Paid Product Testing Review: Not What It Claims to Be
I love a survey site and I enjoy testing products, so on paper this sounded ideal. Surveys and product testing? Sign me up. Unfortunately, Paid Product Testing doesn’t live up to its name… and that’s the biggest problem.
Paid Product Testing review
The pay isn’t the worst, but there are far better survey sites out there. And there’s a severe lack of genuine product testing opportunities if that’s what you’re looking for.
Pros
- Easy-to-use site
- Choose between Love2Shop gift cards and cash
- You might occasionally get a free product
Cons
- Better-paying surveys can be found elsewhere
- A lack of surveys
- Not what I’d call a proper product testing site
Reviewed by Household Money SavingWhen I found out there was another product testing site on the loose, I was genuinely a little excited. Which shows how sad my life is.
But this isn’t really a product testing site. It’s a fairly average survey site with the occasional product-related freebie thrown in. If you go in expecting anything more than that, you’ll be disappointed.
What is Paid Product Testing?
Paid Product Testing is primarily a survey site. Members earn points for completing surveys and can sometimes apply for product tests. Those tests are meant to be the hook. But in reality, they’re rare and often underwhelming.
If you’re expecting to regularly receive new or unreleased products to test, this isn’t that kind of platform.
How does it work?
After signing up, you’ll be prompted to complete several profile surveys. There are quite a few of them and they don’t pay much, but they’re worth doing if you want to receive any surveys at all.
You earn:
- Points for surveys
- Stars for surveys and logging in
Stars don’t convert to cash. Instead, they enter you into a monthly prize draw. Some prizes are decent, but like all prize draws, your odds are completely unknown.
When surveys are available, you’ll get an email showing how long they take and how many points they pay. There’s also an app, so you can complete surveys on your phone.
That said, targeting isn’t great. I was sent surveys aimed at people over 50. Which is news to me.
How much can you earn from Paid Product Testing?
20,000 points are equal to £10. On average, surveys pay around 1,500 points for 10 minutes. So, to reach that magic 20,000-point mark, you’ll need to complete 13 surveys (well, 13.33, to be exact). That’s just over two hours’ worth of work for £10.
I have seen worse-paying survey sites, but £5 per hour is still pretty poor.
And the number of surveys isn’t great either. Some weeks, I’ll receive just a couple of invites, meaning it could take me six weeks to cash out my £10.
The monthly draw prizes are quite good. I’ve seen Amazon gift cards worth £190, a Nintendo Switch and a smart TV. Unfortunately, I have no idea what the odds of winning are.
How are you paid?
The minimum payment is 20,000 points and you can withdraw your earnings to your PayPal account or as a Love2Shop voucher.
Payment should be with you in 10 working days. However, I made a withdrawal on the 24th and didn’t receive my money until the 16th of the following month. And that was after a couple of messages to chase them up.
How about product testing?
But you’re probably more interested in the product testing side of the site. I know I was. However, it’s incredibly disappointing.
I have been invited to one ‘proper’ product test. It involved me travelling to Birmingham, picking up a product and trialling it for two weeks. I would then return the product and have a 45-minute interview for it. For my time, I would receive £70. Oh, and I also had to be a woman aged between 18 and 26.
Apart from that, there’s been little else. Paid Product Testing lists a selection of products on its site and you enter a draw for the chance to ‘test’ them. If you win the draw, you are sent the item (which you get to keep) and you’ll be sent a satisfaction survey a week or so later.
The thing is, most of these products are fairly cheap items – usually between £10 and £20. Plus, they’re already available to buy. Why would they ask people to test items that are on general sale?
Fancy testing this coffee mug? It’s available to buy at Amazon for £9.99.
Other testing/survey sites I’ve used, like iSay, operate quite differently. They send you a survey and if you’re the right fit, they send you a new product to test. Researchers then use this information you give them to make changes to the product.
Is there a referral scheme?
The good news is, you can refer friends to join the site. If they sign up using your unique link, you’ll receive 10% of their earnings for three months.
What other people say
On Trustpilot, although there aren’t too many reviews, Paid Product Testing is rated as ‘excellent’. I find it a little surprising as people are often critical of these types of sites. Still, it’s obviously more of a hit with other people than it was to me.
My Paid Product Testing review conclusion
This site was a letdown.
Survey pay is mediocre, surveys aren’t frequent enough, and payments are slow. But the biggest issue is the name. “Paid Product Testing” suggests regular, meaningful product trials, and that simply isn’t the case.
It feels like product testing is used as bait, rather than being the core offering. If you’re serious about surveys or testing products, there are much better options out there.
Still, if you want to try it for yourself, the button’s below.
Further reading
If you want to get your hands on some free items, why not look at my post on the best product testing sites?
