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

mskitten2904

Should have a naming and shaming wall on here for those disgusting fees on MF beds

Big_Graeme

Wait till you see the fee for the Tern frozen shops they are doing...

Boredupnorth

Stop press...Mfers have increased the fee on the bed shops by 50%. Don't all rush at once now!

whitelabel

i think the gfk car visits are taking the mick too for their fee requiring a webchat ,visit, test drive and competitor visit... id be looking for triple or quadruple that fee

skivenov

My gripe of the day. Briefing Notes.

I used to write training briefs in my old job. As the name suggests, they're meant to be brief (short, concise, to the point). GFK email sassignments are apparently meant to take 15-35 minutes. I've just spent 15 minutes reading the brief, and that's before I even look at the test. I swear half of these companies pay the brief writers by the word count.

I could convey everything someone needs to know about these assignments on one side of A4. They use 6, then wonder why people do things wrong (can't remember the stuff they need to know after reading all the repeated information and flannel).

I fact, sod it, I've just cancelled 2 of em.

skivenov

whitelabel wrote: »

i think the gfk car visits are taking the mick too for their fee requiring a webchat ,visit, test drive and competitor visit... id be looking for triple or quadruple that fee

That's probably why they keep reappearing. People booking them out, seeing what's involved and thinking "!!!! that". :rotfl:

Big_Graeme

skivenov wrote: »

That's probably why they keep reappearing. People booking them out, seeing what's involved and thinking "!!!! that". :rotfl:

Pretty much what I did, I took three on my phone thinking they were a simple visit, I hate releasing jobs but there is an extraction of urine there.

JohnnyG

skivenov wrote: »

My gripe of the day. Briefing Notes.

I used to write training briefs in my old job. As the name suggests, they're meant to be brief (short, concise, to the point). GFK email sassignments are apparently meant to take 15-35 minutes. I've just spent 15 minutes reading the brief, and that's before I even look at the test. I swear half of these companies pay the brief writers by the word count.

I could convey everything someone needs to know about these assignments on one side of A4. They use 6, then wonder why people do things wrong (can't remember the stuff they need to know after reading all the repeated information and flannel).

I fact, sod it, I've just cancelled 2 of em.

Have to admit, GfK's assignment briefs must be the most convoluted I've ever seen....and some of their tests are almost as bad.

JohnnyG

So glad I've literally dropped MF. Only done 2 shops with them this month. They may have been my introduction to MS, but their fees are disgraceful.

JohnnyG

weeg wrote: »

They also say to email them and let them know, as the system doesn't alert them.

Speaking of which anyone been paid by them? I got a remittance email, but not seeing money. And I changed my bank account details last month, so I'm worried they might have paid into the old account.

Had remittance e-mail today also but no payment in my bank. Tomorrow perhaps????