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

DevilsAdvocate1

nickik1970 wrote: »

Can anyone self allocate the clothes jobs on ESA, the newer ones, beginning with the letter N?

I tired to get one and it told me that I don't fit the criteria. I don't want it that badly, so I haven't rang them.

D.

flyer

nickik1970 wrote: »

Can anyone self allocate the clothes jobs on ESA, the newer ones, beginning with the letter N?

Well I can't. Although there are three in Coventry, because I'm male I'm excluded!

mimi1234

nickik1970 wrote: »

Can anyone self allocate the clothes jobs on ESA, the newer ones, beginning with the letter N?

I can. Did initially pick 3, but had to ditch 2 as they require a child on the visit. Have you been with ESA for long? I think after you pass a certain number of visits they have allocated, you can self allocate.

nickik1970

Yep can self allocate other jobs, and have done so today. Also told me I did not fit criteria, although I do have a child to take, and a man(haha!) thing for the other visits. So heaven knows. Have been with them for buckets of time now.

dazza.mk

nickik1970 wrote: »

Yep can self allocate other jobs, and have done so today. Also told me I did not fit criteria, although I do have a child to take, and a man(haha!) thing for the other visits. So heaven knows. Have been with them for buckets of time now.

Think if you're female you will b automatically excluded from the shops that require checking the Men's changing rooms (even if you can take a man with you)

I've assigned 2 however.

katiekittykat1977

nehpets81 wrote: »

Might be barking up the wrong tree somewhat with ESA tho....

Fair enough

Really, all I want to do is earn a bit of extra cash - as it happens I quite enjoy doing the shops and don't mind the reports at all. I have a decent full-time job, so am limited to the amount of assignments I take on anyway. I weigh up what each job would cost me, in time and petrol etc, against how much I want to do it, and make my decision on that basis. I'm sorry if that upsets some of the more experienced shoppers, but the way I see it is that there's enough jobs for everyone, and I'm happy to do the ones for lower fees. Better in my pocket than someone else's!

pinklady07

dazza.mk wrote: »

OK ESA really are messing about with the fees now? - new clothes shops

visit 1 or 2 Depts = Fee + reimbursement
Visit 3 Depts = Lower Fee + higher reimbursement

eh? - where is the sense in that

I did one of these in October and it was just about worth it with the fee + reimbursment. But now there are 3 for my town sitting there and its just not worth while. Especially the one that needs a child along as well!

clippy_girl

before starting with the co that cant be named i was much less picky with jobs and accepted low paid ones. also used to do 40 mile round trips at least once every two weeks .

i am in lots of debt (see sig ) so need to earn extra money. therefore if only low paid jobs are available i will end up doing some as even if it works out £2-3 per hour, it all adds up towards paying it off!

i would like to think that if people didnt accept low paid jobs then they would put the fees up but there will always be people desperate enough for the money/reputation/experience etc.. to do it.

luckily i dont need to accept too many rubbish jobs but if they are somewhere i am going/can walk to, i have nothing better to do and they dont involve me spending anything i will do some.

my tax bill is going to be pretty high this year as i now dont do anything out of the city centre except my weekly audit. i walk to most jobs and hardly print anything off! although worked out that after deducting the mileage on paper i hardly get anything for my weekly audit so not as bad as it would be if i did the closer one!

nickik1970

I tried the ones with no male fitting room, and still can't. Bob hope and no hope. There are 4 or 5 I could do, but never mind.

forestroxydog

nickik1970 wrote: »

Can anyone self allocate the clothes jobs on ESA, the newer ones, beginning with the letter N?

I have managed to allocate 2 of these. I applied for a couple more but said I did not meet the profile but I did.