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

Flygirl767

ukmonkey wrote: »

I reckon we should start up MMSUK, which would avoid the above. What do you think?! :rotfl::rotfl:

I think you will find some of the "fish husbands" are just as bad!:D

Flygirl767

blindman wrote: »

History
MSUK started a LOooooooooong while back and it was "Invitation only"

I got in (Cue Groucho Marx quote )

PRO
Has some MS Reps who only post jobs on MSUK so can get some "insider" jobs.

CON
Used to be good info but basically it is a LOT of Old "fish wives" who spend most of the forum in the "lounge" talking about anything BUT Msing
They treat the "Office" and MSE as beneath them

Claim to fame:
I got banned TWICE from posting [Can't think why...]

SO
I stopped posting and just kept up with the "Work available"
They stopped being Invite only and have opened up to anyone :eek:


The Office
Used to be members of MSUK but there was a HUGE Cat fight and they split, forming their own site.
Always open to anyone, but still a LOAD of Fish wives etc...

PRO
Has some good info on Video MSing, though little else new.
CON
Site is VERY unreliable (even worse then RE :eek:)
MSUK :eek:

Some good info and dedicated people on here BUT a lot of "fly by nights" (hence derision from MSUK) who are
1. One Sandwich short of a picnic (Photo but NO receipt)
2 Lazy

PRO
The best bit (as has been said) is the ALERTS thread. always first to get this (days before the other two.)

Bottom Line
Sign up to all three to cover the bases but unless you're into clique Gossip just post here.

AND
If you want to share\or ask a "shortcut\favour\backhander" then ask for PM's Don't post it!

How DO I add clients to Abai ???

Looks like it could be 3 times..this post is now on their board!!:D:D

ukmonkey

blindman wrote: »

Well the other one could be called PMS UK

Absolutely! TG as President, I'm sure!

Chas

blindman wrote: »

History
MSUK started a LOooooooooong while back and it was "Invitation only"

I got in (Cue Groucho Marx quote )

PRO
Has some MS Reps who only post jobs on MSUK so can get some "insider" jobs.

CON
Used to be good info but basically it is a LOT of Old "fish wives" who spend most of the forum in the "lounge" talking about anything BUT Msing
They treat the "Office" and MSE as beneath them

Claim to fame:
I got banned TWICE from posting [Can't think why...]

SO
I stopped posting and just kept up with the "Work available"
They stopped being Invite only and have opened up to anyone :eek:


The Office
Used to be members of MSUK but there was a HUGE Cat fight and they split, forming their own site.
Always open to anyone, but still a LOAD of Fish wives etc...

PRO
Has some good info on Video MSing, though little else new.
CON
Site is VERY unreliable (even worse then RE :eek:)
MSUK :eek:

Some good info and dedicated people on here BUT a lot of "fly by nights" (hence derision from MSUK) who are
1. One Sandwich short of a picnic (Photo but NO receipt)
2 Lazy

PRO
The best bit (as has been said) is the ALERTS thread. always first to get this (days before the other two.)

Bottom Line
Sign up to all three to cover the bases but unless you're into clique Gossip just post here.

AND
If you want to share\or ask a "shortcut\favour\backhander" then ask for PM's Don't post it!

How DO I add clients to Abai ???

No idea how to add clients to ABAi, sorry.

Maybe you could help me with this though - I've got a restaurant visit next week. The brief says 2 adults but I was wondering if it would be alright to take my baby instead of the second adult as my husband is out with his mates on the night I want to go & I've got no-one to babysit. He's quite grown up for his age (the baby, not my husband :rotfl:) and he eats adult food as long as I mash it up well.

mharzuk

ukmonkey wrote: »

Absolutely! TG as President, I'm sure!

To those not following the recent ranting crusade Mboy is feeling compelled to embark upon this post I’ve quoted, I’m sure, will show MBoys true feelings. :heartpuls
If we are vote casting for president TG has my vote, her obvious dignity in rising above the provocation shows a depth of character we could all learn from. :beer:
It’s quite amusing to see how TG throws a bone to MBoy who immediately overreacts and throws his toys out of the pram.

jen_br

Flygirl767 wrote: »

Looks like it could be 3 times..this post is now on their board!!:D:D

Now thats fame!

TractorGirl327

Re: the Alert thread, yes, it is fab, but what really RILES me about it is that if you look at it , it has had nearly 200,000 views. I know many of those are "us", but I am sure there are hundreds of people who are subscribed to the thread, who get alerts, and benefit from US posting alerts, and yet who never, ever come on the main thread to offer help and advice. That's what I don't like, and if there was a way to stop "outsiders" from seeing it then I'd be all for it.

ukmonkey

TractorGirl327 wrote: »

Re: the Alert thread, yes, it is fab, but what really RILES me about it is that if you look at it , it has had nearly 200,000 views. I know many of those are "us", but I am sure there are hundreds of people who are subscribed to the thread, who get alerts, and benefit from US posting alerts, and yet who never, ever come on the main thread to offer help and advice. That's what I don't like, and if there was a way to stop "outsiders" from seeing it then I'd be all for it.

Totally agree with your last sentence :money:. On the other hand, I've seen, over the months, users adding job alerts to it that don't come on here, so it works both ways (but yeah, I'm sure it's by far more the way that you mention).

proshopper

cathj wrote: »

I have been a complete doofus, I can't even believe what I have done. I did 2 freezer shops for ESA today, and I have just entered the results for one of them and then realised that I have filled it out for the wrong one, seconds after submitting.

I don't know now I should fill in the other report for the other store and ask them if they can swap them over, leave it completely now until the morning until afer I can speak to them, or fill in the correct report for the store that I still have the report open for, and see if they can reset the other one tomorrow.

Any opinions? I am really kicking myself now.

meandmaboy wrote: »

Been there , seen it , done it
I filled out the correct report for the 1 had left then emailed then & rang them next day about it, I got confused as it was 2 shops in the same street.
I'm sure they'll be alright about it.

I have never done this with ESA! *smug grin*

However, I did do it a few months ago with Gap. Like you, I realised after I had pressed submit on the first report. I went ahead and put the second report in (i.e. on the wrong assignment). It was the end of a long day and I'd reached that "sod it" point. I then emailed Gap (multiple emails to all the possible email addresses) and told them what I'd done. Of course, I heard nothing back! A couple of weeks later, I queried it when I was on the phone to an allocator. He said that "no news is good news," and lo-and-behold, I got paid for both jobs! Three cheers for Gap!:D

clippy_girl

misssarahleigh wrote: »

I saw one on my phone but it would let me get it. Rung my mummy to explain but she missed it.

i do this as wel!! l cant accept grassroots jobs since they updated the software on my bb