I've Been Surveyed

Sitting at home this afternoon, there was a knock at the door. A lady was surveying the street for Roy Morgan Research, and wanted to know who I would vote for, what tv and radio I'd seen recently, my favourite banks and many other topics. She raced through dozens of questions and I had fun responding. I mean how often do people really care about my opinions? On her way out, she left a 130 page survey booklet and said that were I to complete it and send it back within a fortnight, I'd be given a $50 voucher. Sounds enticing no? Actually the answer is a definite no. Reading the fine print, I could only spend my voucher on hideously overpriced prizes from their catalogue, including a pedometer, a 2 month subscription to a financial newsletter, a year's subscription to a website that I currently visit for free, an emergency cardigan and several other remaindered items that nobody in their right mind would buy. Somehow I can't see too many suckers completing one of these surveys for those lame prizes.

UPDATE. An emergency cardigan is bright orange for high visibility, and contains a GPS transmitter. When you're in trouble, you activate the GPS and an emergency helicopter rescue team will be dispatched to your location. I received one for my birthday a couple of years ago and it was a bit embarrassing when ironing it I accidentally pressed the button. 12 minutes later a helicopter crew had landed in my backyard, and I faked a heart attack just to make everyone feel useful. I did recover quite quickly when the defibrillator came out though.