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September 15, 2011 03:05AM
I've been mystery shopping for 2 months and I love it so far I think I even like the merchandising jobs also!! My money is rolling in and Im glad I havent came accross any scams. I love this site so much info!! Is this site on FB????
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September 15, 2011 05:25PM
Hi, your enthusiasm is delightful. I've been at this since early April and find that the money trickles in, some pay as much as 3 months after the shop.

I got a call to do a fast food shop. The pay is $5, reimbusement for a sandwich and 12 pages of instructions. I said forget it, I won't leave the house for $5.

The best company to work for, in my opinion, is Market Force, and even then, I try to wait until they call me at the end of the month. Now you're talking a decent pay for a decent shop.

The rest of them are iffy at best. Grrr, maybe just a bad day for me.

sueathome
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September 15, 2011 05:35PM
Try expanding your horizons by signing up with other companies as well. I rarely leave the driveway for a shop that is not at least $15 in fee + useful reimbursement. (And we all will have different definitions of 'useful'.) If I have an appropriate anchor shop, then I may add some 'cheap shops' along the way.
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September 16, 2011 06:23AM
Yea I work for at least 25 companies but Im signed up with over 50 lol...I did a lot of research before starting this....!! I think around tax time is where I will benit the most cause I am spending alot of cash on ink alone!!
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September 16, 2011 02:02PM
While it is important to read instructions carefully and read through the report before you perform a job, I print almost nothing. I make notes to remind myself what I will be needing to do and save the instructions and a copy of the report in pdf format to my computer. I find it is important to do this because I like to review the information right before I go out on a shop and sometimes the internet is down. It also means that if an editor indicates that I did not do a particular thing and rejects the shop, I have a copy of what MY instructions were and can recheck to see if it was a requirement. If it was not, I am on solid ground to challenge the rejection.

The very first time I do a particular shop I am likely to print out a copy of the instructions and highlight it. After that, just a review of the shop as mentioned above is adequate.
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September 20, 2011 06:51PM
The more companies you sign up with the more of an assortment will come your way as far as pay and ease. I like Flash rarely go out on a shop that pays less than $15.00. I am signed up with 150 or more companies but now only work for about 10. It is a lot of work signing up but worth it in the long run.
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