The Mystery Shopping thread - VII

Hollypear

Re Grass Roots. Can anyone tell me how to add more addresses of areas I can shop. Someone mentioned it ages ago but I am having a bad brain day and cannot remember how to do it.

TIA

MikeLB

Go to

- My Details
- Contact Details

Then add up to 5 addresses there. You can use business addresses not personal ones, its just to get a physical area on the list. So i use supermarket postcodes. My extra addresses are based on the areas I know they have cleints based to ensure maximum job availabilty as opposed to my direct local areas.

Hollypear

MikeLB wrote: »

Go to

- My Details
- Contact Details

Then add up to 5 addresses there. You can use business addresses not personal ones, its just to get a physical area on the list. So i use supermarket postcodes. My extra addresses are based on the areas I know they have cleints based to ensure maximum job availabilty as opposed to my direct local areas.

Thanks Mike for the quick reply.:T

MikeLB

Hollypear wrote: »

Thanks Mike for the quick reply.:T

Can you tell I am not having a very busy day at work!

Aba-i - I have 4 retailers (Clothing x 2, Catalogue and Fuel) and the panel - whats the missing ones so I can pester them ....

jdan9

When I first joined aba I only had the clothing shop, then I emailed them and they added.... the panel. Is it worth pestering them again? I don't know if I can be bothered, they'll probably just add some other rubbish.

aplaceinthesun

kman wrote: »

Some people have phoned and got clients added, I have always dealt with them by email, and they've usually replied promptly...

Thanks kman , will try another email and then call them if not reply.

sarahs999

I just accepted a sandwich one on RE but the day was today, the time set for it has passed. I sent them a message asking what I should do - anyone have any experience with this?

IlonaRN

MikeLB wrote: »

I must admit I picked up a lot of work on this contract with GFK over past 3 weeks after doing some jobs on the trial runs and it has been fantastic - the pay rates for the local attractions up north have been great - I got £50 for one visit which involved £20 total spend and an hour walking around outside in the blazing sunshine with a Tour guide - over 140 sites in Scotland too so I think summer will be pretty busy this year! Its also quite cool building up a collection of Official guide books - it makes me look well travelled.

Wow! There was one in my town, I wasn't sure if I'd manage to do it due to work/study, so I didn't take it. The fee was 1/4 of the fee you mentioned!!

April is always funny, its musical contracts and seeing what re-appears where and how the money has changed. Been a few odd surprises this month for sure - R Eyes, GRG and ABA-i seem to be the companies to stick with just now for best range of clients despite the R Eyes wordy reports. TNS arent doing so well just now by looks of it for variety.

Also, have you noticed, The Blue supermarket pay rates have changes for Metro stores ....

I have had no work at all from GRG, I suspect they don't have anything in my area, as the few jobs that have shown up have been for my alternate areas. Retail Eyes and ABA-i have been my best companies so far. I don't like the cash-in-the-post system at ABA-i, but their reports are fine. I don't like RE reports, but at least I can see exactly which jobs are going to be paid on what day!

hilstep2000

I've just signed up for my first two jobs!
With Grass Roots, they emailed me and the two on offer are in the same town, so I'm doing them both on the same day. Will let you all know how I get on!

sarahs999

sarahs999 wrote: »

I just accepted a sandwich one on RE but the day was today, the time set for it has passed. I sent them a message asking what I should do - anyone have any experience with this?

Anyone? Do I just do it the next day at the same time?