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

nickik1970

Can you still claim jsa? When you become a m shopper you need to become self employed, therefore if you are employed, you are not actually seeking work as you have a job? I honestly do not know how the system works anymore so I could be completely wrong!

MoonStalker

Hi, sorry to ask, but I have just signed up to First Tacking, and I was wondering the SPi assignments are please?

misssarahleigh

DebtHater wrote: »

With JSA, anything that classes as "income" will be counted.

I personally class income to be profit only, so dont declare the whole fee as this will include your expenses.

But, I doubt they will care much until you get to the 16 hour "minimum" - anything below 16 hours dont worry them.

Not true. When i was on JSA i did one days work with an agency. That money was deducted from my payment. so the hours have nothing to do with it.

Monkeynut

Can someone try and get on the TNS Vas site please and let me know if it's all working fine. I keep getting that the page cannot be displayed. And ironically the downforeveryone... site also gives the same message so can't use it to check!!
I can still get on most other sites though ?!?

dazza.mk

Monkeynut wrote: »

Can someone try and get on the TNS Vas site please and let me know if it's all working fine. I keep getting that the page cannot be displayed. And ironically the downforeveryone... site also gives the same message so can't use it to check!!
I can still get on most other sites though ?!?

I can't access

Monkeynut

Thanks.
At least it's not just me!

dazza.mk

Actually can get on now, but was very very slow in loading.

spender

Has anybody else dramatically cut down on the types of jobs they take. I notice that there are Hardware stores available on ABAI still but the fee is so low that the time I travel, park and complete the shop including purchase I would be out of pocket. I am finding the cost of petrol is severely restricting the jobs I take, plus I am not taking reimbursement only. A lightbulb went on and I realised that these actually cost me money, for example sports shops, I would not have bought the item anyway and generally some of the better stuff costs far more than the reimbursement anyway! What do other people think or am I cutting of my nose etc!

lisa76

Boy I wish I hadn't started a loan assignment!!! It started last Thursday and is really starting to stress me out now! I am just so worried I am going to go through this whole process and end up not being reimbursed by the MS company and I'll be out of pocket £69.95 from a bloomin brokers fee that is too late to cancel - arggghhhh!!!!! I knew the fee for this was too good to be true!!!

dazza.mk

spender wrote: »

Has anybody else dramatically cut down on the types of jobs they take. I notice that there are Hardware stores available on ABAI still but the fee is so low that the time I travel, park and complete the shop including purchase I would be out of pocket. I am finding the cost of petrol is severely restricting the jobs I take, plus I am not taking reimbursement only. A lightbulb went on and I realised that these actually cost me money, for example sports shops, I would not have bought the item anyway and generally some of the better stuff costs far more than the reimbursement anyway! What do other people think or am I cutting of my nose etc!

I think you'll find most will agree, I've stopped taking a lot but still take some low fee ones that are still worthwhile (ie just applied for a React Burger, giving a day in question I'll be assessing the Gap chicken outlets on the North and Southbound Service Station, needless to say I won't be eating it all - Once I've 'tested' them)