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

TractorGirl327

misssarahleigh wrote: »

Whats IMS?

squidgeum wrote: »

If you Google them it comes up, but they're not taking on anymore shoppers in my area at the moment

misssarahleigh wrote: »

Got it thank you, shall apply and give it a go.

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.

funny-bunny_4

natalenka wrote: »

No, it should be done on Saturday in the daylight and submitted by 3PM.

I just hope that there will be so many people around that nobody cares if I am taking pictures of the windows of the shop.

I did apply for 5 of these just after christmas, and the brief said exactly the same timings, what i was gonna do was get there really early before the shop opened, and do it so i didn't look sus, (didnt get them anyway) .. it was gonna be quite a rush for me as in jan the mornings were darker later,(wasn't getting light till 7.30 +), but now mornings are lighter should be a lot easier .. well if u only have 1 should be a doddle...

misssarahleigh

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.

Thats a little harsh. I went to a shop a week early and only realised when i tried inputting the results and it said my shop date wasn't for another week lol *blonde moment*:j

squeaky1055

funny-bunny wrote: »

I did apply for 5 of these just after christmas, and the brief said exactly the same timings, what i was gonna do was get there really early before the shop opened, and do it so i didn't look sus, (didnt get them anyway) .. it was gonna be quite a rush for me as in jan the mornings were darker later,(wasn't getting light till 7.30 +), but now mornings are lighter should be a lot easier .. well if u only have 1 should be a doddle...

I do them before they open....is a breeze then, less traffic, easy to park, and much better pics cos not hurrying! It is usually the roadsweepers who wonder what on earth you are up to.lol.

funny-bunny_4

cte1111 wrote: »

Just been out in rainy Manchester making a start on the drinks audits. Quite hard work, some of them weren't keen on me doing them and in others it was hard to see. Mind you I was offered a drink from a nice man in one of the pubs. LOL managed to resist but still nice to be asked.

Got one to do that is a nightclub that doesn't open till 11pm! Way past my bedtime, will have to do it at the weekend I guess.

I've not been allocated any egg jobs yet, but have been given some of the metal jobs. Am awaiting my exciting package with baited breath before touring some more delightful areas for these jobs.

Mmm yeh I was looking forward to doing one of those, but didn't get allocated it ...:(:(:(:( was a bit different, and also would be interesting.

look_after_the_pennies

Miss_Qwerty wrote: »

I've been lucky enough to have met 2 of the MS'ers in my area, and have been helped out by a 3rd so i'm quite happy to share my location with others. It means we can give each other tips and (god forbid) if I ever have to release a job i'll damn well PM them first so they can snap it up instead of a stranger.

It doesn't mean I'm not in there fighting with FFF as well as the best of them, i'm still more than eager to get the jobs first and will snap them up as soon as I can.

I totally agree. I've found the ms'ers on here who are in my area, very helpful and I don't begrudge them if their finger happens to be faster than mine! Lol. I don't think I'm missing out having competition in my area as the jobs are rotated around by some of the agencies anyway who normally leave a 3 month gap before they let you do the job again.

numps

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.

They do a lot of auditing work, you have to go through a phone interview to get in. They are not taking people at the moment and are talking about cutting down the database!:eek:
they have a scoring system which allows you to see jobs!

squeaky1055

look_after_the_pennies wrote: »

I totally agree. I've found the ms'ers on here who are in my area, very helpful and I don't begrudge them if their finger happens to be faster than mine! Lol. I don't think I'm missing out having competition in my area as the jobs are rotated around by some of the agencies anyway who normally leave a 3 month gap before they let you do the job again.

I would love to meet someone from my area...I would look on it as having an ally. Someone to let steam off with! I don`t see it as competition at all, there are only so many jobs one person can fit in and as you said most are rotated anyway!

funny-bunny_4

How do others work round e*a ??? i apply for loads of jobs, an quite a few are well in advance of the date to be carried out, they don't let you know till a few days before most of the time weather you have them or not, which is really annoying as you cant plan your days/weeks/mths properly , ( i do like to plan ahead ) ...like this mth I applied for quite a few, and they gradually disappeard until I only 5 left, while checking through my other ms company's i found a few jobs for those dates, so thinking the rest of my jobs from them would disappear ... I think you can guess the rest.... oh yes .. later that day they allocated me all 5 , sod's law, so i had to reject them as there was know way I could fit them in, which was really annoying as if i had known earlier I could of worked round them...Grrrr what do others do ?? i don't suppose there's nothing really you can do, just wish they would allocate earlier...

squeaky1055

funny-bunny wrote: »

How do others work round e*a ??? i apply for loads of jobs, an quite a few are well in advance of the date to be carried out, they don't let you know till a few days before most of the time weather you have them or not, which is really annoying as you cant plan your days/weeks/mths properly , ( i do like to plan ahead ) ...like this mth I applied for quite a few, and they gradually disappeard until I only 5 left, while checking through my other ms company's i found a few jobs for those dates, so thinking the rest of my jobs from them would disappear ... I think you can guess the rest.... oh yes .. later that day they allocated me all 5 , sod's law, so i had to reject them as there was know way I could fit them in, which was really annoying as if i had known earlier I could of worked round them...Grrrr what do others do ?? i don't suppose there's nothing really you can do, just wish they would allocate earlier...

I try and keep a free day....just in case!! but I would not let more lucrative work go because of this and you can always cancel your application. Because jobs are rotated there is always next time.