Most housewives or young mothers on maternity leave are happy to accept some kind of simple part-time job. As a result, they take part in various kinds of sociological surveys, play the role of “mystery shopper”, and even scan goods purchased by them for their own needs. The latest newfangled hobby is better known as the Romir panel. What it is? How does it work? And how do project participants respond about it?
A few words about the company itself
Romir is a large domestic holding company specializing in various private research studies. The presentation of the first representative office, which was opened by the company, took place in 1987.
Since its inception, a small research company has grown into the largest independent holding company, known far beyond the borders of Russia and the countries of the former CIS.
Today Romir actively collaborates with the international association Gallup International / WIN, exchanges experience and is one of the hundred best research organizations in Eastern and Central Europe.
The company's customers are representatives of small and medium-sized businesses, manufacturers of various goods and services, representatives of a network of gas stations, pharmacies, insurance and travel agencies, beauty centers and other private individuals. The Romir research company happily collaborates with them. Reviews of its activities can attract the attention of new and maintain the location of old customers, and also speak in favor of the positive reputation of this organization.
More about the project of the company
The Romir company (the home consumption panel is its own development, launched in 2007) offers easy money for housewives, moms on maternity leave, and simply responsible people living in a certain area. His project - this is the panel, which involves scanning products purchased in stores and their receipts. Currently, the project covers 52 cities of the Russian Federation.
How is shopping scanned?
The Romir Panel, or Romir Panel, is considered one of the main projects of the company. As we said, it involves a kind of scan of purchased products and their receipts. This is done as follows:
- A project participant makes purchases in a store or any other place.
- Photographs receipts received for goods on any mobile device.
- It scans barcodes using the camera of a mobile device (for this, the camera extension must be from 5 Megapixels, autofocus is also required).
- Enters voice or manually products that are not listed on the company's website.
- Indicates the cost and number of purchased goods (according to check).
- Enters all the data into the company's database with the location, cost, quantity of the purchase, as well as the one for whom it was purchased (for example, the designer is for a child of 3 years old).
It was such an interesting system for researching the consumer market that the company Romir came up with. How this method works and with what, we will describe below.
A few words about the checks
In addition to the fact that each participant must scan the receipts and barcodes of his purchases, he also needs to send real goods receipts by mail to the address of the Romir company once a month. The panel of home consumption, or hereinafter - the project of the company, provides for the sending of these checks in a single envelope, which is issued to all participants in the study.
As many users say, this action is not entirely clear, since all these checks have long been indicated in the reports. However, this condition must be met. At the same time, on each check you only need to indicate its number, which was previously entered into the database.
Romir company: how does the scanner work?
Scanning products, as a rule, is carried out using the previously installed mobile application. There are currently available versions for the Android operating system. In addition to this application, it is also planned to enter data using a computer and a scanner program specially installed on it.
However, according to many project participants (the Romir panel), when scanning products and goods, it is much more convenient to work with a tablet or smartphone. With their help, it is completely simple to perform two actions at once: take a photo and immediately download the completed result.
What products can I scan?
At present, the Romir company (the consumption panel helps it collect data on particular groups of goods) is interested in analyzing the most common products that our compatriots use every day. For convenience, all potentially interesting products are divided into the following sections:
- Household cleaning and detergents (for example, detergent, fabric softeners, household cleaning products).
- Cosmetics (for removing makeup, hair and body care).
- Personal hygiene products (cotton buds, toothbrushes, women's pads, diapers).
- Drinks (juices, teas, kvass).
- Dairy products (cheeses, cottage cheese, milk).
- Alcohol and beer.
- Confectionery and bakery products.
- Tobacco products.
- Pasta.
- Pet food.
- Dietary and baby food.
- Vegetable oils.
- Sauces and mayonnaises.
- Semi-finished products (for instant cooking), etc.
Also the panel "Romir" involves the introduction of information on such goods as large and small household appliances, books, shoes and clothes, garden tools, etc.
What services are of interest?
In addition to the above products, "Romir" (home panel consumption) involves scanning services. For example, you decide to visit a hairdresser and make a haircut - do not forget to ask for a check and scan it. The same applies to the most visited beauty salons, swimming pools, utility bills, purchases at drugstores and online stores. Sometimes project participants are advised to scan tickets purchased at the box office, for example, for a movie show, during air travel, etc.
How many products need to be scanned?
According to the rules of the home consumption panel, or, as it is also called, SCIF Panel, within a month you need to perform a scheduled scan of goods and services from 10 groups of interest to the company.
However, this does not mean at all that each participant should specifically purchase some goods or services. Everything is purely individual and voluntary. According to many participants, do not forcibly take products that you do not need. Exclusively only those that you really need for your home consumption.
Additional queries without scanning
Sometimes "Romir" - a panel of home consumption (you will find reviews about this system in this article) - invites its participants to answer simple questions and take a survey.
At this time, they are offered a small list of questions regarding specific types of products or services. For example, in this survey, you may be interested in how often you buy coffee, which brand you prefer, what price you are willing to pay, etc. To date, the research organization conducts approximately 2-3 such surveys within a month.
What reward can I get?
The Romir project is a home consumption panel (entry into it is carried out exclusively after the conclusion of the contract and the creation of the participant’s registration record), which offers its participants a certain fee.
The so-called salary, according to users, is awarded using points. Accordingly, the more purchases you scan, the more of these points you can earn. At the same time, it makes no difference whether you purchased a huge plasma TV or bought a card to replenish your mobile. Again, the number of points does not depend on the size of the purchase and its value.
Also, a certain number of conventional monetary units, let's call them that, is charged after passing the planned testing (filling out questionnaires and participating in surveys) and for each paper check sent by mail. However, under the terms of the project, the amount of purchases per person per month should be at least 3000 rubles. Which, as users say, is not very difficult to organize. After all, you have to spend money every day.
How to spend earned points?
In the Romir system, there is a minimum amount that can be withdrawn using virtual wallets (Qiwi, Yandex.Money, or WebMoney). Or there is an opportunity to transfer it to a mobile phone, thereby replenishing your account. According to the participants in the project, the minimum allowable amount for withdrawal is 535 points, which is approximately 150 rubles.
In addition to withdrawing to a virtual account, accumulated points can be spent by selecting products from the catalog of the company for the appropriate amount. For example, it can be small and large household appliances, discount cards, discounts, etc.
How to become a member of the program?
At the moment, the site does not conduct open registration of participants. However, you can get into the project using the official VKontakte group. It is here that a list of cities that are interested in the company at one time or another is posted.
If the city where you live is on the list, you can safely leave a request in the comments. When it is approved, as a rule, a company representative comes directly to your house and concludes a cooperation agreement with you, explains the rules of participation and helps to establish a program for scanning.
What do they say about the project?
In most cases, reviews about the company are positive. Users say that the company fulfills its obligations and makes all payments on time. However, if you want to take part in the project, get ready for monotonous and painstaking work.