So, why did I get 8 rolls of toilet paper in the mail over the weekend?

A few months ago, I signed up to be a panelist for a company that does consumer surveys. Every week or so, I get a few “offers,” and if I want to fill out the survey I click over. Most of them take just a few minutes, and I earn points for each survey I complete. Those points eventually turn into cash.

Anyway, one of the most recent surveys I filled out was all about toilet paper. Things like, what’s most important to you in your TP? Strength? Softness? And so on. At the end of the survey it asked whether I’d be willing to participate in further study on the issue, and I said yes. A few weeks later? Free toilet paper! In the mail! And once we’ve used it for a few weeks, I’ll fill out another survey. Presumably about this particular TP’s performance.

If you’d like to be a panelist, leave a comment on this post. Be sure to include your name and email address, and I’ll have the survey folks send you the necessary info.