The mystery shopping thread - part 4

Scaredy_Cat_3

Hi Southern - I'm in the north east - Middlesbrough area.

Holly, thanks! I have registered with Optimum but still need to complete some sort of telephone assessment before I get on their list properly - I think it's a recorded message. I was waiting for a quiet moment without kids around. I guess I could try it today, just feeling a bit disheartened with the whole thing.

Also having problems with Gapbuster. I know I completed their application a few days ago but now when I go on the website I can't see anywhere to log in as an existing shopper, so I am having to go through the whole application again.

Hollypear

Scaredy_Cat wrote: »

Hi Southern - I'm in the north east - Middlesbrough area.

Holly, thanks! I have registered with Optimum but still need to complete some sort of telephone assessment before I get on their list properly - I think it's a recorded message. I was waiting for a quiet moment without kids around. I guess I could try it today, just feeling a bit disheartened with the whole thing.

Also having problems with Gapbuster. I know I completed their application a few days ago but now when I go on the website I can't see anywhere to log in as an existing shopper, so I am having to go through the whole application again.

SC I gave up on Gypbusters a long time ago. They are worse than useless. But then again I don't like cheap burger and pizza joints.

Hope you have better luck soon.

BP56134

Scaredy_Cat wrote: »

For example, on Bare/BAI when I do a search by state (county) there is nothing, but then it says you should search by country in order to find the telephone jobs. Is there a simple way to tell which jobs are phone jobs, ie does it say on the main listing screen, or do you actually have to click on each job to see if it's a go-into-branch job or a telephone job? Thanks.

You definitely need to search by country - I find my town listed as the county. This is the quietest I've seen Bare at the moment, but they definitely get jobs up north very regularly. Make a note of the number of jobs at the top and you'll soon see when they have listed new ones. That way you only have to plough through when you are likely to find something.
I personally find their reports easier than some to complete.
GFK also do get a lot of jobs up this way, though again they are quiet today. They do get the phone jobs too, and you don't have to search - they list the jobs for your area for you.

Woodyrocks

princess_leia wrote: »

I like GFK but the jobs seem to have really slowed over the last week

oops I meant Grassroots GFK are alright. Long winded reports thought (gosh I am moaney aren't I )

some1shy

does anyone have the links to the stores for abai? i have some stores listed but not all i am having a heck of a time finding them

TractorGirl327

SJW wrote: »

Still getting rejected for the electrical shops on GAP!!

I did too - I emailed them to ask why but surprise, surprise, no reply

TractorGirl327

Did an Electrical shop for RE at the weekend. One of the questions was something like "Did the sales assistant listen attentively while you were speaking?" so I replied "Yes"

They phoned me yesterday because I didn't make a comment. So I said well, he did listen attentively. And she said "How did you know he was listening attentively?" For pity's sake ......

Then I was queries on another question. "Did the salesman refrain from using technical terms". I'd put "Yes" - and was asked to explain my answer!! How much more explaining can I do?

SJW

TractorGirl327 wrote: »

Did an Electrical shop for RE at the weekend. One of the questions was something like "Did the sales assistant listen attentively while you were speaking?" so I replied "Yes"

They phoned me yesterday because I didn't make a comment. So I said well, he did listen attentively. And she said "How did you know he was listening attentively?" For pity's sake ......

Then I was queries on another question. "Did the salesman refrain from using technical terms". I'd put "Yes" - and was asked to explain my answer!! How much more explaining can I do?

Aaaaaaarrrrrrrrggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!! :mad:

leila1

cranezoe wrote: »

have you seen the calls before with gfk? I mean the ones where you could do 50! I did them while my little one was asleep at lunch times. And I misssssssss them!
I have a phone call with GFK in august but thats it. (when I got that I started thinking that could be it for the other calls).

maybe I will actually get up and log in next time she is up! I just lay in the dark not feeling tired for 3 hours while I listened to her bouncing in the cot and calling out for me. hey ho.

I see those calls, there are still few on my list but I don't happen to have an account with everyone of them, do you?

As for Gap planning what happened with the electrical shops I thought exactly the same thing. Someone had a right laugh anyway! The numbers kept on going up and down. I'd love to see them again and see why they are being that bit more generous there and what proof of visit is required!

RoxyK

I had my 1st assignment with Bare today and it went really well I was kinda dreading it as it was an arranged interview but it was fine. Hope I get a decent score so I can self-allocate!

I'm still dreading my 1st RE report. I take it its best to comment in EVERY SINGLE FIELD! Crazy really. Oh well. I wish I'd been able to book an earlier visit for RE as its not a few weeks yet and it was the only thing I'd seen in my area. Now of course there seem to be more but I can no longer search until I've done the first job. I'd rather just get it over with! And reading about their reports makes it worse LOL