The Mystery Shopping thread - VIII

Edward_Nigma

Mes1214 wrote: »

I did my first betting job on Saturday and won £26!!!! I've never betted before so I just picked a random race and an easy-to-remember horse name on the website on Friday night. I couldn't believe it when my son told me the horse won because I don't even know how to check the result!

I won £750 once on a mystery shopping betting assignment.:money:

Incidentally I think this is more than Retaileyes spent on their new website. They need to get some new hamster wheels.

Mes1214

Edward_Nigma wrote: »

I won £750 once on a mystery shopping betting assignment.:money:

Incidentally I think this is more than Retaileyes spent on their new website. They need to get some new hamster wheels.

I wish I had that luck.....maybe I'll bet on the odd next time.

SBF79

With regards to claiming for travel costs, what if you don't have a car but are paying for travelcards on the days you are doing MS?

tizzy79

I've not been on much but has something happened to MCE? I haven't seen anything on there site since Feb.

SAK1976_2

Mes1214 wrote: »

I did my first betting job on Saturday and won £26!!!! I've never betted before so I just picked a random race and an easy-to-remember horse name on the website on Friday night. I couldn't believe it when my son told me the horse won because I don't even know how to check the result!

First time poster and only started MS last week. Been catching up on the forum and getting loads on info form you guys. Thanks

I think that there may be some betting jobs in my area. I have never been in a betting shop, and never placed a bet before. Don't want to say no, if a job like this comes up, but don't want to appear like an idiot if I do take one of these jobs.
Mes1214, what was it like? Where they easy, fool proof assignments?

mharzuk

angel13 wrote: »

Also whilst I remember reimbursements are my other not sure about section. For example if for one company I earn £10 to do mystery shop and buy £20 worth of goods to be reimbursed they will pay me £30. But the actual earnings were £10 so what happens to reimbursement - I guess it still counts as income?

Some companies pay up to the re-imbusement amount so if you are given a senario to buy something with an allowance of £10 but only spend £5 you will only get £5 and some will pay the full £10, its worth reading the job notes carefully to see if they say "up to" or not.
As a general rule of thumb for your other question if you get to keep the goods eg groceries, jeans etc then it counts as payment in kind and so is taxable. If the assessment of the product is part of the job eg pizza or drink etc then it is expenses and are not included in your taxable income. HTH

katnap8

SAK1976 wrote: »

First time poster and only started MS last week. Been catching up on the forum and getting loads on info form you guys. Thanks

I think that there may be some betting jobs in my area. I have never been in a betting shop, and never placed a bet before. Don't want to say no, if a job like this comes up, but don't want to appear like an idiot if I do take one of these jobs.
Mes1214, what was it like? Where they easy, fool proof assignments?

If you're referring to the ones for GAP, then yes, I think they are pretty straightforward, you're assessing the cleanliness, the service and you need to place a simple bet.

Scaredy_Cat_3

What a surprise... RE is down again!!!



"Due to an UNEXPECTED error" ???? Who are they trying to kid? WE are now at the point where we expect it to crash, so why are they so surprised?

Mes1214

SAK1976 wrote: »

First time poster and only started MS last week. Been catching up on the forum and getting loads on info form you guys. Thanks

I think that there may be some betting jobs in my area. I have never been in a betting shop, and never placed a bet before. Don't want to say no, if a job like this comes up, but don't want to appear like an idiot if I do take one of these jobs.
Mes1214, what was it like? Where they easy, fool proof assignments?

It was not difficult at all, just go in, write the betting slip and go to the counter. Also ask to use the toilet, the one I did had a separate toilet for female and was really clean. The only thing I felt a bit uncomfortable was that other than the girl at the counter I was the only woman placing a bet in the shop! Good luck if you decide to take it.

tigergold

Tizzy79 - mce are still working but its been quite quiet. there were some hair salons and cinemas in the last few months
RE - I was on it this morning and its been broken ever since for me. The graphic they have there is funny, the workman hat is over the moniter and one of the work cones has fallen over.............sounds about right, workman's gone off and they can't even stand 4 cones up.