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

Lil_Me_2

Dotty13 wrote: »

Thanks for the replies guys. Just got the instructions through and yes, I can go anytime (between tomorrow and Saturday!) It looks like I just have two, so I think this will be a nice and easy one to start with. I too do the ones for "you know who", but not this time as my cinema(s) aren't covered:(. I love the cinema audits:T

I've got three reels, and then I'm back there the following weekend for the other company.

jen_br

Tesco_points_addict wrote: »

Has anyone else done the 'army n soldier' type shops for the 'naked' company this month (or last for that matter).

I'm just wondering how the reimbersment is going to be worked out, as they pay in Euros and we work in £ how do we know if we will actually get the full amount back, I supose it depends on the exchange rates on day?????

TPA

Yup you get the daily goings rate!

Stryder

tas123 wrote: »

Word of warning with the pub jobs with RE, you must obtain a receipt for all items purchased. (Not the Kings chain the other one they have). Previously, you have been able to get a coffee etc after your meal and not get a receipt - now you have to get a receipt for everything you eat and drink.... I've just been caught out with this and now will not get paid for it. :mad:

I pay with card nd put it on the same bill, pay up front, but say "can I have the coffee later - i do not want two card payments expecially for one which is a couple of pounds" and they have always done this. Worse than can happen? well you dont get your coffee ...

Stryder

anyone online I can ask a question about vans?

squidgeum

Be careful before accepting the RE pub jobs that went on overnight (the food ones for the chain with a piece of cutlery in the name), the questionnaire now contains 101 questions :eek:.

serendipity2706

Just cancelled a food one for Dundee on Gapbuster, needs doing today and I've just remembered I'm out after work!

boyoboy1986

squidgeum wrote: »

Be careful before accepting the RE pub jobs that went on overnight (the food ones for the chain with a piece of cutlery in the name), the questionnaire now contains 101 questions :eek:.

There has been 2 separate questionnaires running since the start of the new menu for this client.

The old questionnaire with the higher fee and 100+ questions is the one that has been released last night and there has also been one with a lower fee and approximately 30 questions.

Can't understand the logic in the newer visits tbh as the questions are no different to the content of the other ones.

In recent months the newer questionnaire visits have followed the old ones a few days later - normally a Friday night Saturday morning.

polythenegirl

Anyone been paid by GR today? Is it not normally due on 21st?

StacFace

Stryder wrote: »

I pay with card nd put it on the same bill, pay up front, but say "can I have the coffee later - i do not want two card payments expecially for one which is a couple of pounds" and they have always done this. Worse than can happen? well you dont get your coffee ...

I'd open a tab with the card if they do it at those pubs, I know the royal ones let you do that. Then when you ask for the coffee just tell them you've got a tab open and to put it on that. At the end of the visit you go to the bar and close your tab, pay everything off at once, and ask for the receipt.

This way they won't suspect you're the MSer from the start (when you ask for a receipt for your meal) and you get everything on one receipt. Also, it's much more common for people to ask for receipts when closing a tab as they want to make sure nothing has been added to it that shouldn't have, whereas when ordering things seperately they're all put through and paid for at the same time and people have a better rough idea of the cost (especially for one meal) so don't need the receipt to check its right.

kst101

polythenegirl wrote: »

Anyone been paid by GR today? Is it not normally due on 21st?

I haven't - was looking at their payment thing and it said on the 15th working day of the month or something like that. So should be the 22nd except that won't be working day so will be 26th. Maybe? I was amazed at actually getting a job with them (keep being beaten in a fastest finger competition:rotfl:) so didn't really concentrate on paydate.

Have looked again and it says

"To ensure you don’t wait more than 4 weeks for your payment, we process payments twice a month, on the 1st and 15th working day (funds should be available in your account 2-3 working days after this)". So next week I think.