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Rating Summary based on 23 reviews

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  • 3 Stars
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  • 2 Stars
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  • 246 of 246 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Level 7 tune57

    Member since 10/11/2006

    Reviews written: 57

    4 Stars ~~ Checking In After The Checkout ~~ Diamond review Review with images 09/03/2009
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Rewarded for doing Your Shopping

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Can be time consuming, online gift catalogue difficult to navigate.

    Imagine being rewarded for something most of us do at least once a week, I am of course, referring to shopping. Well this is what happens when you become a panel member of A C Nielson – Fact Finders. I received an email invitation from Toluna at the beginning of November 2008, and after answering a few questions on my shopping habits, family members etc.. I was informed that I had qualified should I wish to do so, to become a panel member for fact finders, which would involve scanning the items I bought on each shopping trip. An email arrived a couple of days later from A C Nielson asking me ... more
  • 92 of 92 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    netstation

    4 Stars Beepless bonuses and barcoded bunce 06/04/2003
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Almost something for nothing

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Adds about ten minutes to a shopping trip

    Well, there I was, with time on my hands and thinking I’ll write an op on something that’s not well documented. And what do I find, Moose has beaten me to it! Her excellent op gives a good idea of what Fact Finders is about, but there have been some changes of late and I think it’s worthwhile to let other Ciaoers know. What is it? Fact Finders is the name of an incentive scheme run by A.C. Nielsen, the well-known market intelligence gatherers. ‘Panel Members’ are recruited from each section of the community and from every geographical area of the UK. Like Moose I was recruited by post but you ... more
  • 230 of 230 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    moose

    4 Stars REWARDED FOR SHOPPING 16/07/2002
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Good range of gifts, superb support desk, get rewarded for something you do anyway, helpful info pack

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Bit of a hassle scanning your shopping!

    Are you one of the masses that, every Friday night, trawl around the nearest supermarket. Do you dread that “bumper car” experience with your trolley, do you get annoyed when your partner/children stops to sniff/read/play with whatever it is that Asda/Tescos/Sainsburys/Safeway et al.. have strategically placed on their shelves? Well I have something that might just make your experience just a tad more bearable! How about if you were rewarded for your weekly trip to the supermarket? HOW DO YOU GET TO BE A REWARDED SHOPPER EXTRAORDINAIRE THEN? I belong to Fact Finders who are part of AC Nielsen ... more
  • 24 of 24 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    krabople

    3 Stars Points win prizes 26/06/2003
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Loyalty rewards and entry into monthly competitions

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Can be a chore

    Admittedly I've always been a sucker for reward schemes and this is certainly one in it's true form, so when I heard about the idea I thought I'd give it a go. Fact Finders is a company who specialise in researching people's shopping habits for the benefit of market research. Presumably they then sell this information to supermarket chains for a large profit. And, being the kind people they obviously are, they like to share some of this profit with the people who make it all possible (mugs like me). How nice. When you become a member, Fact Finders send you a keypad with a built in barcode ... more
  • 16 of 16 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Level 1 Choosyjo

    Member since 18/09/2005

    Reviews written: 1

    5 Stars AC Nielsen Fact Finders 10/01/2008
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Quick and easy to do. Good rewards.

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Small problem with redeeming reward points on-line.

    I have been scanning my shopping with Fact Finders for over a year now and have had no problems. The setting up of the wand at each scanning session is a bit of a bore as you have to go through the when,who and where bit for each shop but apart from that I enjoy scanning. It does not take long. The wand is easy to use and when not in use sits hidden away on a bottom shelf - I put it there because several people thought it was a phone! The Customer Service department is excellent and regularly get in touch to remind you to scan your top-up shopping and if there are any surveys to do. When an ... more
  • 13 of 13 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Eileen23

    3 Stars Eileen Fox 03/02/2008
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Accumulating points for free gifts, chance to win gifts in monthly draw

    Disadvantages Disadvantages time spent scanning shopping

    I have been scanning with Fact Finders for approximately three years now and unfortunately I do have the problem with the phone ringing in the middle of the night. However, it only rings once, maybe twice and as I do not sleep too well anyway it does not really bother me, I have turned the telephone ringer off in my daughter's bedroom so it does not disturb her. I have not had any problems with the eqipment interferring with the PC and my unit sits on the windowsill at the back of the curtain so is hidden from sight. I too was trying to get to the Fact Finders website to have a look at the ... more
  • 26 of 31 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    samfroggatt

    1 Star Points Means Missery 10/06/2003
    User doesn't recommend the product

    Advantages Advantages Saying your consumer opinion, Something for nothing

    Disadvantages Disadvantages having the shopping scattered all around the kitchen so you now what you have scanned and not scanned.

    I came across Factfinders in the same sort of way as Moose and Netsation, by recieving a survey in the post. As I enjoy filling in surveys I sent it back and low and behold a large box arrived with the scanner, video and handbook in. Oh - Factfinders is a consumer club which has you scan all your shopping, weather it be the weekly shop or even a chocybar for a snack at lunchtime. All the data is recorded through a handheld Barcode scanner, which is then plugged into your phoneline, and their computer system will call and collect the data you have recorded. From doing this you earn points which ... more
  • 5 of 5 Ciao users found the following review helpful
    3 Stars Quick review of Fact Finders by piggywig75 01/07/2007
    I can't really add anything new to the excellent reviews thus far, but what I would say is that the company does seem professional and the monthly newsletter and regular reward points invoice that you recieve at least give the impression that your input has been recoginsed, Unlike many other survey websites. The tantalising competitions featured in the Fact Finders magazine are ever more appealing due to the knowledge that members are entered automatically, without trivial quizes to answer. (I might add though that neither I or my friends and family have won anything, but we live in hope!) After entering ... more
  • 8 of 8 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Level 1 jokevski

    Member since 28/01/2005

    Reviews written: 1

    5 Stars Fact Finders 09/02/2008
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Easy, Free, and gain points

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Non that I have found yet

    Looking at the last review it was a few years ago, I have being 'scanning' for about 6 months now. It is really the easiest thing going. the scanner and base station are really smallm scanner just being about 10 cm tall and fits well in the hand and the base station about 5 cm across. You just scan all your shopping when you get home, using the barcode book when it doesn't recognise something, it asks if it was on offer and what type. Then at the end you just enter the total bill amount. You then place the scanner back in the base unit until the next time. It works on a internet line on you ... more
  • 28 of 31 Ciao users found the following review helpful
    5 Stars Quick review of Fact Finders by ldale14 16/07/2008
    I have recently signed up with fact finders and am very impressed with them. You are sent a hand held scanner and you scan any shopping you purchase. The scanner is placed in the base which is connected to the phone line and the informtion is sent automatically on a Saturday night. I have broadband and was told that so long as you have a micro filter is should not be affected. I found that, although I still had connection, the connection speed was slowing down. I informed fact finders and they suggested sending the info manually so that I don't ... more
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