Mystery Shopping Thread 23 *PLEASE READ THE OP FIRST**PLEASE NO CLIENT NAMES OR FEES

superliss

Stryder wrote: »

A lot of negativity today, and for once, not aimed at our antipodean friends! As I do this as a almost full time job, I like all the companies that help pay my bills ... although I am not sure how many Retail Active and Amber Arch jobs I would have to do to pay the rent? each company has its pros and cons and just because it does not suit you, does not mean its bad. Generally we are after results and we can work together. Yes we all get shafted once or twice, but you would working in an office. My gripes are these:
1) certain company coming back to you with enquiries. like "The MoS was called john, !!!!! a managers badge, had short black hair and was approximately 6'2"." Query - please can you complete the description. Was 6'2" Manager John male or female?
2) Another company tends to ask about 4 questions about the same thing. "Do you realise you have to ask x? Did you ask x? What answer were you given to x? How did the answer make you feel?"
3) Exec's who will not give you any extra when your offering to do 4 jobs in some far off town. To be fair, half the time they come back and offer the same amount (as for all 4 jobs) to do one or two.... I am never generous after I have been refused a couple of quid.
4) Brief where you have to say "Hello, Please tell me why I should select ultra bright 2000, the leading washing machine in the UK, and can you tell me the finance package, the fee bonuses, and tie me up and call me Susan, I am not really a Mystery Shopper".
5) Companies with briefs that say - Phone store, make sure they are open and get their opening hours, spend 15 minutes with sales (usually ends up 45) then buy, then return next day. Fee £4.

Ooooo I feel better. To be fair most are a lot better than that and I find the mood I am in affects the speed of report writing and how annoying I find an assignment.

Can you not mention fees!!! :mad:

joke. Im with you on all points above..:T

Stryder

mimi1234 wrote: »

Does anyone work for QDOS? I keep getting emails offering me hotel stays which I reply to straight away, but they always go to other people. Do they have preferred shoppers? Anyone know how their allocation works?

Dunno - I got sacked from them for making errors on the report - they are big jobs and a lot of risk, and I always end up getting confused with all the receipts! Mind you - you get well fed!

Stryder

superliss wrote: »

Can you not mention fees!!! :mad:

joke. Im with you on all points above..:T

LOL I saw the first line and thought you were being serious! :eek:

Big_Graeme

chuichi wrote: »

I wouldn't be making multiple purchase, as there's a minimum spend but the fee doesn't cover all of the minimum spend.

I'm just thinking if I don't see anything I actually want to keep, can I just buy any item to get the job done and return the item few days later...?

What client is this? A bit more info might help.
As a general rule though never return things if you have been paid to buy them, also this has a whole heap of tax implications, I normally put any purchases down as expenses in the normal course of the job this means I don't pay tax on the goods as I don't really do the job for the purchases, I've half a ton of pain killers I'm damn sure I don't want nor want to pay tax on for example.

mimi1234

Stryder wrote: »

Dunno - I got sacked from them for making errors on the report - they are big jobs and a lot of risk, and I always end up getting confused with all the receipts! Mind you - you get well fed!

Thanks for that. I'm sick of replying to their allocation emails straight away to be told it has gone to someone else (has happened numerous times now), so have more or less told her where she can go!

chuichi

Big_Graeme wrote: »

What client is this? A bit more info might help.
As a general rule though never return things if you have been paid to buy them, also this has a whole heap of tax implications, I normally put any purchases down as expenses in the normal course of the job this means I don't pay tax on the goods as I don't really do the job for the purchases, I've half a ton of pain killers I'm damn sure I don't want nor want to pay tax on for example.

This is for a department store purchase... I'm thinking of keeping the item, but just in case it's not something I like... I was just wondering if it's acceptable to return them.

Don't worry, I'll try not to as I don't really want to be returning items anyway

mimi1234

REACT and co paid today.
RETAIL ACTIVE pending for tomorrow.

Stryder

mimi1234 wrote: »

Thanks for that. I'm sick of replying to their allocation emails straight away to be told it has gone to someone else (has happened numerous times now), so have more or less told her where she can go!

LOL you go girl.
To be honest the jobs were OK but require a lot of money to be paid with the usual risks. And to be honest - so much food to eat ... gets a bit boring especially with lowish fees. If you need a hotel its great... but considering you have to spend something like 16 hours doing plus write up, fee is poor if you don't need the Hotel

Stryder

Like this post if you get really annoyed with Gyp's enquiry section!!!! WHY DOES IT ONLY SEND MESSAGES 30% of the time!

Littleoldme

Ignore me, got it sorted