Mystery Shopping Thread 25 *PLEASE READ THE OP FIRST**PLEASE NO CLIENT NAMES OR FEES

weeg

I'm realising that one of the companies has a very different idea of what 'easy' means than me. Go into a small shop, covertly check if they have 10s of products (which, if they do, will all be behind the counter). All for 22p*. Perhaps by 'easy' they mean, does not require wordy report? No wonder they are having problems filling them. I'm occaisionally prepared to make an idiot of myself, but not for that money!

*not actual fee.

Big_Graeme

weeg wrote: »

I'm realising that one of the companies has a very different idea of what 'easy' means than me. Go into a small shop, covertly check if they have 10s of products (which, if they do, will all be behind the counter). All for 22p*. Perhaps by 'easy' they mean, does not require wordy report? No wonder they are having problems filling them. I'm occaisionally prepared to make an idiot of myself, but not for that money!

*not actual fee.

If you wanna point them my way...

skivenov

Anyone else who does IMS jobs missing the lovely Kiera?

Literally had every job I've done since she went over to FSS sent back with a query.

Oh, and they want none-MS at heights jobs doing solo "safely".... with a fee to match.

skivenov

weeg wrote: »

I'm realising that one of the companies has a very different idea of what 'easy' means than me. Go into a small shop, covertly check if they have 10s of products (which, if they do, will all be behind the counter). All for 22p*. Perhaps by 'easy' they mean, does not require wordy report? No wonder they are having problems filling them. I'm occaisionally prepared to make an idiot of myself, but not for that money!

*not actual fee.

If it's the same email I've seen (mate works for that company, I don't), I read it as being products that will mostly be on shelves customer-side. We chatted it over and came to the conclusion - Think around the problem and with a bit of tech, it's fairly easy.

And making a !!!! of yourself is fine, if you do it off-patch.

superliss

I keep reading the seaside betting brief, thinking its either going to become more straightforward and less stupid or the fee will go up. One up the road from work, one up the road from home... If I tell myself this is my 'New York fund' will it make it easier to swallow?

skivenov

New York on that fee? Better start putting accumulators on.

superliss

skivenov wrote: »

New York on that fee? Better start putting accumulators on.

Every penny counts eh?

mrbanjo

As long as people snap these jobs up the fee ain't going up is it?

superliss

mrbanjo wrote: »

As long as people snap these jobs up the fee ain't going up is it?

But like its been said before, there will ALWAYS be someone to take them. I couldn't believe the fee for the euro supermarket and the bed shop at first but week after week they disappear.... I haven't taken a bookie due to it being poor money for the work expected.

Each to their own, everyone that does low fee jobs can justify it, but ultimately why should the next man care whether someone is upset at the low fees? Some folk on here scoff at the fees offered for GAP jobs, I think they are ok and they provide a healthy chunk of my monthly pay once the premiums roll in, but I still do a few jobs with no premium. Does that make me cheap? Probably yes, but my mortgage gets paid, petrol goes in the car and I can afford to go on holiday with the Doris at least once a year...Oh and I get to eat for (almost free) at least a couple times a month.

*manzy*

weeg wrote: »

Just did one of my all time favourites - an online shop for posh undies. No fee, but decent reimbursement for a great product at 80% off (ie just for the 20% income tax). And a great product I would never otherwise justify buying for myself. And now I'm off out for a no fee dinner.


Lucky you! I always miss this one.