Mistery Shopping

[Anonymous]

My Dh does mystery shops for all of our oil changes. He's done a few other random ones, but mostly just the oil changes.

Why would anyone "think of you" in any way for doing mystery shops?

[Anonymous]

How can you do it and not even know how to spell it?? Boy, I bet they value your services. Not.

[Anonymous]

I am not sure why anyone would care that you "mistery shop." Really, 20 bucks and I assume you visit maybe two or three places a day, if that. That is nothing....

[Anonymous]

I used to do online surveys and product evaluations; my favorite was Pinecone Research. They would send products to me to evaluate such as make up, cleaning supplies, storage bags, etc... wide variety... you would have to qualify through an online survey to get to participate but if you were picked you got the product to try out and a check for $5; but that was about six years ago; from my understanding they now only pay $3 a survey so I haven't done one since they changed.

The other big survey company I recall is / was mysurvey.com

Again you would have to qualify but if you did, you would earn points and the points would get you "stuff".... only thing I remember getting of any value was a USB port hub. lol.. sad I know. Again I haven't done this for many years because the rules changed to really not make it worth the energy to spent 20-30 minutes on a survey (and that was just breezing through!) for only $3 or some lousy bunch of points for a crappy product.

Haven't done actual mystery shopping but agree, you have to determine if it's worth your while to take the time and energy to go through the process, fill out the survey, submit and hope it's accepted to only get maybe $10 for your efforts.

In bumf**k Oklahoma it may be worth it but not so sure in NoVA, DC or MD. Just sayin'

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here. I do mistery shopping and I was just wondering what DCUMs would say about me if they knew what I do.

If you are one, at least spell it right. At first I thought your post said "misery" shopping. That's what shopping is for me. I hate it. Do all my shopping online.

[Anonymous]

Most mystery shoppers cannot spell, and completely ignore the rules of grammar. I edit mystery shop reports and it's an annoying job.

[Anonymous]

I applied last year to be a Consumer Reports mystery shopper and was accepted. My kid was little and I worked part time at home so I thought it sounded exciting and fun. In the end though, it paid a pittance and the work (think: shipping ice cream to them with dry ice) seemed like a PiTA. So I declined the offer.

[Anonymous]

I tested running shoes for a couple years, for Saucony. They would send me a new pair, ask me to run in them for a period of time, answer a questionnaire and then send them back.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am not sure why anyone would care that you "mistery shop." Really, 20 bucks and I assume you visit maybe two or three places a day, if that. That is nothing....

I'm a PP who said my Dh does it for oil changes...no it's definitely not a "money maker" in any way. Dh only does it for things we're going to do anyway--might as well get it for free. Like the oil changes--it's at a place we would have gone to anyway, and something we need to do anyway,we just get our money back about a month later...He used to travel a lot for work, and a lot of the mystery shopper opportunities were for the food places in the airport. Since he was going to need to eat something anyway, he would sometimes do the mystery shop for those, etc.

[Anonymous]

I do it for a company that mostly sends me to the Cheesecake Factory and the Disney store. I get a $40 CF a few weeks after I turn in my survey.

[Anonymous]

It isn't for everyone. Shops can range from $2 to make a phone to a free gym membership at a high end gym for reporting on your experience once every two months. I've been paid $50 to test drive a car and write a brief report. You can do everything from McDonald's to the Capitol Grille if you really work it.

I try to do things I would normally do anyway or that aren't out of my way. I need groceries. Thus I will do shops of local grocery stores. I live a mile from a mall. I will do shops there.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I do it for a company that mostly sends me to the Cheesecake Factory and the Disney store. I get a $40 CF a few weeks after I turn in my survey.

I would starve first....

[Anonymous]

I'm a pursonal shopper.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How do you get involved in this??

You must know someone who'll take your blood sample and will invite you for a make up party. Once you're there you have to swear you'll never talk about it outside the circle and sign a contract.

Very entreeging.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm a pursonal shopper.

Do you wunder what people think of ewe?