The other day I had a message on my answering machine asking if owned a “monitor for the heart”, and if so would I be interested in being part of a focus group. They said they would pay me $85, and left a phone number. I was thinking that wit the wording “monitor for the heart” it was some kind of medicial study. I have been part of focus groups before and they are kind of fun. Plus they are easy money. Anyway, I called the lady today. The phone number had a 914 area code. I told her that she left a message on my machine about a focus group for heart rate monitors. She asked if I owned a heart rate monitor, and I asked what kind of heart rate monitors, and she said for athletic training. I told her yes, I own a heart rate monitor (actually I own two heart rate monitors, plus a small pulse meter to boot). She said great and asked if I would interested. I asked what was involved, and she said come down to their office on 5th avenue. I asked where? She said New York. I asked New York City? She said yes. I told her I was in Rochester, NY (about 6 hours drive away). She appolgized, and that was that. Bummer! It would have been interesting. Not sure what would have been involved. Maybe looking at advertising, or commercial, or maybe looking designs, and saying which one we like best. Who knows. The $85 would have been nice too. I could have bought a new pair of running shoes maybe.

Posted by Rob in Whatever on September 21st, 2006 |