MYSTERY SHOPPING THREAD XII - ** New people please read posts 1 & 2 **

nbruen

PeteW wrote: »

Seeing as we can't really afford to eat out often any more, my wife and I are trying to sign up for as many restaurant/pub mystery shops as possible.

At the moment we are with:

Retail Eyes
Gapbuster
TNS
Service Scan

Are there any others that do restaurants/pubs that we are missing out on?

Retail Active had a good few mystery dining assignments but mostly London based so I guess it depends where you are? React do Coffee shops too

Miss_Qwerty

plane_boy2000 wrote: »

TG - are there any particular requirements for hotel jobs - I have been with RE for a couple of months and have never seen any listed???

You have to be pretty darn quick coz they disappear in a matter of seconds, i'm not suprised you've not seen one. Also, I've only ever seen them in London, so I guess it depends where you live? And I only ever saw them once i'd amassed the grand total of 100 points, so that may be a reason as well.

angel13

Hollypear wrote: »

Angel if it is a really long drive away it's hardly worth it eh. At that fee. On snowy roads at risk to youself. Then there is that report that lots are having problems with.

Up to you of course. I just hate the thought of GR loosing it and RE grabbing the lot. Then the fee will remain low for ever.

Mind you depends what you mean by quite a drive.

dependant upon the exact location (ie i might get lost and add a few extra miles as per usual :rolleyes:) its over a 30mile round trip but I do have a job in the same area for ABAi. I think I will wait and see what weather is like in the morning as I am seriously worried about driving that far IF we can even get out of the road. partner tried his car earlier and it wont budge and top of road is think ice and snow (10 days worth) so without a 4x4 we are not getting out tomorrow either and he is working from home again. i am just going mad stuck in... ive even been gaming on xbox in my pjs and that is unheard of so I think my son thinks I have literally gone mad!

angel13

Miss_Qwerty wrote: »

You have to be pretty darn quick coz they disappear in a matter of seconds, i'm not suprised you've not seen one. Also, I've only ever seen them in London, so I guess it depends where you live? And I only ever saw them once i'd amassed the grand total of 100 points, so that may be a reason as well.

I did one early last year when I had not been mystery shopping for long. It was not in London but south east countryside area but it was thursday night and I had to visit Saturday so very last minute so I presume it was a cancellation.

Rosy_Violet

:hello:
Hooray!

Managed to get out today!

2 Audits, 8 egg shops, 1 optician, 3 Coffee Bars (one with a cake!), I music shop(great video bargain!), I DIY, 1 stamp shop and a bank!

Large glass of wine in hand now (may have to be several) as I begin the reports.
Exhausted - what was 3 days work last week all squeezed into one day.
I must be mad.

Hairy journey at one point - sat nav took me down a very steep narrow hill (lovely grand houses). The road hadn't been cleared and I prayed there was nothing coming at the junction at the bottom as I was sliding a good 'un! :eek:

Hope everyone else had a safe day.

borders

I've seen a couple of hotel jobs but they were local to me. (Within 50 miles). Does your defined area and travel distance apply as normal for hotels? If you fancy a visit elsewhere do you need to add the area to your choices?

nbruen

Rosy_Violet wrote: »

:hello:
Hooray!

Managed to get out today!

2 Audits, 8 egg shops, 1 optician, 3 Coffee Bars (one with a cake!), I music shop(great video bargain!), I DIY, 1 stamp shop and a bank!

Large glass of wine in hand now (may have to be several) as I begin the reports.
Exhausted - what was 3 days work last week all squeezed into one day.
I must be mad.

Hairy journey at one point - sat nav took me down a very steep narrow hill (lovely grand houses). The road hadn't been cleared and I prayed there was nothing coming at the junction at the bottom as I was sliding a good 'un! :eek:

Hope everyone else had a safe day.

Wow I take my hat off to you! Wouldn't fancy all the report writing though!
Seriously, you deserve a glass of wine or 3, you must be shattered. Well done x

Rosy_Violet

nbruen wrote: »

Wow I take my hat off to you! Wouldn't fancy all the report writing though!
Seriously, you deserve a glass of wine or 3, you must be shattered. Well done x

I wouldn't recommend it - bloody long day and now I have to decipher all the notes. :cool:

My brain is a bit like the eggs will be tomorrow morning - scrambled!

TractorGirl327

RE is soooooooooooo slow tonight!!! Thought it was 'cos I'd changed my browser to Google Chrome but it's just as slow on Firefox and IE !!!

AndyInYorks

I can see hotels all over the country. Normally they are gone in a matter of minutes, however these have been there for days.

It means either:
1) People aren't accepting them due to bad weather
or
2) People can't accept them due to bad website.

I would like a night in a hotel but there are no local ones and I don't fancy driving