Last night, I ruined my status an amateur eater.

We went to South Point Mall to meet the Rowes. Matt had to go there to participate in a survey. This means he comes in and gives his opinion and they give him cash.

Well, when we got there, we found that Traci had decided to participate in a different survey. She had to give her opinion on a Boston Market frozen dinner, for which she would be given $5. As we sit in the waiting room, Traci yells from the back that we should do a survey, too.

This prompted an older Eastern European lady into action. My guess is that she gets paid to get people to fill out surveys, and Traci just made her job easy. Only one person per household was allowed to participate in the frozen dinner survey. Kim was completely okay with letting me be their guinea pig. She's not quite as adventurous as I am, and honestly we did not know what we were getting into.

So, Kim and I go into this room with Lisa, the survey administrator with the thick accent. She begins to ask me questions and it is determined that I will try a Boston Market Salisbury Steak frozen dinner and give my opinions about.

I had to answer questions beforehand, cook the meal, eat it, and answer questions afterward. So, what it boils down to is that I got a free meal, which was really good, and I got paid five bucks to eat it. That is a pretty good gig. Too bad I can't participate in those amateur eating contests anymore.

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