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

look_after_the_pennies

kelts84 wrote: »

Hi hows it going, will try not to be to cheeky as I know mystery shopping is a secretive game, Have done market research - audits for 3 years make around a extra £350 a month, was wondering if anyone out there had any sites or agencys I may not have heard of as just lost my job and need to boost my income (send in a message). Live in hertfordshire just so I dont steal your patch, many thanks

Check out page one of this thread. Recommended companies are listed there.

gallygirl

culchied wrote: »

Has anyone ever totalled up just how many things they've acquired through mystery shopping?

In the last month alone I've had;

4 Chicken Meals
4 Hamburger type meals
2 Underground sandwiches
2 Holiday quotes
8 Books of stamps
1 Pack of batteries

I should point out that I don't actually eat the entire fast food meals on most occasions. I tend to sample the food to check the quality is as it ought to be and then discard the rest. A complete waste of food but I equally don't want a heart attack! Makes for interesting reading when you total all of these things up!

My favourites have been:
sacks of birdseed
stamps (used to post ebay parcels, till gyp stopped me doing them )
free bets (won £80 on one )
enough antihistamine tablets to last for years
tons of batteries for camera & remote controls
decent cups of coffee - only fancy one every now & then & this fills my habit nicely
plus loads of toilet paper - I always buy it on garage jobs to say I need a receipt for work. I know the jobs are due again when I start running low :rotfl:
the odd decent meal & casino visit
and finally learning what kind of discounts were available on cars - meaning I got +30% off mine

kitchpoo

look_after_the_pennies wrote: »

I can't believe you did 5 pharmacies! Did my first ever one yesterday and the report was sooo long! So many questions. I can see why people have been moaning about them.

Plus two the day before.

Has ANYONE got a need for decongestant tablets...

kitchpoo

culchied wrote: »

Has anyone ever totalled up just how many things they've acquired through mystery shopping?

In the last month alone I've had;

4 Chicken Meals
4 Hamburger type meals
2 Underground sandwiches
2 Holiday quotes
8 Books of stamps
1 Pack of batteries

I should point out that I don't actually eat the entire fast food meals on most occasions. I tend to sample the food to check the quality is as it ought to be and then discard the rest. A complete waste of food but I equally don't want a heart attack! Makes for interesting reading when you total all of these things up!

This month....

bread and milk (Petrol station)
Batteries
4 decent coffees (premium car dealers)
more batteries
pizza meal out
some more batteries
fuel
screenwash
free home shop delivery for £30
5 coffees from 10 car dealerships
burger meal
small supermarket reimbursement
a new shaving brush
meal in a hotel
nail varnish (for my wife - honest)
Dog food
8 shower gels
pack of tissues
toothpaste
antibacterial handwash
Burger lunch
2 fancy sandwiches
2 cookies
4 coffees
Magnetic fish tank cleaners

Think that is about it this month.

purt

Crikey! I'm jealous of your little stashes of goodies. There's only so many burgers and pieces of a chicken one man can sustain!

Puzzcat

I'm going to need to go on a diet so far this month...

1 spanish meal
1 italian brothers meal
2 Pizza's
1 department store meal
1 donuts
4 supermarkets
1 coffee
1 pillow..!
2 travel quote's.. so far... and I am tempted...
1 Burger.. - 10 mile round trip, best for ages..!!! and yes did get asked to do it..

Still weigh the same... not sure how long that will last...!!!

Tudorc1

All those Goodies and not an egg in sight ! Reading back earlier this month there seemed to be nothing else around !

Tesco_points_addict

Does anyone know why RE actually need photos of places we have visited? To be fair the ones I have done recently are for places where I have had to provide a receipt also, so surely there can be no need for verification of location?

I did three decongest. shops the other day (I know think I had too many wines when I accepted them!) Anyway the weather was dreadful and it was dark, so the lights of the shop clashed with the camera and the weather just added the icing on the cake! I did apologise when entering the results but have just had an email saying the photo was not good enough and could I send another....!!!!!! if I had a better one I would have added it in the first place:mad:

Rant over,,,,,,for now!

TPAx

TractorGirl327

Tesco_points_addict wrote: »

Does anyone know why RE actually need photos of places we have visited? To be fair the ones I have done recently are for places where I have had to provide a receipt also, so surely there can be no need for verification of location?

I did three decongest. shops the other day (I know think I had too many wines when I accepted them!) Anyway the weather was dreadful and it was dark, so the lights of the shop clashed with the camera and the weather just added the icing on the cake! I did apologise when entering the results but have just had an email saying the photo was not good enough and could I send another....!!!!!! if I had a better one I would have added it in the first place:mad:

Rant over,,,,,,for now!

TPAx

It is for verification, but they also put the photo on the front of the report they send to the client.

I did a "posh sandwich" job for them once but my camera was playing up, the photo just showed up as a big red box :eek: but they said not to worry, they had one on file they could use.

nbruen

TractorGirl327 wrote: »

I can beat that - I'm an Essex Girl! And yes, I actually did use to drive a Ford Capri :rotfl::rotfl:

And me a scouser...
...who admits to having had a perm and a shell suit (worn at the same time)...way back (in my defence!) :rotfl: