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

yonk

lor6126 wrote: »

hi when filling in first assignment form for well know company, at beginning of form it asks for time in and out and store phone number then says left of store

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right of store

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, anyone know what they want me to put in here?
also i take it upsell is if i am asked to go large,but the meal i have to buy already has large sides and litre bottle drink so what will/can they offer me. Sorry if silly questions, just want to do job properly.

Left/right refers to the shops either side of the shop you're mystery shopping. It's to prove you went to the location, some co's ask for opposite too.

I decided to check my understanding of upsell before typing a reply and this definition is helpful, so you may as well see it as me type!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Upselling

twinklie

twiglet66 wrote: »

Hello
I was hoping that I could ask for a bit of advice please. I have been doing on-line mystery shopping for over a year now which I love as can fit it easily around my daughter. She is off to School in September so would like to go out and do some mystery shopping, I did use to do this about 8 years ago but I know things have changed in that time. Im aware there are a lot of companies out there and would really like to start off with an easy company - I dont mean easy money as I know that just does not exist, lol But I would like to try with a company that is a fairly good one to work with, so I can build my confidence being a mystery shopper whilst trying to make sure I dont look like one!!
Thank you

I don't think I'm really qualified to give the best advice on this but GAP, RE, GR are all pretty straight forward depending on the types of job you are after...so is TNS.

Who do you do the online stuff with...I'd like to do more of that but don't know who does it.

pinkprincess39

Gyp called me last nite to do a greasy burger today at an increased fee. They said the increase would show within a couple of hours. Well surprise surprise it doesnt. Its not worth me going for the normal fee and what are the chances of me getting this? If I cancel I will prob be sacked. Grrrrrrrrr!!

twiglet66

twinklie wrote: »

I don't think I'm really qualified to give the best advice on this but GAP, RE, GR are all pretty straight forward depending on the types of job you are after...so is TNS.

Who do you do the online stuff with...I'd like to do more of that but don't know who does it.

Thank you for that, will have a look into those companies. The main online one I do is for eDigitalResearch

lor6126

yonk wrote: »

Left/right refers to the shops either side of the shop you're mystery shopping. It's to prove you went to the location, some co's ask for opposite too.

I decided to check my understanding of upsell before typing a reply and this definition is helpful, so you may as well see it as me type!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Upselling

lol, of course, feel like an idiot now,

serendipity2706

lor6126 wrote: »

hi when filling in first assignment form for well know company, at beginning of form it asks for time in and out and store phone number then says left of store

---

right of store

---

, anyone know what they want me to put in here?
also i take it upsell is if i am asked to go large,but the meal i have to buy already has large sides and litre bottle drink so what will/can they offer me. Sorry if silly questions, just want to do job properly.

left and right is what is next to the store on each side. eg another store (give name) or a road (give name)
upsell, they might offer something else, like a dessert or corn on the cob .

lor6126

one last question, it asks for store number? and telephone number, will these be on the receipt?

twinklie

Yup they should be on the receipt.

mysteryshoppingninja

Becles wrote: »

I've never fancied the test centre jobs. I just feel really uncomfortable about cheating in them and getting chucked out

I was a bit worried about that too but didn't get caught

Also if anyone is doing one pay no attention to the smart business dress line... Everyone taking tests at mine looked like the cast of shameless! I was v overdressed!!

lovetowinacar

pinkprincess39 wrote: »

Gyp called me last nite to do a greasy burger today at an increased fee. They said the increase would show within a couple of hours. Well surprise surprise it doesnt. Its not worth me going for the normal fee and what are the chances of me getting this? If I cancel I will prob be sacked. Grrrrrrrrr!!

Be careful with this one. I had a similar situation and went ahead with the job. I then sent am email stating I had completed the job and the fee was showing incorrectly. I never received a reply so I wrote again and again no reply. In the end I put it down to experience and would never complete the job with them again unless the fee is correct to start with.

HTH