The Mystery Shopping thread - VII

Scaredy_Cat_3

Taggie wrote: »

You should be getting your activation email shortly, Sausage has sorted this for you :beer:

I haven't heard The Office mentioned for quite a few months now. I always thought it was a secret, very exclusive, club! I assumed membership was invitation only so I just kept quiet so I wouldn't feel all sad and excluded. Will I be allowed to join, too?


Scottie's Mum - I knew EXACTLY what you meant as soon as I read it - and my first thought was that you are showing your age!!! :rotfl: And I'm showing mine! But ads were so much more fun in those days, weren't they??

Anyone remember Leonard Rossiter and Joan Collins?

IlonaRN

It's funny really, some places want you to put an approximate age of the member of staff, whereas some like RE say that that might be offensive. Some don't even want you to put if the assistant was male or female!

So you could end up with just saying that "the staff member was approx 5"8, short brown hair and didn't wear glasses". Then it's up to the store to figure out who was serving, as the description could fit a LOT of people! Especially if they didn't wear a name badge!

Scaredy_Cat_3

Josie, regarding that Alert you have just posted, do you know what the fees are like please? I can't see anything on the site about fees. Also, is it a trailer check, cos I couldn't see that specified either (probably looking in the wrong place!!)

EDIT: Sorry, found it now!

owlet

angel13 wrote: »

i did my first job with them last saturday and i have not done a spoken test. but after completing the assignment i had to do a quiz which if right then gives you an activation code you need to get your report in. but when i went to do this i then had to do a second different quiz. so lots of tests before i could actually enter the data from my shop.

I did the quiz before completing the assignment and went straight into the report ok once I had actually done the assignment. It seems straightforward enough and the assignment was the second easiest one I have done lol.

hullisnotdull

Hi
This is my first time, Can someone please help, I have done my first assignment today for Gap, I forgot to record the stores to the left and right, Will I still get paid, I cannot believe first job and I do it wrong AAAAAAAAHHHHH

owlet

tigergold wrote: »

well done angel and owlet - I' m still trying to get my 1st job with bare, so at least I know there is some hope at some point.

Yes, there is hope tigergold, I only had to wait four months :eek:. Lets hope it won't be too long before the next one lol.

Also had an email from Mystery Outsource (had forgotten about them) so I have applied for one there too (for Amber Arch).

Have done first one today for E mystery shop too.

Strange, they are like busses. Wait for four months then three come at once

Scaredy_Cat_3

hullisnotdull wrote: »

Hi
This is my first time, Can someone please help, I have done my first assignment today for Gap, I forgot to record the stores to the left and right, Will I still get paid, I cannot believe first job and I do it wrong AAAAAAAAHHHHH

Try this link http://maps.live.com/ you can see pics of the street and hopefully can make out the shops either side.

aplaceinthesun

Hi all

Please could someone PM a link for First Tracking , think I am being a bit dumb but cant find them.....

Thanks in advance.

owlet

hullisnotdull wrote: »

Hi
This is my first time, Can someone please help, I have done my first assignment today for Gap, I forgot to record the stores to the left and right, Will I still get paid, I cannot believe first job and I do it wrong AAAAAAAAHHHHH

Oh dear, can you find out by googling the shops either side by postcode or address? I forgot once and had to go back because I wouldn't take the chance of them not paying. Luckily for me I was only a couple of miles away from home and it didn't really cost me anything to do it. Unfortunately, GAP will use any excuse not to pay up but I couldn't say for sure.

You are not alone though. On my first one for GAP, I forgot to get the name and description of the order taker on a burger drive through, so I had to send hubby through 5 mins later for a bag of fries to get it for me!! Luckily, we don't need that info now . You will soon get the hang of it, so don't despair .

josie

niktheguru wrote: »

Has anyone noticed how retail eyes and gap assignments have literally almost disappeared these days? I used to do loads over 6 months ago but have not had a single gap or retail eyes one since.

I've never seen so many jobs on RE, as I have over the last couple of months, but they do literally go in seconds, so unless you log on straightaway when it goes on the alerts thread, then you won't see anything!

Not seen any of the usual pharmacy ones on RE for a while - anyone seen them anywhere else? Or I wonder if they've just stopped?