The Mystery Shopping thread - IX

ukmonkey

pinkprincess39 wrote: »

what gives...i got a pub job on RE and the rest didnt disappear!!

They've started severely limiting how many jobs each of us can take. It's probbly due to the many 1000's of shoppers that have recently signed up with them over recent months. Someone on here spoke to them a month or two ago and they said this is what they were planning.

josie

Regarding hotels on RE. You need to have a registered work email to be eligible, even for the leisure visits. The ones that are on there were originally for tomorrow (I could see about 50) have now been extended to be able to be done next Wed too and are for a single person only. They've been on there for a few days.

What's weird is, like someone else said, I've just applied for a fish restaurant and all the hotels have disappeared, but the other fish ones I could see are still there - very odd!

The other strange thing seems to be on Abai. Petrol jobs went on, on Friday and I couldn't see any, even when searching the whole country. I can see the dept store ones but others can't who haven't done any for them can't

jdan9

pinkprincess39 wrote: »

what gives...i got a pub job on RE and the rest didnt disappear!!

Lucky you... they did for me.

blindman wrote: »

You give RE (and other MS co's) too much credit, they're not that clever.

You might have a point there...

angel13

RE give me a break!! I had a lunch booked for 2nd and they told me I would not be able to do it that date as can't be done on a Thursday so I was docked two points for releasing it! After refreshing for last half hour I just got the same job for Thursday! Ludicrous system if you ask me!!

Btw in regards to my RE points complaint yesterday I have not had a response but my points have gone up from 2 to 10 so it must have been a problem. Anyone else doing a healthy food visit make sure you get the right points

pinkprincess39

ukmonkey wrote: »

They've started severely limiting how many jobs each of us can take. It's probbly due to the many 1000's of shoppers that have recently signed up with them over recent months. Someone on here spoke to them a month or two ago and they said this is what they were planning.

But after i got 1 the rest DIDNT go away!!!:D:D

ukmonkey

blindman wrote: »

You give RE (and other MS co's) too much credit, they're not that clever.

A nice "try not to post cryptic clues" or even a Pm would suffice to posters who've broken your rules :rolleyes:

No, BM, most Ms companies (RE especially) aren't that clever, but certain readers of this thread go running to them telling tales. Read back a few weekends if you're that bothered (I doubt you are) and you'll see about someone grassing people up to Assosia. Ok, the assignement was very very secretive, for obvious reasons (if you know what the assignment was, you'd hopefully understand...?) but there was no need (IMO) for someone to go running to Assosia telling tales.

The regulars on here are pretty much strangers to each other (FWIW, it was a [former?] fairly-regular contributor that told tales to Assosia). As an aside, this thread is open for anyone to view, even without registering on MSE.

Trust no-one! ;-)

angel13

josie wrote: »

Regarding hotels on RE. You need to have a registered work email to be eligible, even for the leisure visits. The ones that are on there were originally for tomorrow (I could see about 50) have now been extended to be able to be done next Wed too and are for a single person only. They've been on there for a few days.

I have emailed them to check if I have a problem as I have a work email registered. I did a hotel visit earlier this month (without a work email registered) so no idea what they have changed or why

poppypopster

jdan9 wrote: »

Absolutely. Cryptic clues aren't worth it, just say the genre of the client. I'd think we all know who the "pub chain" on RE is without any clues anyway, and if somehow you don't, you just go on RE and see who it is. It's not worth risking angering the MS company, monkeyboy is just trying to help you.

I might have agreed with you, except that there are 2 pub chains on RE at the moment the envrionmentally-friendly monarch ones and the climate cutlery ones. Oh dear, was I not supposed to give a cryptic clue? :rotfl:

Ooh, do you think they will know who I am now and strike me off? I live in fear! If only my name wasn't Ms Poppy Popster :cool: then I would have been alright!

blindman

josie wrote: »

Regarding hotels on RE. You need to have a registered work email to be eligible, even for the leisure visits. The ones that are on there were originally for tomorrow (I could see about 50) have now been extended to be able to be done next Wed too and are for a single person only. They've been on there for a few days.

Old news but worth repeating I suppose

You obviously missed this post

These visits will only be for Wednesdays and single business ones.

Next Month will be the same single visits, though possibly a different day.

September will be leisure visits.

How do I know?

I ring up RE and ask (nicely of course...)

Peeps:
Do NOT be afraid to question MS Companies scenarios, payments or visits.

If the company is rude to you or ignores you then they are not worth the hassle.

pinkprincess39

Im a relative newie to MS-ing but I know not to name clients, quote fees etc, BUT surely if anyone or any other MS companies were that desparate to find out this info then its quite easy to sign up to them and get it!!?

(please dont all shout at me at once!!)