MYSTERY SHOPPING THREAD 18 - please don't mention client names or fees on here!!

boyoboy1986

I'm holding out until they advertise for a proofreading manager......

spender

Retail Maxim - I signed up ages ago and got approved however I can recall if I have ever worked for them, could one kind person pm me just to let me know the types of jobs they do, it is only someone has mentioned them earlier in the thread that my curiousity is aroused (oohh)

mimi1234

spender wrote: »

Retail Maxim - I signed up ages ago and got approved however I can recall if I have ever worked for them, could one kind person pm me just to let me know the types of jobs they do, it is only someone has mentioned them earlier in the thread that my curiousity is aroused (oohh)

They used to do loads, but RE pinched a lot of their clients, i.e. cleaners, cookies, train station shops. I did 7 for RM today and I still have another 4 booked for this week. I love RM!

beckybrianie1973

Just wondered if anyone else had trouble buying the required medicine on an RE pharmacy job? Had a right jobsworth pharmacist who refused to sell them to me, anyone would have thought I was trying to buy crack rather than a decongestant the way he went on. He ended up recommending/ telling me to buy an off the shelf product of the same brand, so I'm hoping I'll still get the reimbursement with no problems (would have looked dodgy if I refused, and I still had the other 2 enquires to do).

Another random thought-if RE signed up 10,000 shoppers in a weekend, how come there's still so many pubs showing??

boyoboy1986

beckybrianie1973 wrote: »

Just wondered if anyone else had trouble buying the required medicine on an RE pharmacy job? Had a right jobsworth pharmacist who refused to sell them to me, anyone would have thought I was trying to buy crack rather than a decongestant the way he went on. He ended up recommending/ telling me to buy an off the shelf product of the same brand, so I'm hoping I'll still get the reimbursement with no problems (would have looked dodgy if I refused, and I still had the other 2 enquires to do).

Another random thought-if RE signed up 10,000 shoppers in a weekend, how come there's still so many pubs showing??

If he refused to sell you it you shouldn't have a problem. I know what you mean about the number of people signing up, I am seriously beginning to think that the number has been much lower than this as there is the normal number of jobs on there for the time of the month and there is only the average number of releases.

I would have thought that the majority of new shoppers would think 'great, getting paid to drink' and that these would have been the first to go.

beckybrianie1973

boyoboy1986 wrote: »

If he refused to sell you it you shouldn't have a problem. I know what you mean about the number of people signing up, I am seriously beginning to think that the number has been much lower than this as there is the normal number of jobs on there for the time of the month and there is only the average number of releases.

I would have thought that the majority of new shoppers would think 'great, getting paid to drink' and that these would have been the first to go.

Thanks for that, I've just put the report in so shall soon find out. Seriously though, some of those pharmacists seem reluctant to sell anything at all, I thought he was going to call the police when I asked the second enquiry about the cold remedy

Re the bolded bit, that's exactly what I thought about the pub jobs, you'd think they'd be popular with people new to the game, obviously not- I've got more showing than ever.

jen_br

boyoboy1986 wrote: »

I'm holding out until they advertise for a proofreading manager......

woooah don't steal my job!! I am crossing fingers and toes to join Team Mel!


BTW everyone ill be gone for 10 days! Going to LA! YAY me! (dont worry there is someone home at mine incase you were thinking of breaking in! LOL)

I've got 1million reports to do but Ill be sunning it up at least

See you in 10 days!

boyoboy1986

jen_br wrote: »

woooah don't steal my job!! I am crossing fingers and toes to join Team Mel!


BTW everyone ill be gone for 10 days! Going to LA! YAY me! (dont worry there is someone home at mine incase you were thinking of breaking in! LOL)

I've got 1million reports to do but Ill be sunning it up at least

See you in 10 days!

Fine you can have the top job, but only if I can come and be your assistant. I am sure between the two of us we could reduce the queries by at least 90% within a month.

Have a good time on holiday. Only 35 weeks until mine (not that I'm counting lol)

StacFace

beckybrianie1973 wrote: »

Just wondered if anyone else had trouble buying the required medicine on an RE pharmacy job? Had a right jobsworth pharmacist who refused to sell them to me, anyone would have thought I was trying to buy crack rather than a decongestant the way he went on. He ended up recommending/ telling me to buy an off the shelf product of the same brand, so I'm hoping I'll still get the reimbursement with no problems (would have looked dodgy if I refused, and I still had the other 2 enquires to do).

Another random thought-if RE signed up 10,000 shoppers in a weekend, how come there's still so many pubs showing??

Didn't have any problems with the refusal to sell it, but if you look in the brief it does state that if you are refused it and therefore can't buy then your report will still be valid.

And the new RE shoppers can't see the pub assignments, I know as my cousin signed up in that weekend and wants to do the pub in our area that's left (which I can see) but she can't see any available jobs at all even when extending her radius with all details 100% filled in.

talljason

Iam very interested to know if mystery shopping is a part time or full time job for you all?

Its extra money for me at the moment because iam a artist but curious to know if people are doing it full time.:)