The mystery shopping thread - part 4

Timmne

Sarah_Joanne wrote: »

10 shops a day! Wow! Do you not do a regular job too then?

I don't actually do 10 shops a day - I have done this in the past but the most I do generally is about 6 or 7....

I do do a regular job too but am getting married in 58 days so need the pennies!

tigergold

I wonder how you all manage to find all these jobs and have time to do them all, I find that some days i could go out and have 3 lunches but most of the time you can only do one shop at a time. Maybe I need to register with more companies - I am registered with 5 - how about everyone else?

blindman

Timmne wrote: »

I don't actually do 10 shops a day - I have done this in the past but the most I do generally is about 6 or 7....

I do do a regular job too but am getting married in 58 days so need the pennies!

So you do 6-7 per day.

Assuming you work for 5\6 days you must be doing 42 jobs per week.

So how do you generate £400 in profit?

Exaggerated claims of this kind of earnings only makes more people think that MSing is easy money.

cookinmummy

Timmne wrote: »

I don't actually do 10 shops a day - I have done this in the past but the most I do generally is about 6 or 7....

I do do a regular job too but am getting married in 58 days so need the pennies!

Aren't you sweet - counting the days!

I think I was lucky my hubby was there on the day and in the right suit tbh!

bobthego

tigergold wrote: »

Maybe I need to register with more companies - I am registered with 5 - how about everyone else?

I'm registered with 4 but am going to join more when I have some time

cookinmummy

tigergold wrote: »

I wonder how you all manage to find all these jobs and have time to do them all, I find that some days i could go out and have 3 lunches but most of the time you can only do one shop at a time. Maybe I need to register with more companies - I am registered with 5 - how about everyone else?

I'm with 15 tiger - and I do have the opportunity to turn down work because with the kids I just can't do as much as I would like.

bobthego

cookinmummy wrote: »

Aren't you sweet - counting the days!

LOL I was thinking the same thing

bobthego

cookinmummy wrote: »

I'm with 15 tiger - .

15 - WOW!!!
I thought 4 was quite a lot - you can tell I've only been doing it a few months :rotfl:

Timmne

blindman wrote: »

So you do 6-7 per day.

Assuming you work for 5\6 days you must be doing 42 jobs per week.

So how do you generate £400 in profit?

Exaggerated claims of this kind of earnings only makes more people think that MSing is easy money.

Blindman for a start, I don't like being called a liar. Secondly, as far as I'm aware, all I've done on this thread (and it's predecessors) is try and help people and chat about MSing. I've no reason nor intention to 'exaggerate' my earnings. What do you think I'm expecting? Medals in the post?!

Thirdly, I'm a full time accountant, meaning I do a 40-50 hour week and therefore my weekday Msing is limited to one or two per evening and most evenings I don't do any.

The jobs I do are mostly at the weekend, and I never do any jobs where I'm not paid unless it's a seriously nice restaurant and I have celebrating to do!

I work mainly for a well paying company and the jobs I'm offered, I am only offered because of my loyalty, report quality and length of service.

If you read my OP, I state quite clearly that MSing is not a quick buck industry and that you have to work hard at it to earn anything good (which I do).

I can't believe I'm having to respond like this to a post on the MSing thread - generally a great 'atmosphere' and very nice, helpful people.

Timmne

cookinmummy wrote: »

Aren't you sweet - counting the days!

I think I was lucky my hubby was there on the day and in the right suit tbh!

I only know it's 58 days because it's 8 weeks and 2 days away - if I can get a cheap calculation out of it, I'll do it.

Having said that, my suit has been sorted for aaaages :j