The Mystery Shopping Thread - X

josie

TractorGirl327 wrote: »

Thanks for the ABAi fuel alert, Monkeyboy, but they seem to be all "up North". Nothing south of Watford Gap. I'm gutted. Was looking forward to my coffees!!!!

They were 99% North west, with a handful of other random ones. They weren't coffee, they were competitor fuel. Perhaps there'll be another wave

Tarasam

TractorGirl327 wrote: »

LOL when I do ABAi fuel shops I have to buy a coffee in the cafe! Don't you have cafes in petrol stations up North? :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

ha ha, i've seriously never seen a coffee shop in a petrol station, you're all so new fangled down south. LOL

Mumof2_2

squidgeum wrote: »

Thanks for the laugh at my expense .

RE won't budge as they say that they will only get the 47p from the client (along with their fee of course:rolleyes:) so there's nothing more they can do. Oh well you live and learn and as it's my birthday today I'm not going to let it spoil my day. Perhaps it's an age thing and I'm getting confused :eek:.

Happy Birthday to you
Happy Birthday to you
Happy Birthday dear Squidgeum
Happy Birthday to you :bdaycake:

scubaangel

mharzuk wrote: »

I guess us who live "up (up) north (north)" need to wait a bit longer too, unless the coffee is just too rich for those north of Bolton

Nah its more likely that the vans delivering the coffee get hijacked coming through Bolton - I know at my work the coffee jar always seems throughly emptied when we've had the locals in!

annasbee

Miss_Qwerty wrote: »

I did wonder why that job disappeared so quick, I think I even commented on here that they didn't look all that appealing to me.

Oh well, at least you got your vacuum thingys at a reduced price!

Happy birthday Squidge, me, you, pennies and anna should have got together for a drink sometime this week to celebrate x

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SQUIDGE - Sorry Im late in wishing you one but only just got home after a huge MS meal, then to Slimming World then visiting neighbour, then doing reports. Anyway, hope you had a fab day.
We will meet us real soon and celebrate your birthday in style - as soon as Pennies and Qwerty are free - lets partay girlies!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

annasbee

TractorGirl327 wrote: »

I've done one job with them, at the beginning of the month.

What annoys me about their system, is you apply for jobs, don't hear anything back, then you get an email saying "Jobs Available!" ... and it's the jobs you've applied for, which you've obviously been rejected for because they're no longer in your "My applications" box!

Ive been registered with them for months and to date have not got one job. I even mailed them to ask for some tips, they gave me tips, I used them and still no jobs. The only one left now in my area is to go talk about some daisy roots and I sure as hell aint applying for that one cos Jimmy Choos are more my style! LOL.

Alan1968_2

kellyshay wrote: »

ha ha, i've seriously never seen a coffee shop in a petrol station, you're all so new fangled down south. LOL

As someone who moved 'down south' and now seems to live 'up north' (It's confusing being a Scotsman abroad:rolleyes:) I can confirm the availability of Garage coffee jobs in the North. I once managed to do a trip back home with 5 stops for coffee:j

Nataliejane

laughing_cow wrote: »

They phoned me with a query on one of these jobs to ask if the person was wearing glasses or not. She wasn't which was why I didn't mention it, but the RE person told me that I should have and deducted 2 points. I'd got her name (obscure), gender, her height, and said that she had long blonde curly hair tied back but seemingly this wasn't enough to identify her, I should also have put "and she wasn't wearing glasses". :rolleyes:

I also got phoned with a query which baffled me a little. The questionnaire asked if staff were wearing name badges and uniform (to which I ticked yes). Then it asked for comments on what the staff were wearing so I detailed the uniform they were wearing.

I was told that I should have written in the report that the staff were wearing name badges - I wouldn't have ticked yes if they weren't

mharzuk

Alan1968 wrote: »

As someone who moved 'down south' and now seems to live 'up north' (It's confusing being a Scotsman abroad:rolleyes:) I can confirm the availability of Garage coffee jobs in the North. I once managed to do a trip back home with 5 stops for coffee:j

I can also confirm this side of the border I have enjoyed the occasional hot chocolate when filling up my [STRIKE]horse and cart [/STRIKE]car when travelling on these new 3 laned roads :rolleyes:

BargainAholic_2

mharzuk wrote: »

I can also confirm this side of the border I have enjoyed the occasional hot chocolate when filling up my [STRIKE]horse and cart [/STRIKE]car when travelling on these new 3 laned roads :rolleyes:

I've had a latte & a tank full of unleaded in Edinburgh