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

marvellousaunt

DPJames wrote: »

Class!! Love it.

Sometimes you just wanna scream don't you?

"Please state how they could improve."

Fruit Pastils!! I LOVE Fruit Pastils. The location could improve by handing out free Fruit Pastils.

I'm not joking, I pretty much said that. The first question was about the 'atmosphere' of the shop. They specifically said we can't comment on the layout or cleanliness or anything like that. So, what can I comment on!? I chose 'welcoming and positive' instead of 'Fantastic!' as it was absolutely fine, I was happy with it, but it wasn't like I went in and said to myself 'OMGOSH THIS IS BETTER THAN DISNEYLAND'

And then they ask me how the store could improve?!?!

I said something like have a special promotion in store. I basically meant, have balloons and party hats. I nearly said as much.

mimi1234

TractorGirl327 wrote: »

Just a heads up guys - if any of you get a call coming in looking as if it's from Italy - +39 912 4800 - it's Gapbuster!!!
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I used to love getting calls from Gapbuster back in't day. LOL. There was a guy called Matt and he normally gave me triple the fee for urgent jobs. Think he is long gone now and I no longer work for them anyway.

PS. Can people stop saying jobs are EASY or REALLY QUICK TO DO. MS companies probably come on here, and will be more than happy to drop fees!!!

lclose62

Does anyone use the jobslinger ap for iphone at all? what do you think of it? I really like it but there are a few updates it needs to make it perfect! what do people think?

MysteryMe

I doubt anyone said the RE jobs were easy and it didn't stop them offering low fees.

cyprus31

mimi1234 wrote: »

PS. Can people stop saying jobs are EASY or REALLY QUICK TO DO. MS companies probably come on here, and will be more than happy to drop fees!!!

How funny, I was shocked by one of your posts from ages ago...sorry mimi, but I had to find it.

I *heart* these phone shops. None of the staff actually seem to give a flying fu** and you are in and out in 10 minutes, plus the report is not too bad and does not take that long. Easy moolah! :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

I did 6 local ones last month so I won't be able to do anymore for another 2/3 months which kinda sucks!

Ziggy_Stardust

mimi1234 wrote: »

I used to love getting calls from Gapbuster back in't day. LOL. There was a guy called Matt and he normally gave me triple the fee for urgent jobs. Think he is long gone now and I no longer work for them anyway.

PS. Can people stop saying jobs are EASY or REALLY QUICK TO DO. MS companies probably come on here, and will be more than happy to drop fees!!!

*passes over whip and bends over for beating* . I did rephrase, mentally I was comparing it to a job I did the previous day which was a food job where I ended up out of pocket, the food was not the incentive to do the job. There are also many jobs I've seen that are less than minimum wage when you work out the hours needed. The job in mention was very fair and I wish there were more like it, perhaps easy should have read 'fair' a slip of the fingers instead of the tongue.

mimi1234

cyprus31 wrote: »

How funny, I was shocked by one of your posts from ages ago...sorry mimi, but I had to find it.

I *heart* these phone shops. None of the staff actually seem to give a flying fu** and you are in and out in 10 minutes, plus the report is not too bad and does not take that long. Easy moolah! :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

I did 6 local ones last month so I won't be able to do anymore for another 2/3 months which kinda sucks!

LOL. Fair point. Those were ones where the staff didn't give a flying fu**. I've done some of those where they do give a flying fu** and I was in there for over an hour. Plus I never said they were easy. It's just where staff could not be bothered and just gave me the flip off.

I've never seen GFK drop fees, but I have seen egg jobs and most of the others that company does do a big drop on most of theirs. But fair point, I'll keep my mouth shut in the future.

mimi1234

MysteryMe wrote: »

I doubt anyone said the RE jobs were easy and it didn't stop them offering low fees.

RE can happily drop all their fees again and again. I think they are now realising most people will NOT work their lowly fees which is good because clients being shopped by them will end up ditching them as RE can't get all their visits allocated.

Thankfully some clients are going back to other ms companies. Torso shop anyone? Would love for the pubs to go back on TNS! We actually got a meal and dessert as well back then!

cyprus31

mimi1234 wrote: »

LOL. Fair point. Those were ones where the staff didn't give a flying fu**. I've done some of those where they do give a flying fu** and I was in there for over an hour. Plus I never said they were easy. It's just where staff could not be bothered and just gave me the flip off.

I've never seen GFK drop fees, but I have seen egg jobs and most of the others that company does do a big drop on most of theirs. But fair point, I'll keep my mouth shut in the future.

bang to rights Phrs. Caught red-handed. Police/criminal vernacular often heard used jocularly.
:D:D

scubaangel

Urgh I can remember now why I dislike some of Bare's reports, comparatively simple in store experience, and then spend hours trying to write it up to the standard they like, fingers crossed it gets easier with practise now they appear to have me back in the good books!