Best Mystery Shopping sites

eyepunky11

Hi there,
I have signed up with Retail eyes and gapbuster.

I'm looking to do a few MS's per week, can anyone tell me if there is regular work week by week?

I know its depending on area, but just a general question

Ta All!

Paul_Varjak

You will certainly not make a living out of signing up for just those two companies!

I do work for six companies and do manage to make a living (just over £200 this week) but my income from Retail Eyes this week was £15 and £12 from GAPBuster.

Diane_239

how do you find these mystery shopping jobs?thanks

eyepunky11

Paul_Varjak wrote: »

You will certainly not make a living out of signing up for just those two companies!

I do work for six companies and do manage to make a living (just over £200 this week) but my income from Retail Eyes this week was £15 and £12 from GAPBuster.

thats fine, I do a few other bits and bobs during the day, and was looking to up my income by about £30 per week, so i'll just stick with them two me think.

Ta

choolstuff

It really is very dependant on area, I'm signed up with pretty much all of them and only make an average of £10-15 a week but I am not near enough to any major cities for it to be worth my while shopping in them. I also find it's quite sporadic, some weeks I have 5 or 6 jobs, other none at all. It's great fun though, and the free meals etc. are very nice.

Becles

The time of each assignment varies greatly. It can be a few minutes if you just have to pop in and make a quick enquiry, up to hours if you have to do things like a full financial review or have a 3 course meal.

The reports vary wildly from company to company too. Some ask a few yes/no questions which takes a couple of minutes to fill in. Some ask for a full written account of everything that was said and done, which will take longer to write up.

That's probably as clear as mud for you now

juniee

I work for Grassroots. I joined in December and have only done 1 assignment! I have another part time job and the assignments are emailed in the middle of the afternoon when I'm at work, so by the time I get home they've gone!
I don't usually have time to pick up my emails at work and think they are filtered anyway. There have only been about 10 assignments offered anyway in total.

j

NigeWick

Diane_239 wrote: »

how do you find these mystery shopping jobs?

I have been MSing for about four years now. When I started, "old timers" were complaining that the fees were being reduced. This trend has continued and Superdrug are just offering people 10% off their next purchase if they fill out a questionnaire. Unless you live in a very large town or city, I do not think there is enough work to make a living from mystery shopping. I also find I am refusing some of the few jobs I am offered becasue of the rubbish fees and no mileage or parking costs. I refuse to work for less than minimum wage and that is how a high proportion of assignments work out these days.

Nigel.

Little_Chicken

I'm in London and only work for Retail Eyes, they're quite good. I am registered for Gapbuster too, but have had problems with them so don't do anything for them now at all.

Paul_Varjak

NigeWick wrote: »

Unless you live in a very large town or city, I do not think there is enough work to make a living from mystery shoppin

I make a living out of Mystery Shopping. I do not live in a big city. In fact, I live in a village of 600 people - several miles from any city.

I left the Incapacity Benefit register in November last year and am now earning around £200 per week plus whatever Working Tax Credit I am entitled to. Not much, admittedly, but 2x-3x more than I was getting on Incapacity Benefit.

Much of the work I do is based at home; some mystery shopping companies do offer work from home involving send e-mails and making phone calls. This forms the bulk of my monthly income. This week, for instance, I have no jobs outside my home but will easily earn £200 making phone calls

Paul_Varjak

juniee wrote: »

I work for Grassroots. I joined in December and have only done 1 assignment! I have another part time job and the assignments are emailed in the middle of the afternoon when I'm at work, so by the time I get home they've gone!
I don't usually have time to pick up my emails at work and think they are filtered anyway. There have only been about 10 assignments offered anyway in total.

j

One secret to earning is, of course, grabbing the jobs 'early'. I have had 18 jobs for Grass Roots since December 2007.