I received this email today after I ordered a Mark Twain Commemorative Gold $5 Uncirculated coin. I do not know if it is a coincidence or not. I do not live that close to San Francisco to attend so I do not plan to. Has anyone else received this email, and if so, plan to attend? Subject: The U.S. Mint wants your opinion on new products Date: Jan 15, 2016 1:41 PM U.S. Mint NAXION is conducting in-person focus groups on behalf of The U.S. Mint with customers such as yourself. We are interested in hearing your opinions about potential new products The U.S. Mint could produce. The in-person focus group is a limited time engagement lasting 2 hours on either February 3rd between 8:00pm-10:00pm or February 4th between 8:00pm-10:00pm (you'd be asked to attend just one session). These in-person discussions will be held at Focus Pointe Global, a market research firm in San Francisco, CA. A $150 check will be given to you IF YOU QUALIFY AND PARTICIPATE in appreciation of your time and opinions. Please click on this link to determine if you qualify: (Link removed) Participation is entirely voluntary and all responses will be kept strictly anonymous. The OMB # is 1525-0012-0196. If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to reply to this e-mail or call me at the below phone number. Thank you! Sincerely, Director of Qualitative Operations (Name and phone number removed) According to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, no persons are required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a valid OMB number. The valid OMB control number for this information collection is 1525-0012-0196. For further information on NAXION'S privacy policy, you can view our website at www.naxionthinking.com/privacy-policy/privacy-policy-domestic-and-global-information. To view our respondent incentive statement, visit www.naxionthinking.com/incentivestatement. To remove your e-mail address from any future contact from NAXION, please click this link. (Link removed) If the attendees were given an actual mint product, I may rethink my plans. United States $20 1916-S
A couple of years ago I was invited to participate in a focus group for one of our area survey companies on issues from the US Mint. They were concerned mostly with their email offerings and how things should be presented. They weren't focusing on comments regarding the amount or type of offerings.
I don't know, sounds funny to me - in person, 8 to 10pm. I'd call Mike White's office at the mint to verify.
This is the same amount we made when I did the focus group several years ago. It's not an unusual rate for a 2 hour group.
