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

Timmne

(oops Jobbingmusician got there first!)

Grrr I posted an answer to this but it disappeared!

It takes anywhere up to 2-3 days but if you've submitted a really negative report it will be reviewed by RE management before it goes to the client so it can take up to 10-15 days to be proofread....

Ignatius_A

Timmne wrote: »

(oops Jobbingmusician got there first!)

Grrr I posted an answer to this but it disappeared!

It takes anywhere up to 2-3 days but if you've submitted a really negative report it will be reviewed by RE management before it goes to the client so it can take up to 10-15 days to be proofread....

Nope - wasn't overly negative. Generally quite happy.

Thanks

woodfairy

jobbingmusician wrote: »

How To Make Your Assignment Sound Really Attractive - hints for mystery shopping companies.

You can go alone (to this sordid venue). If female, please take a male companion. :eek::eek::eek:

Those who have seen this assignment listed will know what I mean.........:p

I was really surprised to see this in the instructions. Why can't I go as a lone female? And if I have to take a companion, why must it be a man?!!

There were two listed close to me and I visit both on a regular basis (just for fun). And I go to both all on my lonesome! Didn't realise I was putting myself at risk :eek: :rolleyes: Never heard so much rubbish in my life!

I can't pick up these jobs anyway as I regularly do the jobs for the main company.

moo842

hi there

i have been trying for several weeks to get onto the gapbuster site to register is there any reason why it comes up that it can't connect?

josie

Thought I might have set the cat amongst the pigeons, which is why I added the bit about, it being a job for some people and why they are a bit more cautious with it.


I see some of you have backed me up, thank you!


I also didn't say I do slap dash reports – I've never not been paid for a job, so I must be doing something right. Also, I've never cancelled a job either, or let anyone down with one.


But the main reason I posted it was I'd just like people to loosen up a bit about it – it can still be fun, like headoutthesand says you can still have fun doing a job, you know!

josie

[quote=just_jillie;5654114
Sharing info with others is breaking the agreement you have with the MS company, its called a confidentiality agreement. Read their small print and wait for the backlash....[/quote]

I don't think people on here would ask who do the Mystery shops for X company, because they want to become a m shopper and do that shop will seriously then inform the company that someone on a chat forum - they're not sure who etc., told them who they mystery shop for

jobbingmusician

moo842 wrote: »

hi there

i have been trying for several weeks to get onto the gapbuster site to register is there any reason why it comes up that it can't connect?

It's working OK for me....

josie

moo842 wrote: »

hi there

i have been trying for several weeks to get onto the gapbuster site to register is there any reason why it comes up that it can't connect?

Try this link - it takes me through ok.

http://www.gapbuster.com/xec/Default.aspx?cp=CC000091_uk_london_mysteryshopping&gclid=CM6KzN2RkY0CFQjilAodMSJqkQ

Careful though it says "Fun, flexible part time work, Eat out for free.
Get paid to shop for some of your favourite brands"

poppypopster

DAVETHE_CARDBOARDBOX wrote: »

Pay peanuts, get monkeys !

Exactly! These jobs do pay peanuts. Less than the national wage for most of them, so surely there's got to be some benefit / payoff in doing them, i.e a free meal or free foreign currency from some places etc to make it worthwhile in the first place!

animal1971

For alot of these mystery shopping jobs they affect the work place big time the clown one for instance has a minimum of 4 a week (per location) and if there is a bad one than the staff do get it in the neck. if they get it right than they do get a bonus but only on their reports for the whole year.

the catalogue company get five a year and the reports can result in sackings if 2 mystery shops go bad against one member of staff.

so these jobs cant be done too lightly as you are playing with peoples jobs not the owners of the companys but the little people.

So yes you are there to help the big guys of each company but also think about something we all have an off day regards of what are job is.

Yes notice all around you but let some consideration come into your final reports.

At the end of the day it does not matter if you do it for pocket money or a full time career (like myself) you have to be considerate.