MYSTERY SHOPPING THREAD XI ** New people make sure you read the first 2 Posts **

angel13

JimmyJames wrote: »

One question, there is only one company I'm finding it impossible to sign up to, it's driving me nuts it really is!

I've worked out how to sign up to all the aba-i clients, everything and everyone, apart from maxim retail. I cannot for the life of me work out the 6 questions you have to answer on the sign up! I don't see the answers in the FAQs anywhere, and I am sure I am answering them right (well clearly not so) but is there an answer that goes against my previous MS experience? I just can't work out which of the 6 questions I'm getting wrong, it's like a lottery otherwise!

I had the same problem months ago and gave up. Ive just retried and it is just the same for me as well :mad: As for PIP that have been in mentioned in here tonight I use firefox (I do not get an error message though) and this was the other company I was unable to join months ago. Just tried again and it is just the same. Fill in the application form correctly click on continue and it will not go any further and no error message either. If anyone can help with either company so I can actually join I would greatly appreciate it

angel13

jacand wrote: »

Doing my first TNS Supermarket on Thurs and it's so confusing, from looking at the notes I'm still not sure what I should be doing. Did anyone else have this problem or am I just being thick?

No I definitely had the same problem as the notes are diabolical. Someone really helpful in here emailed me and explained what to do. Basically you need to make your own notes of WHAT you actually need to do and not the other things that are irrelevant as each month it is different. I hope someone can be more help. Ill try and see if I have the PM that helped me through it.

angel13

jacand wrote: »

Doing my first TNS Supermarket on Thurs and it's so confusing, from looking at the notes I'm still not sure what I should be doing. Did anyone else have this problem or am I just being thick?

Ive found the fantastic help Ruthiejane gave to me so incorporated it into a PM so I hope it helps Did my first supermarket for GR yesterday and it was soooooo much easier I was amazed and worried I had forgotten something :rolleyes:

blondi1

thanks for all your help guys

after doing a shop on e-digi how do you copy and paste the email confirmation from the shop? do i just copy and paste the text from the email? im really confused lol

i am supposed to have done another online shop before tomorrow but it is a 'purchase' and 'refund'... i'm not sure whether to do it as it sounds a hassle to send the item back
should i just do it or is it too late to cancel? do they get annoyed if you don't do it in time?

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tbw

flyer wrote: »

Has anyone seen the whole load of "shopping channel" jobs on Gfk? Decent fee but you have to pay delivery and return postage. That could significantly eat into the fee!

These aren't too bad if you can pick an item with £3/£4 odd postage. Probably cost a bit less to return at the local stamp shop . The job is not too timeconsuming (especially the ones that only require 1 call) and there is no petrol or parking to take into account. I weighed it all up and decided it was still a better profit that some of RE or GAPS jobs!

angel13

tbw wrote: »

These aren't too bad if you can pick an item with £3/£4 odd postage. Probably cost a bit less to return at the local stamp shop . The job is not too timeconsuming (especially the ones that only require 1 call) and there is no petrol or parking to take into account. I weighed it all up and decided it was still a better profit that some of RE or GAPS jobs!

well i have a whole page of these showing for me tonight and ive never seen them before. all scenarios seem to suggest you need to already be a member do scenarios appear when you become a member? ive checked about 75% of the ones on my screen and just thought id ask as someone must know plus why am i only seeing them tonight when the deadline is so close and ive never seen them before? :rolleyes:

catwoman150

Does anyone know whats the best way to find out what is the right and left of the store you have just visited? I am outside of london, so I dont have google street view yet.

angel13

blondi1 wrote: »

thanks for all your help guys

after doing a shop on e-digi how do you copy and paste the email confirmation from the shop? do i just copy and paste the text from the email? im really confused lol

i am supposed to have done another online shop before tomorrow but it is a 'purchase' and 'refund'... i'm not sure whether to do it as it sounds a hassle to send the item back
should i just do it or is it too late to cancel? do they get annoyed if you don't do it in time?

x

copy n paste but remove any personal details. as for not doing a job i dont know as ive never not done one yet, ive had some taken off of me etc but never cancelled myself. as for sending the item back dependant on the client it is easy as lots are free postage and not a problem at all or other high street stores have a return to store policy. check the website and see and then check the postage and returns postage costs to work out if its viable for you.

angel13

catwoman150 wrote: »

Does anyone know whats the best way to find out what is the right and left of the store you have just visited? I am outside of london, so I dont have google street view yet.

do you mean you forgot to check whilst on the visit? if so I had one query once as I had written down two stores but could not remember which way round they were type in where you were to get the address and then type in unit numbers for units each side of the address to see what shows up - something usually shows on the screen for google as its a business , on mean normally it comes under google maps.

catwoman150

angel13 wrote: »

do you mean you forgot to check whilst on the visit? if so I had one query once as I had written down two stores but could not remember which way round they were type in where you were to get the address and then type in unit numbers for units each side of the address to see what shows up - something usually shows on the screen for google as its a business , on mean normally it comes under google maps.

This ms company don't normally ask for what is on either side of the shop you visit. It is not on the paperwork, but when I have tried to enter the results on the website it has asked me what is to the right and left of the store. This store is over 30 miles away and I dont hae time to back there to look. I have tried to google it. I think that I have one side of the store, but not the other side.