Mystery Shopping Thread 21 *PLEASE READ THE OP FIRST**PLEASE NO CLIENT NAMES OR FEES*

MO2

susie-sue wrote: »

I've never ever seen any of these - do you have to opt in or do they appear in the normal Job Search?

The coffee shops are invite only - you have to ask them

Boredupnorth

OMG, I really am on a roll….number of RE visits without a query is now up to 7! I may start believing there really is a god after all.

tizzy79

Has the majority of people been paid from Bare yet? I see from the earlier comments, there has been a problem and it seems like some have been paid. Its just I haven't had mine yet.
Also anyone any idea if Bare will issuing payments before Christmas for November visits?
I have emailed but so far, no reply.

Boredupnorth

tizzy79 wrote: »

Has the majority of people been paid from Bare yet? I see from the earlier comments, there has been a problem and it seems like some have been paid. Its just I haven't had mine yet.
Also anyone any idea if Bare will issuing payments before Christmas for November visits?
I have emailed but so far, no reply.

As most people still have not had November payments for work done in October, I very much doubt you will see a payment for work done in November this side of the new year.

kst101

I haven't had any Bare payment for October work so I very much doubt I will get any November work payment until some point in 2012, if at all. I think there was a bit of confusion on here between ABAi fuel payments and Bare car payments and also other mystery shopping companies paying. I think that although some people have spoken with high up people in Bare that not many people have actually been paid.

Boredupnorth

kst101 wrote: »

I haven't had any Bare payment for October work so I very much doubt I will get any November work payment until some point in 2012, if at all. I think there was a bit of confusion on here between ABAi fuel payments and Bare car payments and also other mystery shopping companies paying. I think that although some people have spoken with high up people in Bare that not many people have actually been paid.

I dont think I know of any UK shopper that has been paid yet for October work?

Apparently everyone should have received the letter of explanation that Spender posted on here but very few actually did. The payment for October work is on its way though and was made yesterday in Belgium. We hopefully should see it in the bank early next week.
Is the late payment / uncertainty going to put people off working for them again?

MO2

Boredupnorth wrote: »

I dont think I know of any UK shopper that has been paid yet for October work?

Is the late payment / uncertainty going to put people off working for them again?

Definitely

tizzy79

Boredupnorth wrote: »

I dont think I know of any UK shopper that has been paid yet for October work?

Apparently everyone should have received the letter of explanation that Spender posted on here but very few actually did. The payment for October work is on its way though and was made yesterday in Belgium. We hopefully should see it in the bank early next week.
Is the late payment / uncertainty going to put people off working for them again?

No I have never had any problems with them over the years. Id stopped MSing for a year due to illness, so Im just starting back, so thats why Ive asked a couple of times about the non-payments so far. I have done a number of car visits for them in November, I had hoped that they would be paid before Christmas as they had in years past. But it doesn't seem to hopeful. But as long as its a one off problem, then I will continue with them. But if it happens again with the December pay then I would be consider there to be a problem.

Boredupnorth

tizzy79 wrote: »

No I have never had any problems with them over the years. Id stopped MSing for a year due to illness, so Im just starting back, so thats why Ive asked a couple of times about the non-payments so far. I have done a number of car visits for them in November, I had hoped that they would be paid before Christmas as they had in years past. But it doesn't seem to hopeful. But as long as its a one off problem, then I will continue with them. But if it happens again with the December pay then I would be consider there to be a problem.

It's a One off problem that happened to me in January September October and November although I think it's only affected most people in November

dazza.mk

HelionResearch wrote: »

Hi This is Ernst Aben here.. hopefully to clear up matters between Helion and Bare connections

I was the founder and Managing Director of Bare Europe. I left Bare a few years ago and set up Helion with a partner called Thomas Schimmel, who also worked for Bare in a previous life.

So besides we and some other Helion employees have a Bare history there is no other connection whatsoever. Hope this clear things feel free to email me at [EMAIL="eaben@helionresearch.com"]eaben@helionresearch.com[/EMAIL]

Thanks for coming on here Ernst, I think that Helion generally blow all other equivalent agencies out of the water by maintaining communication with shoppers (long may it continue!)