Mystery shopping thread xiii ** please don't mention client names on here **

numps

repeat after me ..........must not log into ESA every few minutes to check my apps!.......must not log into ESA every few minutes to check my apps!.......must not log into ESA every few minutes to check my apps!.......must not log into ESA every few minutes to check my apps!.......must not log into ESA every few minutes to check my apps!....

misssarahleigh

ukmonkey wrote: »

Which sites are you registered on and how long have you been with them for??

ESA, Grass Roots and GFK i joined Aug 09

Then the below i joined jan/feb:

GAP
React
JKS
Bare
ABAI
Tern
PIP
TNS
Retail Eyes

I basically added everything from the first page. I have some pending as i have added but not heard back yet

lovetowinacar

numps wrote: »

repeat after me ..........must not log into ESA every few minutes to check my apps!.......must not log into ESA every few minutes to check my apps!.......must not log into ESA every few minutes to check my apps!.......must not log into ESA every few minutes to check my apps!.......must not log into ESA every few minutes to check my apps!....

:rotfl: I know what you mean - I keep logging on to see them disappear in a puff of smoke - then I get allocated a single job which is 70 miles away from me :rotfl:Nothing close at all:eek:

Think I will have to give them a miss and will decline that single job:):( PS I did specify on the notes when applying that I would only do that job if given 6 jobs in the same area so guess no-one read that!

borders

Well I didn't get any of the clothes or homeware shops I applied for. I do have another 3 egg shops to do on my way up to Edinburgh on Friday.

Have done quite well out of the egg shops but it would have been nice to have got something different.

Mrs.T20

numps wrote: »

repeat after me ..........must not log into ESA every few minutes to check my apps!.......must not log into ESA every few minutes to check my apps!.......must not log into ESA every few minutes to check my apps!.......must not log into ESA every few minutes to check my apps!.......must not log into ESA every few minutes to check my apps!....

How did you know thats what I've been doing for the past 2 days? :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:
I have even offered to do some' past deadline' jobs as long as I had an answer today and they have been deleted!!! Obviously my assertiveness was not welcomed!
I have 5 days off and no work allocated. Joined some more agency's now as I am fed up already

borders

Mrs.T20 wrote: »

How did you know thats what I've been doing for the past 2 days? :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:
I have even offered to do some' past deadline' jobs as long as I had an answer today and they have been deleted!!! Obviously my assertiveness was not welcomed!
I have 5 days off and no work allocated. Joined some more agency's now as I am fed up already

Thats how I got one of the ones I'm doing. Said I will be in this area on Friday, I could do it then if you want. They phoned me today and said ok.

ukmonkey

misssarahleigh wrote: »

ESA, Grass Roots and GFK i joined Aug 09

Then the below i joined jan/feb:

GAP
React
JKS
Bare
ABAI
Tern
PIP
TNS
Retail Eyes

I basically added everything from the first page. I have some pending as i have added but not heard back yet

Ok, are you subscribed to the alerts thread? If not, subscribe and set it to "instant email" alert option (you'll see it when you go to subscribe to the thread).

Does your phone have email facility on it? If so, make sure it's set to check as often as possible (though beaware of data costs if you don't have an unlimited data package!).

Regarding your list:

ESA - applied for about 70 assignments and never got any so sent them an email telling them what a show of sh*t I thought they were and told them to delete my account and personal details.
Grass Roots - get very little from them. Assignments come up most weeks for a shop run by a supermarket but it's a very poor fee for the amount of work involved so I never bother. Get travel agents from them maybe every other month. Had a few "casual restaurant" jobs from them last year but I believe they were as part of a tender for work.
GFK - Mainly mobile phones and Banks. You could get maybe half a dozen shops from these a month.
GAP - Can be a good source of "free" food and fuel as well as money for jobs such as mobile phone shops and travel agents, though the travel agents *may* be seasonal. Very easy, simple questionnaires
React - Don't have much work,but one to keep an eye on IMO. They do a fair few airport shops I believe.
JKS - not registered with them so can't comment
Bare - car circuits can be a great source of income, particularly if you're willing to travel to other areas. Easy jobs, but can be very tiring and a long day, especially when you factor in the write-ups, but I've done a number of these jobs for them and like them a lot.
ABAI - only fault I can find with these guys are they can be sometimes a little slow to pay, though no worse than any other company IMHO. Very good to deal with, friendliest people out of all the MS companies I've dealt with. Very flexible too. I get a lot of work from these guys so my opinions may be a little biased!
Tern - as with ABAi - very friendly, don't have a HUGE amount of work, but the glasses shops are simple as well-paid. They expect particularly high standards in terms of the report detail, which is fair, given the fees they pay.
PIP - not registered with them.
TNS - done very little work for them of late. Reports are ok, fees are fair to mediocre. Communications are apallingly slow these days. Amount of jobs from them is very little. Supermarket jobs are very low paid for the work involved (as with GR really!).
Retail Eyes - need no commentary!


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My main cash-cows are ABAi and BARE.

ChefBungle

borders wrote: »

Well I didn't get any of the clothes or homeware shops I applied for. I do have another 3 egg shops to do on my way up to Edinburgh on Friday.

Have done quite well out of the egg shops but it would have been nice to have got something different.

I now have over 100 eggs in my house!

Do you work up in Edinburger? (Just out of curiousity!)

misssarahleigh

I sit in front of the computer all day with the alerts thread open (i'm an office worker so can do this and get on with my work)

GAP - done a pizza and 2 stamps
React - nothing as yet
JKS - never seen a job
Bare - to young for car circuits
ABAI - done a few cats for them
Tern - one glasses job
PIP - nothing, i'm new
TNS - 1 booked
Retail Eyes - got a bookies and 2 sandwhiches

GFK - done a couple
Grass roots. i see one job a month if i'm lucky
ESA - about 50% sucess rate. got all my apps deleted today though

I have applied for:

Amber Arch
Checkout
Douglas Stafford
Frontline Focus
Helion Research
Impact Mystery Shopping
Stratagem Market Checker

waiting the outcome

Any i have missed????

as you can tell, i really want to make some pennies lol

lovetowinacar

ukmonkey wrote: »

Ok, are you subscribed to the alerts thread? If not, subscribe and set it to "instant email" alert option (you'll see it when you go to subscribe to the thread).

Does your phone have email facility on it? If so, make sure it's set to check as often as possible (though beaware of data costs if you don't have an unlimited data package!).

Regarding your list:

ESA - applied for about 70 assignments and never got any so sent them an email telling them what a show of sh*t I thought they were and told them to delete my account and personal details.
Grass Roots - get very little from them. Assignments come up most weeks for a shop run by a supermarket but it's a very poor fee for the amount of work involved so I never bother. Get travel agents from them maybe every other month. Had a few "casual restaurant" jobs from them last year but I believe they were as part of a tender for work.
GFK - Mainly mobile phones and Banks. You could get maybe half a dozen shops from these a month.
GAP - Can be a good source of "free" food and fuel as well as money for jobs such as mobile phone shops and travel agents, though the travel agents *may* be seasonal. Very easy, simple questionnaires
React - Don't have much work,but one to keep an eye on IMO. They do a fair few airport shops I believe.
JKS - not registered with them so can't comment
Bare - car circuits can be a great source of income, particularly if you're willing to travel to other areas. Easy jobs, but can be very tiring and a long day, especially when you factor in the write-ups, but I've done a number of these jobs for them and like them a lot.
ABAI - only fault I can find with these guys are they can be sometimes a little slow to pay, though no worse than any other company IMHO. Very good to deal with, friendliest people out of all the MS companies I've dealt with. Very flexible too. I get a lot of work from these guys so my opinions may be a little biased!
Tern - as with ABAi - very friendly, don't have a HUGE amount of work, but the glasses shops are simple as well-paid. They expect particularly high standards in terms of the report detail, which is fair, given the fees they pay.
PIP - not registered with them.
TNS - done very little work for them of late. Reports are ok, fees are fair to mediocre. Communications are apallingly slow these days. Amount of jobs from them is very little. Supermarket jobs are very low paid for the work involved (as with GR really!).
Retail Eyes - need no commentary!


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My main cash-cows are ABAi and BARE.

Thanks for above very useful info.:A I would add that Amber Arch are very friendly helpful people.:)