The Mystery Shopping thread - part 5

Scaredy_Cat_3

learning_to_drive wrote: »

Thought so, yeah I know the difference between turnover and profit (ta timne!) from a level business accounting / finance.

That's good then, I need to slow down on other stuff then!

On a side note, has anyone ever been asked to leave / escorted out whilst auditing / shopping etc or whatever by store staff?

I hardly dare ask... what have you been up to? :eek:

Scaredy_Cat_3

Money_Maker_Shaker wrote: »

Anyone got a phone number for GFK? I've got an urgent query and they have not responded to my email.

Thanks

Have sent you a PM

Scaredy_Cat_3

Timmne wrote: »

Turnover is income/sales. This should be irrellevant (sp?) to tax credits as it's the profit they'll be looking at (income less expenses)

Can I ask if there is an accepted amount to claim per mile, per phone call and per printed sheet please?

Money_Maker_Shaker

Scaredy_Cat wrote: »

Have sent you a PM

Many thanks, problem now sorted.

ruthiejane

Scaredy_Cat wrote: »

Can I ask if there is an accepted amount to claim per mile, per phone call and per printed sheet please?

I can't remember where I got the figures from but I put 40p per mile, 6p per printed sheet and phone calls at cost from the itemised phone bill against tax.

Becles

learning_to_drive wrote: »

On a side note, has anyone ever been asked to leave / escorted out whilst auditing / shopping etc or whatever by store staff?

Not been asked to leave, but I've been made to feel uncomfortable.

I was doing a covert audit to collect shed loads of prices on small items a few weeks back. I have a dictaphone hidden in my cleavage and mumble all the info into my chest then type it up at home.

The shop was totally dead with hardly any customers in and I'd loitering in the aisle where the small items were for ages when I kept hearing "code 100 security alert" on the tannoy. There was one of them bowl things on the ceiling above me, and various staff members kept wandering slowly by me with boxes of stock. Dunno if it was me who was the security alert or not, but I felt uncomfortable and left.

Went back at the weekend and finished the job off when the store was busy and I wasn't noticed!

Timmne

Scaredy_Cat wrote: »

Can I ask if there is an accepted amount to claim per mile, per phone call and per printed sheet please?

Tut tut SC, someone didn't read my OP

Scaredy_Cat_3

Timmne wrote: »

Tut tut SC, someone didn't read my OP

Sorry Timmne, is it on there??? I knew I'd seen it somewhere but didn't fancy reading through the entire thread to find it!!! Oops!

cookinmummy

Becles wrote: »

I was doing a covert audit to collect shed loads of prices on small items a few weeks back. I have a dictaphone hidden in my cleavage and mumble all the info into my chest then type it up at home.

Went back at the weekend and finished the job off when the store was busy and I wasn't noticed!

:rotfl:You must have looked very bizarre on the security camera whispering to your chest!

The covert audits are tricky because you are required to loiter a lot and I think it can make you look suspicious, or I feel that staff start walking past me a lot anyway!:rolleyes:

Timmne

SC to the back of the class please - I'm doing a refresher!

(not to be confused with *the* refresher which sounds like a dance move)