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Review is based on my participation in March 2013.
I was invited to attend a focus group at a hotel nearby (not in this office) talking about salads. It was interesting and there were a lot of other females participating in the discussion. They provided chocolate chip cookies and refreshments. My pay at the end was $ 75 for about an hour. It may not have been $ 100 but still beats having to work 7.5 hrs in a regular job to earn the equivalent amount.
I’d love to come back and participate in a future group.

Went here for taste testing. Got paid $ 100 to try some snacks and tell them what I thought. Went a little over the 90 minutes they said (closer to 2 hours) but I was talking a lot so that was probably my own fault. Set up was a round table with 5 other tasters and maybe 5 people observing and taking notes as 1 guy led the discussion

3.5÷5
Had a taste testing here today and where I would be a fan of anywhere that pays me to sample food and give my opinion there were a few things that need improved on.
— Accuracy of information provided to testers.
I got an email this past weekend giving me the opportunity to take part in a ”research survey” from a company I recently got a free sample from. As it was in Foster City and offering $ 75 for 15 minutes of time I though ”why the hell not?!”.
I had a short form to fill out in order for them to decide if I fell into the category they were after and at the end of the questionnaire I was asked to select a time should I be chosen.
2 days later I get an email confirming I have been selected but at a different time to the one I chose and stating that it would be 90 minutes for a taste test. That’s some leap from 15! But I had no other plans and confirmed. Easy money after all
— Organization
The tests for the morning we running behind slightly so we started later than planned. There was a lot of waiting about too, more so than any other taste test I have done.
The good news was the foods I got to sample — 6 items all healthy option, high Protein meals (Yay!) So they fell nicely into my regular daily diet and I was full enough afterwards that I didn’t need lunch. Haahaa, bonus!
The tasting room was a little different to what I’ve been used to with another organization. This was like a conference room with tables set up with dividers on so you were not meant to be able to see what your neighbor was writing but you could — very clearly and everything was logged on paper with just 3 people bringing the food round on trays and you had to wait for everybody to finish each tasting before getting the next. The samples were given in no particular order either, just willy nilly.
It was fine though, I walked out about 90 minutes later $ 75 better off and with a full tummy.
Having taken part I also got put on a list for future tests.