The Mystery Shopping thread - IX

lisainglasgow

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absolutelynomoney wrote: »

I'm in London too - there's actually loads of jobs.

GAP for example has given me about 25 jobs so far this month mostly burgers and phone companies, but also underground sandwiches and my first pizza tomorrow. Although the money isn't amazing, the sheer volume of jobs quickly adds up and for me its worth. And being in London, there are hundreds of outlets of the companies that they deal with so always more than enough to do.

GFK offers higher fees, but doesn't have as many jobs as Gap does. However, they are usually 2-3 times more in fees than GAP for much the similar work, although there is no eating involved (!) - mostly various banks, 3 different types of government or affiliated organisations and also phones. Interestingly, the phone jobs are the same briefs (roughly) as GAP, but you get paid 3 x more! Different company as well. I really like what I've done with them.

Grassroots I have done 2 jobs for - they pay well and the shops are comparable to GFK, but their results entering is not as straight-forward and thet don't have many jobs coming up. Worthwhile being on their books though as when they do come, they're pretty good.

RE always have loads and loads of London jobs! And as far as I've seen, they upload them frequently, so thats god. I myself have my first job with them tomorrow, which is frustrating because I have seen plenty of visits in London that I could have done if I wasn't on probation. Don't know if it will always be like that though.

Being in London myself, these are my main ones. I'm signed in with lots of others, but these are the only ones that have had suitable jobs for me so far.
Hope that helps - good luck!



I've given up on BARE too - almost a month and I don't get anything I apply for. Also, I had jobs that were still pending on their final date, so obviously they hadn't been given to anyone else and still needed doing - I tried calling them numerous times and couldn't get through so the jobs just went undone. It's infuriating!

With reference to Bare jobs, they still go as pending until they take them off after the assigned person has done the job usually. I often have ones as pending until well after the date, and then once the assigned person has done the job then they remove it from everyone else's job list.
As they work on a favourite's list everyone else just gets the dregs! :rotfl:

blindman

lisainglasgow wrote: »

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As they work on a favourite's list everyone else just gets the dregs! :rotfl:

What proof do you have?

lisainglasgow

blindman wrote: »

What proof do you have?

Other people posts

angel13

well i am trusting people by posting in here in the first place - no idea what all this other rubbish is about and i have no interest in any of it!

I did lots of jobs last week which was good but still not feeling that great. I have done one glasses job with Tern and now my account is disabled and from what i can gather staying disabled even though i have queried it. i got 8 out of 10 for my report and thats not the problem. seems becuase i was sent an urgent email about a job and accpeted it if i was able to do it on the saturday. then appeared in my account showing as 6 days overdue and when i queried it i then wasnt allowed to do it on the saturday which was the only day i could do it and i asked for it to be removed i am now seen as not suitable i am not happy as i was only trying to do them a favour and take a job a long way from me to help out i will now stick to places nearer and not offer to help - and Tern will no longer be giving me work

im trying to register with retail maxim and cannot get past the first 6 questions whatever i type! no idea what i am doing wrong so if someone could help that would be fantastic. i think i saw someone else post about this sometime last week.

angel13

blindman wrote: »

What proof do you have?

the first company that gave me a job where bare and i have done 6 jobs for them so far. i have ones pending that i dont get the same as everyone else though so i dont think it goes by a favourites list as that would be ridiculous as they need lots of different opinions

blindman

lisainglasgow wrote: »

Other people posts

So none then

Just wondered if you had some insider info

lisainglasgow

blindman wrote: »

So none then

Just wondered if you had some insider info

Yes I have - people on here have clearly stated that they get loads of jobs with Bare, and then others like me hardly get any - that seems to me to be proof wouldn't you say?

scotsbob

Hollypear wrote: »

Bob you are the new love of my life. Misery shop....I love that one. See us Scots...See humour.

See us Glaswegians. My favourite is when Rab C Nesbitt got filmed in the Southern General Hospital ( where I trained) amd got papped out.

His punchline was

I get my papers from RS McColl, my booze from Haddow's and my stitches from the Southern Gen but from now on I will go to BUPA. That cracked me up.

Classic!! The scripts were great.


I did a bookmakers for RE and it was full of Rab Nesbitts.

It was a big race day so the place was heaving. I was the only person there without a shaved head, the only person wearing shiny shoes, the only person not wearing a black bomber jacket and the only person with a full complement of front teeth. Longest 15 minutes of my life.

angel13

jdan9 wrote: »

The big problem with GAP though is the long long long wait to be paid... but I can probably cope with that tbh..

can anyone tell me when they do pay please as im yet to get anything?

blindman

lisainglasgow wrote: »

Yes I have - people on here have clearly stated that they get loads of jobs with Bare, and then others like me hardly get any - that seems to me to be proof wouldn't you say?

Hardly. :rolleyes:

Believing the written typed word of faceless people isn't proof IMHO.

Why don't you ring BARE and ask