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

Larac

chinora wrote: »

Well both the banks (despite the increase in fee) Obviously shoppers are starting to realise that some fees are not worth what is being asked of you and the cheap super markets are hanging about!

The Gfk bank jobs and car jobs are still hanging despite fees being increased. The market seems to be swamped with car jobs around here as neither the Helion or Pip ones are shifting. Esa jobs still hanging for travel agents, easy bank jobs and crisp crunching in out the way towns. I wonder how long it will take them to work out the fees need to be increased.

JohnnyG

Larac wrote: »

The market seems to be swamped with car jobs around here as neither the Helion or Pip ones are shifting.

Towards the end of last year, I think there were about 6 firms all doing car visits. I must get at least 2 e-mails a day from TNS advertising further car visits :cool:

Sunny_spell

JohnnyG wrote: »

Sounds very much like me; rural location but prepared to travel. I did consider going into the video side of MSing but have decided on accepting a PT job offer instead. I'll definitely keep MSing; GAP, RM, GfK and the odd MF bookie and lunch visit but there'll be no more long distance jobs.

Good luck with your new PT job!

Sunny_spell

ms_night_ryder wrote: »

Strange, those gfk jobs have only gone up by 33% in my area.

This month I have doubled my monthly target, with the month not being over, it would be great to triple it, here's to hoping.

I think the fees vary depending on area. The bank jobs have been hanging for a while here, and started to shift pretty quickly yesterday. I picked up 2 visits after GFK increased the fees.

Sunny_spell

Larac wrote: »

Esa jobs still hanging for travel agents, easy bank jobs and crisp crunching in out the way towns. I wonder how long it will take them to work out the fees need to be increased.

There are many ESA deceased audits in my area, and they started to increase the fees but they are still hanging. The crisp crushing jobs did not shift much at all.

cccccatwoman

Great. Mention in the newspapers over the weekend for a grassy company. Guess I will get even fewer jobs now.

Larac

cccccatwoman wrote: »

Great. Mention in the newspapers over the weekend for a grassy company. Guess I will get even fewer jobs now.

I like GR but I don't get much from them - I average around one job a month. I wish TNS would look at the way GR did their phone reports, so much easier and not full of in depth comments. When their jobs get posted they are gone within 2/3 minutes - so they really don't need much more publicity.

bazzyb

Sunny_spell wrote: »

Fees for GFK bank visits went up by 50% after sitting on the job board for few days.

I still think the fee is really low for what is involved. Should be double what it is now.

whitelabel

cccccatwoman wrote: »

Great. Mention in the newspapers over the weekend for a grassy company. Guess I will get even fewer jobs now.

Which paper? Do you have a link to the article?

ms_night_ryder

Some of those gfk job's are still at the original price, very strange.