Mystery shopping thread 26 *please read the op first**please no client names or fees

missymouse

thanks so much, all excellent on archive

I agree about the PR at MF. I was expecting to get queries. On one visit I do regularly the form is weird and it always says that you have missed questions even though they are not relevant as you have ticked N A in the question before.

You put in a response and then it disappears on the final report. Why not have more N A

mrs_lds

Do any ms companies cover high end /boutique hotels?

skyshadow

Has anyone seen the train journeys on ESA? Looking at the timings you need to be sat on specific trains for several hours of the day and end up back where you started. While its paying a fee for it there seems very little you get out of it as a shopper, can see these sitting around the boards for ages.

blindman

Big_Graeme wrote: »

You are right 26th, 16th is usually when the jobs go up.

Err :-wrong on both counts. :cool:

Pay date is 16th of the month after the job

Jobs on the board?
Varies a lot dependant on client.

Hotels usually about 19th-21st

All other clients seem to be throughout the month-(Don't take them so do not note dates)

blindman

mrs_lds wrote: »

Do any ms companies cover high end /boutique hotels?

Service Measure have some Boutique hotels from one chain in

Newcastle
Birmingham
Liverpool
Glasgow

Then some nice 4* ones in
Leeds

They also have some independant ones that are Manor house types (Golf\Spa types)

blindman

skyshadow wrote: »

Has anyone seen the train journeys on ESA? Looking at the timings you need to be sat on specific trains for several hours of the day and end up back where you started. While its paying a fee for it there seems very little you get out of it as a shopper, can see these sitting around the boards for ages.

If these are the ones TNS used to do there are ways of getting extra out of these jobs.

skyshadow

blindman wrote: »

If these are the ones TNS used to do there are ways of getting extra out of these jobs.

Care to elaborate. It's saying you get about 20minutes wait time at each station when you factor in the photos and buying your next ticket it doesn't allow you to get anything else done - this was why I viewed it as not much more than being paid for your time

blindman

skyshadow wrote: »

Care to elaborate. It's saying you get about 20minutes wait time at each station when you factor in the photos and buying your next ticket it doesn't allow you to get anything else done - this was why I viewed it as not much more than being paid for your time

Not the same as TNS ones then :cool:

With those you had an hour or two at the location so there was time to shop in a new location or even at the station.

I used the spend on the First Class ticket (>£200) to reach Credit card bonus limits and also used to log into my profile to get rewards for future train travel (not allowed-but no-one seem to care).

Larac

skyshadow wrote: »

Has anyone seen the train journeys on ESA? Looking at the timings you need to be sat on specific trains for several hours of the day and end up back where you started. While its paying a fee for it there seems very little you get out of it as a shopper, can see these sitting around the boards for ages.

Not seen their train jobs, but thought similar of their coach trips. Ok if you are 'time rich and cash poor' I guess as the ones I saw had limited time at the other end before you are back on the coach again.

skyshadow

Larac wrote: »

Not seen their train jobs, but thought similar of their coach trips. Ok if you are 'time rich and cash poor' I guess as the ones I saw had limited time at the other end before you are back on the coach again.

These are the same deal you are just being paid to sit around and take photos at 6 separate stations. No ability to fit any other visits in so not really something I'd want to take myself.