Last year, I signed up for the Amtrak Survey Points Club. Every day I receive an e-mail with a new survey to take. Most surveys begin by asking for some general information: age, race, zip code, level of education, approximate household income, etc. (No specific information such as name, address, phone number, etc. is ever asked for.) Assuming I fall into the demographic they are trying to reach, I’m allowed to take the survey, which promises to reward me with X number of AGR points - 15-30-40-50, etc. if I complete it. Sometimes after answering a few questions, I’ll get a message “This is not the right survey for you” and I will be directed to another survey. (Supposedly, I am receiving 5 AGR points even for those surveys I start but then don’t qualify for.) The surveys I’ve participated in so far have covered a wide variety of subjects: health care providers, insurance, travel habits, online shopping habits, in-store shopping habits, various products I’m familiar with and/or purchase on a regular basis, etc. While I don’t qualify for every survey, I am usually able to complete one every other day or so. At the conclusion of each survey, I always log onto my Amtrak AGR account and, sure enough, my total number of points has increased. I’ve not been keeping track of the total number of AGR points I’ve earned just from taking surveys, but even earning 20 or 30 points every other day is bound to add up eventually. Being retired, I have the time to do the surveys and now actually look forward to taking them, just to see what the subjects will be. Surprisingly, there has only been one survey that asked about my past and future trips with Amtrak. Surprisingly, after answering a few questions, I got the “This is not the right survey for you” message. (Perhaps they were looking for the responses from people who don’t use Amtrak that often.)