The Mystery Shopping thread - part 6

ellie9ellie

scubaangel wrote: »

Just picked up a nice animal related shop on RE loads around the NW, and at least these have a fee!

Me too and am quite happy as needed to buy DD a goldfish and the reimbursement will cover it. Nice one.

Charliezoo

I'm trying to apply for RE but everytime I submit the form it says there was an error??? I've checked the details I'm submitting 3 times now and can find nothing wrong, its only my name and contact details after all.

Can anyone help??

owlet

Charliezoo wrote: »

I'm trying to apply for RE but everytime I submit the form it says there was an error??? I've checked the details I'm submitting 3 times now and can find nothing wrong, its only my name and contact details after all.

Can anyone help??

The best I can suggest is phoning them. Their website has a mind of it's own at the moment, we have been having terrible problems with it!

Charliezoo

Thanks owlet, I sent them an email, I'll call them tomorrow if I don't hear anything.

Found out that postal order purchases are not allowed anymore for Gap stamp assigns which is very annoying. £5 is quite a bit to spend and I've got two stamp assigns this week, goodness knows what I'll buy

I've not heard from Retail Maxim for ages! I used to get loads of work with them, anyone else heard much?

PS, PM me if you want to be my referral for RE!

skywalker83

hi, does anyone know how you can sign up for mystery shopping in debenhams or john lewis please?
thank you!

Charliezoo

skywalker83 wrote: »

hi, does anyone know how you can sign up for mystery shopping in debenhams or john lewis please?
thank you!

I've done clothing concessions in a dept store with RM a few times.

creaker

Can someone please explain this:

If I'm going somewhere already, i.e for a day out, and the place is 40 miles away and I've picked up some Mystery Shopping assignments to do in that area while I am there, am I still allowed to claim the full mileage costs, or only partial mileage or no mileage.

TIA,

Timmne

Hate to sound like a broken record charliezoo I really honestly do, but you can't mention client names on an internet forum. It's not my rule (not that I'm even in the position to make them) or MSE's- it's in the Ts and Cs of every shopper agreement you accept.

Charliezoo

Sorry Timmne, I'm so dippy...I do have to be told over and over again, I'm annoyingly simple.

bargainhunter90

creaker wrote: »

Can someone please explain this:

If I'm going somewhere already, i.e for a day out, and the place is 40 miles away and I've picked up some Mystery Shopping assignments to do in that area while I am there, am I still allowed to claim the full mileage costs, or only partial mileage or no mileage.

TIA,

For the purposes of tax you would be allowed to claim the mileage from your house to the mystery shop and back again, not too sure of the rate its around 45p per mile. It also helps you if you top up with fuel on the day so you have a receipt and print of the mileage distance from RAC/AA etc website.It would show as a loss and could be a loss overall on your job that day on paper. HTH