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

Larac

mimi1234 wrote: »

Same with Donkey-osia. But that would mean doing all the low fee jobs for quite some time before you become "special".

:A:A:A

Made me smile when you called them that.

Would agree they do have their favourites and only email out to others when the preferred associates has declined
I some times get jobs where there is a revisit and who ever did it before has not wanted to do the return. The fees are PP as their jobs are never as straight foward and seem a major faff or loads of time hanging around waiting for store staff.

Big_Graeme

Got plenty of work from companies that pay well, say thank you and value my work, one had just paid for Xmas with just a few jobs.

I don't do this full time I fit it in around my 9-5, I'll pick and choose my jobs though, sometimes a free lunch for a report is fair exchange.

whitelabel

is it just me that gets angry reading things like this on briefs

"You will need to make a purchase as part of this exercise, which you can return to the store for a full refund within 14 days of purchasing. This isn't part of the visit, it's just something you can do in your own time."

MysteryMan00

whitelabel wrote: »

is it just me that gets angry reading things like this on briefs

"You will need to make a purchase as part of this exercise, which you can return to the store for a full refund within 14 days of purchasing. This isn't part of the visit, it's just something you can do in your own time."

Yes. I also switch off when the expenses are only "a contribution" towards what must be spent. If I'm working then I want paying and reimbursing. If I'm coughing up most of the cash to make a shop a profit then I'm damned if I'm going to fill in a report and make someone else a profit as well!

As an aside, I want to buy a pair of boots. Anyone know if they employ mystery shoppers? I'd do a report for a contribution then - not that it would make much of a dent into the price that they are these days!

samtastic7

The pub food that only covers half what you have to buy are one o don't touch now you pay for half the experience you get half a report

Big_Graeme

samtastic7 wrote: »

The pub food that only covers half what you have to buy are one o don't touch now you pay for half the experience you get half a report

To be fair to MF at least two of their pub clients now allows you to do a solo visit so the reimbursement now covers the outlay.

Larac

MysteryMan00 wrote: »

Yes. I also switch off when the expenses are only "a contribution" towards what must be spent. If I'm working then I want paying and reimbursing. If I'm coughing up most of the cash to make a shop a profit then I'm damned if I'm going to fill in a report and make someone else a profit as well!

As an aside, I want to buy a pair of XX boots Anyone know if they employ mystery shoppers? I'd do a report for a contribution then - not that it would make much of a dent into the price that they are these days!

As you have named the client I can't be specific on who the MS company is. Its the company who always offer PP fees and they offer as a fee 50% off whatever you buy. Does not come up often tho. One of their more better jobs.

MysteryMan00

Larac wrote: »

As you have named the client I can't be specific on who the MS company is. Its the company who always offer PP fees and they offer as a fee 50% off whatever you buy. Does not come up often tho. One of their more better jobs.

Argh - sorry. I didn't realise I was crossing the line there - a) as it's a brand rather than a shop and b) because I was joking - I didn't think I'd actually be able to get a contribution towards them.

I have gone back and edited

I'll certainly look into it. Many thanks for the pointers

sparklysaver

Is anyone else supposed to be doing any of the React clothes shops today? I've been doing less and less for them recently but I think adding these random extra interactions with next to no notice (and, of course, no extra pay!) is the final straw...

Big_Graeme

sparklysaver wrote: »

Is anyone else supposed to be doing any of the React clothes shops today? I've been doing less and less for them recently but I think adding these random extra interactions with next to no notice (and, of course, no extra pay!) is the final straw...

The Mrs ditched them as soon as they added the extras. Far too much work for little money.