The Mystery Shopping thread - VIII

pinkprincess39

KaramelRose wrote: »

I've only just got my password for GrassRoots - got it this morning and so haven't had any jobs come up yet. I did a nightclub with RE last week that was A LOT of fun, but I would say I'm only doing 2-3 jobs a month max.

I see people on here earning £300+ and I'll be lucky if I'm making £30 a month at the moment!! I got sussed out as a mystery shopper at a fast food place in London a few weeks ago, and it's made me a bit nervous now! I love doing it, but I'm so panicky that I'll get caught again!

How did they suss you? Did they actually ask you if you were MSing? I think ive been sussed on on a couple of times ..once when i was asked to take a photo of my food (soooo obvious!) but no one has ever asked me:D

cte1111

angel13 wrote: »

im a newbie too! Ive only had two jobs with GAP both phones last week. I cant do any of their work jobs as i am veggie and seems like i cant even do the pizza ones when i checked :eek::eek::eek: plus never see any in my area anyway! my hotel visit was with RE but now i have just 4 jobs showing and nothing booked with them. I still find GrassRoots the best.

I'm veggie and have done lots of pizza jobs for Gap. It doesn't say you can't be vegetarian on the brief, think you just got an over cautious staff member responding to your query.

I've got very little lined up too, have done quite a few pub / restaurant ones for Re in the last few days but hoping that Gap will release another load soon. The only reason that I'm hoping to reach my target is with the car circuit that I am doing for Bare. They're hard work but worth it for the money.

angel13

cte1111 wrote: »

I'm veggie and have done lots of pizza jobs for Gap. It doesn't say you can't be vegetarian on the brief, think you just got an over cautious staff member responding to your query.
I've got very little lined up too, have done quite a few pub / restaurant ones for Re in the last few days but hoping that Gap will release another load soon. The only reason that I'm hoping to reach my target is with the car circuit that I am doing for Bare. They're hard work but worth it for the money.

i emailed GAP again last week as Ive done all the pizza stuff but cannot do the test so i am just giving up on food jobs for them... before it was becuase i am veggie now its becuase i failed the test... but ive not been able to take it.
I did circuit last week for Bare - just 3 calls unfortanately and i found them really simple... probably depends on the scenario you are given and which numbers. hopefully some more work will arrive somewhere.... ive got 4 jobs showing in GRs and all in dorset and not kent. i feel like going home to visit for the weekend just to take them, plus it is my birthday :rotfl:

KaramelRose

pinkprincess39 wrote: »

How did they suss you? Did they actually ask you if you were MSing? I think ive been sussed on on a couple of times ..once when i was asked to take a photo of my food (soooo obvious!) but no one has ever asked me:D

Asking for a receipt gave the game away I think! As soon as I asked for a receipt, the manager took over serving me. Immediately, he instructed the staff to clean - people were mopping floors, cleaning tables, even cleaning the outside windows!!! I was followed by the manager as I went to find the toilets! When I did find the toilets, there were two women in their hastily cleaning them!!!!

After I submitted my report, it was questioned by the store. I'd written in it that I thought I'd been identified, but they questioned my timings so I had to provide those again - gave the milliseconds as well just to prove I had timed it properly! I think they thought I'd guessed the times as I didn't have a timing device on show - I had my phone on split timings in my pocket so just had to press a button when each point was reached.

They also said they'd identified me as a "young lady with blond hair" and I confirmed that was me. Didn't hear anything back after that, just an email thanking me for providing more details.

I hope I get paid for it!

Dinah93

sophie131 wrote: »

I can't see the new jobs on abai either - I have all the clients added. I put * in the location box and nothing.... was the same for everything else other than catalogue jobs. It's so frustrating!!

Is this the department store? they seem to have a shopper profile on these. My mum can see two in our local area (49 year old female) but I can't see any and neither can my OH (mid 20s, one male one female) so maybe you don't fill the profile?

angel13

pinkprincess39 wrote: »

How did they suss you? Did they actually ask you if you were MSing? I think ive been sussed on on a couple of times ..once when i was asked to take a photo of my food (soooo obvious!) but no one has ever asked me:D

i was worried that would happen on hotel visit this weekend and id get chucked out or something in the middle of the night! :rotfl:i stayed in hotel with best ever staff and food was amazing - they made me a non menu meal which was superb- so we are now going to try and save up to go back again! partner goes away for work and he thinks he might be working near there soon - i will not be impressed if he goes back without me :rolleyes:
i gave them 10 out of 10 and recommended a member of staff and im so amazed becuase i am fussy when i go away places.

angel13

Dinah93 wrote: »

Is this the department store? they seem to have a shopper profile on these. My mum can see two in our local area (49 year old female) but I can't see any and neither can my OH (mid 20s, one male one female) so maybe you don't fill the profile?

if its any help im mid 30s and i can see them but none near me and i did a job for them last month as well. does this mean i am classed as older woman :eek::D

squidgeum

Tractor Girl very kindly PM'd me some links for me to add clients on Aba-i yesterday (and patiently explained how to do it as well) as they only set me up with 2 diff ones, but could somebody tell me how you know who Aba-i's clients are, so that you can add them on please.
TIA

KaramelRose

squidgeum wrote: »

Tractor Girl very kindly PM'd me some links for me to add clients on Aba-i yesterday (and patiently explained how to do it as well) as they only set me up with 2 diff ones, but could somebody tell me how you know who Aba-i's clients are, so that you can add them on please.
TIA

If you do a google search for "site:aba-i.co.uk" It comes up with some clients. Not sure if they're all of them though. I can PM you the clients I added if you like? Maybe we could compare?

TractorGirl327

squidgeum wrote: »

Tractor Girl very kindly PM'd me some links for me to add clients on Aba-i yesterday (and patiently explained how to do it as well) as they only set me up with 2 diff ones, but could somebody tell me how you know who Aba-i's clients are, so that you can add them on please.
TIA

They did email me once, to invite me to add the Petrol jobs, but apart from that the only way I found out who else they did was by kind people on here telling me. Which is why I was happy to pass the info on to you.

Some people have said if you phone them up they will tell you if there are any new clients you've not got.