The Mystery Shopping thread - part 6

retrocircles

blue_river wrote: »

I have aplied for a few new MS jobs lately and one company as asked for my National insurance numeber i have not come across this before and i am a bit reluctant to give it as i dont want other people using it is this correct for them to ask for this and why do they need it as we are self employed.

Because even though you are self employed you have to have the right to work in the UK.

darlo_fan

gerkin wrote: »

But to enter the questionnaire you need to enter time in and time out or it wont let you in :-(

What did everybody do ?

Dont worry about it, its part of expressing the assignment, just complete the assignment, basically when you express the first few questions are the background, its really just so the bookie has a profile. It doesnt mean before you do the job.

EDIT: As clarification, you should always print the paperwork for all jobs, and manually complete the questions first (before completing online I mean) This is where you should complete the profiling questions prior to the assignment.

blue_river

Yes the point is no one else asks for your Ni number so what does that company need it for.

Timmne

TNS used to employ people rather than use self employed shoppers. It may be simply that they haven't gotten around to updating the form yet? Perhaps just put in AA 11 11 11A, see what happens?

darlo_fan

It is possible TNS use the NI number to clarify that you are legally able to undertake work in the UK.

superhez

blue_river wrote: »

Yes the point is no one else asks for your Ni number so what does that company need it for.

Cant remember which company it was but I know at least one other company does as I remember having to look it out and it did say it was to ensure you were eligible to work in the UK.

mysterious_girl

kman wrote: »

Does anyone know if you get the amount you spend in the shop reimbursed from ABAi for their petrol shops?

From the briefing notes it looks as though you just get the fee, and the amount you spend comes out of that...

You get the fee plus the £10 they tell you to spend on petrol so all in all you should get £20 posted to you in cash in an envelope.
You don't get anything for what you spend in the shop. I only ever buy either a pint of milk or some bread - something I would buy that day anyway.

skywalker83

no replies for the cinema in piccadilly circus!! need help please

mysterious_girl

Dinah93 wrote: »

I did another slow lap of the store to see if I could get anyone, but by that point I had been there nearly 25 mins and tbh the guy on the till's attitude really angered me, he just clearly wanted to go home, if I had been a customer I would certainly not have gone back to the store. Briefing notes just said if no one approached within 10mins to approach someone myself, I think it assumed someone would be available!

I'm so glad you're going to name and shame them! That's what makes this job so worthwhile - I so hate bad service :mad:

mysterious_girl

skywalker83 wrote: »

no replies for the cinema in piccadilly circus!! need help please

Have you tried googling to find the exact street address of the cinema and then googling the address next door e.g. if the cinema is 120 Blog Street, London, type in 118 or 116 Blog Street London and see what comes up. I've done this before and have had success.

You should also be able to find the length of the film on a cinema website or try calling a local cinema that is showing that film and ask them exactly how long the film is.