APMEX survey was a scam

[Usc96]

I see I got the email too, but I haven't logged in there in some time?

[ralleia]

So far my favorite dealer has been Gainesville Coins. Loved their prices for purchasing bullion.

[letsbuildasnowman]

Someone else paying for your shipping sounds like a free gift to me....

[phideaux]

Someone else paying for your shipping sounds like a free gift to me....

In the realm of business and commercial law, free shipping would be a discount, not a gift.

[NotTheOne]

The company cannot ensure that there are any quality controls in the completion of the survey.

A survey taker may simply check boxes and enter gibberish in the text fields and the survey is complete. Like a test rat simply performing the minimum task to get a treat.

Since there is no guarantee of anything useful--heck, if the survey is poorly-written, then even the most accurate answers will be of value.

There is no guarantee of the company getting anything of value, so I see parity with the "gift" of free shipping--with no guarantee of you getting anything particularly valuable, either.

Gosh, I love this response. I'm going to look in my trashcan for the survey and fill in gibberish. Since I'm know the "gift" is phony, I'll give them a phony response and we'll both be even.