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

OzzyBear

I'm signed up with all of them. Not done any for JKS, a few for React and a few for Catalyst (although they only appear to have 1 client in England) Luckily theres 3 of them near me!

DanielFullard wrote: »

Anyone used JKS, Catalyst or React?

OzzyBear

Haha, yes, I've done that a few times on my days off or weekends. Well worth the money but totally shattered at the end of the day

lalli_pickle wrote: »

Aaaarrrghh!

I think there's something wrong with me, whenever I see a shop that's vaguely in my area (or I know where it is) I find myself clicking "accept". I lined myself up 16 jobs last weekend with a 175 mile round trip and by Sunday I said 'Never again!', well I've just looked through my diary to see what the weekend's looking like to see if I could fit in another nice one and I've aready got 6 for Saturday!

I feel like MSing is taking over my life, I can't say no

Does anyone else have this? It's been so quiet in my area lately that I think I've just gone mad because I know this can't last.

lalli_pickle

OzzyBear wrote: »

Haha, yes, I've done that a few times on my days off or weekends. Well worth the money but totally shattered at the end of the day

Oh well, on the plus side the TNS supermarkets seem to be paying for wine at the moment :rotfl:

Does anyone else see "buy something bulky and visit the deli counter" as an excuse to buy wine cheese and crackers?

fabsaver

lalli_pickle wrote: »

Aaaarrrghh!

I think there's something wrong with me, whenever I see a shop that's vaguely in my area (or I know where it is) I find myself clicking "accept". I lined myself up 16 jobs last weekend with a 175 mile round trip and by Sunday I said 'Never again!', well I've just looked through my diary to see what the weekend's looking like to see if I could fit in another nice one and I've aready got 6 for Saturday!

I feel like MSing is taking over my life, I can't say no

Does anyone else have this? It's been so quiet in my area lately that I think I've just gone mad because I know this can't last.

I know what you mean as I've been like that sometimes.

I've made it my new years resolution (one of many ) to be strict with myself. I was on the point of booking out a circuit of Gyp stamp jobs this afternoon but I resisted. When I take into account the fuel costs (at say 25p a mile) and my travelling time it really isn't worth it. There's a chance I could have got other jobs en route to make the journey worthwhile, but the way things are at the moment there are no guarantees.

emmaallwood

Things seem to have dried up on RE at the minute

Does anybody see the point in the hotel trips abroad? The onyl reimburse the hotel stay and don't cover the flights. It hardly seems worth it!

boyoboy1986

More to the point has anyone ever stayed in one of those hotels? The rooms are the size of the old British Rail sleeper cabins and they charge you something ridiculous to purchase a disposable remote control for the tv which only lasts 24 hours then you need to buy another.

Badger_Lady

Totally pointless assignments - they won't get anyone to do them!

jen_br

Not pointless if you are going to do airport jobs....

borders

Anybody in Edinburgh able to tell me what the weather's like there? Has the snow and ice gone yet? Got a night out there tomorrow. Still been snowing here at nights and dangerously icy in parts. Not sure if I fancy a night of freezing and falling.

I'm not seeing many jobs just now either. Only done one this year with two booked. I'm avoiding the long trips where its debatable how much profit I'm actually making. I'm trying very hard to make the mystery shopping fit in with what I'm doing normally. Rather than changing my normal life to fit in around the mystery shopping. We'll see how long that lasts.

Monkeynut

RE are getting very desperate for a nightclub near me, the fee is up to 5x the usual RE fee, plus the reimbursement of 6x. Nowthey have just phoned me to offer me 7x the fee :eek:
An RE fee that's more than the reimbursement, berrrr-limey!