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

Sunny_spell

evelyns2000 wrote: »

Have you seen the fee for a home furnishing store? Absolutely laughable. And they want you to download a pic and include a narrative in the report. Might be able to twist my arm if there were a £20 reimbursement involved but this is a complete joke.

The report was so easy when the client was with ICS before Christmas - just the quick answers & questions type with occasional comments. Now ESA got them and want a narrative plus photo for such a low fee. If we do not pick the assignments they might put the fees up (well, at least similar to the fees that ICS offered for those visits before).

dbrookf

Sunny_spell wrote: »

The report was so easy when the client was with ICS before Christmas - just the quick answers & questions type with occasional comments. Now ESA got them and want a narrative plus photo for such a low fee. If we do not pick the assignments they might put the fees up (well, at least similar to the fees that ICS offered for those visits before).

Which company is ICS?

ISWMLE

Sunny_spell wrote: »

The report was so easy when the client was with ICS before Christmas - just the quick answers & questions type with occasional comments. Now ESA got them and want a narrative plus photo for such a low fee. If we do not pick the assignments they might put the fees up (well, at least similar to the fees that ICS offered for those visits before).

I gave up on ESA a while back. I found with too many jobs that the fee was often too low for the amount of effort involved. Also, their reporting platform was unstable and I disliked having to write to a specific wordcount too. All far too much bother.

brryssn

It was International Service Check that used to have these assignments.

Sunny_spell

ISWMLE wrote: »

I gave up on ESA a while back. I found with too many jobs that the fee was often too low for the amount of effort involved. Also, their reporting platform was unstable and I disliked having to write to a specific wordcount too. All far too much bother.

Same here; the travel agency fees aren't worth all the effort (waiting time, report and follow-up call). I have done small convenient store visits last month only because they were quick and hassle free. Their frozen stores are ok but I haven't seen those assignments for a while.

evelyns2000

Yes, the travel ones are a joke too. You sit there for an hour if you're lucky going through all the travel options. Very time wasting. I'd do it if they paid an additional tenner, that's what I feel they're worth.

ISWMLE

Sunny_spell wrote: »

Same here; the travel agency fees aren't worth all the effort (waiting time, report and follow-up call). I have done small convenient store visits last month only because they were quick and hassle free. Their frozen stores are ok but I haven't seen those assignments for a while.

Those puffing billy's home jobs were the best - last year. Took minutes to do and the fee was pretty good for the work involved. A bit of faff sending back the materials but still good. This year they lowered the fees.

Mr._Bigglesworth

It's been quite an opening 12 pages to this forum. I'm sure we have enough content and drama for Amber Arch The Movie.

Larac

ISWMLE wrote: »

Those puffing billy's home jobs were the best - last year. Took minutes to do and the fee was pretty good for the work involved. A bit of faff sending back the materials but still good. This year they lowered the fees.

I am waiting to see what they do this year on those jobs. Probably take some more money off the fee.

I did the travel agents once for them at a higher fee and even then I did not think it worth it - and who actually asks for a business card in a travel agent. The job 'flags' MS in town

If they keep lowering their fees they are going be heading towards MF and RA territory.

Sunny_spell

Talking about RA territory, I have just seen this info on their home page (for shoppers). HTH


Dear Shoppers,

We have new and exciting Pharmacy visits coming soon in February/March. To take part in these visits you should suffer from migraines and also meet one of the following criteria:
- You are over the age of 65
- You are pregnant/breastfeeding
- You have an pre-existing medical condition and take prescribed medicines