The Mystery Shopping Thread - X

Drea2904

mysterious_girl wrote: »

Hello Everyone!
Firstly, has anyone received their Abai payments in the post yet for work done beginning of August? Getting worried.....

Secondly, can anyone recommend a good mobile phone which gives you email alerts & internet, i.e one you use for MSing to get your jobs while you're out and about?

Thanks.
MG.

Hey MG I have had petrol but no 'red shops'.

I have a blackberry which is good.xx

Catlin

skywalker83 wrote: »

hey was wondering if anyone has ever done any work for grassroots in the oxford street area???? i have a oxford street postcode but have never seen even one there!

Not for GR but I have done numerous ones for GfK, mainly banks.

absolutelynomoney

hey was wondering if anyone has ever done any work for grassroots in the oxford street area???? i have a oxford street postcode but have never seen even one there!

Me neither - I get most of the GrassRoots ones at Westfield shopping centre.

Matt567

skywalker83 wrote: »

hey was wondering if anyone has ever done any work for grassroots in the oxford street area???? i have a oxford street postcode but have never seen even one there!

Hi,

I have done some work for them on Oxford Street, mostly phone shops.

On the assignment page you should be able to see what has been in your area, but no longer available

skywalker83

thanks for your replies!!!! that was very helpful

BerryDelight

If I am being paid 17p per mile from a company for mileage can I claim the allowed rate of 40p in my expenses for tax purposes?
Thanks!

mysterious_girl

Hi
Thanks everyone for your replies regarding catalogue shop payments and mobile phones. The iphone seems quite expensive! Might just go for a blackberry.
I don't feel too worried about the payments now, hopefully they should arrive this week!

Trying_to_be_good

BerryDelight wrote: »

If I am being paid 17p per mile from a company for mileage can I claim the allowed rate of 40p in my expenses for tax purposes?
Thanks!

Yep - 40p per mile as the expense, but you need to include the 17p per mile as income (or set it off against the 40p). I find it easier to include both and not the set off.

flyer

I'm now doing lots of mystery shops and the report writing seems to be getting longer and longer!

Is there any software around where I can dictate straight into the report? My typing is rubbish!

Lil_Me_2

flyer wrote: »

I'm now doing lots of mystery shops and the report writing seems to be getting longer and longer!

Is there any software around where I can dictate straight into the report? My typing is rubbish!

I doubt you'll find anything that will type straight into a report, but you can try software such as Dragon Naturally Speaking to type into Word and then copy and paste it? You're looking at £80 for the software though but it's popular with dyslexic students at university.

Edit - Actually it looks like Dragon naturally speaking will type into wherever the cursor is on the screen so could fill in your reports. As you can tell I've not used it before.