If you finished the survey and then one of the profile building surveys popped up after completion and you didn't complete that, then you'll get only the penny. I had those problems for a while until I finally sat down and finished all of them and got a $0.50 bonus for it. They were actually pretty easy after I got through the Automobile survey! Anyway, I feel your frustrations. I've had that happen to me many times before and I'm surely going to have it happen again. That's why I always try to do a survey while doing something else so I don't completely waste my time!