MYSTERY SHOPPING THREAD XIV - Please do NOT mention Client names on here

hjb123

has anyone ever informed a mystery shopping company they no longer want to do work for them? am considering doing this for one as not keen on some of the jobs they offer and dont get accepted for others:D

mysterious_girl

hjb123 wrote: »

has anyone ever informed a mystery shopping company they no longer want to do work for them? am considering doing this for one as not keen on some of the jobs they offer and dont get accepted for others:D

I wouldn't bother. Just don't accept any jobs. If they email you just tell them you're not msing anymore. Simples.

pinkprincess39

Just got this email about the March jobs I did for Helion. I also got a separate email with a march pay statement!"





Hello xxxxx,
I would like to apologize for a delay in your March payment this week.
We normally pay your shops around the 20th of the month following your evaluation date.
For your information we are implementing a new payment system to process payments quicker. Soon you will also be able to download your payment statement from your profile.
Many thanks for your understanding and for working with us!
Kind regards,
Ernst Aben
Managing Partner

ukmonkey

hjb123 wrote: »

has anyone ever informed a mystery shopping company they no longer want to do work for them? am considering doing this for one as not keen on some of the jobs they offer and dont get accepted for others:D

Yes, I fired ESA as I applied for several hundred jobs iirc, but did not get allocated any, not one...shortly after me sacking them, they implemented self-assign, and seem to be attracting more and more new clients each day. oops.

If the other work I do ever dries up (unlikely, but you never know), I might swallow my pride :-/

squidgeum

jc2703 wrote: »

Bit cryptic but.... if you received the email this morning from Retail Active where you had to complete and application and return it (big outlay) - does anyone know where the visit is for?? I remember someone mentioning they have done a job of this nature before but I can't remember who (possibly Tractor Girl if you're about???) and if someone can decipher this AND knows the answer - could you pm me please?

I received this email and wondered the same thing. Is it in this country or not....who knows? Also, are we supposed to blank out what's on the attachment and put our own words in do you think? All very confusing, lol.

DebtHater

ukmonkey wrote: »

Yes, I fired ESA as I applied for several hundred jobs iirc, but did not get allocated any, not one...shortly after me sacking them, they implemented self-assign, and seem to be attracting more and more new clients each day. oops.

If the other work I do ever dries up (unlikely, but you never know), I might swallow my pride :-/

Ok, but why shoot yourself in the foot? If they dont offer you work, or you dont see jobs on the screen or whatever, why tell them you are getting rid of them?

I am a member of 30+ mystery shop companies and audit companies. But I only actively work for about 6, who I can rely on to be consistent from one month to the next with their jobs and allocations etc. If I worked for all of the firms I am registered with, I would probably make a fortune!

I just dont see the point of getting rid of a company, because as you have found with ESA, things can change!

jc2703

squidgeum wrote: »

I received this email and wondered the same thing. Is it in this country or not....who knows? Also, are we supposed to blank out what's on the attachment and put our own words in do you think? All very confusing, lol.

The plot thickens.....my attachment was blank!

ukmonkey

DebtHater wrote: »

Ok, but why shoot yourself in the foot? If they dont offer you work, or you dont see jobs on the screen or whatever, why tell them you are getting rid of them?

I am a member of 30+ mystery shop companies and audit companies. But I only actively work for about 6, who I can rely on to be consistent from one month to the next with their jobs and allocations etc. If I worked for all of the firms I am registered with, I would probably make a fortune!

I just dont see the point of getting rid of a company, because as you have found with ESA, things can change!

Because of the rage. They were offering work, in the sense that the jobs were loaded onto the site, but you had to apply for the jobs. After many MANY applications, I was assigned none, over a period of several months, and lost patience.

blindman

jc2703 wrote: »

I'd cheerfully throttle someone to be able to ditch the kids for a night and call it work.....doubt there will be any in NI - I haven't even seen the backpackers one for over here!

There's only the one in Belfast

pinkprincess39

ukmonkey wrote: »

Yes, I fired ESA as I applied for several hundred jobs iirc, but did not get allocated any, not one...shortly after me sacking them, they implemented self-assign, and seem to be attracting more and more new clients each day. oops.

If the other work I do ever dries up (unlikely, but you never know), I might swallow my pride :-/

A friend of mine told them she wasn't going to work for them anymore. Now they have SA she contacted them asking to be reinstated as she had changed her mind. My friend got told politely to go forth and multiply as she wasn't required anymore after being so rude! Ooops!