The Mystery Shopping thread - VIII

angel13

jdan9 wrote: »

I do agree about companies like GR and GfK, I don't really see why people post alerts about them since the jobs are offered individually and emailed to us by the companies.

Having said that I don't see it as a big problem, I would personally only post alerts for individual jobs if they have been there for a while, or they look like a release which somebody might like, or if there are two or three in the same area which might be worth somebody travelling to.

I put GRs info up if i see something in my area as i will have seen it and applied for other (hence i know one is available for someone else) PRIOR to an email being sent out. so i thought it would help someone else needing the work.

angel13

Timmne wrote: »

Does anyone else feel that the alerts thread is a little too busy with "a retail shop in the outer hebridies" type alerts?

I thought the original aim for the thread was a bit more like "retail shops just released on RE" - where more than one person had a chance of getting it.

As someone who doesn't do shops unless I'm called by the company or I see one on the offchance on a site, it doesn't bother me too much but I remember the days when I'd get the email on my phone, race back home/to a computer only to find it was nothing worth worrying about. That was annoying when that happened but it must be worse nowadays!!

I'm trying not to upset the people who do post there as I'm grateful as a lot of people are - just thought I'd mention it.

Any thoughts anyone?

so what are the rules on posting alerts please as i have only been in here for just over a month and i am posting alerts when i see work other people might be able to do and maybe i am doing something wrong?

As for comments about income i was made redundant and we now live on partners wage (half of what i used to earn) so i am doing this to pay for basic things we need and to save enough money to buy stock to set up my own business so ANY alert i see is very valuable to me.

Also for example I posted earlier today that ABA-i had more phone jobs - i did not actually receive an email from them about this until a few moments ago so by posting the alert im hoping other people got to accept work prior to the emails. i have noticed some of the emails i get about 7 hours after being sent so i guess they get delayed for other people as well sometimes and not just me.

jdan9

Argh... messed up the RE retail jobs that just came on! Didn't notice there were two different date sets, took on one closer to me but didn't realise it was different dates to the first few I looked at, then released it quickly, thinking I could get one that wasn't so close but on dates I could do... but it doesn't let me see any now! Argh! :P

pinkprincess39

jdan9 wrote: »

Argh... messed up the RE retail jobs that just came on! Didn't notice there were two different date sets, took on one closer to me but didn't realise it was different dates to the first few I looked at, then released it quickly, thinking I could get one that wasn't so close but on dates I could do... but it doesn't let me see any now! Argh! :P

if you release it it might let you see the other jobs??

I was in the middle of applying for my local one and it told me I wasnt able to apply, then it disappeared so I presume someone got in there 1st:mad:

Timmne

angel13 wrote: »

so what are the rules on posting alerts please as i have only been in here for just over a month and i am posting alerts when i see work other people might be able to do and maybe i am doing something wrong?

Don't worry about that! There aren't any rules - I was just spouting my usual type of thing

I just think that to say "stamp shop on GAP in Southampton" (for example) is a bit useless because a) 95% of shoppers on here can't get to Southampton even if they wanted to and b) if people need prompting to check a site for a job which has been on there for more than a few days then they clearly don't need the job or the alert in the first place!

As you were everybody, I've had my say and now I feel better

angel13

pinkprincess39 wrote: »

I was in the middle of applying for my local one and it told me I wasnt able to apply, then it disappeared so I presume someone got in there 1st:mad:

I had the same thing for one i wanted for later in the month! Ive now taken one for monday - we will be driving home from night away but ill just have to pop there on way back now :D i KNOW there is a coffee shop we use all the time next door so partner can go there and wait for me. good news is ive finally got a foodie job just 3 miles from our hotel for lunch on monday so i am very pleased - especially as it says its next to a canal so im hoping for sunshine

angel13

Timmne wrote: »

Don't worry about that! There aren't any rules - I was just spouting my usual type of thing

I just think that to say "stamp shop on GAP in Southampton" (for example) is a bit useless because a) 95% of shoppers on here can't get to Southampton even if they wanted to and b) if people need prompting to check a site for a job which has been on there for more than a few days then they clearly don't need the job or the alert in the first place!

As you were everybody, I've had my say and now I feel better

thanks i was worried id done something wrong in there again! I posted earlier today about a job for GR. Its still showing for me so i am now really tempted to take it but on that date ive got 5 in 1 town, 1 somewhere else and this would be somewhere else again. partner will be driving me so this one last job might tip him over the edge :eek: :rotfl::rotfl:
we are desperately trying to get me a cheap car but we cant find what i am looking for so far i had left searching to partner but as hes now away for rest of week i will be looking myself ..... im sure ill locate something as im not so fussy

jdan9

pinkprincess39 wrote: »

if you release it it might let you see the other jobs??

I did that, and they weren't showing! BUT I've now gone back on 10 mins or so later, and they've popped back up!

Anybody flying soon, especially from BHX, is in for a treat anyway..! :rotfl:

pinkprincess39

jdan9 wrote: »

I did that, and they weren't showing! BUT I've now gone back on 10 mins or so later, and they've popped back up!

thats good! Im also so glad that the 1 I tried applying for wasnt successful cos a few minutes later 1 appeared in a town Im doing another job in which is even better for me as only 1 lot of petrol needed now:p and the shops are just yards apart!!:rotfl:

SAK1976_2

Josie, Can I add my name to the list for the spreadsheet please.:rolleyes:
I'll PM you my email address.
Thanks in advance:D