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

Lea74

Thanks for the reply. That doesn't seem very nice of them though - hey ho!!

What about Retail Active - any reason why I can't seem to move forward with my application - I have never signed up with them before?

_nate

See if they can recover your old account.

natnat13

I left and then went back to Gap. But do have a different email address now. I have just started MS again for a bit of extra money. I am enjoying it, I struggle for jobs because I live in a rural area so try and do more than 1 in an area at a time to make it worth the travel. I did 4 last Friday, my head hurt by the end of the reports!!

What's the most anyone's done in one day?

Big_Graeme

Lea74 wrote: »

Thanks for the reply. That doesn't seem very nice of them though - hey ho!!

What about Retail Active - any reason why I can't seem to move forward with my application - I have never signed up with them before?

If they have no vacancies in your area you will have to wait, this protects current workers.

skivenov

natnat13 wrote: »

I left and then went back to Gap. But do have a different email address now. I have just started MS again for a bit of extra money. I am enjoying it, I struggle for jobs because I live in a rural area so try and do more than 1 in an area at a time to make it worth the travel. I did 4 last Friday, my head hurt by the end of the reports!!

What's the most anyone's done in one day?

As in most number of shops in a day? Probably knocking on for 50, but they were covert signage audits. I probably only got off the bike about 8 times.

preecey

Hi all,

I'm just wondering if there's any difference between Aba-i and ABa? I've been a Mystery Shopper for a long time now and my favourite company by far is GfK. However they've been quiet as of late and I've been exploring several other companies in addition to the five or six I already work for.

I'm just a little confused with the different 'Abas'. On the first page of this thread Aba-i is listed but searching for them on Google only provides me with registration pages; if I search for ABa (without the 'i') then I get a proper website with a totally different registration pages.

I've gone through the registration for ABa regardless though, and my word, it's a convoluted application compared to the other companies I work for!

brryssn

Aba-i and Aba are two separate companies.

TartanSaver

Buzby wrote: »

One big major change that has made me reconsider doing anything for them is the imposition of forms that require Adobe Flash to complete. Previously an iPad was all you needed and could complete in the field. Not now - this old and clunky interface has now been imposed across the board (the burger bars joined in last month).

I stopped doing their jobs as each client transferred to this crappy interface - so after 7 years I'm happily not doing anything for them. Anyone else affected?

Yes, this is putting me off too. I don't particularly mind using a desktop, but it takes a lot longer this way. It's a crap interface, you can't use the keyboard to switch fields and input more quickly, and it's much harder to print screen the results, so if they come back with idiotic questions it's harder to have an accurate record what I put into the stupid flash thing. They don't OFTEN come back with stupid questions, but it certainly happens. Pay was up across the board for a wee while, but seems to have dropped again. I'll keep a vague eye on it, but unless they call me and offer me serious money even the burgers are out for me now, after several months of averaging more than one a week.

Therooster100

I have been a long time lurker on the various threads but have finally come out of the shadows to ask a question!

I currently use Marketforce but the fees are getting so small now that I am looking elsewhere.
I am based in the North of England (Yorkshire) but travel to London every week for work.

Can anyone recommend a couple of other websites which have higher payments please?

Alaska_Keen-Vivo

Well the burger people have lost it. Just cancelled an assignment which I only performed four hours ago, because I haven't submitted the results yet. That's after bombarding me with calls and e-mails asking if I will perform it today, which I confirmed.
So watch out people, better start submitting your results while you're consuming your meal.. oh wait, you can't do that, because their stupid new system does not work on iPads and iPhones
Well better start carrying your laptop around with you.