The Mystery Shopping thread - VIII

johnny_c-l

Snap SC! Weird it was about 3 months for us both....I like your rota theory. Currently I can get up to about 6/7 jobs offered a week, but they're always a little too far away for my liking.

cte1111

With GR, you need to add extra postcodes, as they have a very narrow search range when offering jobs. I added the postcodes of a couple of local shopping centres, and am now offered several jobs a week. They do go in a flash, so you need to respond immediately to any emails from them to pick up the jobs usually.

skywalker83

do grass roots ever have visits in westfield in london?

angel13

johnny_c-l wrote: »

They don't have a lot in my area either, but I think some people on here do get regular work from them. When I joined it was about 3 months before I saw my first job, and about 6 months before I was quick enough to accept it before anyine else!

i get a lot of work with them, they are very good company to work for. i have tended to be lucky and see the jobs prior to the email and then you dont miss out. for me i usually check website just after son gets home from school and thats when i have tended to get something which is 15:30 onwards - no idea if its the same for other areas though (i see places in kent and dorset). always lots of work in dorset which i cant take but of course wont appear when i am going down on holiday in july :rolleyes:

angel13

Scaredy_Cat wrote: »

I waited about 3 months before I saw any jobs with GR. My own personal theory is that they work on some sort of rota system and you just have to wait to get added into the next rotation, and once you're in the rotation you see jobs regularly. Lots of people complain about not seeing jobs for the first couple of months, so that's what I think is happening!

i agree for first month - 6 weeks i did not see anything.

KILL_BILL

skywalker83 wrote: »

do grass roots ever have visits in westfield in london?

you have to add the postcode for that area in your account details page.

kman

AndyInYorks wrote: »

Yes, their system is set up so that anyone with an average score of 13 or higher can get the best jobs. :rotfl:

You may laugh, but I've a sneaking suspicion that it could be true! I've just had a spare 1/2 hour, and worked out that my average is 12.6, and I never get to see the best jobs...

angel13

skywalker83 wrote: »

do grass roots ever have visits in westfield in london?

Hi you will need to get your postcodes set up to cover all areas near you you can do as for that area just been into bare and they have something showing for there if you are with them.

for everyone else looks like new shops in london but i am not posting an alert as its localised plus i couldnt get in yesterday so may not be new

angel13

Is anyone else having problems with ABA-i?

Yesterday I took a fuel job with 3 days on it - I was then called to tell me it was due to be done by today as were all the others and as I could not do it till Saturday I had to release it. My briefing notes tallied with what I thought btw. Did anyone else have this?

Then with the catalogue jobs I have 4 booked. I had asked to extend 3 of them for the weekend but was told to unbook and rebook to get them as I have done today so I have got till Sunday to do them - before I have always been able to get an extension rather than unbooking and then rebooking a job. As for the other job it is here in my home town. I took it yesterday and my briefing notes told me I had till the 20th to do it. I then got an email today telling me to get the report in or unbook as its due by today! I queried this rather than just releasing and have since been sent an email telling me I am correct and its not due in till 20th.

I now have my doubts about the fuel call yesterday telling me to unbook also being accurate. Both of them were ones that suddenly reappeared so I guess they were releases and thus they are going by the released persons set date and not mine, maybe ?

Is anyone else experiencing any of this as well for these particular clients - they are both new clients for me and I have not had issues before?

KaramelRose

I picked up my first aba-i job yesterday (petrol) and it said I had two days to do the job. Fine by me, as I'm doing the job this afternoon but wasn't told any different date it had to be due by.

Picked up a catalogue shop last week but released it pretty much straight away as realised I couldn't do it within the time limit on the day.

Have had no problems with them myself, but this is my first job.