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

StacFace

proshopper wrote: »

RE like me more than they like you, squidge. I've had 15 emails today!:D

Have their 10,000 new shoppers had these emails, I wonder???

No they haven't, they aren't even able to see them on the job board!

redzhell

proshopper wrote: »

TNS adhoc

I read it as one of the four rotating departments, plus enquiries in all the others. Cor, blimey! That looks like a total of ten enquiries in the store I'm doing. Someone, please tell me I'm wrong! There's a three hour limit in the car park .......

If you're talking about the supermarket ones, I've done a few of those. You only have to wait at least 30 seconds in each department then you can move on without speaking to a member of staff if there is none and mark that on the questionnaire accordingly.

Money_maker

mimi1234 wrote: »

Depends on what you got luv. I had a look at charm bracelets on eBay yesterday, there were only 9. Today, there has been a massive increase in them. Hope you manage to sell yours.

Free listing fees this weekend may have something to do with it too.

boyoboy1986

proshopper wrote: »

You have my sympathy, squeaky!


TNS adhoc

I read it as one of the four rotating departments, plus enquiries in all the others. Cor, blimey! That looks like a total of ten enquiries in the store I'm doing. Someone, please tell me I'm wrong! There's a three hour limit in the car park .......

I have just had a look at mine and yes it is the normal shop plus everything else by the looks of it. some of the enquiries are questionable as well.

serendipity2706

proshopper wrote: »

You have my sympathy, squeaky!

I left a business card behind on a consultant's desk on Tuesday ... thank heavens I had done a similar visit to the same place about a year ago!

On another job last week, I didn't notice immediately that I had not been given the receipt. All was not lost, though. I realised before I left, and they managed to reprint (the original was long gone, into the bin with slops and all sorts)

I did a job on Friday at a place where they AlWAYS put the receipt in the bag with the purchases. Well, that now has to be ALMOST always! My routine is to check the receipt time against my stopwatch timings before I go on to the next job. I unpacked the bag on the pavement some distance away, but there was no sign of a receipt. I then unpacked my handbag (in case I'd had a senior moment and the receipt had been handed to me). I went back to the shop and the SA retrieved my receipt from the bin, with about three others attached to it. Note to self: never assume!

TNS adhoc

I read it as one of the four rotating departments, plus enquiries in all the others. Cor, blimey! That looks like a total of ten enquiries in the store I'm doing. Someone, please tell me I'm wrong! There's a three hour limit in the car park .......

Yep That TNS sounds about right. I don't do the full ones anymore, (0nly express stores)as I've never done it in under 45 mins by the time you walk everywhere and find people plus toilets, cafe, petrol, customer services, xxxxx direct, guards, travel packages , any drink is always more than the allowance too

boyoboy1986

serendipity2706 wrote: »

Yep That TNS sounds about right. I don't do the full ones anymore, (0nly express stores)as I've never done it in under 45 mins by the time you walk everywhere and find people plus toilets, cafe, petrol, customer services, xxxxx direct, guards, travel packages , any drink is always more than the allowance too

These are the new adhoc ones that and they appear to be even more bizarre. the brief says spend at least 20 mins in store. There is no chance it will take 3 times that.

Monkeynut

Money_maker wrote: »

Free listing fees this weekend may have something to do with it too.

Also I think there are a few websites selling off their stock cheaper at the moment, as they seem to have had some sort of issue with the Jewellery Company and will no longer be stockists?!? Was reading people talking about it on a thrad on the Grabbit Board on here earlier.
May be that people have managed to get some bargains to whack on Ebay to make a few £££ ?!?

System

Hi, I am a bit new to being 'self employed' and although I won't do very much assignments, could anyone please help me. Forgive me if this sounds silly.

My fee for an assignment is £10. It is 10 miles away. At 40p per mile = £4. Is this £4 only taken off my taxable income or can I actually get this money back?

Chopsie&Chelvis

berbastrike wrote: »

Hi, I am a bit new to being 'self employed' and although I won't do very much assignments, could anyone please help me. Forgive me if this sounds silly.

My fee for an assignment is £10. It is 10 miles away. At 40p per mile = £4. Is this £4 only taken off my taxable income or can I actually get this money back?

Unless the company in question offer mileage payments, it is just taken off your taxable income - you can't get it back.

squeaky1055

proshopper wrote: »

You have my sympathy, squeaky!

I left a business card behind on a consultant's desk on Tuesday ... thank heavens I had done a similar visit to the same place about a year ago!

On another job last week, I didn't notice immediately that I had not been given the receipt. All was not lost, though. I realised before I left, and they managed to reprint (the original was long gone, into the bin with slops and all sorts)

I did a job on Friday at a place where they AlWAYS put the receipt in the bag with the purchases. Well, that now has to be ALMOST always! My routine is to check the receipt time against my stopwatch timings before I go on to the next job. I unpacked the bag on the pavement some distance away, but there was no sign of a receipt. I then unpacked my handbag (in case I'd had a senior moment and the receipt had been handed to me). I went back to the shop and the SA retrieved my receipt from the bin, with about three others attached to it. Note to self: never assume!

TNS adhoc

I read it as one of the four rotating departments, plus enquiries in all the others. Cor, blimey! That looks like a total of ten enquiries in the store I'm doing. Someone, please tell me I'm wrong! There's a three hour limit in the car park .......

I am soooo annoyed with myself, I paid by card and watched the receipt being put on the tray. I thought great...don`t grab it and look obvious. Went to the table where I proceeded to stick the chicken into a bag to take with me cos I had only just pigged out on an RE pub meal! I sat pickin at the fries and of course munched a bit of the chicken to check it. Burped a lot on the drink! Having just drunk a glass full of coke and a latte on the RE assignment:rotfl: Slipped on the fries and dippers that were strewn all over the floor during the entire visit....skidding towards the bin and quickly disposing of the almost full fries and drink, but only one chicken bone:D Great I thought....nice little earner....25 mile trip as well:o