Mystery Shopping Thread 20 **PLEASE DO NOT MENTION CLIENT NAMES OR FEES ON HERE**

kst101

mimi1234 wrote: »

TNS just emailed me. Phone shops are not being paid until next month! Not happy.

I just got that email too. I think saying they are normally paid on the 28th when it *is* the 28th is a bit mean. They could have saved it for a few days (or alternatively paid today). Oh well will be nice to have the money just before my holiday <tries to think positive thoughts>

nickik1970

dazza.mk wrote: »

Nope, receipt numbers only they don't requrie an image.

I can't remember ever having to put a photo in for them to be honest, for any of the jobs done

serendipity2706

samtastic7 wrote: »

i never saw these i can commit as i in store merchandising
so they not secret ones as i saw they had signed in

What???:eek:

mimi1234

kst101 wrote: »

I just got that email too. I think saying they are normally paid on the 28th when it *is* the 28th is a bit mean. They could have saved it for a few days (or alternatively paid today). Oh well will be nice to have the money just before my holiday <tries to think positive thoughts>

It's very mean indeed. Alternatively, they could have said that payment would be made in 2 months time on the initial brief where people accepted visits. We were allowed to a maximum of 5, and the total for that was a 3 figure fee, so it's not a couple of pounds they are making us wait for!

RM and TMDC paid me today.

My REACT outdoor shop and my ESA aftershave shop have still not been marked/approved. Hmmm. Normally done in a day or two, it's almost a week and a bit now. Eeeeek.

TractorGirl327

samtastic7 wrote: »

i never saw these i can commit as i in store merchandising
so they not secret ones as i saw they had signed in

serendipity2706 wrote: »

What???:eek:

I think samtastic said that it's a ruddy good job (s)he does merchandising because (s)he isn't very good at written reports!

bylromarha

ABAi - had a voicemail left informing me there's a job in my area. Anyone had any luck getting higher fees from them? Job is at the end of my road, and a short one, so no major grind there, but if I can get a bit more, I'll be keener. %wise over standard fee, what sort of thing is reasonable do you feel?

serendipity2706

TractorGirl327 wrote: »

I think samtastic said that it's a ruddy good job (s)he does merchandising because (s)he isn't very good at written reports!

Well, I can agree with that!

mimi1234

bylromarha wrote: »

ABAi - had a voicemail left informing me there's a job in my area. Anyone had any luck getting higher fees from them? Job is at the end of my road, and a short one, so no major grind there, but if I can get a bit more, I'll be keener. %wise over standard fee, what sort of thing is reasonable do you feel?

Good luck. I asked ESA and GFK for £2 extra when they asked me to do an urgent visit and both said no. How can some people ask for double or triple and get it, and I can't even get £2!

aniseedball

I got 6 times the fee from RE today when they rang with an urgent pharmacy job. I didn't even have to ask . They just asked me how far away the job was (80 mile round trip) then I was told the new fee.....needless to say I snapped their hand off :j

proshopper

aniseedball wrote: »

I got 6 times the fee from RE today when they rang with an urgent pharmacy job. I didn't even have to ask . They just asked me how far away the job was (80 mile round trip) then I was told the new fee.....needless to say I snapped their hand off :j

I'm gald that you're happy. The trouble is that six times not very much only really equals an acceptable fee for an urgent job. Did the enhanced fee cover your mileage and travelling time as well as the job time? RE and ESA, in particular, seem very reluctant to factor these in nowadays.