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

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  • finlay
    finlay Posts: 378 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Awkward question time:
    Just did a TNS quick shop. When it asks about the store exterior, should I mention that there was a homeless-looking person sitting near the door? What would you do/have you done before?
    Cheers in advance!

    I would mention it. I once did one where the security guard was chasing a shoplifter down the street!:rotfl:He didnt look too friendly when he came back!!!
    Snootchie Bootchies!
  • Flygirl767
    Flygirl767 Posts: 256 Forumite
    Seems I too am probationary on MF..only worked for them for the last 7 yeas and have over 5000 points!! All because I missed the 24 hour deadline on 2 audits. Oh well, don't MS for them anyway so no great loss!
  • I can't remember if the quick shop asks if it has a security guard present I think it does, so I would say... I would mention it but incorporate it into his question if he wasnt present which I'm guessing he wasn't if there was a homeless person outside. If you understand me!! X

    Thinking back on it, I didn't see the security guard when I went in, but he was definitely there on my way out. When I walked out, the man was standing up and looking ready to go. Whether these are connected, I don't know - I can only be in so many places at once!
  • Awkward question time:
    Just did a TNS quick shop. When it asks about the store exterior, should I mention that there was a homeless-looking person sitting near the door? What would you do/have you done before?
    Cheers in advance!

    I always mention this when it occurs. Last time I was at one, there were some gypsy looking people selling bunches of daffs obviously plucked from the local park, sitting on a blanket with a dog on a rope
  • samtastic7
    samtastic7 Posts: 1,110 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Anyone know anything about the tns supermarket but for ESA may be an audit as someone had signed in a store I visited today?
  • To paraphrase Graham Taylor, do I not like TNS Sassie.

    Did some supermarkets at the beginning of March and some camera jobs in the middle of March. Not on my payslip for paying tomorrow. So that's 3 months for payment for supermarket jobs and 2.5 months for the camera jobs. That's worse than Assosia.

    Should have realised when people were kicking off about the phone jobs a while back.

    I hope it's not the same for the quick supermarkets this month.
  • Boredupnorth
    Boredupnorth Posts: 1,014 Forumite
    To paraphrase Graham Taylor, do I not like TNS Sassie.

    Did some supermarkets at the beginning of March and some camera jobs in the middle of March. Not on my payslip for paying tomorrow. So that's 3 months for payment for supermarket jobs and 2.5 months for the camera jobs. That's worse than Assosia.

    Should have realised when people were kicking off about the phone jobs a while back.

    I hope it's not the same for the quick supermarkets this month.
    Seems odd as mine are on the pay advice for both the competitor visits and the camera jobs
  • Seems odd as mine are on the pay advice for both the competitor visits and the camera jobs

    My camera jobs aren't on there either, looks like a phone call will be in order then.
  • Seems odd as mine are on the pay advice for both the competitor visits and the camera jobs

    Thanks for that - I will email them regarding this.
  • My camera job payment was not shown on my TNS payslip but is showing as pending in my bank account tomorrow.
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