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

Lovefood

Hi all, read about your egg jobs. Really fancy some egg benedicts now:D Is it worth signing up to ESA, they seem to have a nice mix of clients but if the reporting is a pain more often than not I rather not bother. Would appreciate if you tell me what your favorite MS companies are - if you don't mind sharing. Thanks.

pinkprincess39

nearlyheadlessian wrote: »

I've been underpaid by tns this month - due to the delay of the payslips I don't know what for, but I'd say it equates to one coffee job not paid. Would be curious to know if anyone else is missing money.

Im missing 35p!!! dont know where its missing from though

nearlyheadlessian

pinkprincess39 wrote: »

Im missing 35p!!! dont know where its missing from though

I've fired off an email to their accounts department, although they are away today. And knowing them they'll struggle to nail down where the money is missing from without job ids. Ah well.

borders

nearlyheadlessian wrote: »

I've been underpaid by tns this month - due to the delay of the payslips I don't know what for, but I'd say it equates to one coffee job not paid. Would be curious to know if anyone else is missing money.

Yes!!
I'm missing a supermarket tech visit. Did it on the 13th June which is just about the cutoff. Wasn't on last month but doesnt appear to be there this month either.

ukmonkey

borders wrote: »

Yes!!
I'm missing a supermarket tech visit. Did it on the 13th June which is just about the cutoff. Wasn't on last month but doesnt appear to be there this month either.

If it helps, I've been paid for a job I did on the 16th.

woohoo_postingid

I only did one TNS job in July and have been underpaid by £11 for it. Not too impressed.

crescent25

Lovefood wrote: »

Hi all, read about your egg jobs. Really fancy some egg benedicts now:D Is it worth signing up to ESA, they seem to have a nice mix of clients but if the reporting is a pain more often than not I rather not bother. Would appreciate if you tell me what your favorite MS companies are - if you don't mind sharing. Thanks.

I like ESA and don't find their reports a pain at all

cheekychipmunk

Just had another follow-up call after a test-drive visit and used the 'my husband has just been made redundant line' to put them off. Scary thing is though, it's actually true this time .

We're in the process of getting him signed up to lots of MS companies. He actually has bags of experience in retail, in particular doing audits and merchandising. Do many of the companies on the first pages of these threads have work of this type? I know the 'company that cannot be named' does, and have seen something on RE about auditors, but if anyone could pm me and point me in the direction of any other companies, that would be really, really helpful

Lovefood

Sorry to hear cheekychipmunk.

cheekychipmunk wrote: »

Just had another follow-up call after a test-drive visit and used the 'my husband has just been made redundant line' to put them off. Scary thing is though, it's actually true this time .

We're in the process of getting him signed up to lots of MS companies. He actually has bags of experience in retail, in particular doing audits and merchandising. Do many of the companies on the first pages of these threads have work of this type? I know the 'company that cannot be named' does, and have seen something on RE about auditors, but if anyone could pm me and point me in the direction of any other companies, that would be really, really helpful

I do mainly assignments for The Mystery Dining Company (I think I read that its ok to name the MS/MD companies but not their clients). They are really good and have lots of different clients. Be aware that only a few jobs are actually paid and most are reimbursed. So this company is more for treating and cheering yourselves up when you need a break from the shopping. I hope he finds new employment soon and in the mean time many happy shops.

cheekychipmunk

nearlyheadlessian wrote: »

I've been underpaid by tns this month - due to the delay of the payslips I don't know what for, but I'd say it equates to one coffee job not paid. Would be curious to know if anyone else is missing money.

I'm due 3 supermarkets and 1 coffee and the amount in my account certainly doesn't come anywhere near!