The Mystery Shopping thread - part 5

a_female

Hi anyone know how I can get in to the good books with retaileyes. I had a few issues with a job and now I can't do any more jobs for them. Even thought i had a fab records before said job.

Help! They seem to be the only ones that do hotel and gym visits.

sinderella_2

Are you able to give more details on the kinds of issues you mean, without compromising yourself or their clients?

a_female

Anyone ever do a holiday or flight MShop? What a fab way to not be using my credit card. Just a thought

FraggleFan

Gah! I've done a few mobile phone shops recently and thought they were pretty much done. I actually needed a new phone, so went into one yesterday and got a shiny new phone. Guess which exact branch popped up to be done, with a really good fee. Grrrrr.

I suppose you can't win them all...

Wildside

Hi Does anyone have a telephone number for Gapbuster handy.
Did my first couple of shops for them in August and haven't been paid, got a reply to my first email about this saying pay was due 28th September but was done early on 25th September, emailed back to say I nothing in my bank and no reply or any reply to further emails I have sent.
Hope someone can help

ruthiejane

Wildside wrote: »

Hi Does anyone have a telephone number for Gapbuster handy.
Did my first couple of shops for them in August and haven't been paid, got a reply to my first email about this saying pay was due 28th September but was done early on 25th September, emailed back to say I nothing in my bank and no reply or any reply to further emails I have sent.
Hope someone can help

You cannot phone GAP. They don't have a number we can use, and there are reports that people who have found a number have been sacked. Keep emailing - they usually get back to you eventually.

Wildside

ruthiejane wrote: »

You cannot phone GAP. They don't have a number we can use, and there are reports that people who have found a number have been sacked. Keep emailing - they usually get back to you eventually.

Thanks for that Ruth,
Expect that will help get it sorted, was just a bit nervous as my first mystery shopping job (definately don't want to get sacked yet).

egeorgm

Aww I'm gutted there, 2 bank jobs I could have got £40 from but due to work could only have done it this sat morning and for once on a weekend I'm going away!! typical!

have booked my first three assignments with Gap though, one of which is tomorrow.

Got paid by the jobs I did for GR and RE last month as well. Those were my first two jobs. I have up to three months to declare it don't I? I want to see how much I earn this month just so I have a better idea of income from this.

ellie9ellie

Wildside wrote: »

Hi Does anyone have a telephone number for Gapbuster handy.
Did my first couple of shops for them in August and haven't been paid, got a reply to my first email about this saying pay was due 28th September but was done early on 25th September, emailed back to say I nothing in my bank and no reply or any reply to further emails I have sent.
Hope someone can help

Definetely no phone calls allowed. They are not the quickest to answer e-mails (slight understatement!!) but they do get it sorted eventually. Give them another day and then e-mail them again to say the money still has not been paid. Hopefully they will then get it sorted.

Just seen a great job on GR with a pretty good fee as well but can't risk going into town to do the job in case madam decides today's the day (yeah right - like I'm holding my breath :rotfl: ). Cleaned kitchen yesterday so may attack upstairs this afternoon!!

ellie9ellie

egeorgm wrote: »

Aww I'm gutted there, 2 bank jobs I could have got £40 from but due to work could only have done it this sat morning and for once on a weekend I'm going away!! typical!

have booked my first three assignments with Gap though, one of which is tomorrow.

Got paid by the jobs I did for GR and RE last month as well. Those were my first two jobs. I have up to three months to declare it don't I? I want to see how much I earn this month just so I have a better idea of income from this.

Yes - it's three months to register as self employed (Timmne will correct me if I'm wrong) but you'll need to make sure you do as it's not really worth risking a fine. What I'm doing is putting a couple of pounds a month away in a savings account - well my Mum anyway lol, ready to pay the tax bill next year which I'm hoping won't be too bad.