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Title: mystery shopping
Post by: simmo116 on November 02, 2009, 17:24:30
hi gang. im getting some beer deliverd tomorow and being paid to drink it. i still cant believe it!!!!! ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
is ther any other myster shoppers on here and whats the best thing shoped/tested?
i dont know what the beer is but they said i should chill for atleast 8 hours and take at least 3 servings....??????? i may need some help...lol
Title: Re: mystery shopping
Post by: Squash64 on November 02, 2009, 17:26:03
Lucky you!
How did you manage that?
Title: Re: mystery shopping
Post by: simmo116 on November 02, 2009, 17:42:37
company called saros
http://www.sarosresearch.com/sarosform_one.html
been on there books for ages but this is my first task. they have lots of meets in sutton colefield but i can never make it fo 6pm. they pay about 40 quid for discussions....
Title: Re: mystery shopping
Post by: Squash64 on November 02, 2009, 18:02:43
Quote from: simmo116 on November 02, 2009, 17:42:37
company called saros
http://www.sarosresearch.com/sarosform_one.html
been on there books for ages but this is my first task. they have lots of meets in sutton colefield but i can never make it fo 6pm. they pay about 40 quid for discussions....

They actually pay people to join in a discussion?
Title: Re: mystery shopping
Post by: simmo116 on November 02, 2009, 18:51:42
yeah there could be some potentialy very wealthy people on here.....lol
Title: Re: mystery shopping
Post by: manicscousers on November 02, 2009, 18:54:49
I've been a member for about 6 months, been asked for a few discussions (40 to 60.00) per discussion but not fitted the 'criteria', good on you, simmo, hope we get something soon  ;D
Title: Re: mystery shopping
Post by: Squash64 on November 02, 2009, 20:25:58
I sent the link to my daughter and she's joined.  I think son-in-law is hoping for some beer too.  :)
Title: Re: mystery shopping
Post by: starting out on November 02, 2009, 20:45:12
Another one to join is indiefield.net

They also do market research, some in person at a hotel or whatever and some online or over the phone.
Title: Re: mystery shopping
Post by: kt. on November 02, 2009, 20:56:31
Will look at joining these for my next full time job ;D ;D
Title: Re: mystery shopping
Post by: Sholls on November 02, 2009, 21:14:17
I used to do 'real world' mystery shopping as a student & it was certainly lucrative, but my natural skepticism prevents me from joining online sites. (I'd love to hear how you get on Simmo, especially if you get some £££ out of it. ;) ) It seems that the online companies are even more obsessed with their 'employees' home postcode than those using traditional methods. It is almost laughable. I'll explain...

When I was a student I lived in a property I wouldn't have been able to afford to buy, but it was in an area deemed 'upmarket' so I was offered assignments in Harvey Nicks & the local independent department stores. I currently own properties in the same area, but live 10 miles away in the commuter belt... Apparently I never removed myself from the books of the market research company; these days I am (very occasionally) offered jaunts to Tesco & Aldi.  :D It's comical: when I was a skint student I was sent to snoop around stores I wouldn't have been able to afford to frequent on a regular basis, these days I have my own business & I'm asked to visit discount stores. Gotta love demographics. :P

Have fun & tell us about the beer. ;)
Title: Re: mystery shopping
Post by: dtw on November 03, 2009, 11:42:33
I use http://uk.mysurvey.com/ (http://uk.mysurvey.com/) for online surveys, they pay in nectar points, amazon vouchers or capital bonds (gift vouchers).

I used to get free pizzas from Papa Johns with a mystery shopping company, but can't remember the name at the moment.
Title: Re: mystery shopping
Post by: Slug_killer on November 03, 2009, 12:08:45
How do you get to be a member of http://uk.mysurvey.com/ ?
Title: Re: mystery shopping
Post by: pennsylvannia planters on November 03, 2009, 12:11:47
The wife and i are registered with "Retail Eyes" and "grass Roots".
We get quite a few from Retail eyes, although since the recession, the jobs have tailed off somewhat.
Grass Roots has gone really quiet for us lately, all they seem to offer is  a vodaphone mystery shop, which we have done so are not allowed to do for another 3 months (for the same shop ).
We get to mystery shop asda, morrisons, currys, bookies,phone shops, banks (which i don't like doing), lots of chain pubs, etc.
The pay isn't great but  we usually get free meals/beer, or part of our grocery shop done.


Title: Re: mystery shopping
Post by: non-stick on November 03, 2009, 12:27:58
Quote from: Squash64 on November 02, 2009, 18:02:43
Quote from: simmo116 on November 02, 2009, 17:42:37
company called saros
http://www.sarosresearch.com/sarosform_one.html
been on there books for ages but this is my first task. they have lots of meets in sutton colefield but i can never make it fo 6pm. they pay about 40 quid for discussions....

They actually pay people to join in a discussion?

I've taken part in one for Ikea in the past. Couldn't believe I got paid (and a pint) to sit around talking rubbish for an hour
Title: Re: mystery shopping
Post by: Hyacinth on November 03, 2009, 14:13:32
I'd like to tell a friend about this (we live in S.B'ham but travel to Sutton Coldfield, f'rinstance, would be no problem for her), but please can you clarify if you must declare your payments as earnings to, for example, the Benefits Office, before I do?

She is in a wheelchair and although so wanting to get a job, is living on benefits atm. Once the Housing Benefit office start readjusting her entitlement for occasional 'work' it takes a lot of hassle to get it reinstated.

Thanks.
Title: Re: mystery shopping
Post by: betula on November 03, 2009, 15:20:48
I used to work in an opticians,one day a guy came in and he asked me his options.I mentioned contact lenses.He suddenly told me he was a mystery shopper for the contact lens company and he awarded me a £20 voucher for mentioning their product.

I was well chuffed.
Title: Re: mystery shopping
Post by: simmo116 on November 03, 2009, 18:40:24
well beer has arived..... its a 20 serving coors light self gassed bottle that i cant fit in the fridge....lol tastes ok so far only had a snifter. will give it a proper bashing the weekend.
Title: Re: mystery shopping
Post by: dtw on November 03, 2009, 19:16:30
I didn't realise there wasn't a register link there, there's one on their main site though.
https://www.mysurvey.com/index.cfm?action=Main.join (https://www.mysurvey.com/index.cfm?action=Main.join)
Title: Re: mystery shopping
Post by: Pesky Wabbit on November 22, 2009, 13:35:46
Anybody registered with ukmysteryshopperjobs.com ?

They keep sending me emails about how they give a "100% Zero Risk, Money-back Guarantee" for work BUT as they are only an agency, I wonder.

Oh, by the way, they charge £22.95 (reduced from £34.00) for registering with them - a con , me thinks.