L & E Research

L&E Research is a marketing research company that contacts consumers about their opinions. They have screening surveys on their member website and then will call you to go into more depth to see if you qualify for market research. They have locations in Baltimore, MD, Charlotte, NC, Cincinnati, OH, Columbus, OH, Raleigh, NC, St. Louis, MO and Tampa, FL. If you go to one of the studies, they are very interesting plus you get compensated for your time. So every study they have, you probably won’t qualify and that can be a downer. The up side is when you do qualify it is very nice and they pay in cash. The last one I did was in February and paid $ 40 for about 45 minutes. They have a referral program which you can refer your family and friends and they will give you e-​gift cards. During the holiday season they had it where each referral would get you $ 5 e-​gift card.

We know I am all about the free stuff, and this place tops the list in that category.
If you ever wonder are those survey, or marketing research places real, and do they actually pay. Let me tell you the answer to both of those questions is an astounding Yes.
L&E Research is one of the local places in Raleigh that does the marketing research and surveys. Unlike some of the other places that mail you a check once the survey is over, L&E actually hands you cash right there on the spot. The amount of cash depends on the survey done, but I think I received $ 80 for some laptop study. There was another study that was full when I got there, but their policy is that if they tell you to come in they will still pay you even if they send you home and you never participate in the survey. Occasionally they have too many people, or they fill the group that you are in, so they will just let you leave.
This is a good place to give your opinion, and pick up a little cash too.