MYSTERY SHOPPING THREAD 19 - please don't mention client names or fees on here!!

mysteryshoppingninja

MrsGSR wrote: »

can anyone suggest a good Android timer app for burger jobs?

Email them and ask them to send you a gaptimer. They're really high quality, very slick. Fantastic product. And free!

DevilsAdvocate1

misssarahleigh wrote: »

I have one called stopwatch and timer

Can do laps in it and press the home screen and it runs in the background

got it off app market ages ago

Can you use the buttons on the phone to make it lap and stop? I have one, but you have to press the screen and pressing the screen at the right place discreetly is impossible.

nickc1989

I haven't done any assignments for ABA-I since they switched to online payment; could anyone tell me how long it takes for payment to be processed?

mysteryshoppingninja

nickc1989 wrote: »

I haven't done any assignments for ABA-I since they switched to online payment; could anyone tell me how long it takes for payment to be processed?

Roughly as long as the envelopes used to. Around 3 weeks usually.

TractorGirl327

nickc1989 wrote: »

I haven't done any assignments for ABA-I since they switched to online payment; could anyone tell me how long it takes for payment to be processed?

I got a nice large sum in my account this morning for jobs done between 28th February and 11th March.

mcallister1

DevilsAdvocate1 wrote: »

And that's great if it suits you. I remember when I first started mystery shopping and someone was saying how they had given up a few months before and were surprised that they felt better off. For years she had spent nights doing long reports thinking she was helping the family's finances and in actual fact she ended up feeling that she had wasted her time.

This made me look at mystery shopping in a different way. I started doing it so I didn't have to go back to full time work when my second child was born. I think its very easy to justify jobs to yourself by thinking "my son needed a new tracksuit" or "I fancy a night out night out anyway". In reality, if my son needs a tracksuit I will go to Asda and pay a fiver. Therefore, if I spend £15 on tracksuit doing a job with no fee, I'm actually only saving the £5 I would have spent (sports shops are usually much more expensive than Asda).

Again, spending £80 on a meal but having £50 of it reimbursed. We normally spend £30 if we go out for a meal anyway and can come home and relax after. No doing a report. Personally, I'd prefer to either go out to somewhere I like, at a time of my choosing, buying what I want to eat and drink with no report after. Especially if I'm still going to spend £30.

But everyone's different. I decided very early on to keep mystery shopping and my normal life as separate as possible.

D.

Yes there is a lot of psychology involved in how ms ing makes you feel, I agree. I am very motivated by the thought of something for nothing, or a bargain. I have been doing quite a few re-imbursement only meals, but it has finally occurred to me I might have eaten better at home and for less effort. I think before I did it, I felt going out was an ultimate luxury, as it always was when I was growing up. It took a fair few crummy 'free' meals in pub chains before I realised- a bit late in life I admit- that if the meal wasn't good there was no point. (Honestly that has taken about three years...but I think I'm over it!)
A recent spate of visits to a budget hotel chain has finally convinced me that a night in a hotel is not always better than a night at home- although I did reach the nirvana that is platinum status after doing them!
So now I am resolved to only go out when I like the restaurant chain and when it will be good for me and my husband to have an evening out which we couldn't otherwise afford, go out with a friend I don't often see, or use it when I know I need a meal out as we are travelling or when I can take the teenagers to create a bit of an event. And the occasional burger drive thru for my son.:o. That is why I love the secret eating place compared to the other place that does meals- I do feel you can do it in the allowance.

...cherry..._2

Message on RE homepage

"In recent weeks, we have experienced a number of shoppers accepting a large number of assignments and over committing themselves which has lead to assignments not being completed in line with their agreed timelines or released from shoppers accounts.

To ensure all our shoppers receive a fair chance to accept our assignments, you will only be able to have a maximum of 8 Active assignments in your account at any one time."

squeaky1055

TractorGirl327 wrote: »

I got a nice large sum in my account this morning for jobs done between 28th February and 11th March.

Me too :):):):).

TractorGirl327

...cherry... wrote: »

Message on RE homepage

"In recent weeks, we have experienced a number of shoppers accepting a large number of assignments and over committing themselves which has lead to assignments not being completed in line with their agreed timelines or released from shoppers accounts.

To ensure all our shoppers receive a fair chance to accept our assignments, you will only be able to have a maximum of 8 Active assignments in your account at any one time."

Chance would be a fine thing!! I'm lucky to get 2 at the same time!!!

nickc1989

TractorGirl327 wrote: »

I got a nice large sum in my account this morning for jobs done between 28th February and 11th March.

I've only done 1: a hardware store on 4th March. But no payment today... (I have registered my bank details, just to confirm.) Oh well I'm sure I can wait - got paid and reimbursed for many jobs in the last couple of days :j