The Mystery Shopping thread - VII

Loolabell_2

Hi all, just wondering i have a stamp job with you know who, i cant download the notes as yet, i have to buy something for £5 the usual scenario....has anyone done these jobs before, and what do you need to as i can tget these notes till 2 days before the assignment date basicall y any do's and donts??? cheers all!! its a "enquiry and purchase scenario" poca......

Scaredy_Cat_3

nads wrote: »

Right, Back off you lot! Londoners should keep an eye on http://www.qualityeye.com/14201.html as they list a lot of focus groups.

I'll PM with another link to be on the safe side but I suspect a lot of folks have already joined that company.

I think I've got the wrong end of the stick. I thought you were saying the focus group (or whatever it was) was computer based... so it wouldn't matter if you don't live in London.

xxvickixx

Loolabell wrote: »

Hi all, just wondering i have a stamp job with you know who, i cant download the notes as yet, i have to buy something for £5 the usual scenario....has anyone done these jobs before, and what do you need to as i can tget these notes till 2 days before the assignment date basicall y any do's and donts??? cheers all!! its a "enquiry and purchase scenario" poca......

When snapping up the jobs it said in the PK MAxx Enquiry ones that you can either make a purchase of £5 or post a letter and get proof of posting. That's all I'm saying on the matter at risk of things kicking off again.;)

I'm waiting on the assignment details too, so I strongly suspect it'll be a really cringy question we have to ask and that is the reason behind the cloak and dagger.

josie

Loolabell wrote: »

Hi all, just wondering i have a stamp job with you know who, i cant download the notes as yet, i have to buy something for £5 the usual scenario....has anyone done these jobs before, and what do you need to as i can tget these notes till 2 days before the assignment date basicall y any do's and donts??? cheers all!! its a "enquiry and purchase scenario" poca......

It's hard to generalise with these as there are so many different scenarios. Some you can buy currency, some you can't; some you have to use a debit card and some cash; some you can buy savings stamps and some you can't, etc.

I'm afraid you'll have to wait for the scenario really - it's safer, even if someone else has got an old one, they've changed recently. The good news is that usually they're available more than 2 days before the shop, like about a week before, so you'll have time to suss it out.

ellie9ellie

Scaredy_Cat wrote: »

I think this is the 300 items. I have a nasty feeling they don't actually know the size of the store!

I did about 5 of these over Christmas - the 300+ ones. Took ages but got a really good fee for each one. Have also put my name down to do a local supermarket every month and I already do another one. What I used to do was take the cells away so your just left with the items - that way it looked like a shopping list. I used to take a trolley with me a buy a few items anyway so it didn't look too suspicious. I used to keep my handbag on the seat of the trolley and put the notes in my bag. That way it just looked as if I was checking my shopping list. If you've got any queries drop me a PM (I promise I'll check this time!!!)

xxvickixx

Does anyone know of a good site that I can enter a handful of postcodes into and it will show me geographically where they all are at the same time?

I need to sort some planning out for some busy days I have got coming up.

Thanks in advance x

cte1111

xxvickixx wrote: »

Does anyone know of a good site that I can enter a handful of postcodes into and it will show me geographically where they all are at the same time?

I need to sort some planning out for some busy days I have got coming up.

Thanks in advance x

I use http://www.theaa.com/route-planner/index.jsp

If you have a guess at the first and last destination, then put the others in as 'Via'. Then spend ages shuffling them round until it looks like a sensible route. Any other suggestions for better methods would be gratefully welcomed. :cool:

tigergold

Not sure Vicki, but the other day I did use google street view to see the shop I was going to and "walk around" and look for the place in the comfort of home as I'd never been to the area so was a bit worried about finding the place. Worked really well, got off the bus and found it right away so thumbs up for google.

mharzuk

nads wrote: »

mharzuk, do you actually have to buy anything? I saw someone tonight at a green store acting well dodgy with a huge computer written shopping list. Probably just thinking too much into it!

Its not a mystery shop, its more like a mystery audit but it would be difficult to do covertly without getting some stuff in a trolly. I usually spend up to the same amount as the fee so its a free weekly shopping for me.

Scaredy_Cat_3

ellie9ellie wrote: »

I did about 5 of these over Christmas - the 300+ ones. Took ages but got a really good fee for each one. Have also put my name down to do a local supermarket every month and I already do another one. What I used to do was take the cells away so your just left with the items - that way it looked like a shopping list. I used to take a trolley with me a buy a few items anyway so it didn't look too suspicious. I used to keep my handbag on the seat of the trolley and put the notes in my bag. That way it just looked as if I was checking my shopping list. If you've got any queries drop me a PM (I promise I'll check this time!!!)

Thanks Ellie, will PM you!