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

DevilsAdvocate1

Alongman wrote: »

I am hopping to start video shopping soon. I notice that PIP are offering Video shopping equipment and training for approx £700. Has anyone done this training? Did they feel they benefited from it? Or can you self learn to video shop? Any comments thoughts suggestions most welcome.

I didn't have any training, but I did loads of practice with my camera. Think I paid around £700 in total (including spare battery) from Dogcam, but I think they are a bit cheaper now. Some companies want to see samples before they take you on. PIP are very particular.

In the first 6 months I didn't do many assignments due to lack of confidence, then one company offered me 30 and I haven't looked back.

Must admit, I don't get many in my local area (the northeast), so I end up traveling around 2 days a week. Wish I could get more in my local area.

Good luck.

kman

Edward_Nigma wrote: »

Is anyone having problems uploading receipts to ABA-i at the moment?. Their reports system is not accepting them when I try to upload.

EDIT: It's a browser issue. Used a different one and it's fine now.

Yeah it doesn't work in IE but does with Firefox...

Edward_Nigma

kman wrote: »

Yeah it doesn't work in IE but does with Firefox...

It wouldn't work me in Firefox but did in Google Chrome!

Bizarre.

Nebulous2

Wizzbang wrote: »

I know this wasn't a report written as an health professional (my day job is working with people with LD), but I can't help it!

I'm in a similar line of work to you - and one of the good things about mystery shopping is that I thought there were unlikely to be any conflicts of interest. This just shows that you can never say never, as the saying goes!

Nebulous2

Cybi-Ping wrote: »

The briefing notes, in the profile section, in big bold letters ....

I'm not being deliberately awkward. I always seem to manage it though, without the deliberate bit!

I think we must be at cross-purposes, possibly because I haven't mentioned the client. The profile says nothing about a way round it on the one I'm looking at, and the restrictions section beneath the profile section says, in bold:-

"You MUST NOT be a member of XXXXXXXX This includes any other people in your visiting party."

Cybi-Ping

Nebulous2 wrote: »

I'm not being deliberately awkward. I always seem to manage it though, without the deliberate bit!

I think we must be at cross-purposes, possibly because I haven't mentioned the client. The profile says nothing about a way round it on the one I'm looking at, and the restrictions section beneath the profile section says, in bold:-

"You MUST NOT be a member of XXXXXXXX This includes any other people in your visiting party."

Apparently there's a Scottish brief and a different English brief

MysteryMe

I did a slapper assignment where the MOS had learning difficulties. Not Downs but was pretty obvious once the interaction commenced. I assessed as per the brief so in some areas it was a "No"and in the section asking if I had any issues completing the form I mentioned it there. The service given was perfectly acceptable as far as I was concerned but it's not for me to apply my own interpretation to the brief. I am sure client's employing people from all sections of society use their common sense when the MS report arrives.

Wizzbang

I still haven't worked out what anyone's on about with a 'slapper assignment!'

lyndseyr75

I have been mystery shopping most of this year for various agencies and not had any issues with payments at all. However for payments, end of June begining of July I have now had 4 agencies pay me incorrectly, is this normal?

whitelabel

Wizzbang wrote: »

I still haven't worked out what anyone's on about with a 'slapper assignment!'

Slap your backside twice while thinking about it and doing your weekly shop at the same time , it should then become clear, unless you never watch tv adverts