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

catwoman150

pondie1 wrote: »

do tns email/phone you jobs or do you search website

sometimes they phone, but mostly I look at the website.

I sometimes get loads of emails with different jobs.

pondie1

do tns send you alogin when you are accepted properly so far had a tax form off them nothing else

catwoman150

yes they send you a login and password and a link to the website.

TwistedPsycho

Quick Question about GAP.

They ask for two references. Has anyone ever found them taking up references? The reason I ask is that I do not really want to put down my employer because they frown on me having second jobs, so I was just going to put down my partner who has a different surname to me......

Timmne

I think I did that, and put my best friend down too!

It's a bit weird asking for references from contractors, which is what we are!

I wouldn't worry about it - I think somebody their end is being ultra-jobsworth-ish and covering all bases, however unnecessary!

TwistedPsycho

Thanks for your helpful answer... I think.

Reading thorough some other posts though, I noted some comments along the lines of they don't actually pay a fee, just expenses.

Cn someone clarify that for me?

Timmne

They pay both - some just a fee, some just expenses and some both. The good thing is that they pay the whole of the reimbursement so if you only spend £4 of a £5 reimbursement you get the extra £1 (remember this is taxable though!)...

TractorGirl327

I eventually got an answer to my enquiry as to why I was getting the following error message when I tried to add an assignment: "You have reached your daily assignment quota. You are allowed a maximum of 5 per day. Please try again tomorrow"

Apparantly they have just introduced a reduced quota for all new shoppers for the first 2 months with them. It is a maximum of 5 per day and 5 per month. But, as I have "already completed many assignments satisfactorily, we are happy to lift this reduction on your account." .... off to polish my halo ........... and search for assignments for next week!

TractorGirl327

Do Gapbuster or GFK sent a pay advice when they pay you, or just pay the money into your account?

I've just checked my account, and I've been paid by them both, but can't tally up the amount GFK have paid me .........

catwoman150

caroleanneclark wrote: »

Do Gapbuster or GFK sent a pay advice when they pay you, or just pay the money into your account?

I've just checked my account, and I've been paid by them both, but can't tally up the amount GFK have paid me .........

No they don't do double check up on both of how much they have paid you and what jobs you have done. GFK on the details page there is a section on payments have a look at that as they detail the assignments that you have completed for them and the same for GAP under assignments

Hope this helps.