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Maximising income - Mystery Shopping? Surveys?

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  • leni
    leni Posts: 942 Forumite
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    not including travel time...

    bank ones usually take anything between 5-20 minutes (my average is about 7 minutes
    fast food ones usually have a requirement to stay at the location for a min 15 mins
    pubs usually 45-1 hour depending on brief
    shops in general can taken between 10-30 minutes depending on requirements.

    I average out at about 7 jobs a month and make between £40-70 on average, I also work full-time.

    This month I have 8 booked in and that should earn me £62 plus reimbursements i.e. money I've spent buying items. but tax and travel have to come off that - so I'll probably make £35-40 profit this month

    DEBT FREE for the first time in 10 years and with savings!

    1st Baby due May 2011 :o it's a BOY:j
  • Dazzieboo
    Dazzieboo Posts: 498 Forumite
    Gemmzie wrote:
    Mystery shoppers, a question ...

    Half hour lunch hour, possible hour and a half after work and weekends.

    How much could be made roughly per month?

    Mother needs serious income boost

    A lot depends on location, variety of shops, how far you can or want to travel and how many other shoppers there are in the area.

    A friend of mine works in the centre of Nottingham and lives close to the Town Centre, she manages to do an eating job at least 10 times in the month in her lunch time and also squeezes in some stamp shops, photo jobs and dry cleaning ones while she is there, the last time I spoke to her, she was making about £150 a month, she works for Retail Eyes, GAP and Frontline Focus.

    HTH
    "Dogs come when they are called. Cats take a message and get back to you" :j :j
  • Rachie_B
    Rachie_B Posts: 8,785 Forumite
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    Dazzieboo wrote:
    A lot depends on location, variety of shops, how far you can or want to travel and how many other shoppers there are in the area.

    A friend of mine works in the centre of Nottingham and lives close to the Town Centre, she manages to do an eating job at least 10 times in the month in her lunch time and also squeezes in some stamp shops, photo jobs and dry cleaning ones while she is there, the last time I spoke to her, she was making about £150 a month, she works for Retail Eyes, GAP and Frontline Focus.

    HTH

    wow thats good going ! :)

    Unfortunately for frontline, ( with the photo / dry cleaning assignments) you can only complete 1 assignment per shop within 12 months :eek: :(

    I can understand maybe leaving a few months gap inweteen but 12 months :rotfl:
  • ilean
    ilean Posts: 93 Forumite
    Hi

    Looking for shoppers in Guildford


    Thanks
    Eileen

    eflaherty1@yahoo.co.uk
  • Dazzieboo
    Dazzieboo Posts: 498 Forumite
    Rachie_B wrote:
    wow thats good going ! :)

    Unfortunately for frontline, ( with the photo / dry cleaning assignments) you can only complete 1 assignment per shop within 12 months :eek: :(

    I can understand maybe leaving a few months gap inweteen but 12 months :rotfl:

    They relax those rules if they need someone when someone else drops out at short notice. The best way to earn money with Gap is when they phone you, ask for a little extra on the fee, they are usually willing to pay, but never offer up front. The same applies for Retail Eyes, quite often they will raise the fee, if the job has been hanging around for a while.
    "Dogs come when they are called. Cats take a message and get back to you" :j :j
  • Rachie_B
    Rachie_B Posts: 8,785 Forumite
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    thanks for the tip

    ive never had a call from either of those

    have quite a few from grassroots though,asking to do assignments due to someone dropping out / not getting anyone to take them on ,never thought to ask for more money !
  • Saveit
    Saveit Posts: 609 Forumite
    Two New Home calls in Newcastle/Gateshead to be done next week.
    These two assignments need to be completed by the end of that week. Experienced shoppers with or without their own equipment or inexperienced shoppers who would like to be trained with equipment provided.
    Good Fee and mileage paid

    Any interest Please Pm me for further details

    Thank You:beer:
  • Rachie_B
    Rachie_B Posts: 8,785 Forumite
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    Just had my first assignment offer from Optimum Contact

    anyone work for them ?
    :)
  • never heard of them - are they good jobs and good reimbursments?
    Lightbulb moment 10-06-06
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    Total debt approx £33,000 Oct 2006
    Jan 07....to be worked out but may have gone up GULP:confused: :mad: :eek:
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  • charlies_mum
    charlies_mum Posts: 8,120 Forumite
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    Just a word of warning, I didn't get paid for my first MS assignment to a bank as I enquired about a current account and said it would be a joint one with DH.

    Don't remember seeing anything about this in the brief, it just said act as though you want to transfer your existing account (which is a joint one)
    You're only young once, but you can be immature forever :D
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