The Mystery Shopping thread - IX

lisainglasgow

If it is an excel spreadsheet then you need to click on the autosum button (looks a bit like a [ that has been pushed in in the middle) in the cell where you want the total, then highlight all the boxes that you want summed.

KaramelRose

pinkprincess39 wrote: »

Im using one that another kind soul sent me but one of the columns has not got a formular and hence wont add up as i go along..and for the life of me I cant figure out how to do it!! so if any genius out there can let me know i would be soooooooo happy:A

If you like - I'd be happy to fix the formula for you! If you send me the document by email (I'll PM you my work email address) and it'll only take me two ticks! = )

johnny_c-l

creaker wrote: »

Not sure if I'm allowed to ask this question but.....what's the most you've ever asked for in mileage? and how far from your house was the location?

I did a job a few weeks ago and got £50 for 100 mi round trip. That's more than I would usually ask for, but it was last minute and on slow-ish roads. I always work out how much I'm prepared to do a job for and aim for more when negotiating, but never go below the amount I decided on. Sometimes it's just not worthwhile when companies offer very low amounts and I say to them it's not worth my time for the amounts they offer.

pinkprincess39

lisainglasgow wrote: »

If it is an excel spreadsheet then you need to click on the autosum button (looks a bit like a [ that has been pushed in in the middle) in the cell where you want the total, then highlight all the boxes that you want summed.

some lovely MS-er has kindly agreed to have a look at mine for me!
I could not find the auto sum button but the Excel spreadsheet I have is a read only as the excel I have on my pc is an old version.

muppet*12

pinkprincess39 wrote: »

correct me if im wrong but isnt uk monkey doing a super de dooper spreadsheet to share :D

Ah sorry, didn't see any posts about that.....:o

ukmonkey

pinkprincess39 wrote: »

correct me if im wrong but isnt uk monkey doing a super de dooper spreadsheet to share :D

Yup, just waiting for feedback from my testers, hint hint (you know who you are!)

MikeLB

creaker wrote: »

Not sure if I'm allowed to ask this question but.....what's the most you've ever asked for in mileage? and how far from your house was the location?

Hey folks - been away for a while but my gee's its been a mammoth MS month this month

Creaker - it all depends on your reputation with the MS companies but the most I have ever received for Travel is £400 to fly to Shetland and back from Aberdeen for a day. The flight was £195 so by the time i took into account buses, parking etc I made £175 ish on the travel. As I was living in Glasgow at the time it was a trip of what, 300 miles each way I suppose!

I did get paid £85 travel to do a coffee shop in Aberdeen driving from Inverness, 220 miles round trip.

It also depends on the companies. I have one who will happily pay £65 to drive 130 mile round trip quite regulalry, but others who will only pay an extra £10 per trip of 100 miles, but they will give you 3 or 4 en route to help cover the costs.

TractorGirl327

pinkprincess39 wrote: »

correct me if im wrong but isnt uk monkey doing a super de dooper spreadsheet to share :D

ukmonkey wrote: »

Yup, just waiting for feedback from my testers, hint hint (you know who you are!)

I offered but wasn't accepted

absolutelynomoney

Hi everyone,

I just started Mystery Shopping and I already have 9 lined up over the next 3 weeks - all pretty similar things.

Although I've done a bit of mystery shopping before, a few years ago, this is the first time that I've used any of these companies and I am a bit confused about a couple of them.

For example - with one, the assignments are all food places. While most of them pay about £7.50 (£3.50 for food, so £4 payment), there is one particular food place where you only get enough money to cover the order - is this common?

Also, with R E (?), how do you get to see available assignments?
I can't work it out at all!

Thanks for any help!

lily_the_pink

absolutelynomoney wrote: »

Hi everyone,

I just started Mystery Shopping and I already have 9 lined up over the next 3 weeks - all pretty similar things.

Although I've done a bit of mystery shopping before, a few years ago, this is the first time that I've used any of these companies and I am a bit confused about a couple of them.

For example - with one, the assignments are all food places. While most of them pay about £7.50 (£3.50 for food, so £4 payment), there is one particular food place where you only get enough money to cover the order - is this common?

Also, with R E (?), how do you get to see available assignments?
I can't work it out at all!

Thanks for any help!

Alas it is quite common to get zero fee for some companies (I tend to avoid unless it is somewhere I dont mind eating - long necked animal or italien male couple places - or it would be useful to have a free lunch). I dont do the chicken or the burger ones as I dont want the calories tbh (plus there is not much of a fee).

With RE there are not that many assignments about at the moment - but you need to make sure you add in any additional postcodes and also the milage from those places you are willing to travel. I think as well unless you have a certain amount of points with RE (ie done at least one job) you will only see certain type of establishment (with low fee too) - just do one local to you and once report submitted and approved different types of job will appear. There is also an option for uploading a photo - not sure if that makes any difference to the type of job you can get.