I know exactly the program you're referring to! I had joined the program but never participated as I never knew if a product was actually "new" or not.
The basic concept is this: go into stores (mainly where groceries are sold) on a regular basis and look for new products. If you see a product you've never seen before, you purchase it and send it to Mintel in England. They reimburse all shipping expenses as well as the cost of the product and they pay you a token amount for each item that is "new". They do this to maintain their "new products database". Here is a link that kinda explains what they're doing: [
www.mintel.com]
So, yes, this is a legit offer from a very legit group. I've worked with Mintel on other projects. They are very good communicators and have always paid me on time via cheque in US funds. There has been slight issues that maybe have to do with conversion but it's very minor, i.e. they'd agreed to pay me $15 US per month but I ended up getting $12.16 US per month making me think they actually meant $15 CDA per month then converted it. No biggie. Easy work, easy to work with, good communication....thumbs up from me