It seems like everywhere you turn on the internet, or where you engage customer service, they want you to take a survey. You ordered some toilet paper, want to take a survey? Oh, we see you ordered some dish soap, will you take a survey? You called your bank to update your phone number? Yes, they want you to take a survey. And God help you if you sign up for any free service or app, because with those they make you do a survey as part of "accepting and understanding" the terms and conditions. You know the 29 page long proviso wherein you have unknowingly gifted your soul to Satan. But, that is another blog.
This tendency (or new normal) has made it into most retail locations as well. Ah yes, the bricks and mortar have caught on too. And, they want you to do a survey. You know the drill, you cash out, the clerk hands you a receipt and says 'chance to win a prize if you complete the survey.' Then, the clerk circles the survey website with a pen. Usually the prize is something most spectacular, like...his and hers pencil sharpeners, or a one years supply of toothpicks.
For my part, I do the surveys sometimes but only to mess with whomever is reading them and collating the data. I doubt it's a human, but at some point the synopsis is read by a sentient being of mortal coil. I give the most outrageous answers that the survey will allow to the point I hope I did not cause trauma to some poor analyst, somewhere.
For example:
Survey-How many times do you use our product, on average?
Response-I use it 44 times per day, I have horribly itchy crabs and STD's.
Survey-Have you tried any of our other products?
Response-Yes, I use the lavender lotion to smooth out my pubic hair in advance of my selfie photo shoots.
I could go on, but you get the idea.
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