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

Sunny_spell

Big_Graeme wrote: »

No use this www.aba-i.co.uk two different companies

Thanks BG, I looked everywhere and there is no information how to contact them anywhere else, not even in FAQ section.

Miss_Terry_Shopper

Thanks Guys - assignment cancelled!

naarestrup

Cybi-Ping wrote: »

Be cautious of of AQ, they take months to pay and have been know to lower fees after work is completed because they "made a mistake".

Yes. Have had to wait and fight for 5 months for payment from them, so I can't recommend them to anyone. And know of someone who did two jobs for them. A month later he got an e-mail that one job had been cancelled and he would not be paid for it. No communication up until that about any problems and no one answered when he mailed to check what had gone wrong.

dazza.mk

Sunny_spell wrote: »

Thanks BG, I looked everywhere and there is no information how to contact them anywhere else, not even in FAQ section.

The aba-i link is just their input site for shoppers, if you want more details and a proper contact try:
http://www.abaresearch.co.uk/

mysterious_girl

Wizzbang wrote: »

REACT seem to be on holiday or something. I've applied for a shop that I wanted to do today, but heard nothing. It's needs completing by the 30th, so you'd have thought they'd be biting my hand off!

I have emailed them twice in the last 2 days about a missing payment. They usually respond....nothing.

Did anyone do the cinema visits at the beginning of the month? I've been paid for other assignments I did after that but not the cinema one. Are they usually paid later than the others?

Tolteca87

Same here on the cinema. I've only done a few of those but those did pay at the same time as the other jobs that month.

MysteryMe

Has anyone done any of the AA shopping precinct audits? Having heard so much bad press about them I am wary of what to expect

mrbanjo

MysteryMe wrote: »

Has anyone done any of the AA shopping precinct audits? Having heard so much bad press about them I am wary of what to expect

Don't touch them with a barge pole, utter nightmare

skintsocks

I think I did one of those once. I haven't done anything for them in a very long time, following a very unprofessional email received from them (and a very long wait for payment). Someone I know has also left them, after being told that their driveway didn't look posh enough for a particular visit and they would need to dress smarter than in their head-to-toe picture.

Big_Graeme

MysteryMe wrote: »

Has anyone done any of the AA shopping precinct audits? Having heard so much bad press about them I am wary of what to expect

Yes. It's the only report only jobs I will do for them.

The questionnaire is short and to the point, if you do enough of them (I do 5 at a time 1 food and 4 shops) it is worthwhile but you'll not get rich.

Watch the reimbursement, they will have a maximum but you can only buy one meal and that is all you get back.

Pay like most now is the end of the month following the visit.

The car visits are for a £90k car, you need to look like you can afford a car that costs that much, personally I think most of the jobs they have are low quality, low fee work, they do have some decent video work.