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

MysteryMe

Should be OK if you have taken an actual screen shot. You can also past a screenshot into Microsoft Paint where you can save the file into a variety of formats including jpeg.

Sunny_spell

Miss TS, please don't mention the fees. We know how small they are but we don't want other MS companies to know; they could drop their fees for similar visits. Thank you.

Big_Graeme

Can we remove fees please

whitelabel

Macadamia wrote: »

is it just me - or has there been a note of resentment and rebellion about the thread the last few days?

While there may be those who take the mick, there are so many times when people on here demonstrate they are careful and meticulous, taking pride in doing a good job. And for so little reward.

Some of these MS co’s can be shockers. Talk about grinding the face of the poor. Reflecting on it, RA have ‘cost’ me more time than their jobs are worth chasing (accurate) payment. I find the business of proof readers rejecting faint receipts particularly appalling.

Every now and again I want to have a rage against the machine.

So I ‘retired’ RA today. It was raining hard. I decided I would not get out of the car and do their pathetic fee job.

It felt strangely liberating.

I used to have a regular friday rant, about companies, fees, about posters on here asking the same question over and over and not reading the title or 1st post... but you you know since cutting out 80% of the companies I worked with, a few years ago, life has been a lot less stressful. it takes people different times to realise it and their own self worth but when you do, it does feel much better after

Larac wrote: »

You raise an interesting point and if you read back the archive on this thread you will find a list of 10 realisations of mystery shopping. In the list is the one about being in the same street as a MF/RA assignment and cant be ars**d to it due to low fees versus doing the report. Those comments were posted 3/4 years ago - welcome to the club..

I was finishing up an overt audit in a store with another shopper and had an "urgent" mf email alert for the store literally across the road. I told the other shopper about it if they wanted it - the reality was neither of us could be bothered for the fee despite its proximity. We valued our time more than mf did and would not give them the satisfaction of doing it. If more people did that, fees would start to increase.

Larac

Big_Graeme wrote: »

To be honest it would be easy to walk in pick up a discarded receipt and leave, the underlying issue is MF treating their shoppers like c**p is making some rip the **** out of them.

Given they are going to trawl through CCTV will mean the store will start to be able to identify MS shoppers. I am fine with this if they are paying Tern rates but really these are Jack Sh**e rates and fewer will bother.

Larac

Macadamia wrote: »

I will have a trawl back & see if I can find it. Be interesting to see if the list needs updating.

Don't suppose you can remember which of the old threads it was on can you?

I will dig it out next week. IMHO it should be a sticky as reflects what MS work is truly like. It was done as a laugh but still reflects MS work today (sadly)

Big_Graeme

Larac wrote: »

Given they are going to trawl through CCTV will mean the store will start to be able to identify MS shoppers. I am fine with this if they are paying Tern rates but really these are Jack Sh**e rates and fewer will bother.

You know, I'm not bothered about being identified on these ones, I won't miss them if I never did them again either as I only do them for the free lunch.

Wail

I have just done my first Gyp job. How do I know if I have been successful and the job has been approved after I have done it because I've not seen anything including any emails.

Kayleighpea

Hi all

Is anyone available that has done a food visit at a theme park for me to ask a question on private message?!

Thanks!

MysteryMe

Gap generally get back to you promptly if they need clarification so if you hear nothing that is generally good news.