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

Wiggle_2

I hope no one minds me asking as i've never posted before. I;ve been msing for around 6 months and also do a little auditing and merchandising. I know most of the terms and I know this is stupid but what does MOS actually stand for. I know it means the person being shopped but can't actually work out the words.
Dumb or what?:mad:

aniseedball

Wiggle wrote: »

I hope no one minds me asking as i've never posted before. I;ve been msing for around 6 months and also do a little auditing and merchandising. I know most of the terms and I know this is stupid but what does MOS actually stand for. I know it means the person being shopped but can't actually work out the words.
Dumb or what?:mad:

Member of staff

Jo4

Genie75 wrote: »

I hope you've got that in an email from them. They didn't pay me in full for March, promised to pay in May - then 'Surprise, Surprise!' they didn't pay :mad: Luckily I had email proof, and they've promised it for June. Typical Gap really Any other company would have paid and taken the wrong date on the receipt as an issue that needs addressing, not an excuse not to pay (but probably still use your report!).

Thanks for the warning!!

Dormouse

Timmne wrote: »

Just thought I'd share with you a job I did last week (and would appreciate comments too)....

Accepted a job for an MS company for £30 reimbursement and £5 fee and it was for a regular pub group that usually provides good quality but affordable food, so I thought great!

Turned up at the time I had booked the table for and quickly realised that me and GF were VERY much underdressed (wearing jeans and casual tops) - this place was VERY high end and we looked totally out of place. There wasn't any warning on the job brief though....

Also the cheapest meal on the menu was the token vegetarian option and it was over half of the reimbursement - meaning that we'd have overspent the reimbursement before we'd bought the coke, wine/beer and the cappuccino!

I worked it out and to buy all the things they'd asked us to at the lowest price would have cost us £39.75 meaning we'd have made a loss of £4.75!

Just wanted to let people know so that they know to research the place before visiting!! (And I've learned too!)

I think I know which company this is. Anyway, I've done a very similar job for them, where the restaurant was very posh. Thankfully, I'd done my research beforehand and as they had their menu online, I had a rough idea of how much their food costs, so I emailed the MS company and explained that there was no way their reimbursement would cover it. They replied saying they'll increase the limit to whatever we spend, so that was pretty good.

aniseedball

Dormouse wrote: »

I think I know which company this is. Anyway, I've done a very similar job for them, where the restaurant was very posh. Thankfully, I'd done my research beforehand and as they had their menu online, I had a rough idea of how much their food costs, so I emailed the MS company and explained that there was no way their reimbursement would cover it. They replied saying they'll increase the limit to whatever we spend, so that was pretty good.

Can someone PM me with the company please? I've done 2 for TNS recently, one carvery and one 2 men american diner one, and both visits went well over the limit for just the food, never mind drinks on top.:mad:

Dormouse

aniseedball wrote: »

Can someone PM me with the company please? I've done 2 for TNS recently, one carvery and one 2 men american diner one, and both visits went well over the limit for just the food, never mind drinks on top.:mad:

It wasn't TNS. The clue is that it's a company who actually pay a small fee for foodie shops, and have a body part in their name.

jobbingmusician

Is the body part anything to do with the chest by any chance? Still trying to work out who the chain are, if so....:o

debtfree1day

Hi

I have been mystery shooping with RETAILEYES and GFK. I understood I claim the one off fee, and then have to pay any expenses such as mileage / parking etc etc from this - yet many ocmments on here talk about claims against these expenses

Am i missing out?

Lisa

jobbingmusician

The claims on mileage and expenses are not extra payments you get from the MS company. They are what you deduct from the fee so that you only report the PROFIT for taxation, not the whole amount. When you report to the IR, basically you report 3 amounts - the total you have received (including all the reimbursement for meals and stuff), your expenses (computer, mileage, parking etc etc including all the costs of meals and stuff) and the remaining profit, on which you are liable to pay tax once all your tax entitlements etc. have been dealt with.

HereGoes!

Hello, i signed up for grass roots about two weeks ago, how long does it take before your given your first assignment?

thanx