The mystery shopping thread - part 4

Sarah_Joanne

Is anyone with storecheckers?

josie

Hollypear wrote: »

I haven't Josie but I would regard it as an abuse of the site and report it. I take it it is not a regular poster. You could do a search thread on them and see what else they are up to.

Yeah, I thought of that, funnily enough they've not actually posted anything - surprise, surprise!

Ah just seen at the top, you use the same link to report spam PM's too - sorry for going off topic folks - now off to France for 2 weeks tomorrow - save the good jobs for me, for when I get back - mmm, 2 whole weeks with no mystery shops, after the local pub chain today and the posh supermarket tonight.

josie

Anyone know if it's ok to use coupons at the posh supermarket - clue: hang around thorny flower, when doing a mystery shop there?

I know they accept all sorts of coupons. It's my first one for Optimum Contact and looks like they just ask for the receipt number and not a copy of the actual receipt - is that right?

TIA

moi

Sarah_Joanne wrote: »

Is anyone with storecheckers?

Storecheckers are very good to work for in that they are professional (unlike e.g. GAP), helpful if you phone/email them, pay regularly and on time, pay travel and their greatest asset, in my opinion, is they use PAYE.

That said, the extensive narrative report (essay!) they require and the minute-detailed, repetitive questionnaires take an absoltely ridiculous amount of time to complete.

Sarah_Joanne

OK thanks moi. I have registered now - do they call your references? I was surprised to see that on the registration form!

teedy23

Hollypear wrote: »

Have another look. It vaguely says at the ned of a year you'll get paid for referrals but doesn't say how much.

Well if nobody does it we,ll never know. I may be a waste of time but I,m willing to give it a go, so the offer, or request stands. Anyone thinking of joining Bare, let me refer you. Is this illegal to do this by the way?:o

moi

Sarah_Joanne wrote: »

OK thanks moi. I have registered now - do they call your references? I was surprised to see that on the registration form!

I don't honestly know about the references (it was ages ago I joined). The reason I assume they have a much more formal application process (including submission of trial reports) and ask for refs is that they are, generally speaking in all aspects, a lot less casual that some other MS companies. That's why, I assume, they reject more applications than other companies, and it also shows in their demand for much much more reporting and attention to detail from their shoppers

Sarah_Joanne

Are the fees high enough to warrant the long reports then, in your opinion?

Sarah_Joanne

Oh, also, does anyone when FF money should show in your bank? Expecting my first payment from them around now....

moi

Sarah_Joanne wrote: »

Are the fees high enough to warrant the long reports then, in your opinion?

Hmmm, well without giving specific fees details, let's say they're better than Gap or RE, but not much better than GfK and no better than GR (and both the latter generally have much shorter questionnaires, only requiring a sentence or 2 explication for negative points and a brief summary, not a whole narrative of every single aspect and encounter during a long visit).