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

bee11

Have been doing online surveys and plan to sign up to more. Problem is I didnt expect a lot of money from to begin with, but I just don't seem to be getting many points at all building up. I'm doing surveys which are taking time but they are spread over several companys and are just not adding up to anything! Geting a why bother anymore feeling about them.

whitelabel

maybe try the direct paid ones rather than just points

yes they are not a get rich scheme especially a get rich quick scheme

MysteryMe

bee11 wrote: »

Hey I did try to do a little thread search but I am sorry if this has been covered or talked a lot about (I am new afterall!!)
I'm not intrested in most mysteryshopping, I have no confidence and struggle to go shopping for myself never mind a company.
However I am intrested in the dead letter box idea.
Can anyone give me the low down on this? Any tips or information?
From what I have seen it appears to be about £5 pay but what is expected of you?
How common are they, so is it worth signing up to every ms company I can find?
Do you get advanced warning of what you are expecting in the post? For example I sign up to 5 companys and get a letter, how do I know which one it is from. (Sorry if that sounds daft)
Thank you

Sign up with GFK, they do occasional emal and dead letter box assignments but the fee is very low.

superliss

bee11 wrote: »

Hey I did try to do a little thread search but I am sorry if this has been covered or talked a lot about (I am new afterall!!)
I'm not intrested in most mysteryshopping, I have no confidence and struggle to go shopping for myself never mind a company.
However I am intrested in the dead letter box idea.
Can anyone give me the low down on this? Any tips or information?
From what I have seen it appears to be about £5 pay but what is expected of you?
How common are they, so is it worth signing up to every ms company I can find?
Do you get advanced warning of what you are expecting in the post? For example I sign up to 5 companys and get a letter, how do I know which one it is from. (Sorry if that sounds daft)
Thank you

Edigital research might be worth looking at for
Online shopping. They don't pay huge amounts but it might be something to help build your confidence.

samtastic7

Supermarkets on RE/MF area shocking fee i have accepted and sent a message asking if its an error with the plan to drop it!!

Boredupnorth

samtastic7 wrote: »

Supermarkets on RE/MF area shocking fee i have accepted and sent a message asking if its an error with the plan to drop it!!

It's not an error!

Big_Graeme

Boredupnorth wrote: »

Not totally accurate. Whilst Safari will not allow this until IOS6 other browsers do allow you to access your camera roll. Mercury and iCab mobile do for example. No idea if they will work for ABAi as I do very little for them, but will work with other MS co's so no reason to doubt it would not work for this.

Tether the laptop and use its 3G data, the rest you can do on the laptop, either access your pics on the iDevice or have them sync via iCloud.

Teaboyseej wrote: »

Got an email on Sunday apologising for the message and saying it would be removed and asking for input ot be done before Monday 11am. No explanation, just "the message has been removed"

Looks like a newbie switch hadn't been removed,,,

Big_Graeme

mimi1234 wrote: »

TERN and ABAI paid today.
GRASSROOTS pending for tomorrow.

Gosh, this is the first time in ages I have only 1 visit booked all this week. And for once, I am pleased. I need a break.

Just done a RM visit which was 2 minutes down the road from where I live and it had a good reimbursement as well. How good is that!

Up until 8pm I was in the same boat, 1 email filled my diary for this week and most of next, some stress free price and range checking, lovely.

HeavensDevil

samtastic7 wrote: »

Supermarkets on RE/MF area shocking fee i have accepted and sent a message asking if its an error with the plan to drop it!!

Good on you, please let us know if they get back to you and what they have to say for themselves

Monkeynut

bee11 wrote: »

Have been doing online surveys and plan to sign up to more. Problem is I didnt expect a lot of money from to begin with, but I just don't seem to be getting many points at all building up. I'm doing surveys which are taking time but they are spread over several companys and are just not adding up to anything! Geting a why bother anymore feeling about them.

They really don't pay much at all - the dead letter box jobs that it. But there's not harm signing up I suppose even just to do them, just don't expect them too often, and you can only do certain ones sometimes.
GfK do them, and also have a look at Consumer Intelligence - although I believe they have had a change around recently and I haven't had time yet to check out how it's different yet.
Definitely sign up with EDigital too and see what you think.

As for surveys, they are tedious and it is very much an 'Every little helps' mind set required for those. Although they can sometimes lead on to other bits and bobs that are a bit more worthwhile. I had a 45 minute telephone survey off the back of a quick online survey lately, and got paid £35 for it, so not a bad hourly rate there Now if only I could make that much every hour I chose to :j Yeah, doubtful hey

Have you joined Swagbucks? Again not a get rich scheme, but can redeem faily quickly with them so it feels much more worthwhile. PM me for a referral. Sorry - cheeky plug there.
Which reminds me, skimming over the last few pages and I noticed I'd posted a random message about Swagbucks last night - my bad, was very tired and didn't realise I was on the MS thread at the time.