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@JASFLALMT wrote:
Wow, fine dining and all he had to do was ask for a receipt in exchange for a great meal? It sounds like a bargain to me.
@risinghorizon wrote:
One reason my son does not want to join me in a restaurant shop was we forgot to get a receipt when we went to an upscale restaurant shop. He had to go back for the receipt to tell them he needed it for his expense account. He never, ever said yes to help me with any of my shops again.
Yes, it was nothing for others but for him, going back to the restaurant to ask for a receipt and to lie, was a big deal for him. Besides, he did pay for it and of course, I got the reimbursement. He did not want it. LOL. Not everyone is the same. Maybe I should have taken you with me. You could have paid for it and I could have gotten the reimbursement. I am sure you would not have forgotten to get the receipt.
That would have saved us the embarrassment.
But it was really my fault. I was the mystery shopper and should have remembered to keep the receipt before my son handed the payment. I always forget when someone else pays for it.
@risinghorizon wrote:
]Yes, it was nothing for others but for him, going back to the restaurant to ask for a receipt and to lie, was a big deal for him. .
I have a son much like yours I think. I wouldn't change an ounce of him but he is shy in many ways. A couple of things that really bother him are 'making a fuss' and asking favours of strangers. Going back for a receipt would fall into both those categories.
Nowhere near as bad as some of the other stories, but I had to order a burrito meal. I had done this shop dozens of times before and never messed it up.
It was scheduled for the last valid date and was a good hour from home. I took it because I was already going to be in the area for something else. So, I go in, do the shop (with my family), finish the meal, take the pictures, and then remember that the instructions say "alone". So... I ended up leaving and then coming back 30 minutes later (right at the end of the valid times) to get ANOTHER burrito meal. Those of you who have been to this restaurant know how large the burritos are. I was so lucky that the crew had changed within the 30 minutes or I would have been made for sure.
It was scheduled for the last valid date and was a good hour from home. I took it because I was already going to be in the area for something else. So, I go in, do the shop (with my family), finish the meal, take the pictures, and then remember that the instructions say "alone". So... I ended up leaving and then coming back 30 minutes later (right at the end of the valid times) to get ANOTHER burrito meal. Those of you who have been to this restaurant know how large the burritos are. I was so lucky that the crew had changed within the 30 minutes or I would have been made for sure.
I travelled by subway and bus to the mall for almost 2.5 hours in total. I thought there was only one particular wireless in that mall but there were two of them. There was no specific direction in the MSC's guidelines. If I was wrong, I would have to go back to that mall. I decided to do them both. When I reached home I asked the scheduler which one was I to report on. She gave me a full description and told me they failed to add that direction in the guidelines.
I have a couple apps that pay me in gift cards to submit receipts. So I have gotten in the habit of asking for them everywhere.@myst4au wrote:
I suggest that you start asking for a receipt everywhere, whether you are doing a mystery shop or not. It will get to be a habit that way.
For those shoppers who feel the need to justify to a clerk why they want a receipt, the apps could offer a great excuse.
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"I prefer someone who burns the flag and then wraps themselves up in the Constitution over someone who burns the Constitution and then wraps themselves up in the flag." -Molly Ivins
Never try to teach a pig to sing. It's a waste of your time and it really annoys the pig.
Thanks for the laugh! I've been a shopper for over 15 years, and still don't have it perfected! Last month, my husband and I did a fine dining shop. We ordered an appetizer and didn't really like it...but did not remember to take a picture until it was almost gone. Then the manager stopped by our table to ask if everything was OK and we told him the appetizer was so delicious that we needed a second one. That $14.95 for the second appetizer made us go over the reimbursement amount. Then our salads arrived, and believe-it-or-not, I forgot to photograph my lettuce wedge before eating some of it. This time my husband said that my salad looked so good that he wanted one too. He had already eaten a Caesar salad. We were stuffed before the entrees arrived. On the way home, we discussed whether we are too old to shop. As a newbie, you can laugh at yourself, but we oldies have to worry if we are losing it.
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Here's one for ya - I've started video shopping and so attended a one of the conferences to get more dirt on video shopping. Well at the same conference, we talked about multiple emails and phone numbers, how to set them up and how to use them. We also talked about how to promote that we video shop by the tag line in our primary email. No problem. Well one of my new home shops required that I contact the salesperson via their website. I did and I was good about using my phony gmail email address, which was automatically forwarded to my real email address. Then, as required, I responded to the salesperson. Trouble was, I forgot to responded using my phony gmail email, instead using my real email with the signature line "Silver Certified Mystery Shopper"! The MSC was copied on the email. She responded by saying that she called the client to inform her of the error. They both had a good laugh and cancelled the shop.
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CureMS...Oh my! If there's a prize, you win!! :-) That is a great story....
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I've done that before with those same shops, twice. I went back and told them I needed my receipt because work comps my lunch and I needed to submit it. Didn't seem to phase anyone.
Midwest shopper. Former New England shopper.
We paid and received the fast food receipt. We drove two lights away and returned for the food...
That might work but sometimes the employees watch the camera and come out and ask why you are taking pictures. heheh
I don't feel like the only person who makes mistakes on shops anymore. Thank you guys!
I did an amusement park assignment and had to take 3-5 pictures of associates without name tags, tables, restrooms and the general arcade floor. But what I had forgotten was pictures of food. And I spent about $70 on that assignment, and I'm not going to get that reimbursed
I did an amusement park assignment and had to take 3-5 pictures of associates without name tags, tables, restrooms and the general arcade floor. But what I had forgotten was pictures of food. And I spent about $70 on that assignment, and I'm not going to get that reimbursed
catgrannyof5 wrote:
I did a pizza shop where you needed to take a photo before eating. Well, I forgot and started to eat the pizza. I already polished off 1 slice. As I am looking over my notes since it was my first visit, it stated that I needed to take photo before eating. Dang. Okay, I ordered another pizza but as a to go. switched out the to go pizza and replaced it on the dine in platter and snapped the photo.
That happened to me last week! I went to fill my soda cup, and wouldn't you know it, that is the minute the pizza arrives. I glance over and see my hubby distributing slices. At the top of my lungs, I yell his name - this place is crazy crowded and nobody notices amongst the chaos, but he looks up and sees me sprinting over. I snatch the pizza out of my son's hand and gently remind him that Momma ALWAYS takes pictures of her food. I neatly arrange the slices and snap away. Whew - how they did not notice me after that is beyond me!!
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 04/13/2016 09:14PM by JudeNev.
I did a pizza shop where you needed to take a photo before eating. Well, I forgot and started to eat the pizza. I already polished off 1 slice. As I am looking over my notes since it was my first visit, it stated that I needed to take photo before eating. Dang. Okay, I ordered another pizza but as a to go. switched out the to go pizza and replaced it on the dine in platter and snapped the photo.
That happened to me last week! I went to fill my soda cup, and wouldn't you know it, that is the minute the pizza arrives. I glance over and see my hubby distributing slices. At the top of my lungs, I yell his name - this place is crazy crowded and nobody notices amongst the chaos, but he looks up and sees me sprinting over. I snatch the pizza out of my son's hand and gently remind him that Momma ALWAYS takes pictures of her food. I neatly arrange the slices and snap away. Whew - how they did not notice me after that is beyond me!!
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 04/13/2016 09:14PM by JudeNev.
I was doing a deli shop a couple of weeks ago that required a photo of the sandwich, which I remembered after I had taken the first bite. I put the sandwich back in the basket, rearranged everything to hide the missing corner, and snapped away. The shop got accepted, so I guess I did OK.
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I went to a restaurant once and had to get an appetizer and a entree. About halfway through my entree I remembered I was supposed to have taken a photo of the app and entree, and I hadn't done either. <Sigh>, I guess I'm rescheduling and coming back again in a couple of days.
I went back a couple of days later and took a bite of my soup before I remembered the photos. Again!
I snapped a photo of the soup. Remembered the photo of the entree and fessed up about the one bite of soup when I submitted the photos. (The soup was French Onion with that pretty molten cheese seal that I had broken, so it wasn't just a regular bowl of soup that wouldn't even be noticeable). Then I crossed my fingers and hit submit. It was accepted and I got paid, but that was the last one of those restaurants I've ever done. I figure it's the universe's way of telling me that particular restaurant shop isn't for me.
I went back a couple of days later and took a bite of my soup before I remembered the photos. Again!
I snapped a photo of the soup. Remembered the photo of the entree and fessed up about the one bite of soup when I submitted the photos. (The soup was French Onion with that pretty molten cheese seal that I had broken, so it wasn't just a regular bowl of soup that wouldn't even be noticeable). Then I crossed my fingers and hit submit. It was accepted and I got paid, but that was the last one of those restaurants I've ever done. I figure it's the universe's way of telling me that particular restaurant shop isn't for me.
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