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

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  • HeavensDevil
    HeavensDevil Posts: 495 Forumite
    lclose62 wrote: »
    TNS quickies - does the term "safe" count as a 'thank you' at the end of the transaction???!

    If you'd never mentioned it in the past, I'd have known you were in (or near) Birmingham just from that! :rotfl: In my view, that'd be absolutely fine, it's a positive term, but TNS and/or the client might consider it too informal.
  • lclose62
    lclose62 Posts: 209 Forumite
    HeavensDevil wrote: »
    If you'd never mentioned it in the past, I'd have known you were in (or near) Birmingham just from that! :rotfl: In my view, that'd be absolutely fine, it's a positive term, but TNS and/or the client might consider it too informal.

    The guy was really friendly actually! Birmingham has a nice reputation doesn't it :rotfl:haha!! I wonder if he would have said that to an 80 year old shopper :D
  • scaredofdebt
    scaredofdebt Posts: 1,663 Forumite
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    Do you reckon we could start our own MS company? There's a lot of expertise here.
    Make £2018 in 2018 Challenge - Total to date £2,108
  • TractorGirl327
    TractorGirl327 Posts: 4,077 Forumite
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    Skiergirl wrote: »
    Smellies on MF - reimbursement only :(

    Yeah, and the minimum required spend is double the reimbursement, cheeky MF-ers!!!

    Good if you want to buy some perfume as a gift though I suppose.
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  • TractorGirl327
    TractorGirl327 Posts: 4,077 Forumite
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    TractorGirl327 wrote: »
    Yeah, and the minimum required spend is double the reimbursement, cheeky MF-ers!!!

    Good if you want to buy some perfume as a gift though I suppose.

    How would you put that job on a tax return then?
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  • mimi1234
    mimi1234 Posts: 7,980 Forumite
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    TractorGirl327 wrote: »
    Yeah, and the minimum required spend is double the reimbursement, cheeky MF-ers!!!

    Good if you want to buy some perfume as a gift though I suppose.

    You can pick up 2 of these visits and that is what I have done. I know the reimbursement is pants, but I have got a cluster of visits that day. I just hope I don't end up buying lots, I love smellies!

    PS. Looks like ABAI have been reading this thread. They now have a final screen after you click SUBMIT where you can look through everything and then click FINISH. I know in the past people thought it said NEXT and accidentally clicked SUBMIT. Thumbs up to ABAI.
  • Big_Graeme
    Big_Graeme Posts: 3,220 Forumite
    mimi1234 wrote: »
    PS. Looks like ABAI have been reading this thread. They now have a final screen after you click SUBMIT where you can look through everything and then click FINISH. I know in the past people thought it said NEXT and accidentally clicked SUBMIT. Thumbs up to ABAI.

    I thought there was something different, had a very nice raw fish lunch for them today, a very good report to do as well, shame I spent way more than I should :o
  • mimi1234
    mimi1234 Posts: 7,980 Forumite
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    Big_Graeme wrote: »
    I thought there was something different, had a very nice raw fish lunch for them today, a very good report to do as well, shame I spent way more than I should :o

    Was that like the little cafe or is it a new client? Mimi loves fish. Mmmmm.
  • serendipity2706
    serendipity2706 Posts: 1,843 Forumite
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    lclose62 wrote: »
    TNS quickies - does the term "safe" count as a 'thank you' at the end of the transaction???!
    Wouldn't have thought so :)
  • S0litaire
    S0litaire Posts: 3,535 Forumite
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    Upset!

    Just missed a great job set in the open, walking around in nature for a great fee! PC died had to reboot and now can't find the job again!! :(

    *Sniff*sob*
    Laters

    Sol

    "Have you found the secrets of the universe? Asked Zebade "I'm sure I left them here somewhere"
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