The Mystery Shopping thread - part 6

shazam

owlet wrote: »

Thanks stuart2174
I was going to ask this question. Has anyone used the voucher and been refused payment? I can't see anything in the job notes about use of vouchers.
With the fast pizza jobs I presume it is ok to book a table? The notes don't say otherwise! Thanks x

Just emailed bout fast pizza jobs and they said no vouchers!!!...better not risk it

owlet

shazam wrote: »

Just emailed bout fast pizza jobs and they said no vouchers!!!...better not risk it

Thanks shazam, I don't think I will chance it!

moptortoise

Hello all, i hope your evenings are going well. I have a question for you all. i have just joing ABAI but for soe reason the only client I have is Arcadia and they don't have any jobs on offer. Is this right for a newbie? Or am i missing some all improtant button that I should be pressing to find other clients?:rolleyes:

Thanks for you help:D

tizzy79

Have youcalled the helpdesk and asked them to add the other clients for you? That is what I did. I don't know how often the jobs with the group you have come on abai, but I've only been with them about 6 weeks and not seen anything.

moptortoise

Thanks, i guess i will have to call them in the morning now.
:rolleyes:

freebiefan

I have only just started out on mystery shopping and I am thinking of jacking it in already!
I have done a couple of McDonalds jobs and have just received an email from Gapbuster claiming that I didn't respond to an email they sent me yesterday (checked inbox and spam and it isn't there) so therefore I am not going to get paid.
The McDonald's in question claims that the assignment was carried out by a male and they wanted my comments! I am shocked at this and was wondering if this is something which often happens, allegations being made and emails not being received, is it a way they have of getting out of paying? Think I will give them a wide berth in the future.

Hollypear

freebiefan wrote: »

I have only just started out on mystery shopping and I am thinking of jacking it in already!
I have done a couple of McDonalds jobs and have just received an email from Gapbuster claiming that I didn't respond to an email they sent me yesterday (checked inbox and spam and it isn't there) so therefore I am not going to get paid.
The McDonald's in question claims that the assignment was carried out by a male and they wanted my comments! I am shocked at this and was wondering if this is something which often happens, allegations being made and emails not being received, is it a way they have of getting out of paying? Think I will give them a wide berth in the future.

Oh Freebiefan I feel so sorry for you. Look at my earlier thread about them. I did a pizza job ( delivery) which cost £17 and NO FEE. My experience of them is they
are taking the proverbial. I am waiting to be paid my £11 reimbursement then I am going to email them to remove me from their database. And tell them where to shove their jobs.

Also I apologise to anyone I upset today by my comments on RE and their daft pharmacy jobs. It is up to everyone which jobs they take. I wasn't intending to dictate to anyone. But an allocator phoned me today a bit upset that yet again his company had been beaten on the pharmacy contract yet his company would have paid us a higher fee and not expected us to purchase medical products which we may not need.

As he put it say if RE decided to pay £2 per job. Most of us on here wouldn't do jobs but desperate people esp in this credit crunch etc would do them.

All the other companies I work for have never once queried a report I have done yet RE and it looks like Gyp do query things as if they don't trust us. Then they have the nerve to deduct points for a proofreading query. So I never get to do the Spanish ones as you need 12 points on jobs to get them.

But and I stress this is my personal opinion.

To the original poster I would advise you to join GfK. See page 1 of the thread. They are very good to work for and pay reasonable and fair fees. There are also other good sites on page 1 of this thread. Don't let this bad experience put you off. And come on here anytime as we are all here to help and support you.

Keepyour chin up.:beer:

Ca-ca

I've seen quite a few posts advertising jobs offered by ABAI and PIP. Who are these companies and how can I register with them?

pebblespop

freebiefan wrote: »

I have only just started out on mystery shopping and I am thinking of jacking it in already!
I have done a couple of McDonalds jobs and have just received an email from Gapbuster claiming that I didn't respond to an email they sent me yesterday (checked inbox and spam and it isn't there) so therefore I am not going to get paid.
The McDonald's in question claims that the assignment was carried out by a male and they wanted my comments! I am shocked at this and was wondering if this is something which often happens, allegations being made and emails not being received, is it a way they have of getting out of paying? Think I will give them a wide berth in the future.

i have found gaop to be ok. the pay isn't very good but the way i see it is i am paying £3 for my dinner/lunch and getting £7 back in my bank. that isn't a bad return.

have you tried the other companies - i find gap's questionaires really easy to fill in especially the underground sandwich shops.

Oggyoi

freebiefan wrote: »

I have only just started out on mystery shopping and I am thinking of jacking it in already!
I have done a couple of McDonalds jobs and have just received an email from Gapbuster claiming that I didn't respond to an email they sent me yesterday (checked inbox and spam and it isn't there) so therefore I am not going to get paid.
The McDonald's in question claims that the assignment was carried out by a male and they wanted my comments! I am shocked at this and was wondering if this is something which often happens, allegations being made and emails not being received, is it a way they have of getting out of paying? Think I will give them a wide berth in the future.

Gap are one of the few companies I don't even bother logging onto their site more than twice a month.
They have a habit of p1ssing me off with their attitude. I did a pizza visit a couple of months ago, got an email saying I had ordered a large pizza and it should have been a medium; so they would not be able to pay me.
I replied to the email, explaining the server had done an upsell; but if they were not going to pay me, to delete the 2 other visits I had on my account...
They rang me last week , begging me to do a burger visit with the promise of an increased fee and an allocation of a petrol visit :rolleyes: