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

nehpets81

mimi1234 wrote: »

Most likely go to RE. They took the other coffee and cake shop TNS used to do a year or two ago. And yes, I wouldn't be surprised if the reimbursement was like £1 and the fee was £2. LOL.

Not sure even RE could undercut the wretched fees TNS used to have on these jobs - I suppose we would have to take photos if they appeared on RE tho...

Fingers crossed they appear on React sometime soon. I would be surprised if they gave up on MSing alltogether as all their main competitors have programmes.

beckalinha

I have this problem if I print using firefox - usually have to change it to IE and it prints all of the pages

weeg wrote: »

Ah. I see. Problem with my printing - last 3 pages are blank. Wonder if they'll reply to my email.

weeg

beckalinha wrote: »

I have this problem if I print using firefox - usually have to change it to IE and it prints all of the pages

I think I probably used chrome. 3 coffee jobs, all printed one after the other. Only 2 printed properly.

Don't these aussies know that IE is now a minority browser in Europe, and they should make their website properly compatible. Or at least warn us it isn't?

serendipity2706

weeg wrote: »

I think I probably used chrome. 3 coffee jobs, all printed one after the other. Only 2 printed properly.

Don't these aussies know that IE is now a minority browser in Europe, and they should make their website properly compatible. Or at least warn us it isn't?

I can only get all the pages printed on IE too

mimi1234

nehpets81 wrote: »

Not sure even RE could undercut the wretched fees TNS used to have on these jobs - I suppose we would have to take photos if they appeared on RE tho...

Fingers crossed they appear on React sometime soon. I would be surprised if they gave up on MSing alltogether as all their main competitors have programmes.

I have always found the service at the TNS coffee shops to be appalling. So to be honest, they don't really need a mystery shopping programme. I have been doing them for about 4 years and have seen no improvement at all.

The pizza shop that TNS did just stopped ms programmes as someone else pointed out. May happen to the coffee shop too.

If the 10k new shoppers keep picking and dropping the pubs which I seem to see loaded on every night for the same time period, the company might say COMPUTER SAYS NO to RE. Wouldn't it be fab if they went back to TNS and we actually got some proper money for doing them? I can but hope!

lalli_pickle

nehpets81 wrote: »

Not sure even RE could undercut the wretched fees TNS used to have on these jobs - I suppose we would have to take photos if they appeared on RE tho...

Fingers crossed they appear on React sometime soon. I would be surprised if they gave up on MSing alltogether as all their main competitors have programmes.

Maybe we should all get together and make a bid!

misssarahleigh

mimi1234 wrote: »

It might be that amount at the moment, but they will pay you at a later date and the figure might be less. I did mine when the conversion rate would have made it about £50, but then only got paid about £30ish for each one. Mind you, it's better than nothing. (PS. Before anyone moans, I have rounded the figures down so the actual fee is not given away).

Oh, good point. In that case I shall take a screen shot of the exchange rate on that day. If they try to offer less I will scream my head off. Not being shafted becuase they want to pay in euro

nehpets81

mimi1234 wrote: »

I have always found the service at the TNS coffee shops to be appalling. So to be honest, they don't really need a mystery shopping programme. I have been doing them for about 4 years and have seen no improvement at all.

The pizza shop that TNS did just stopped ms programmes as someone else pointed out. May happen to the coffee shop too.

If the 10k new shoppers keep picking and dropping the pubs which I seem to see loaded on every night for the same time period, the company might say COMPUTER SAYS NO to RE. Wouldn't it be fab if they went back to TNS and we actually got some proper money for doing them? I can but hope!

Well, kind of - perhaps the MS programme wasn't what it should have been. The React coffee shop apparantly have the lions share of the market and are increasing at the expense of the others. I know that personally I find their shops nicer places to be than the others. Might be something to do with a decent MS programme, who knows?

Would you be so kind as to PM the pizza company? I'm all curious now as it must have been on TNS before my time. Hate to say it but companies do seem to be deserting TNS for whatever reason and if they lost their biggie I would be surprised to see them continue as an MS company much longer.

Totally, totally agree with the pub thing! Really starting to be a pain in the proverbials seeing the same old ones continue to extend the dates. I have over 200 jobs showing on RE and none of interest, it takes me so long to scroll through them all that the 10,001 eager shoppers take all the good jobs by the time I get to the bottom. I used to enjoy doing the pubs with TNS...

serendipity2706

nehpets81 wrote: »

Well, kind of - perhaps the MS programme wasn't what it should have been. The React coffee shop apparantly have the lions share of the market and are increasing at the expense of the others. I know that personally I find their shops nicer places to be than the others. Might be something to do with a decent MS programme, who knows?

Would you be so kind as to PM the pizza company? I'm all curious now as it must have been on TNS before my time. Hate to say it but companies do seem to be deserting TNS for whatever reason and if they lost their biggie I would be surprised to see them continue as an MS company much longer.

Totally, totally agree with the pub thing! Really starting to be a pain in the proverbials seeing the same old ones continue to extend the dates. I have over 200 jobs showing on RE and none of interest, it takes me so long to scroll through them all that the 10,001 eager shoppers take all the good jobs by the time I get to the bottom. I used to enjoy doing the pubs with TNS...

Well, be grateful! I have 4 jobs showing, all 150 miles round trip!

PS start scrolling from the bottom!

pinklady07

I've just taken a couple of pharmacy jobs from RA. The ones where you buy the recommended product. It says you can keep the product but do they reimburse for it or does it come out of the very small fee? I could not tell from their note and I didnt want to wait and check with them incase the jobs went while I was deciding if it was worth it or not. If they dont reimburse as well, I will be releasing them again pretty soon!