Maximising income - Mystery Shopping? Surveys? (Part Three)

indybutts

samtastic7 wrote: »

2 burger shops near me have premium reate now as they been there so long , i think they hold back new jobs till they fill them to.

£30 to place a bet was my best ever.

FOLLOWING ON FROM THIS THREAD......whats the least you have been offered to do a special job.
Mine was £4 for an 80 mile round trip:rotfl:

picklepick

just thought id pass this warning on to everyone here...

i had a suspicious email from a company today asking me to complete a mystery shop for western union. they wanted to send me what i suspect to be a fake money order to cover the cost. they then wanted me to transfer some money via western union.
only after that would i discover from my bank that the money order has bounced, leaving me out of pocket.

be aware of companies offering to reimburse you before you've done the shop, unless its a reputable company you've used before who do this to cover the costs of large purchases, flights etc

jubaxt

gap seems really quiet at the mo

samtastic7

picklepick wrote: »

just thought id pass this warning on to everyone here...

i had a suspicious email from a company today asking me to complete a mystery shop for western union. they wanted to send me what i suspect to be a fake money order to cover the cost. they then wanted me to transfer some money via western union.
only after that would i discover from my bank that the money order has bounced, leaving me out of pocket.

be aware of companies offering to reimburse you before you've done the shop, unless its a reputable company you've used before who do this to cover the costs of large purchases, flights etc


ihttp://www.mystery-shoppers.co.uk/mystery_shopper_scams.htm

i got a warning about it you can view it here
http://www.mystery-shoppers.co.uk/mystery_shopper_scams.htm

pinkpig08

Just need a bit of advice please...........
I did a sports shop for RE and completed the questionnaire. But I forgot to complete one of the tasks and (oopsy) put on the notes that I did. The other day I noticed that the payment had gone from my payments pending and I had not received it. A couple of days later I got an email saying could I phone them because they had a query. It turned out to be something else which I clarified for them and they were fine about it. At 6pm last night I got another email from them saying they had a query, but with the same number to quote. The office was closed so I've waited till I've come home from work today. I just checked my bank and they've paid me today. Should I still ring up about the query? Could they take the payment back off me if I don't?

wantmorejobs

You should ring up regardless because they will need to resolve whatever query they have.....doubt it will be about what your thinking, and not sure if there "numbers to quote" relate to specific assigments or the order in which issues are raised on their system, so it might not even be about that assignment, especially if you've already been paid for it!!!

Sarah_Joanne

Ooh got myself a pub job on TNS today - my first for them. Counting down to my first MS this weekend!

Big thanks to everyone who has posted in this thread - the hours I have spent reading from post 1 through to 2707 have been well worth it!

rbulph

I saw someone in Tescos today taking lots of photos of the fruit and veg with a camera phone. Would he have been a mystery shopper? He was very casually dressed and not at all subtle about what he was doing. It seemed strange. Anyone know what he was doing?

iNath

Anyone else get this really nice (sorta kiss-a$$) email from GAP?

GAP_Email wrote:

Dinner is on us!


Dear *****,
(*********)

Can we take you out for a meal this week?
If you are interested, keep reading…

We have some of our best restaurant assignments available in your area and we would like you to have them.

These restaurant assignments are our premium jobs and we need someone that will read the paperwork, order from the assignment selection and not only make sure they get their receipt, but also make sure they have the correct receipt!

That is why we are asking you!!

There are Greasy Burger’s, Chicken and Pizza assignments available in all the different timeframes with all the different scenarios, such as delivery, pick-up, dine-in and drive- thru.

– you will need to be fast as they will go quickly!

Please see the list of assignments in your area below that are currently waiting for you on Job Search:

**List of jobs**

If the above list of assignments is NOT local to you please double check your address details under My Profile on our website. If they are correct please drop us an email.
Please note if you have any problems with the website, or have forgotten your password please head over to www.xec.gapbuster.com and request your password, or login and log your enquiry!
Our operating hours are 12pm-8:30pm GMT, but please allow at least 24 hours for a reply to your email… we will try our best to get to you as quickly as possible
Happy shopping,
GAPbuster Worldwide
www.xec.gapbuster.com

Maybe they're starting to realise no one wants them for the pittance of a fee they usually offer :P

iNath

rbulph wrote: »

I saw someone in Tescos today taking lots of photos of the fruit and veg with a camera phone. Would he have been a mystery shopper? He was very casually dressed and not at all subtle about what he was doing. It seemed strange. Anyone know what he was doing?

I did one this morning and yes you do have to check the fruit & veg to see if it's good enough to buy, but not take pictures! We're called mystery shoppers for a reason!