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Maximising income - Mystery Shopping? Surveys? (Part Two)

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  • Sarahsaver
    Sarahsaver Posts: 8,390 Forumite
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    Member no.1 of the 'I'm not in a clique' group :rotfl:
    I have done reading too!
    To avoid all evil, to do good,
    to purify the mind- that is the
    teaching of the Buddhas.
  • Thanks for quick reply! I had been trying that too and still get the cannot connect error :mad: so I am giving up!! Shame really as I love chicken :rotfl:
    Sealed pot Member target £200 - No. 151
    GC Yearly £3k so far £1097 May£220/£300
    £1k in 100 days so far - £235 :p
    Snowball debt free calculator says DEC 09 - lets hope we can do it!

  • Ohhh, it quiet round here! You all must be busy shopping! Can anyone tell me which MS companies do hotels? Not fussed by what hotel!
    Many Thanks
    I'm getting older, and lifes getting harder!:mad:
  • Timmne
    Timmne Posts: 2,555 Forumite
    BARE do (although not overnight IIRC) and RE did once although I haven't seen it for months!

    Sorry I couldn't be more help!
  • Hiyas All,

    Was really keen and excited about the idea of mystery shopping, and felt it was something that would be fun to do.

    However, am really put off now and don't think I should bother. Was wondering if you could help me make my mind up.

    Am put off by the fact that you have to say your self-employed (I work full time, does that affect anything). Also, have never done or understood a tax form in my life, so that scares the hell out of me.

    Also, am pretty much skint and in debt, and don't want to do it if its going to be at a loss to myself, or am going to be waiting ages to get any money returned.

    Finally, do you get to pick and choose what you do?? What if you can't afford what they are asking you to buy???

    I would love to do it, but the tax/self employed side confuses me and scares me to death, and don't fancy the costs it might incur.

    Someone please help!!

    Kind Regards,

    Jamie xx:A
  • If you don't want to do your own taxes I believe TNT are your best bet as they do it for you.
    You get to choose your own jobs on Gap & Retail eyes. So far I haven't had to buy anything over £5, but I'm pretty new - 4 jobs done so far.

    Good luck to you - as long as your not in my area, then I'd say don't do it coz you'll nick my jobs!
    I'm getting older, and lifes getting harder!:mad:
  • mimi1234
    mimi1234 Posts: 7,964 Forumite
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    I think the above poster means TNS. You are employed by them and they do your tax and ni etc.
  • mimi1234
    mimi1234 Posts: 7,964 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    And it's funny that I emailed GAP to cancel my shopper profile with them a month ago, yet I got a phone call off a lady who begged me to do some assignments for them. Weird or what? I guess I'm a really good shopper. LOL.
  • mimi1234 wrote: »
    I think the above poster means TNS. You are employed by them and they do your tax and ni etc.


    Yeah TNS not TNT :rotfl: There's nothing mystery about TNT ---- BOOM!:j :eek:
    I'm getting older, and lifes getting harder!:mad:
  • Woodyrocks
    Woodyrocks Posts: 1,913 Forumite
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    Ohhh, it quiet round here! You all must be busy shopping! Can anyone tell me which MS companies do hotels? Not fussed by what hotel!
    Many Thanks

    TNS have hotels on their lists.
    DEBT FREE AND LOVING LIFE
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