The Mystery Shopping thread - VIII

Scaredy_Cat_3

angel13 wrote: »

GFK have finally accepted me (my area wasnt needed so registered at my mums back home and got here as my second postcode i can cover). Anyhow I logged in but there does not seem to be a search facility. Do they work like GRs and just email you when something suitable in your area appears for you to consider?

They do send emails out but not all that often. I tend to check in every day anyway and just see if there are any jobs posted on the jobs board. There is no search facility - you just get a list of all the ones on offer to you.

owlet

angel13 wrote: »

how long do TERN normally take to grade your test so you can start working?

They took about 2 weeks to do mine but I don't know if that is an average!

angel13

Scaredy_Cat wrote: »

They do send emails out but not all that often. I tend to check in every day anyway and just see if there are any jobs posted on the jobs board. There is no search facility - you just get a list of all the ones on offer to you.

thank you Ill add it to my mystery shop links folder then, I click on that every time I ever log on and it opens all of them and i go through them one at a time.... no wonder any other laptop stuff takes me forever now as MSs take over

ellie9ellie

owlet wrote: »

Well, I was stunned at the lack of customer service in my call, that's why I wondered if I had just caught someone on an off day. Originally I was offered a 4 hour slot (will arrive between xx and xx) but managed to narrow it down to 2 hours. Then there is up to an hour for the visit and do the phone call and questionnaire ???? Can you let me know if you get a set time please ellie? If you do, I can phone back & hopefully speak to someone else. Failing that I will call my AM because the fee is c**p for the time involved and the inconvenience!

Baby is asleep so I'll print my info off and try and give them a call now and let you know.

ellie9ellie

owlet wrote: »

Well, I was stunned at the lack of customer service in my call, that's why I wondered if I had just caught someone on an off day. Originally I was offered a 4 hour slot (will arrive between xx and xx) but managed to narrow it down to 2 hours. Then there is up to an hour for the visit and do the phone call and questionnaire ???? Can you let me know if you get a set time please ellie? If you do, I can phone back & hopefully speak to someone else. Failing that I will call my AM because the fee is c**p for the time involved and the inconvenience!

PM on way!

owlet

ellie9ellie wrote: »

PM on way!

Type faster

ellie9ellie

Is anyone doing any of the BARE car phone calls. My first brief tells me what to ask about but then when I go into the other four it just says "insert scenario". Do I take it that I should be asking for the same thing in all five telephone calls. TIA x

TractorGirl327

johnny_c-l wrote: »

You get one envelope per job....it's great when you hear them all come crashing through the letter box and you've got a couple of hundred quid sitting on the doormat!

Isn't it just! But I'm still AMAZED that they send cash through the post, unregistered. I wonder how many envelopes go missing? Or people claim they havent received payment when they have? I would have thought that as they get bigger and take on more clients they will have to start paying in a more secure way!

nads

I'm always worried about my payments form ABA-i as there are two streets within half a mile of one another with the same exact name :rolleyes::eek::D

missymugwump

angel13 wrote: »

I know i feel the same about tuesday night - my screen went from 259 (approx) then instantly back down and i had some jobs from 31st may onwards and those dates still dont even show for me now. so i think some of them werent even real jobs in the first place ..... maybe an ex member of staff taking revenge :rotfl:some of the jobs i saw looked too good to be true as not clients i have seen before and BIG £s hence not very likely fingers crossed mine are all ok as i dont want to go and do them and find out they were fakes.

Well I booked 6 :T they seem pretty real to me I have booked dates for all of them
Im off on one tonight £20 reimbursement for a meal diet starts tomorrow