The Mystery Shopping thread - part 5

josie

learning_to_drive wrote: »

I'm considering emailing Shell to ask them if they are aware that their provider of mystery shops are not targetting an accurate and fair cross section of the public by offering their jobs to burger eaters only.

Hi l-t-d.

Great idea, but usual caveat I would say, I guess - do it anonymously - you know the dangers of what might happen otherwise....of course who's to say it's you doing it - it could be me or anyone else really who just feels a bit miffed about it!

It's easy to set up a new hotmail account - totally anonymous and you don't need to say where you are even, etc.

josie

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Originally Posted by Scaredy Cat
Heeeeellllllpppppp!!!!!

Just got back from buying that bucket meal for Gap. One of the first questions is the store number - from the receipt??? Where on the receipt? Anyone?

There are loads of numbers but none actually say STORE. Does anyone have any idea where abouts on the receipt it has the store number, or what letters might indicate the store number? Pleeeeeeease!

I must admit on these I tend to just pick a number of the receipt that looks a likely one and haven't had a problem.

TractorGirl327

Scaredy_Cat wrote: »

I've looked again at the notes and I still don't see anything saying I have to pay by cash. Maybe it only applies to low value spends? If you're buying a single burger for example it would only be £2 or £3, this was £11.49. I reckon it would be quicker paying by card in this case, rather than messing about with change.

What about the pizza jobs? Can they be paid by card?

Blimey what burger job did you do to have to spend £11.49? It's usually just a regular sized meal for one .....

Scaredy_Cat_3

TractorGirl327 wrote: »

Blimey what burger job did you do to have to spend £11.49? It's usually just a regular sized meal for one .....

Not a burger job, a chicken one. It was a family-size bucket meal - otherwise I wouldn't have bothered! But I thought it was worth it to give the family a treat (well, a sort of treat).

sinderella_2

Scaredy, I just put all those numbers in for mine - I'm not psychic and if they want a specific number which isn't labelled then they should describe what it looks like or where it is.
I also gave a bad report because the service was rubbish - barely acknowledged and not thanked. I bought tango to go with it - I asked for water but they didn't have any and then it's not asked about on the q'aire - like Taggie I don't get it. But it bumps the cost to over the reimbursement so I didn't think that was fair.
The weird thing was that I was handed a bag of food right at the end and didn't click that it was out of order... ( never ate here before and so busy focused on names, descriptions, times, cleanliness etc that didn't give it any headspace) and then hubby says after we've driven away - we've got 2 buckets here - I thought maybe they put chips in one and chicken in another, but no, we must have been given the next peoples' food as well as our own so that's how much attention was being paid!

sinderella_2

Meant to say that's my last job at the moment with gap and not sure I'll bother with any more. The notes were vague and the reimbursement inadequate with a paltry (!) fee...

and like Scaredy said, you wait forever for clarification.

ThinkingOfLinking

*shudders* just the word "bucket" makes that sound SO unappealing.

jobbingmusician

Scaredy_Cat wrote: »

Now to the really important bit - I'm really interested in Chrome. What's it like and would it be compatible with a Mac? I'm using firefox now, so is Chrome any better?

No idea whether compatible with Mac, I'm afraid (sorry!) I was using FF before, and it is MUCH quicker. Only real problem so far is that it does not work (or did not work - have just realised I am now on version 2) with Channel 5 on demand (urgent need to catch up with Grey's Anatomy!)

So far I like it a lot - AND IT WORKS WITH TNS!!!!! I can now submit my expenses without having to go to IE!!!!!!!!!!!!

Glad you understood I was not getting at you re the window closing - at least GAP do give us a box at the end where we can tell them about any oddities. Have they come back to you about this one, at all?

Also, forgot to say lots of hugs and good wishes to Hollypear xxxx

ThinkingOfLinking

RoxyK wrote: »

I had the best job last night so far. It was brilliant! Casino visit and we had a great time. Had £75 when I left which is quite a bit more than when I went in lol And I get reimbursed for expenses too. Shame you can only do them once really. Was an RE job too. I've had no trouble with them at all.

Down to earth today after my 1st chicken job tho.......never again. Easy job though an at least you get a fee.

I was wondering, and still am, why I have never seen or been offered casino jobs on RE. I thought it may be like GAP and GFK's bookies jobs where they only want men to do it, but from your username I'm guessing you're female so this can't be the case here...*miffed*

tigergold

Hi all
Hope hollypear is ok with all her troubles at the moment.
Well done to Roxy at the casino !
RE casino jobs - maybe its one of those age things as well, could be they want a "young person's" view. can't remember who it is (could be RE) but over 40s could not do a certain sandwich shop !!

RM - anyone with RM, after assignment is submitted do they get back to you if its been ok ?

RE payments are in today !