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

vicz123

Paul_Varjak wrote: »

I tried to do one of these and I think it must be almost impossible to remain undercover. The store I went to had no customers, was so open and the audit takes so long that I simply treated it as a training exercise, told them what I was doing and never submitted any report.

I think the only way to do it is to ignore the phone audit until you leave the store! The problem is remembering all the details about the phones - though writing down would be quicker than doing the audit on the phone whilst in store.

I think I was in the store for 45 minutes on my phone cos they had a lot of matching phones!

thanks- think i will give it a miss!

partyprincess

no egg jobs for me this time

vicz123

no paint shop for me

lovetowinacar

I notice that all the eggs jobs I have been allocated are covert and then back in for the overt - did one of these and it was enjoyable but it does take time to get it all done - I put in for 13 eggs and received 5 jobs

Can I ask are all the latest allocation coverts followed by overt checking with a manager/member of staff?

Thanks

proshopper

TractorGirl327 wrote: »

I'll add them to the OP later on today. Can anyone tell me anything about them to add? I was sacked by them only a few months into my MS-ing career for doing the wrong mobile phone shop and couldn't reschedule.

I was sacked after complaining about being treated badly on numerous occasions! For example, when I said a booth was not present in a shopping centre, I was told to walk the centre (even though I had already done so twice) and ask at the information point (I had already done so and was told the booth was not present). The company representative got their supervisor to speak to me and told me to do the same things. When I asked if they could just verify the booth's presence or absence directly with the client, I was spoken to as if I was a three-year-old (by company personnel who sounded as if they could have been on work experience).

They also kept bullying me to do merchandising assignments. I used to do the occasional merchandising job for them, but they routinely failed to sent the right materials for the job or send poor quality fixtures that fell apart in transit. I ended up spending so much time on individual calls - chasing materials, rescheduling, revisiting to replace broken bits, etc., it just wasn't worth the effort.

I was actually quite relieved when they stopped giving me work. Unless things have changed radically, my advice to anyone would be: proceed with caution.

P.S. Do they still return reports if you accidentally use the words "he" or "she"?:rotfl:

Chopsie&Chelvis

lovetowinacar wrote: »

Can I ask are all the latest allocation coverts followed by overt checking with a manager/member of staff?

Thanks

All of mine are completely covert - wouldn't have accepted so many if they were overt, I hate 'revealing' myself as an MS, makes my stomach churn with nerves :eek: I need to toughen up a bit

cte1111

My diary is suddenly looking a bit hectic for the next week. Just picked up 4 banks and a careers event on GFK (thanks for the alert), which should fit in nicely with my 7 egg jobs, 2 decorating places, 3 metal sales and another bank from GR! Yikes.

Also got some bus stop checks and the last few alcohol audits to finish off this weekend.

Good job half term is nearly over, please don't let the snow shut the schools again.

cte1111

LaurenManchester wrote: »

All of mine are completely covert - wouldn't have accepted so many if they were overt, I hate 'revealing' myself as an MS, makes my stomach churn with nerves :eek: I need to toughen up a bit

I think mine are all covert- stock check, purchase then return. I didn't see any overt ones in my area.

I've done quite a few of the chemist ones where you need to return and 'reveal' yourself. I don't mind this part, but in a couple they've been right moody when I went back in. Wouldn't you think this would be the time you'd be making an extra effort to be nice?

borders

Anyone doing the eggs shop for the first time, check to see if the shop is classed as a supermarket or a convenience. Tells you this in the information panel. The supermarket has more items to check for.

Thought I should mention this before someone gets caught out by it.

And if you're doing the forecourt shops there's loads and loads to look for.

Flygirl767

Hi guys

I need some ugent help here! I have done 6 x crisp photos today and took nearly 150 pics. I have just connected the phone to the computer to transfer them and it has only transferred just over 50 and it says the synchronisation is complete! They are all clearly on my phone but I hust don't know why they wont transfer. I have a Nokia and they go onto Nokia Ovi and also straight into my photos on the computer.

Its also just random ones so I cant even send one stores photos in! Does anyone have any suggestions as to how I can transfer these remaining pics on my phone? I am nearly in tears here as I have had such a busy stressfulk day and only agreed to do all these extra stores to help them out and they are nowhere near where I live so I can't go back and re do them in time. Help!!!