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

dawn1974

mysterious_girl wrote: »

For me, on a good week its around 15 jobs, but I'm very picky. I don't do reimbursement only jobs, I don't work for RE or GAP or any low fee paying companies. On a bad week I have 2 jobs. Its all swings and roundabouts. Depends on what you're prepared to do and how far you want to travel. I stick to a 10 mile radius of my home so in MSing terms I don't go very far at all!

Which companies do you work for?

DevilsAdvocate1

HairyPortas wrote: »

I know that it is not a full time job and I suppose it depends on how much free time you have and hard you are prepared to look but whats the average amount of jobs people manage to get. From reading the forum some people seem to do four or five jobs a day.
I know I have got a long way to go. It will probably take me all day on Wednesday to submit my first report.

You also have to take into account that some weeks are busier than others. You might get 4 jobs and then nothing for a week or two. Also, with fees going down, even 5 jobs in a day may not translate to a great deal of money, especially if you have to pay for traveling and parking. Some companies are now telling you what to buy yet not giving a reimbursement for it. So the item has to come out of your fee.

It took me a good couple of years to earn a decent amount on a regular basis and even 6 years down the line I am still not quite where I would like to be at. But reports are long and I am probably at my limit.

Mystery shopping can make money, but it won't make you rich!

Glyndwr_2

weeg wrote: »

Gap have just de-allocated a petrol job they gave me as a bribe. Gits.

I looked at my May bribe after you posted this & it had been de-allocated. They've got a notice up now:

Seaside Mystery Shopping Assignments for April

01.04.2011

Could all shoppers who have a Seaside Mystery Shop assigned for completion in April please check that it is still showing on their account.

A large number of Seaside assignments have had to be cancelled due to a system error and we are asking all shoppers to please check their account and, if the assignment is not showing, not to complete it at this stage.

An email will be sent in the coming days to all affected shoppers.

Please accept our apologies for any inconvenience and confusion caused by this.

Edit: Is there really no-one on here doing a RE sarnie shop in the next few days who can look up what I am supposed to look for? I can just imagine the proof reading queries if I put 'I was looking for N/A but could not find any, however, they had plenty of sandwiches'!

blindman

Glyndwr wrote: »

Edit: Is there really no-one on here doing a RE sarnie shop in the next few days who can look up what I am supposed to look for? I can just imagine the proof reading queries if I put 'I was looking for N/A but could not find any, however, they had plenty of sandwiches'!

You have a PM

mysterious_girl

dawn1974 wrote: »

Which companies do you work for?

All the ones listed on the beginning of this thread except GAP and RE. Some I have never had any work from.

squidgeum

Can someone give me a bit of advice about a couple of supermarket jobs for GR please?

I have 2 from yesterday that I couldn't do, and I wondered if I should do them today as they're both fri-sun jobs? The trouble is, will they be de-allocated before I get a chance to contact GR tomorrow morning?

Any advice appreciated please .

clippy_girl

i would do them its within the timeframe so its just an iisue of getting the dates changed. there were a few jobs i did where i did the visit on the sat but i forgot to make the phone call on the fri (could not do call on a sun and had to do day before or after visit). pretty sure with those jobs that were due on a sat, they said 'results due' on sun and then 'results overdue' on mon am so you would have time to call. you might even be able to select todays date anyway and submit them

spender

I can not understand React, I think I am not flavour of the month this month!:rotfl::rotfl:

blindman

spender wrote: »

I can not understand React, I think I am not flavour of the month this month!:rotfl::rotfl:

I take it you have been rejected for the Petrol jobs?

I'm applied for about 20-been rejected for 5 so far

Flygirl767

spender wrote: »

I can not understand React, I think I am not flavour of the month this month!:rotfl::rotfl:

You not alone!