The Mystery Shopping thread - part 6

whitelabel

jessicamb wrote: »

question for golden arches shoppers - my morning drive through order has "1 gapbuster order 0.00" on the receipt. Have I been rumbled? :eek:

THAT IS HILLARIOUS !!

have never experienced that - can we see a scan of the receipt :rotfl:

will be interesteing to see how long before you get booted by GAP lol

xxvickixx

JoeyGrey wrote: »

Next question - This morning I did a job in a local store and was told to make a small purchase. I found something quite small, but then on my way out saw something I've been looking for for ages. I already felt like I'd been rumbled so I picked that up as well thinking, oh well they won't suspect me if I'm buying two items. Wasn't until I got my receipt that I realised that I've strayed from their instructions now by buying two items. Do you think they will withhold payment because of this? I'm kicking myself for remembering everything I had to do and then falling at the last hurdle!!

I can't see why this would matter as long as you base your comments on the first purchase. There are no restrictions that I know of that specify a minimum period before returning to the store as a regular customer.

whitelabel

JoeyGrey wrote: »

Next question - This morning I did a job in a local store and was told to make a small purchase. I found something quite small, but then on my way out saw something I've been looking for for ages. I already felt like I'd been rumbled so I picked that up as well thinking, oh well they won't suspect me if I'm buying two items. Wasn't until I got my receipt that I realised that I've strayed from their instructions now by buying two items. Do you think they will withhold payment because of this? I'm kicking myself for remembering everything I had to do and then falling at the last hurdle!!

it depends if the brief said DO NOT buy any thing else or not

who was it for ?

jdan9

JoeyGrey wrote: »

Thanks for the welcome Kman.

I just have one thing to ask at the moment (I'm sure I'll have more later ). My phone has a voice recorder on it, and i wondered if it was acceptable to use this discretely, just to use as a reminder of how the conversation went, and then to delete it afterwards. Or is it not the done thing??

I have started doing that recently... I put it in the inside pocket of my coat, upside down so the mic is facing upwards. Don't hold it in your hand, because the screen more than likely says its recording.

Scaredy_Cat_3

Quick question(s) about the RE casino jobs please...

When it says I have to order a spirit and a mixer, is that something like bacardi and coke or vodka and orange? Daft question, I know, but I'm a wine drinker, so not familiar with this kind of thing.

Also, can anyone give me an idea how long this job takes? I had assumed we could have the meal straight away and then go and play but the notes say enquire about the booking process for meals. I'm concerned about time as I have to leave the kids with my parents and don't want to be out too late.

Plus I'm having a terrible day - I KNEW we should have done this job yesterday. I had a rotten night and have a migraine now, just hope I can shift it in time. Hubby is in a mood and really doesn't want to go with me. I just feel like it's all going wrong. I really fancied doing this job but hubby is making me feel awful, like I'm inconveniencing everyone when I really just thought it would be a nice treat for us.

I don't want to cancel the job as I don't want to let RE down, but really feel it's all going wrong. Any advice gratefully received.

mimi1234

Hope everyone is OK.

Just a quick question. I have been with RE for about a year and a half. On the old system, I used to get all the different visits, food, leisure, gym, hotels etc. The full lot.

Now when people put alerts on like sandwich shops, gyms etc, nothing ever shows up, but the usual hotels and the nightclubs.

Is anyone else getting this?

I have called RE in the past and all they seem to say is be patient? The last time I did a visit for them was like 6+ months ago. Might I have been blocked or something?

JoeyGrey

whitelabel wrote: »

it depends if the brief said DO NOT buy any thing else or not

who was it for ?

It was for Gfk, and it doesn't actually say not to, just that you should choose a small item to buy. They don't seem to ask for the receipt either, so I may just base it on the smaller item.

Cherry_pie_5

JoeyGrey wrote: »

It was for Gfk, and it doesn't actually say not to, just that you should choose a small item to buy. They don't seem to ask for the receipt either, so I may just base it on the smaller item.

Really don't worry about it. GFK won't mind at all that you made additional purchase, I do it all the time and have never been pulled up for it once. Just be honest and say exactly what you bought and how much your total was.

They even reimbursed me, in full, for some cushions I bought whilst doing a mystery shop for them. The brief said to purchase 5 small items costing roughly £5, I spent nearly £20 as it's one of my favourite shops and they unexpectedly gave me the lot

mcallister1

mimi1234 wrote: »

Hope everyone is OK.

Just a quick question. I have been with RE for about a year and a half. On the old system, I used to get all the different visits, food, leisure, gym, hotels etc. The full lot.

Now when people put alerts on like sandwich shops, gyms etc, nothing ever shows up, but the usual hotels and the nightclubs.

Is anyone else getting this?

I have called RE in the past and all they seem to say is be patient? The last time I did a visit for them was like 6+ months ago. Might I have been blocked or something?

Have you lost points for cancelling some jobs? I was ill about 8 months ago and cancelled 5 jobs together which I had booked. I am reconciled that my points average will take so long to recover that I am unlikely to ever see any good jobs again- as I don't want to do the rubbish ones they are offering me.:o

andrina_nightshade

Did a pub job on Thursday night, and ended up having to get a hand-written receipt as the printer was broken. I've just logged onto the MS site, and there's note saying "Questionnaire Queried" for that visit. I had already emailed the company to let them know what happened, etc. Does this mean that the MSing company are questioning the report, or the client?