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

Flygirl767

berbastrike wrote: »

Kindof confused about gyp petrol audits. I apply every month get rejected immediately. Does anyone know why?

Yes. You have to be invited to be an auditor (usually when you have been working for them for some time and have proved your worth). They also only usually ask for new auditors when they need them in specific areas. Once you are an auditor, you can no longer carry out petrol mystery shops.

Hth

timefortea

Anyone know what you should do if you do a mystery shop and you're served by someone you know? I was MSing a self-serve cafe, I already had a drink on my tray when someone I worked with about 8 years ago popped up and said hi, he obviously recognised me though got my name wrong. Is there an established procedure for this? I didn't feel like I should bail when I'd already started making my choices, so I just carried on.

jen_br

timefortea wrote: »

Anyone know what you should do if you do a mystery shop and you're served by someone you know? I was MSing a self-serve cafe, I already had a drink on my tray when someone I worked with about 8 years ago popped up and said hi, he obviously recognised me though got my name wrong. Is there an established procedure for this? I didn't feel like I should bail when I'd already started making my choices, so I just carried on.

This is a touchy subject techinically you shouldn't have carried on. however if you feel you can write the report without being biase then I would do so. If you do inform the company you probably will be disqualified from all those jobs.

8 years is a long time -- Generally they ask for 5 years.

dazza.mk

TractorGirl327 wrote: »

Becs, I've just received a payment from Helion and the Halifax DO now take commission - !!!!!!s!! Can you change the OP please.

Thanks TG, I've got some scheduled work with BARE, so I would have been hit by that.

nickik1970

dazza.mk wrote: »

Thanks TG, I've got some scheduled work with BARE, so I would have been hit by that.

A year or so ago when I was paid by Bare there was no comission with the Alliance and leicester, but not sure now as they are Santander. The bank should really have a notice on to tell you, as it's very sneaky of them.

StacFace

TractorGirl327 wrote: »

Becs, I've just received a payment from Helion and the Halifax DO now take commission - !!!!!!s!! Can you change the OP please.

I've recently been switching my bank account and when opening the new one I wanted to make sure I wouldn't have this when getting paid by BARE (if they ever let me have any jobs to get paid). The only main bank which I found would not take any charges/commissions if I opened a free account with them and received payment in Euros was Barclay's. I don't know whether that's just with new accounts or whether it applies to accounts that previously charged but just worth noting if the OP is being changed.

Becles

TractorGirl327 wrote: »

Becs, I've just received a payment from Helion and the Halifax DO now take commission - !!!!!!s!! Can you change the OP please.

Will do

pinkprincess39 wrote: »

Maritz ......

Maritz are a PAYE company. They will take tax from you but you can either wait and claim it back at the end of the tax year on your self assessment form, or get your tax code altered so a portion of your personal allowance is given to Maritz on a new tax code.

You shouldn't have paid NI though, unless you've done shed loads and earned over about £100 a week from them. That's from fee's only and not reimbursements.

Lil_Me_2

nickik1970 wrote: »

A year or so ago when I was paid by Bare there was no comission with the Alliance and leicester, but not sure now as they are Santander. The bank should really have a notice on to tell you, as it's very sneaky of them.

A&L charge £10 in fees per transaction!! Halifax I think are £2/3 if under £100. Guess which two companies I have accounts with :mad: I've opted for paypal.

Monkeynut

:eek: £10 per transaction. That's ridiculous. I'm with Barclays for my main account luckily as it is free, but £10 is just mad - I've had months where I've done a couple of phone calls for Helion for example, and the payment I've received from them would be almost all gone after that fee.
Bloody banks!

clippy_girl

Euro payments are free with nationwide (if they actually let anyone open an account with them anymore )