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

Hollypear

duchy wrote: »

If anyone sees any Gatwick airside jobs can they PM me please-Can't believe there's none for this month

Saw one on TNS.

millerose

Is there a way to bookmark the MS sites as always logged in? Im forever having to log in all the time! or is this done on purpose?

kitchpoo

Puzzcat wrote: »

This must be really old, as its showing my garden as it was in about 2007..

some towns were done before London, Cambridge, Oxford and Norwich + some others - But in the latest update coverage is really extensive.

funny-bunny_4

misssarahleigh wrote: »

And war has officially broken out :eek:

this is better than eastenders....:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

Tudorc1

funny-bunny wrote: »

this is better than eastenders....:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

ANYTHING is better than Eastenders !!

millerose

Hiya. I'm just working out fuel costs again.......

Does everyone work it out at 40p per mile? or how to work it cheaper?

I ask as I have just accepted 2 jobs 17.2 miles away from my home. Now fuel wise at 40p p.m its costing me £6.88. Surely this cant be right? not worth me doing them then.

Im making a loss! :eek::eek::eek:

Tudorc1

millerose wrote: »

Hiya. I'm just working out fuel costs again.......

Does everyone work it out at 40p per mile? or how to work it cheaper?

I ask as I have just accepted 2 jobs 17.2 miles away from my home. Now fuel wise at 40p p.m its costing me £6.88. Surely this cant be right? not worth me doing them then.

Im making a loss! :eek::eek::eek:

You have a PM

mysteryshoppingninja

millerose wrote: »

Hiya. I'm just working out fuel costs again.......

Does everyone work it out at 40p per mile? or how to work it cheaper?

I ask as I have just accepted 2 jobs 17.2 miles away from my home. Now fuel wise at 40p p.m its costing me £6.88. Surely this cant be right? not worth me doing them then.

Im making a loss! :eek::eek::eek:

The 40p a mile is the tax-allowable rate set by HMRC. This is to cover the expenses of running the car not just the petrol i.e. road tax, insurance, repairs and servicing etc. That rate is only for the first 10,000 miles per tax year though, after that its 25p.

For tax purposes it's often helpful to make a loss on paper on jobs as this reduces the profit and tax paid on the other more profitable jobs... There are many reasons for doing a job where you are making a loss such as wanting to build your relationship with a company or simply because you want to help a particular brand / chain improve its customer experience and so are prepared to do it at a reduced rate to what you would normally.

In the unlikely event you were to get investigated as long as you can give a plausible reason as to why you chose to do the job (which may be as simple as the MS company were desperate) and stick to that reason there should be no issue

Hope this helps.

squeaky1055

mysteryshoppingninja wrote: »

Just pick a shop or something thats closed to sit outside of, pretend you work there have just locked up and can't be bothered to cook tea when you get in... And you've had such a hard day you couldn't be bothered to drive to the shop either

Theres loads of ways round it - just be creative hehe

I have had them delivered to a hospital, bowling alley, cinema, doctors surgery....like you said as long as you google whether they deliver to your chosen place before hand.....then dinner is served!

linz81

Hi guys I had a strange job last night and I'm wondering if anyone else has had this happen and what happens re payment, expenses, revisit etc.?

I accepted a job to visit a local (seedy) bar in the city centre and was told to arrive between midnight and quarter past. I propped my eyes open with matchsticks and visited another bar while I waited for my onstage time! Fortunately I was allowed to take a guest so I took my sister with me and we had a good laugh at how there were no other bars open in that part of town on a Thursday night and we were guaranteed to be the only 2 customers in there.
We arrived in the bar at 7 minutes after midnight and we were the only 2 people in there! We were told by the member of staff that we'd missed last orders, the bar was closing and we'd have to leave!
I've emailed the company this morning but was just wondering how to position with them with regards to payments and expenses (for matchsticks and under eye conceraler for today )?:rotfl:
Hopefully they won't ask me to revisit as it's not the nicest of places but the pay offered was excellent!
Sorry for the long story...