The mystery shopping thread - part 4

cookinmummy

Hiya Su,

I have a premier account - you need this to receive payments - as a basic will only let you pay for things online. HTH

Mummy_Cookie

Hi,

I am fairly new to this and wanted to know whether I can go on shopping assignments with Retail Eyes and ABAi with my child. I know that some assignments specifically say that you have to go on your own but if they do not actually say that then can you take a child with you?

TIA

janiusbaktus

Hi,

I am waiting for my first payment from TNS, but can't find much information about it on their site. Do you have to claim the payment in any way, or do they just pay you automatically after submission of the reports?

sinderella_2

janius baktus - I htink they pay the end of the month after the month when the assignment was carried out. Eg, I got mine straight into my account on about the 25 of June for work done in mid May

Mummycookie

If they don't specify you should assume you can take your child - they tend to be really specific if they don't think children are appropriate and it's often a client request because they think your child will distract their staff from doing a good job.:D

Chas

sinderella wrote: »

Mummycookie

If they don't specify you should assume you can take your child - they tend to be really specific if they don't think children are appropriate and it's often a client request because they think your child will distract their staff from doing a good job.:D

It might be best to check with the mystery shopping company just to be on the safe side.

It might not specifically say you can't take your child, but it doesn't specifically say you can't take your dog either! :rotfl:

In my experience the clients request that mystery shoppers don't take their children not because the children distract the staff, more that the children distract the mystery shopper!

Becles wrote an excellent post about taking children on mystery shopping visits earlier in this thread (or it might have been in the previous m/s thread).

novelli

Yes i had the same thing!!!
cant get any answers out of them either!!!:mad:

malli wrote: »

GFK paid commission and sundry charges for Trainline assignment, but not the cost of the actual tickets. I sent the original tickets to them the same day. I have sent two emails asking them about it, but no response.

Anyone knows?

Should I wait for a cheque?

Any help is appreciated.

Chas

novelli wrote: »

Yes i had the same thing!!!
cant get any answers out of them either!!!:mad:

On another forum another mystery shopper has posted that the tickets weren't received in time for the pay run, but GFK are doing a seperate pay run for reimbursement of the tickets & it should be in your bank account by next Monday (7th July).

Hope this helps.

82much

Hello all

Can someone please tell me is ABAi the same as ABA or is 2 with similar name?

Sorry I rarely post but by the time I've read the posts, after looking at the 'jobs vacant', maybe 'doing a shop' on the way home from work, doing a report, eating my dinner and washing up (OH does cooking), and all the other bits and pieces...... it's time for bed!!!!!!!!! Obviously I'm not a very good housewife or I would have more time available to wirte messages etc.

Anyway I will try harder....sounds like my school report.

:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

sinderella_2

Chas wrote: »

It might be best to check with the mystery shopping company just to be on the safe side.

It might not specifically say you can't take your child, but it doesn't specifically say you can't take your dog either! :rotfl: .

I'm sure you're right, Chas, but as far as I'm concerned if it doesn't say you can't take a child then I usually will because that's my lifestyle and I will make the assumptions to suit me, since I know whether or not my child is likely to sit in a pushchair quietly or be screaming blue murder....I suppose I like to be given the credit of the intelligence and ability to make this decision for myself as long as I am not blatantly flouting requirements, and I owuld encourage any other child-addled mshopper to do the same!.;)

BP56134

I've got four shops tomorrow with the same scenario. I was in town this evening and noticed one of the branches has moved to the next street. I have e-mailed the assessor in charge, but obviously it is out of hours. Should I complete the shop at the new address, and put this in the report, or simply take a photo of the old location. The job ends tomorrow, so if I don't complete it I'll miss doing it. It is for baidata, if anyone has experience of this?