciate it – but I don’t think Pinecone will like their direct sign up link being posted on the Internet. 😉 Just you know the sign up links I posted are still working (they are NOT affiliate links).

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  40. For anyone who is interested, here is the latest sign-up link for PineCone. I remember how hard I searched for one before I signed up, so I’m paying it forward 🙂

    Enjoy!

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  41. I was a member of Pinecone and at first it was great. But then they started giving surveys that seemed like they were paid but at the end it said I got nothing! These kept coming until I said screw it and only looked for the real paid ones. I’m still waiting on some checks from them I never expect to get. Overall F.

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  42. Hello liam, I am sorry to hear about your accident and your son.. I just want to let you know that I am not sure if you can make enough doing paid surveys to pay for the treatment/medicines, but it sure will help a little.

    To get started, please read my article of Paid Survey Guide For Beginners (http://mysurvey123.com/index.php/Paid-Surveys-Advice-Tips/Paid-Survey-Guide-for-Beginners.html), then sign up with all the legitimate paid survey sites listed on the US Paid Survey List (http://mysurvey123.com/index.php/Free-Paid-Surveys-List/United-States-Free-Paid-Surveys-List.html) (I assume you live in US?).

    Please feel free to let me know if you have any questions, and good luck!

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  43. Hi i am a desperate mom who is now disabled from a terrible accident and then my three year old son was just recently diagnosed on the autistic spectrum. Does anyone know about forums or regular surveys (Liam will need more than six dollars a month for his medicines) which say they pay more? Everyone’s telling me this is all just a scam but I have to find a way to pay for my son’s treatments. Just needing some hope

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  44. Hi Ram, probably there is technical problem at the moment (Pinecone had some tech problems a few days ago) I would suggest you to try it again later.

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  46. Hi Adrienne – thanks for sharing your experience. :cheer:
    S. Mathias – Pinecone website is down at this moment, please come back and try signing up later.

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  48. Pinecone Research was one of the first survey sites I signed up with, probably around 2000. I have enjoyed doing about two surveys a month for them for years, despite the fact that I am now in the “65+” age group–not a popular target. javascript:JOSC_emoticon(“:s”)

    I’ve loved each product I’ve tested, and I am thrilled with their prompt payment. Before they began with PayPal, which I elected and receive the next business day, I got my check within a week or two.

    Even though they changed to $3 per survey and an entry into a sweepstakes, I decided to stay with them because their surveys are always enjoyable, concise and don’t waste my time. 🙂

    I’ve always found them very helpful if I’ve ever had to email about anything, so be patient when you write.

    Hope this encourages you. ❗

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  49. Don – it appears you were experiencing some tech. problem, I suggest you contact them by email. I have done Pinecone surveys for over 4 years, never had any problems.

    One more time, please be patient with paid surveys, and at the same time understand that paid surveys is just a way to make extra money.

    And I know what I am talking about. :0

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  50. I was able to join this survey site, got my first survey today and guess what, their site apparently is broken as I couldn’t get past the page that said to type I ACCEPT. I wrote to the person who sent me the survey but never got a response. This is the third site I went to based on mysurvey123.com with poor results and now I am thinking mysurvey123 doesn’t know what they are talking about.

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  51. [quote name=teree]Hey I signed up two weeks ago — I havent heard anything. Should I reapply?
    [/quote]
    NO. I suggest you wait a little bit longer.

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  53. I am so anxious to get signed up for this survey site that I keep thinking that something went wrong because I haven’t heard from someone. Then I sign up again and remember…oh yeah they said I wouldn’t know for a few days…I CAN’T WAIT!!! LOL 😀

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  54. Last year I was a member but then I moved and for some reason my computer did not give me any Pinecone emails. They didn’t come in Spam either. I think it was because I downloaded a program that I wish I had never even seen! 😥 Wish me luck! 😉 ~Donna

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  56. Hi Angke,

    Mina is right. Survey is just a way make EXTRA money, not a way to make a living..

    Sign up with as many as survey sites as you can – it will increase your survey income potencial..

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  58. If they are paying 3$ a survey and you get 2 a month that would be 6$ a month? So where is the income, if that is all they can do and a few samples that would hardly be sufficient to be called income,or is there something that I don’t understand?

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  62. 🙂 I JUST FILL OUT MY REGESTRATION FORM AND I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO DOING YOUR SURVEYS, I HAVE WAITED ALMOST TWO FOR THIS, I REALLY HOPE THAT YOU ACCEPT ME.
    THANK YOU,
    AIDA

    😀

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  63. Hey im worry 🙁 why i havent receive my payment ? i dot it two surveys one the 22 decmber and other the 29 and hope so this is just for the holidays but in the survey history i see it the payment…. 🙁

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  65. Hi Joan,

    Just got the news that Pinecone UK campaign just went down! Sorry!

    Subscribe my newsletter or register an account, I will keep you updated.

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  66. Hi Joan,

    Thanks for letting me know the problem. I have contacted the advertising network regarding this issue, and will get back to you as soon as possible.

    By the way, Pinecone UK is looking for Male members, so if you can have your Hubby/BF(male head of household) you might be better chance get accepted.

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  69. Yes it did. Im in. I have been going to different sites that claim to update whenever a new banner for pinecone is found and yet they never told me about this one. Thank you so much for having that banner here. 😀

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  73. I signed up with pinecone and within 1 month i was accepted and took a survey and recieved the check all within a 1 month it was wonderful. Just waiting for more.

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  74. Hi Sandra,

    Thanks for sharing your experience! Agree with you that Pinecone research is a great survey company!

    Welcome and hope to talk to you again!

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  75. i love pinecone i normally get around 3 to 4 surveys a month and get to test products for free and the check arrives quickly

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