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

yonk

I'd agree with Jen, I don't look at job boards much but I've only done couple of written visits and those were for smaller companies with manual allocation.

StacFace

I've noticed things getting quieter. I used to fill all my college breaks with shops within about a 5 mile radius of my college every single week without fail, and often had to return to college before completing them all and do the last one or two after college instead because there'd just be so many to take on I couldn't fit them all in. I also used to find plenty of jobs for a roundtrip, first time I planned one it took two days because there were so many shops 'on the way to x' or 'only an extra £1.32 of petrol out my way' and I didn't factor in additional time for finding places, or leaving a town centre at 5pm when everyone is leaving work to go home. Even when counting the fact I got half way round and had to drive back, then do the second part the next day it made me over £150 profit after all expenses, petrol etc. Not bad considering my part-time job typically gave me £50 per week then.

Now I've had a couple of full days off work and college and the only jobs I could find that wouldn't cost more in petrol to add onto the roundtrip than they would make me in the fee add up to just over £10 profit for around 8 hours driving and shopping, not including the reports when I get home. I'm also finding I shop on my college breaks one day a week now, or recently every 2 weeks. With the local jobs it's not even down to be selective, the only local jobs I've turned down are ones with no fee at all (which I've never accepted, except the petrol ones as it's something I would be buying anyway). I have found that my hours at part-time job have increased (I'm back at college for 3 days next week but still have around 36 hours assigned to me on the rota) so I'm not struggling for money because of it, but I do miss the amount of shopping I used to do.

jen_br

I will say that im scared that RE has looked into doing video....

MSRyan

Quick question TNS pay on the 28th of each month right?
Does that mean funds available on the 28th or lateR?

kst101

Mine went into my account on 28th last month (ie could access them that day).

boyoboy1986

mimi1234 wrote: »

Also, ain't it strange how "someone" picks everything up on ESA so it shows as "back up shopper" and then a day before their last due date, that "someone" drops each and every single one of them? It's happened to almost all the pharmacies and travel shops. Mind games by ESA methinks!

Very possibly. Also strange that all the backup stuff has disappeared completely. Didn't this happen before when they trialled the backup system months ago? I guess it either doesn't work correctly or the software writers weren't happy with the reduced fee!

s-a-h-

Have a Gap job for tomorrow, my printer has gone wrong so want to know if the paperwork will print on the day of the job. I have read through and have the web express code.
Can I take handwritten notes and fill report in online?

TractorGirl327

s-a-h- wrote: »

Have a Gap job for tomorrow, my printer has gone wrong so want to know if the paperwork will print on the day of the job. I have read through and have the web express code.
Can I take handwritten notes and fill report in online?

Why not open the paperwork and then save it to your PC? You can print it whenever you want then ....

Tesco_points_addict

s-a-h- wrote: »

Have a Gap job for tomorrow, my printer has gone wrong so want to know if the paperwork will print on the day of the job. I have read through and have the web express code.
Can I take handwritten notes and fill report in online?

Can you print it to PDF? You can then print it properly when(if) your printer is working again.

HTH

TPAx

katiekittykat1977

s-a-h- wrote: »

Have a Gap job for tomorrow, my printer has gone wrong so want to know if the paperwork will print on the day of the job. I have read through and have the web express code.
Can I take handwritten notes and fill report in online?

If your printer is fixed, the paperwork will print off on the day of the job. I always print mine off on the morning of any job I do for anyone