MYSTERY SHOPPING THREAD XV - please, no mention of client names or fees on here

look_after_the_pennies

WARNING! There is no money to be made from mystery shopping whatsoever! Not if you are me anyway! :rotfl:
Just done a mystery shop at a clothes store in my lunch hour and although the brief said to make a purchase, I can return it at a later date. The brief also stated to try on an item in the fitting room, so I grabbed something in my size and tried it on for a laugh. I only blinking fell in love with the dress, didn't I! Then checked the price tag and nearly fainted! Nearly £100! Loved it so much, I bought it. Not the first time this has happened on a ms shop! The best part was the assistant asking if I had bought it for a special occasion! Just going to have to do a lot of ms jobs to pay for it. Think I'll avoid the burgers tho. Want to fit in my expensive dress! The best part was the assistant asking if I had bought it for a special occasion!

proshopper

look_after_the_pennies wrote: »

WARNING! There is no money to be made from mystery shopping whatsoever! Not if you are me anyway! :rotfl:
Just done a mystery shop at a clothes store in my lunch hour and although the brief said to make a purchase, I can return it at a later date. The brief also stated to try on an item in the fitting room, so I grabbed something in my size and tried it on for a laugh. I only blinking fell in love with the dress, didn't I! Then checked the price tag and nearly fainted! Nearly £100! Loved it so much, I bought it. Not the first time this has happened on a ms shop! The best part was the assistant asking if I had bought it for a special occasion! Just going to have to do a lot of ms jobs to pay for it. Think I'll avoid the burgers tho. Want to fit in my expensive dress! The best part was the assistant asking if I had bought it for a special occasion!

There should be on-line training in self-discipline for these jobs!!

I find that the best way to do these is to go into another favourite shop first and try on something I really like in there. If I can overcome temptation in the first shop (no real reason to make a purchase in there) I tell myself I can do the same in the second shop.:D

look_after_the_pennies

I had actually planned to buy some sandals and use my ms fee towards them and then pay the extra. I knew how expensive this shop was, so I did some research on the internet to find a cheap item to buy in case I fell in love with it and did not want to return it. Plan failed big time! This blinking shop caught me out back in April. Should have had the willpower!

mharzuk

look_after_the_pennies wrote: »

WARNING! There is no money to be made from mystery shopping whatsoever! Not if you are me anyway! :rotfl:
Just done a mystery shop at a clothes store in my lunch hour and although the brief said to make a purchase, I can return it at a later date. The brief also stated to try on an item in the fitting room, so I grabbed something in my size and tried it on for a laugh. I only blinking fell in love with the dress, didn't I! Then checked the price tag and nearly fainted! Nearly £100! Loved it so much, I bought it. Not the first time this has happened on a ms shop! The best part was the assistant asking if I had bought it for a special occasion! Just going to have to do a lot of ms jobs to pay for it. Think I'll avoid the burgers tho. Want to fit in my expensive dress! The best part was the assistant asking if I had bought it for a special occasion!

I always make sure I don't like the item that I try on, or even worse I try something thats a size too small. I think the lesson is to remove temptation of all sorts, that way I don't need to rely on my very rocky willpower

I'm sure you deserve it though pennies so enjoy :T

Lil_Me_2

mharzuk wrote: »

I always make sure I don't like the item that I try on, or even worse I try something thats a size too small. I think the lesson is to remove temptation of all sorts, that way I don't need to rely on my very rocky willpower

I'm sure you deserve it though pennies so enjoy :T

I do this too, although most of the time I don't actually try anything on, I take the time to fill in a few notes and check if there is anything I've missed. Much cheaper

jen_br

LOl I go into the shops with a full bladder I have less patience to like something then i just do my job and go haha

misssarahleigh

I've just done the same shop. I had a little more willpower. Bought a flower for my hair. Was feeling guilty at that but not anymore,

thanks :beer:

Scotties_Mum

Lil_Me wrote: »

I do this too, although most of the time I don't actually try anything on, I take the time to fill in a few notes and check if there is anything I've missed. Much cheaper

Yep, me too, I generally take the item off the hanger, put it back not quite so perfectly, and key my notes into my phone for a couple of minutes!!

However, I have never yet returned an item to the 'non-human' clothes store, or the 'heavy rain' one.

look_after_the_pennies

Scotties_Mum wrote: »

However, I have never yet returned an item to the 'non-human' clothes store, or the 'heavy rain' one.

Yep, my shop was one of those!!

Krazie_Kay

Not sure whether mine was a "heavy rain" or "non human" shop but the dress I tried on was £380!!! I loved that dress but didn't love it enough to pay almost my rent on!!!