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

glitterkandy

Lil_Me wrote: »

Yeh it is, have you done them before?

mysterious_girl wrote: »

No, I haven't. Got no idea what's involved or how long it will take. Don't even know what day I'm meant to do it on yet.

Hey, have pmed you Lil_me. It won't let me PM you mysterious girl, but when I did one of these before it didn;t matter so long as I went on one of the 3 days and got my results in on time.

ukmonkey

Lil_me : feel free to PM me if you need more info.

crescent25

mimi1234 wrote: »

I think I have now realised that they put certain jobs on RE later than they do everywhere else. If an alert comes up for PETS on RE, they tend to appear a few hours later for me. Perhaps it's because I am in Yorkshire. LOL.

That's exactly the same for me too! I'm based in Nottinghamshire. I see alerts go on and nothing for a good few hours. Very strange!! :rotfl:

kman

mimi1234 wrote: »

I think I have now realised that they put certain jobs on RE later than they do everywhere else. If an alert comes up for PETS on RE, they tend to appear a few hours later for me. Perhaps it's because I am in Yorkshire. LOL.

crescent25 wrote: »

That's exactly the same for me too! I'm based in Nottinghamshire. I see alerts go on and nothing for a good few hours. Very strange!! :rotfl:

Perhaps they have their preferred shoppers who they offer the jobs to first...

crescent25

kman wrote: »

Perhaps they have their preferred shoppers who they offer the jobs to first...

Haha! Wouldn't surprise me at all

scubaangel

Gyp seem to be in a very giving mood today - had an email earlier offering me a second chance at certification for a client I'd failed when I first signed up, and in taking the practise test managed to pass and not need to take the main test. Most unusual behaviour for them.
And I finally got my TNS account up and running, have taken one job in the next village to see what I make of it, from reading comments on here though I might not do too many of these ones, but right now all work is good if I'm getting paid for it.

Looks like edigital don't want me though, tried to log in to see if they'd checked my test survey and kept getting incorrect password faults, and my email address isnt known either - anyone else failed and reapplied another time?

mysterious_girl

crescent25 wrote: »

Haha! Wouldn't surprise me at all

I'm sure Retail Maxim must have its preferred shoppers. I only ever get about 2-3 assignments from them a year and it's usually during school holidays when I am guessing their preferred shopper in my area is away!

finlay

Gyp have put me on a diet!!!
I have been sacked from the pizzas.:(
They have been peeping at my bathroom scales.

Hopelessly_Hopeful

jen_br wrote: »

... Ok what do you guys think?

there was a job posting for an hotel, with a fee advertised on the other MS forum. So I emailed.. she said its gone for Sept but good for October. I said ok great.. Filled out the application she said right ill allocate it to you for Oct.


I said Um... Do I get the details about the job (like where im going etc)... she said "its too early for that"

!!!!!!? I thought i never accept visits with out knowing where im going. Doesn't it seem weird what if its a hotel Ive just been to etc. Or a scuzzy brothel style.

Just kinda miffed but maybe this is the norm... incase she thinks im a spy?

I had the same! Didn't want to apply to find out I wasn't suitable, grrrrrr

HHx

look_after_the_pennies

Heres a good one. I completed a visit, filled in the report and submitted it. I then receive an apologetic email to say they sent me the wrong questionnaire and could I complete the correct one!!!!!!! Thank god it's not a RE report, that's all I've got to say!

Luckily I enjoy working for this particular company so lets hope I receive a few more assignments to compensate