mystery shoppers

[nutty29]

i'm thinking of applying to be a mystery shopper, does anyone have any experience of doing this, and give me any tips ?

[Kate77]

no never have been one but have thought about doing it myself.

http://www.performanceinpeople.co.uk/mystery_s hopper_application.aspx

I am sure you will be given some kind of information beforehand depending on what kind you do.

do let me know what sort of money is involved for this because I wouldnt mind doing it at weekends!

[beryllium]

Hi nutty29, I'm with this group, I actually joined for drug testing trials (which, for you, you dont have to do) but they do a fantastic choice of mystery shopping which is fun and also you may like to take a look at YOUGOV polls.... There is a joining fee for Biotrax, but you should make that back with your 1st job. It was �20 dont know what it is now though...

http://www.biotrax.com/home.php

Happy Shopping :-) B. xx

[meltoadhall]

i have been a mystery shopper for retail eyes in the past. the money isnt bad, but you have to be very observant and fill in paperwork after the event.
i found that there just not enough jobs in my area and a lot that werent suitable for me.
but good luck

[Sparkles3]

I do mystery shopping for a few sites - www.retaileyes.co.uk, www.cybershoppers.nop.co.uk and www.grassroots.com. There are a number of others if you search on google. Each site seems to specialise in different types of mystery shopping (or at least, the jobs that appear for me appear that way!), so it is worth joining a number of them. Some sites are easier to become a member of than others, but on the whole I would suggest that you dont pay for membership, there are plenty of free ones out there (haven't joined biotrax, so can't comment on that). As meltoadhall says, you need to be very observant and sometimes the paperwork to complete is quite extensive. The money isn't particularly great, but if you can do a couple of jobs on the same trip, it is more worthwhile.
I also do surveys on ciao.co.uk, yougov and the lightspeed panel, they all pay a little or enter you into competitions - but no spam.
Good luck!

[nutty29]

thanks eveyone will start to look at all the options.

[claytonbuste]

if you have to pay do not do it.....
try doing free surveys online
the key is to get referrals and you make 20 percent of there cash
so u don't do much but spread the word.
i make around 225 a month doing nothing
and 35 month doing free surveys short easy ones
about 10 mins a day
http://www.cashcrate.com/index.php?ref=61068