Maximising income - Mystery Shopping? Surveys?

WELSH-DRAGON_2

After the 2 today and one tomorrow my diary is empty, come on Rachie, Dormouse and anyone else - do you fancy a trip to Germany to mystery shop ?

(these are the only ones I have available)

Welshy x

lucylu26

Hiya Folks,
I've just done my first mystery shop for Retail Eyes it was a pub one-I ordered my food and drinks together to ensure I got a receipt,the barmaid didn't give me one so I aksed for one,which I think made me look like a mystery shopper! The barmaid gave me one however it has 0.00 on!!! Well I didn't want to go back and say oh this receipt doesn't have the items/price on as I thought it would draw attention to me.
However Im now concered that retail eyes will not pay me.

Lucy x

Merlin139

I always make a point of asking for a VAT receipt if the person serving me is not up to what I would call my standard. Never need it but do it because it will !!!!!! them off.

Always ask for a receipt. It shows you are getting what you paid for and what you paid for goes in the till.

jobbingmusician

lucylu26 wrote:

Hiya Folks,
I've just done my first mystery shop for Retail Eyes it was a pub one-I ordered my food and drinks together to ensure I got a receipt,the barmaid didn't give me one so I aksed for one,which I think made me look like a mystery shopper! The barmaid gave me one however it has 0.00 on!!! Well I didn't want to go back and say oh this receipt doesn't have the items/price on as I thought it would draw attention to me.
However Im now concered that retail eyes will not pay me.

Lucy x

I think you'll be OK, for 2 reasons

1. The main reason you get a receipt is to prove you've been there. RE don't seem to care too much how much is on the receipt. (As I said earlier, I normally get a receipt for the food but don't bother for the drink, and they've always paid up!)

2. It's useful feedback in itself that you asked for a receipt and were not given the correct receipt. Some training issues there! (Lots of peeps ask for a receipt, btw, so don't worry. I always say it's so I can reclaim my expenses from my employer - 99%* true but it makes me sound like a travelling salesperson!)

*99% true as you are actually self-employed.

Dormouse

WELSH-DRAGON wrote:

After the 2 today and one tomorrow my diary is empty, come on Rachie, Dormouse and anyone else - do you fancy a trip to Germany to mystery shop ?

(these are the only ones I have available)

Welshy x

Ha ha, maybe we should! :rotfl:

I had a lovely pub MS today, and have 3 rubbishy ones booked for next week, and nothing after that!

I really really hope they'll update their sites tomorrow! And I'd like to hear from all these other companies I'm supposedly registered with... :rolleyes:

Good luck everyone...

Dormouse

Which reminds me: I signed up with ABA as well (on another MSErs recommendation), but every time I check their site, there's nothing available. Nothing. Anywhere in the UK. Is it just me?

WELSH-DRAGON_2

Did 2 today, one was a nice lunch, the other one a recreational activity which involved a ball and a lane ............... ordered food, 2 stone cold jacket spuds and they forgot DD3 food - not impressed at all with that place

Welshy x ps I need more work !!!

Rachie_B

lmao germany here we come lol

did 2 last night (one place was closed for refurbishment grrrrrr ) and did a lovely lunch one today

have one lined up for wed,one the week after and one the week after that ( small ones )and thats all

Rachie_B

Dormouse wrote:

Which reminds me: I signed up with ABA as well (on another MSErs recommendation), but every time I check their site, there's nothing available. Nothing. Anywhere in the UK. Is it just me?

who are ABA ?

littlestar1981

I did my first mystery shop this weekend.... took ages perusing over the questionnaire, making sure I was fully prepared for meal and drinks.. to find a student bar that didn't serve food but did allow you to buy kebabs from next door and bring them in so you could still watch the footy!! OMG