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

wensie

lola234 wrote: »

Hi All,

Does anyone know if this is also the case with RE or do they just reimburse what you actually spend? Need to know whether to opt for the lobster or not!

Cheers

Unfortunatley RE only reimburse what you actually spend or the max - whatever is the lower. :mad:

animal1971

itsalldrivingmemad wrote: »

Did anyone notice the 'chicken' jobs on gap with a quite higher fee than normal - I accepted a couple of these and now they have gone back doen to the normal pitance of a fee.....

every so often this company will offer bonuses on some types of work as a special that month they usually do this when they have problems getting shoppers to work these outlets to get people back intreasted. so if you see this than grab it while you can lol

animal1971

moneymaker2 wrote: »

Hi all,

Does anyone know whether Sassie do mystery shops for more than 1 client. The only reason I ask is cause whenever I go on it's for the same company. Either it is or I can't use the site properley.

Thanks for your help in advance. L

this is actually the name of the program, as its a good design and lay out a lot of ms companys use it because its simple and easy to use, so you will have to join for each new company.

animal1971

moneymaker2 wrote: »

Hiya.
Yes I recieved an email saying that it had been recieved, but it also says this:
''However, the results have been sent to a pending database. An operator may be in contact soon to confirm, clarify, or obtain additional information. Please have the results readily available and don't forget to submit your receipt if one is required for your assignment. Failing to provide a receipt when required will result in you not be paid for that assignment and being blocked from completing additional assignments for us.''
Nobodys been in contact yet though.....

this is a standard message that gets sent when nobody is in the office so its really nothing to worry about.

scanlon1

HI, i have completed a few mystery shopping assignments, i have only just started mystery shopping and have yet to fill a tax form in, i do not have a car so i travel by bus when it comes to assessing expenses can i claim for bus fares and if so do i need to retain bus tickets, any advice will be great

Timmne

Yes you can claim for bus fares - and you always need to keep receipts to back up your expenditure...

Hope this helps!

itsalldrivingmemad

animal1971 wrote: »

every so often this company will offer bonuses on some types of work as a special that month they usually do this when they have problems getting shoppers to work these outlets to get people back intreasted. so if you see this than grab it while you can lol

they must have made a mistake then as i accepted at the high price and now it has change back to normal but no contact as to why!

wensie

itsalldrivingmemad wrote: »

they must have made a mistake then as i accepted at the high price and now it has change back to normal but no contact as to why!

Yes, they have made a mistake. At least according to what I've read about it on another forum. They seem to have uploaded the whole lot at a higher rate, everyone was getting quite excited, picking up the jobs and as soon as GAP have discovered their mistake, they cancelled the rest to put them back up later and have altered the once already taken ... or so.

Sarahsaver

Timmne wrote: »

Yes you can claim for bus fares - and you always need to keep receipts to back up your expenditure...

Hope this helps!

You CANNOT claim for bus fares if the MS company gives you travel expenses, as some do.

moi

Hi.
I'm wondering if anyone on here uses Mystery Shopping as their £20/week allowed work while cliaming disability benefit.
I have done an occasional assessment using Cybershop, so self-employment has never been an issue with that company.

However, as most of you will know, they're changing it all to the new site, requiring shoppers to register as self-employed. Does anyone else know if you can actually register as self-employed if you're receiving a benefit?
Even though it would only be to earn a maximum average of £20 a week, it seems like Revenue/DWP may not allow that.

I just wondered if anyone else was in the same boat.