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Reputable Mystery Shopping Companies

Being as I can't get a job, Im gonna try and earn as much money as I can by doing odd-jobs and stuff, so anyone got the names of any reputable mystery shopping companies? Other than Servelegal

Reply 1

little_k

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TNS http://http://www.tnsglobal.com/market-information/mystery-shopping/
Retail Eyes http://www.retaileyes.co.uk/uk/home/retaileyes_aboutus.php
GFK http://https://cybershop.gfk.com/Cybershop2Web/Public/Welcome.aspx

Reply 2

Puma

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If I remember correctly, mystery shoppers don't get paid.

Reply 3

GodspeedGehenna

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Terryw

If I remember correctly, mystery shoppers don't get paid.

Of course they do.

Reply 4

little_k

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Terryw

If I remember correctly, mystery shoppers don't get paid.

You do get paid. They pay you for the item or product you buy, and occasionally it can be a bit of extra money on top of that.

Reply 5

Fruitporn

OP

little_k

TNS http://http://www.tnsglobal.com/market-information/mystery-shopping/
Retail Eyes http://www.retaileyes.co.uk/uk/home/retaileyes_aboutus.php
GFK http://https://cybershop.gfk.com/Cybershop2Web/Public/Welcome.aspx

The TNS one is a german website

Reply 6

little_k

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Fruitporn

The TNS one is a german website

Ah sorry, try google!

Reply 7

Rheadrox

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WAIT, wait...you get paid...to shop? I looked at the site...is this actually legitimate, or is it some sort of scam?

Reply 8

Fruitporn

OP

the mystery shopping ive done with servelegal is legit, you need to be 18 or 19 though

Reply 9

TheKingLivesOn

Gapbuster is the biggest mystery shopper

www.gapbuster.com

Reply 10

Lukely

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I'd have to admit I signed up to RetailEyes and created my profile fully and whatever, but I've never ever been given ANY assignments. My profile has probably been deleted!! No assignments eh?! How annoying... :confused:

Reply 11

FXX

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Rheadrox

WAIT, wait...you get paid...to shop? I looked at the site...is this actually legitimate, or is it some sort of scam?

Not really. Businesses get mystery shopping services to test the quality of their staff. As a mystery shopper, you get a list of things you need to test in a specific shop, based around customer service. After you're done you need to write up a small report on what you found and send it back to whoever you're working for, who willl reimburse you for expenses and may pay a little extra on top of that for your time. But really, it's pittance, and since everyone who can't get a job is looking at doing mystery shopping to get a bit of a cash in the meantime, you won't get regular jobs.

Reply 12

kkdonut

These are my favourite two for avaliability and ease of shops - and I have been paid loads and had really good assignments:

GFK : https://cybershop.gfk.com/Cybershop2Web/Public/Welcome.aspx

and GAPbuster (Google gapbuster)

Totally genuine!!

Reply 13

Adzha

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TheKingLivesOn

Gapbuster is the biggest mystery shopper

www.gapbuster.com

I will recommend this one aswell.

Tends to do mainly McDonalds, KFC, Subway, Post Office and 3 Mobile Store.

I would avoid Post Office, but the rest are all fine. (The post office ones are crazy - buy a stamp, say you're coming off benefits and want a new bank account, say your mother has died and needs her bank account cancelling etc. :confused:

)

Reply 14

lozw

ive done jobs for tns, gapbuster, retail eyes and GFK. all of which now have alot less jobs than they used to.

i am also signed up to BARE (phone shops, flights) Grassroots (new look and phone shops), aqa (arcadia clothes shop, wilkinsons, tk maxx etc) and Optimum contact (bowling and cinema).

i dont do mystery shopping that much anymore butworth a look signing up to as many as possible if your wanting to earn a decent wage.

Reply 15

GGecko

lozw

ive done jobs for tns, gapbuster, retail eyes and GFK. all of which now have alot less jobs than they used to.

i am also signed up to BARE (phone shops, flights) Grassroots (new look and phone shops), aqa (arcadia clothes shop, wilkinsons, tk maxx etc) and Optimum contact (bowling and cinema).

i dont do mystery shopping that much anymore butworth a look signing up to as many as possible if your wanting to earn a decent wage.

Thanks for that, just applied :smile:

Reply 16

homewizz

You can get lots of free stuff, including restaurant meals, fast food meals and more doing mystery shopping - plus you get a few quid on top. Some MS agencies pay more than others. Jobs are on an ad hoc basis. I think that the best thing to do is sign up with as many as possible to secure a few jobs a week. Let me know if you need any further help.

Reply 17

student145

Retaileyes are really good. I am deaf and they have always been really helpful, pay on time and good amount of jobs, including nandos!. Stay away from servelegal, my friends have said their pay is rubbish and they basically told me the job wasn't for me because they only wanted to contact me on the phone, even though this is impossible for me.

Reply 18

StacFace

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Original post by Adzha

Tends to do mainly McDonalds, KFC, Subway, Post Office and 3 Mobile Store.

Original post by lozw

i am also signed up to BARE (phone shops, flights) Grassroots (new look and phone shops), aqa (arcadia clothes shop, wilkinsons, tk maxx etc) and Optimum contact (bowling and cinema).

Original post by student145

including nandos!.

I hope you all do realise that it is against your contract which you agree to when you sign up as a mystery shopper to mention client names (e.g. names of the shops/restaurants etc you do mystery shops to). I have known people banned from doing visits because they did this.

If you want to tell people more info just say "popular fast food restaurants and sandwich shops" or something like that. Generic terms like 'bowling' and 'cinema' are also fine.

Reply 19

Adzha

7

Original post by StacFace

I hope you all do realise that it is against your contract which you agree to when you sign up as a mystery shopper to mention client names (e.g. names of the shops/restaurants etc you do mystery shops to). I have known people banned from doing visits because they did this.

If you want to tell people more info just say "popular fast food restaurants and sandwich shops" or something like that. Generic terms like 'bowling' and 'cinema' are also fine.

You do realise you have quoted posts that are 2 and a half years old? Things change.

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