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

lisa76

Ahhh I will do that for a couple of weeks then until they've passed the deadline - I think RE think they've got a right load of sickies working for them!!!

Lil_Me_2

Gap are apparently paying on Friday so money should be in on Monday/Tuesday next week.

They're certainly getting into dodgy territory especially as their FAQs say -

Q. When do I get paid?

Payments for all countries are made by the 24th of the month. Jobs completed between the 1st and 30th of a given month will be paid by the 24th of the following month.
Payments are processed through a direct fund transfer into your nominated bank account. You can provide your bank account details to GAPbuster Worldwide through a secure page in the My Profile section of the shopper web site.
Note: Please allow up to three working days for the transaction to clear in your account. The length of this delay will vary depending on the conditions set by your financial institution.

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crescent25

Doesn't anyone know how React and Sassie systems select people to complete shops? Is it random, or do they try and be fair in their selection? Thank you!

nearlyheadlessian

crescent25 wrote: »

Doesn't anyone know how React and Sassie systems select people to complete shops? Is it random, or do they try and be fair in their selection? Thank you!

The assignments are directly allocated by allocators at the company concerned. So you're likely to be chosen if you've got a good track record with the company, a good average rating, have a good rapport with the people in the office and so on.

proshopper

crescent25 wrote: »

Doesn't anyone know how React and Sassie systems select people to complete shops? Is it random, or do they try and be fair in their selection? Thank you!

React jobs are manually allocated. They most certainly take reputation into account when allocating. That is not to say that they do not give jobs to new shoppers: they are quite keen for newbies to prove their worth. A couple of months back, React were intent on increasing their base of reliable shoppers, but I'm not sure that this is still the case. Incidentally, not all jobs appear on the jobs board: some shoppers get jobs allocated without having to apply. But, again, this is all down to rep.

TractorGirl327

Lil_Me wrote: »

Gap are apparently paying on Friday so money should be in on Monday/Tuesday next week.

They're certainly getting into dodgy territory especially as their FAQs say -
Quote:
Q. When do I get paid?

Payments for all countries are made by the 24th of the month. Jobs completed between the 1st and 30th of a given month will be paid by the 24th of the following month.
Payments are processed through a direct fund transfer into your nominated bank account. You can provide your bank account details to GAPbuster Worldwide through a secure page in the My Profile section of the shopper web site.
Note: Please allow up to three working days for the transaction to clear in your account. The length of this delay will vary depending on the conditions set by your financial institution.

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Where've you heard that they are paying on Friday from? That's the 30th, FGS!! Thinking back, didn't they say at the beginning of the year they would now be paying on the 27th? They seem to put it back a couple of days every month.

I think they are in financial trouble and certainly aren't rushing to do any jobs for them this month. I'm owed less than £50 from both June and July and I used to get between £200 and £300 a month from them. They just don't have as many jobs nowadays and the pay has gone down too. As I've said before if it wasn't for the fact that ilike the scales they provide for the coffee jobs, I'd give them the big heave-ho!!!

Hope you're all having a good week, I'm entering the sacred territory of my kids bedrooms in a bit, armed with a few big bin liners! Hope I make it out safe the other side!!

(Oh, and payments from Bare, Grass Roots, Optimum Contact, Retail Active, Retail Active, SEB, Spies r Us, TNS, and Uncle Tom Cobbley are all not showing in my account for today.)

crescent25

nearlyheadlessian wrote: »

The assignments are directly allocated by allocators at the company concerned. So you're likely to be chosen if you've got a good track record with the company, a good average rating, have a good rapport with the people in the office and so on.

proshopper wrote: »

React jobs are manually allocated. They most certainly take reputation into account when allocating. That is not to say that they do not give jobs to new shoppers: they are quite keen for newbies to prove their worth. A couple of months back, React were intent on increasing their base of reliable shoppers, but I'm not sure that this is still the case. Incidentally, not all jobs appear on the jobs board: some shoppers get jobs allocated without having to apply. But, again, this is all down to rep.

That's great, thank you!

I have done a few job for them, with an overall score of 7, (silly mistakes like not knowing I had to click the spell check button because I have a built in spell checker), but they don't appear to be accepting me for anymore.

I'll sit and wait patiently

Lil_Me_2

MSUK. They have a gap contact who actually goes on and replies to people.

kman

crescent25 wrote: »

Doesn't anyone know how React and Sassie systems select people to complete shops? Is it random, or do they try and be fair in their selection? Thank you!

It's impossible to tell. I've only managed to get one job from them in 3 years - got 10/10 for that one, but have never been allocated another one... :mad:

kman

TractorGirl327 wrote: »

(Oh, and payments from Bare, Grass Roots, Optimum Contact, Retail Active, Retail Active, SEB, Spies r Us, TNS, and Uncle Tom Cobbley are all not showing in my account for today.)

Good to know, thanks TG