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

JohnnyG

cupboardie wrote: »

What's the jammiest MS job you've ever had?

Thought this might be an interesting topic. I've had a few where you get to keep an expensive product (jewellery and makeup circa £40) but I've not found the items worth the price anyway.

The jammiest one I've ever done is a 4* hotel visit - made me very happy as it's something I could never have afforded! I got very lucky I think and refreshed the job board at right time!

Not exactly jammy, as in a great product, but a great pay day.

I was on holiday last year and had a request from TNS to carry out one of their onerous phone shop visits. I played it really hard and got a fantastic premium. I then picked up the exact same shop, for GfK, and managed another great premium. Never had such a great payday for one visit

Tolteca87

Speaking of nice reimbursed stuff, do people open it/take the tags off before they get paid or do they keep the bags unopened in case the job gets rejected/company goes under etc?

She says looking at a pile of bags awaiting payday.

cupboardie

If I'm going to keep it for myself anyway, unless it's cheap, I keep it pristine until I'm paid which is hard sometimes!

If it's something I don't want I'll put it on ebay straight away as it doesn't matter if I'm not paid for it - not that it's ever happened but you never know!

ahai1

Hi DQM are looking for people in the W post code area of London as well as Australia and New Zealand. Claire is also interested on people who want to be on the mailing list claire.humphrey@dqmgroup.com

Big_Graeme

cupboardie wrote: »

What's the jammiest MS job you've ever had?

5 days in Spain count? All thanks to MF.

I've a few plane trips and ferry rides to the Scottish Islands coming up too.

whitelabel

A free return flight of my choice + double feein order to do 2 urgent air side coffee visits. I was told I didn't have to travel if I didn't want just let airline know after. .. As if. A week in Greece visiting friends and 2 duty free visits either side made it a good trip

skivenov

Nebulous2 wrote: »

I'm due to do an assignment today. The problem is, I have to make a small purchase and the venue I am going to doesn't sell anything!

I emailed the company on Wednesday to ask if I could do it without a purchase and haven't received a response.

What would you do:-

a) wait until I get a reply?
b) do it anyway and hope it goes through?
c) drop it - life is too short?

Probably a bit late now, but I'd get some form of physical artefact, be it a business card, a written quotation, compliments slip, queue ticket, item of furniture...

stardoman

I've had a few really good visits. One was a day at the races with 2 meals included. Another was a 3 night stay for my family (2 adults and 2 children) at a well known, upmarket holiday park.

But the best was a price checking job just before Christmas about 5 years ago. I was given a list of 250 items to purchase from a particular supermarket. As the competitor (who had commissioned the price check) wanted the receipt only, I was allowed to keep all the items. And I got a fee as well.

sukitnsee

stardoman wrote: »

I've had a few really good visits. One was a day at the races with 2 meals included. Another was a 3 night stay for my family (2 adults and 2 children) at a well known, upmarket holiday park.

But the best was a price checking job just before Christmas about 5 years ago. I was given a list of 250 items to purchase from a particular supermarket. As the competitor (who had commissioned the price check) wanted the receipt only, I was allowed to keep all the items. And I got a fee as well.

That sounds great Stardoman, shopping with someone else's list and then keeping the items.:T

whitelabel

skivenov wrote: »

Not a mystery shop, but a week working full time doing an open audit in a nice central London hotel, 3 meals a day, travel paid for and getting paid a little under a couple of phone shops per hour while on duty. The actual job was the easiest thing I've ever done for a living.

I've also been known to do a few fancy car jobs, some would be impressed, but I drive nice cars in my day job quite a bit, so it's just another day at the office in that regard.

It's a hard life sometimes.

i guarantee you havent defleeted what im driving next week, you may even be impressed :rotfl: