Mystery Shopping Thread 24 *PLEASE READ THE OP FIRST**PLEASE NO CLIENT NAMES OR FEES

DevilsAdvocate1

movingon wrote: »

Ha Take your point, but I love the bargains in that shop, so would probably be in there anyway.

Yes, but its pointless doing a job for next to nothing if you end up spending more than you would have spent anyway. As this effectively then costs you money rather than you earning money.

I am really strict with myself and don't buy anything personal when mystery shopping (other than things which get fully reimbursed). If I find I'm still thinking about something then I go back for it. It is rare this happens though.

In my early days of mystery shopping, I would buy things when out mystery shopping and found I kept running out of money. I then realised, by mystery shopping I was spending more than I normally would.

Big_Graeme

DevilsAdvocate1 wrote: »

In my early days of mystery shopping, I would buy things when out mystery shopping and found I kept running out of money. I then realised, by mystery shopping I was spending more than I normally would.

It's so easy to do, I've just done a set of 10 mini supermarkets/chemists for RM, I knew what item I was going to buy before I went in, now I've 6 glass bottles of Irn Bru to drink

skivenov

movingon wrote: »

Ha Take your point, but I love the bargains in that shop, so would probably be in there anyway.

If it's the one I'm thinking of, then yeah, I'm the same, if I'm off anyway, might as well, even if all I get out of it's a pack of beers.

I tend to go in, buy something commonplace (4pt of milk is a common one), nip out to the vehicle, change my appearance, then do the weekly shop.

Workie_Ticket

skivenov wrote: »

I tend to go in, buy something commonplace (4pt of milk is a common one), nip out to the vehicle, change my appearance, then do the weekly shop.

Keep a disguise kit in the boot do you? :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

CupcakeLisa

DevilsAdvocate1 wrote: »

In my early days of mystery shopping, I would buy things when out mystery shopping and found I kept running out of money. I then realised, by mystery shopping I was spending more than I normally would.

I tend to buy things that I can easily use as gifts or my family will use.

And in the cheap supermarket with the tiny fee....I now set myself a challenge to see how many items I can get for the spending limit, but only items I will use

My husband now loves all the random food I bring home from them

gallygirl

I stock up on tinned tomatoes from the little fee one, better than others costing twice the price elsewhere :j. For others I would always look on their website and see what offers they had on things I would buy anyway, and check the stickered section while I was there .

pop37

PinkWing wrote: »

Surely that defeats the whole point of MS?! How silly...

Agree, I've emailed twice and not got a reply. Have to see if they pay me for the job. Had a phone call that asked me to repeat my comments to see why they were so bad.

DevilsAdvocate1

skivenov wrote: »

If it's the one I'm thinking of, then yeah, I'm the same, if I'm off anyway, might as well, even if all I get out of it's a pack of beers.

I tend to go in, buy something commonplace (4pt of milk is a common one), nip out to the vehicle, change my appearance, then do the weekly shop.

Why would you not just do your weekly shop at the same time as the mystery shop?

superliss

DevilsAdvocate1 wrote: »

Why would you not just do your weekly shop at the same time as the mystery shop?

I wouldn't unless I was paying by two different cards from MS account and family shopping account.

I have my first cheap supermarket this wknd. Picked up as this one has a specific shopping list of quite a few items. has anyone else got this one?

My mum is gonna love me

Also I feel like a fully fledged MS shopper now all grown up like, as 2 weeks ago I submitted my first ever tax return..

Big_Graeme

superliss wrote: »

I have my first cheap supermarket this wknd. Picked up as this one has a specific shopping list of quite a few items. has anyone else got this one?

Never had one of them with MF