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

Rosy_Violet

weeg wrote: »

10 in 1 day sounds a nightmare! I was stuck in a couple of those places for over an hour. Gits.

Car showroom visits can be sooooooooooo long.

Why do the sales people have to go through their little rituals of checking with managers/ financial advisors/ neighbours/mothers and the imaginary friend in the room they go and hide in?

I get so cheesed off them...like to see top dog and cut to the chase. They drive me nuts! There coffee is rubbish too.

One more to do tonight...3 more in morning.
Think its time to stop as I just made a final statement about paltry/non existent fees for all my observations.

All the caffeine and alcohol is making me air a few grievances - well they did ask for my thoughts and said they would be taken into consideration!

Rosy_Violet

katastrophy wrote: »

I'm seeing a few stamp shops on RE - is this normal? I thought Gyp had them all, or have I just not been offered them before?

They are assignments on behalf of an Investment client that the stamp shops are supposed to promote. Bit different to Gyp ones....quite painless.:cool:

Hollypear

angel13 wrote: »

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!

Be really careful angel. I am in Glasgow. Our snow has mostly gone. Tonight we didn't get gritted so we thought maybe the roads are better. Noooo. Hubby took my 2 dogs out and was sliding every where. He said pavements, roads were like a skating rink.

And stupid me put my car in the driveway tonight. And it is on a slope so don't know if I will get out in the morning.

Hollypear

Rosy_Violet wrote: »

They are assignments on behalf of an Investment client that the stamp shops are supposed to promote. Bit different to Gyp ones....quite painless.:cool:

Rosy who stole your violet ink!!!

TheSecretMillionaire

yonk wrote: »

It's the fee in euros per garage but you have to do all in the circuit to get paid. It can work out ok money if you are able to get the info quickly.

Thanks Yonk! The job looks cryptic until accepted states it can be up to 17 garages so could be a mega task......plus map doesn't show where they are located ....

Rosy_Violet

Hollypear wrote: »

Rosy who stole your violet ink!!!

Hic!

Staring at the computer all evening and downing best part of a bottle has clouded the vision!

nighty night all.

Will be all Rosy in the morning!

squeaky1055

Rosy_Violet wrote: »

Made me smile this morning....thanks.

Becles

Rosy_Violet wrote: »

Car showroom visits can be sooooooooooo long.

Why do the sales people have to go through their little rituals of checking with managers/ financial advisors/ neighbours/mothers and the imaginary friend in the room they go and hide in?

I've only done a few but each lasted well over an hour. I've found by the time you add on travelling time and costs, and time making notes and reporting it, it makes the fee pretty low per hour

Rosy_Violet

Becles wrote: »

I've only done a few but each lasted well over an hour. I've found by the time you add on travelling time and costs, and time making notes and reporting it, it makes the fee pretty low per hour

The TNS promocar ones are not too bad ( not the double visit ones- very poorly paid) . They give you a bonus if you complete so many a month - great if you travel around a lot, cut to the chase with the salesperson and have done a bit of research on the cars but even so that's really an half hour at least without the travel. I think the Bare ones ok providing it's a small circuit - the larger ones are just too big and take the p** with where they expect you to travel. Best ones are PIP - not expected to haggle over price just assess the service and client specifics.

I didn't use to know anything about cars; now I can join in those strange conversations about performance and get a better price than my husband!

misssarahleigh

TractorGirl327 wrote: »

Companies used by MSE Mystery Shoppers


Aba-i
Allocation of Jobs - Self allocation, you need to keep checking the website
Pay Day: Depends on the job, but generally within 2-3 weeks of the job, by cash or voucher sent by post.
Tel. no. 01727 837322

Adding clients

If you only have one client showing when you login, call Aba-i and ask if they can add on any more clients. They should be able to add two more particular clients without any problems. Emails don't get answered very often so call them for this particular request or use this link and add them on one at a time, by clicking “register” even if you’re already registered and follow the instructions, selecting your user name when it comes up. They currently have 11 clients.

I gave this a try but it doesn't seem to work. Is anybody a member. Would love a list of clients they have.