The mystery shopping thread - part 4

cookinmummy

Right have checked bank account and definitely no money showing from gap or bare (though I had an email from them saying they would pay on 20th) - now is this just a lag from one bank to another as it is done by BACS? - anyone else been paid??

Stageshoot

Timmne wrote: »

I'm guessing that's audits too, I don't think I've ever got that high before with RE; the most they've ever paid me in a month was ~£100!

The Only Audit I have done so far was with GFK on Salespeople pushing insurance in a supermarket, not had any with RE yet. Hoping to get some after the course,

I do MS across a wide area in the Midlands as I am always out and about on business so I suppose the wide area means I take more jobs than if you are only in 1 town or area.

Stageshoot

cookinmummy wrote: »

Right have checked bank account and definitely no money showing from gap or bare (though I had an email from them saying they would pay on 20th) - now is this just a lag from one bank to another as it is done by BACS? - anyone else been paid??

Gap told me the 27th when I chased them by email last week, They said all jobs in May would be paid on 22nd June by BACS to arrive in bank account by 27th!.

cookinmummy

learning_to_drive wrote: »

What's involved in these audits then?

I carry out audits for a few of the other ms companys - but not RE, I have not seen an audit training class available in my area through RE so far.

Audits are ' [SIZE=-1]A planned, independent and documented assessment to determine whether agreed upon requirements are being met'.

But, in MS terms in my experience it is all about checking stock levels, product placement, and product sales. HTH
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Timmne

GFK are due to pay tomorrow if anyone's interested; my bank have confirmed this....

janiusbaktus

learning_to_drive wrote: »

What's involved in these audits then?

I have done auditing for mobile telephone shops, and you just need to go through a list to check that they comply with the standards set out for all the branches in terms of the correct merchandising material being displayed, and also to check cleanliness, if products are missing or not working, etc. You need to take several photos as well. The visits have taken me about 15-20 minutes each.

The good thing about it is that you don't have to remember everything, you can bring your checklist with you since the visit is not a mystery!

bobthego

I've just done a supermarket shop with TNS (one of those little supermarkets at petrol stations), and thought it was worth doing as although not loads of money, didn't take long at all

Timmne

Those ones are great - also, the write up's not bad.

I think these (and their bigger versions) are my favourite TNS shops to do....

clanger69

Hi all

Have any of you done a certain high St Tile retailer on your visits?

I'm intrigued because a lot of the staff, including myself, think they are made up. I'd be interested in anyones views on this perception by staff as i once proved a visit was made up with video evidence when i worked in the Post Office, so would be interested to know if any of you have worked with anyone who has ever done this.

Thanks

Timmne

What do you mean - the staff think the report's been made up by a MSer?