NOW CLOSED: Insight Annual Round-up 2012: Join our panel or let us know what you’ve enjoyed this year and what you’d like us to do next year. FAB prizes up for grabs (again)

[AnnMumsnet]

The time has come for the insight team at MNHQ to do our annual round up of the year, to plead for those of you not yet on our panel to sign up and to thank you all for taking part in some amazing projects this year!

(In case you don't know insight covers surveys, product tests and sponsored threads on MN, as well as bloggers reviews, and reviewers recruitment)

Let us know what you think on this thread and you could win another prize!
We've got:

A Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 worth c£180 courtesy of the team at TalkTalk more details here

A whole years' supply of Aldi nappies from the folks at Aldi - worth c.£500

And thanks to the Royal Academy we have two x 4 adult tickets to their new exhibition showcasing Manet early next year. There are two prizes each of 4 tickets (if children under 12 they will go in free so the winner can invite another 2 adults) - worth £120. More info here

In 2012 we have given away over £25,000 worth of prizes in the form of vouchers, books, beauty products, hampers and technology.
You have tested nearly £70,000 worth of products - including having your DCs put My Little Pony, Chicco toys and Wonderbook Book of Spells to the test.

We've surely made (some of you) look younger or slimmer with product tests for Garnier UltraLift, Origins Plantscription and M&S shapewear.

We've helped feed the family by trying out the HomeCooker from Jamie and Philips, scoffing Kingsmill Fruit and Fibre bread and helped make dishes tasty by introducing Bisto Stock Melts.

We've got you talking about a range of topics - from baking for the Big Fair Bake, visiting National Trust properties with the family and cleaning with Ecover.

What have you enjoyed taking part in this year? Or appreciated reading about? What would you like us to product test next year?

Most of the product tests are on site but we also do a lot of projects with our lovely research panel. If you are not yet on our panel please see this link for more info or to sign up. You can select how often you get emailed and you can leave at any time if it?s not for you.

So to win one of the lovely prizes please do one of the following:
~ Post on this thread about what you've enjoyed doing insight-wise this year or what you've appreciated reading about
~ Post on the thread any suggestions for product tests etc you'd like to see next year (no promises but we can try!)
~ Post on the thread to say you have joined the panel

Thanks as ever for your time and feedback - all very much welcome
AnnMumsnet, TheOtherHelenMumsnet and KatieBMumsnet
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Did the Tesco Eco spray test earlier this year. I'll offer my opinion on anything so I've joined the panel properly now.

Can I test some motorbikes please?

I've been a tester for a couple of years. I've been involved with a lot of laundry testing this year, so now I'm nice and clean can I go and test a family friendly hotel or a featherdown farm camping weekend, or even a ski trip, a gym membership, holiday in the Caribbean.

Happy to test camping equipment eg. tents, sleeping bags or things to get my family on the move like scooters, bikes, rollerskates, skateboards and safety equipment to go with. Or even some grown up ones.

Like the food testing - we got the rice pots this year but really am happy to try anything.

My children and I Like doing craft activities so maybe some testing of sewing machines, craft kits that kind of thing.
Like doing the surveys, and your competitions and have managed to get a few freebie books too, which has been brilliant as my book budget is virtually nonexistent until I get a job (if you can get me a test of one of those... All in all its a win-win situation for me.

Thank you for sending me lots this year and hope to help next year too.

I enjoy being on the panel. I like throwing my hat in the ring for the product tests and although I don't think 2012 was a great year for me MN-Insight-Panel-Product-Testing-Wise ( I think one pack of Ecover antibac wipes may have been it this year) I have been luckier in the past.

I also enjoy giving my opinion on the feedback threads even when I haven't been selected as a tester, and all with the outside chance of a prize thrown in too (haven't won one though (yet)).

I do search MN when considering a purchase so to me it can be very useful to have feedback available from people I trust.

I did the Method washing liquid test and am definitely hoping to do some more in 2013. Didn't realise there was a research panel but I've signed up now. Agree with lucjam about multiple smaller prizes being attractive but would be grateful for pretty much anything, particularly as about to head over my own personal fiscal cliff!

I have just signed up to join the panel.

Would like to join please.

I do all the relevant surveys, never won a thing. Please send me the Galaxy Tab! Ta!

Ive really enjoyed doing the product tests, i loved getting my method through the post and doing an online trial, also found the surveys well layed out and easy, and i love being involved as it gave me insight into new products/ ideas that were coming about. Its good to keep up!
For new ideas on product tests, what your doing is really good, but a few more days out/ experience tests would be great. For instance resturaunts, camp sites, etc. Splitting the big prizes would be great... More winners, more happy people :) i need to think of better reasons of why i want to try things so you pick me to test everything!!!
I am on the pannel

Hey mumsnet I've just looked at the details for signing up to the panel and they don't look very familiar, so am I a panel member?
I know that I have been asked to fill I'm surveys, and I have filled in details to apply to test, so can you please confirm for me? Thank you

I tested the evo and shape wear. Really well organised. I like the surveys and find them interesting. I would like to more about what the survey outcomes are.

I have been lucky enough to participate in several tests, and to respond to quite a few surveys. I like the feeling that my viewpoints are now being discussed in serious board meetings and influencing the next generation of products!

Mindingalongtime - yep you're already on the list! thanks

A few of you have mentioned about local listings - tis a good idea and I will pass it on to the local team - in the meantime do keep adding your feedback on things in your local area site. link here

I'm already on the panel, and this year I enjoyed the Aldi nappies, M&S ready meals, not so much the HotWheels track which was a plastic pile of frustration but it was good to give it a go. I enjoyed reading the Dyson tester's feedback.

Trying to think of what I would enjoy, maybe testing customer services asa lot of those could use improvement, or train travel experiences, or just more Dysons as those seemed to be very popular

I was lucky to get to test the Shape wear which was great especially as I was looking for something similar at the time for a special event. I also tested an anti ageing cream as well. I would love to test more beauty products as I absolutely love them. I am also keen to test any gadgets as this is another great love of mine.

I also fill in most surveys but are yet to win a prize.

Ooh am quite excited as have just signed up for the panel.

With regards to product tests, I would be very interested in any multi tasking or time saving product eg bread maker, food processor, dust buster....

Ooh am quite excited as have just signed up for the panel.

With regards to product tests, I would be very interested in any multi tasking or time saving product eg bread maker, food processor, dust buster....

I'm on the panel but not sure you have my correct email as I don't think I've had anything through insight this year, I have tested pods, method which was fab and we've had other stuff. My kids love it when we have to test things.
Things I would like to see would be food for adults, treats that I wouldn't normally buy myself, anything at all for children ranging from 1 to 18!!

Happy new year

I had no idea the panel existed and will sign up.

I love doing product tests and have signed up to a few other sites to test a range of stuff.

The problem I've had is that none of the MN tests I've taken part in have really felt like actual product tests. They just feel like a marketing trick by big companies - give us freebies and gain our loyalty.

It's worked for most (Sunbites and Method) but I've been left furious with Sky t.v who have plagued me with phone calls, emails and post. The phone calls were so bad I had to hang up several times. I was thrilled and very grateful to get sky free for a year but I know a few testers were stung by a £60 bill at the end of the year.

This year we had a lovely day at a NT property we would not have normally visited and made a video for the NT.

We've also tested school uniform website, Bonds 11+ papers and Aldi face cream.

Although my favourite product to test on MN was a couple of years ago and was a Philips rechargeable vibrator. Well, someone's got to do it.

Ive loved being on the panel, the NT visit was lovely, and Ive done other, more practical things.

well worth signing up for.

It sounds vair interesting - I have joined

Have just signed up

I've enjoyed being part of the panel and putting forward my opinions.

i like being part of the panel becuase it's like getting a lovely present when testing things

i tested some healthy crisps and got a box of them to test - how fab is that!

also a few years ago now, i tested some shower gel which was awesome.

I tested some oil of olay moisturiser - which was a super dooper treat as i would never buy expensive moisturiser - i let the shit stuff i get for xmas last me all year!

not sure if ive tested anything in the past year, but i have certainly filled in lots of surveys.

i would love to test some low carb stuff

i would be open to testing anything from bodyshop - everytime i walk past i'm like a child being dragged away fro the front of a toy store - as DH mutters " bloody expensive in there, you can get it from supersavers for a quid"

He is entirely missing the point.

I could do with testing a holiday - anywhere will do except butlins. i have a working car now so i can get there :)

I'm on the panel - have filled in a few surveys - haven't won anything yet hopeful for 2013
Seem to have missed product tests - need to check MN more often - if you could time them round the school holidays - get more time then!
[goes off to look up method laundry thread]