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

mysterious_girl

weeg wrote: »

I note React have dropped monochrome fees by 16%. Add that to list of 'not worth it any more' companies for me.

Cheesy peeps, I took this up to supplement my start-up income, and I'm really going to have to find something else as well the way fees are going. Suggestions welcomed!

Have you tried making jam?

borders

lucylou wrote: »

Tns assignment for homes
I find this a very odd assignment to do.I got an email two days ago to say I had to write my report within 24 hours.But I only did my call on Thursday, and I was waiting to receive my post from them.So I wrote Tns an email saying that I had the appointment on Monday and then I have to wait for a follow up call up to two days later.I received an email last night saying that my assignment has been deallocated due to non submission:eek:.I'm not really sure what I should do as my appointment is tomorrow morning at 10!Should I still do it?
Anyone have any ideas please?:(

Email/phone them. I had to contact them and they got back to me quite quickly.

Didnt actually do the visit so cant give more info on it. They tried to specify the date of the visit, when I had already had my schedule planned out to fit it in with other jobs. Then they tried to change the date of my phone call. Ended up cancelling it as I had other things to do.

And I see ESA are cutting fees again. Travel agents down 20%. Used to like ESA and used to do quite a few jobs for them. Havent done any for months.

misssarahleigh

borders wrote: »

And I see ESA are cutting fees again. Travel agents down 20%. Used to like ESA and used to do quite a few jobs for them. Havent done any for months.

I think it's shocking how badly they are cutting fee's. Thats twice they have gone down in 2 rounds. I really don't understand why people are taking them? I think maybe the new shoppers are but this will start to gradually reduce as the new shoppers will be time barred and they start to struggle.

DebtHater

misssarahleigh wrote: »

I think it's shocking how badly they are cutting fee's. Thats twice they have gone down in 2 rounds. I really don't understand why people are taking them? I think maybe the new shoppers are but this will start to gradually reduce as the new shoppers will be time barred and they start to struggle.

Gives them room to negotiate though.......

Take the ESA photo jobs. When GR had them, they were £3 more per job and GR were willing to negotiate.

So its no big deal to ESA if they have to put it up by a few quid

misssarahleigh

DebtHater wrote: »

Gives them room to negotiate though.......

Take the ESA photo jobs. When GR had them, they were £3 more per job and GR were willing to negotiate.

So its no big deal to ESA if they have to put it up by a few quid

Yes, but ESA are very reluctant to put a few quid on a job. And I don't think it's really room to negotiate as they will only be putting it back to the orriginal price.

I think peoples bad feeling will stop them bothering. Even if they rang and said do the travel agents at the orriginal fee, I would say no as I have a bad feeling against the company due to there massive cuts and stalker style phone calls

dazza.mk

hey hey :- re: the Alert in the Alerts thread

ESA have now got Egg competitor shops, still all inclusive + obligatory stupid questions.....


Think I'll pass.....

serendipity2706

dazza.mk wrote: »

hey hey :- re: the Alert in the Alerts thread

ESA have now got Egg competitor shops, still all inclusive + obligatory stupid questions.....


Think I'll pass.....

Work out the hourly rate, less the stuff you have to buy and petrol etc, it's about minimum wage

cheekychipmunk

dazza.mk wrote: »

hey hey :- re: the Alert in the Alerts thread

ESA have now got Egg competitor shops, still all inclusive + obligatory stupid questions.....


Think I'll pass.....

Is it just me imagining the staff in the competitor shops wondering !!!!!! is going on with these crazy egg-buying, over-chatty customers???? With one of the competitors in particular, you have a cat in hell's chance of finding anyone on the shop floor to ask the questions.....

At least we know that with the real egg shops, the bonkers questions/actions are all there as a bloody great hint for the staff......

cheekychipmunk

And some loon in my area has picked all of these AND the travel shops up :eek:

dazza.mk

cheekychipmunk wrote: »

Is it just me imagining the staff in the competitor shops wondering !!!!!! is going on with these crazy egg-buying, over-chatty customers???? With one of the competitors in particular, you have a cat in hell's chance of finding anyone on the shop floor to ask the questions.....

At least we know that with the real egg shops, the bonkers questions/actions are all there as a bloody great hint for the staff......

Agreed :-) Serendipity not sure about it being about minimum wage, if its a large competitor the queue for customer services can take quite a while at times!