The obvious to this question is no, and that there is no room for lying in a mystery shopping report. However, in practice, many mystery shoppers run into gray areas that may blur the lines on this. The fact is, there may be times when you are tempted to omit facts or tint the facts a bit because of various circumstances. Be The Reporter. While you are completing your mystery…
How Many Mystery Shopping Providers Should You Sign Up To Work For?
Whether you’re new to mystery shopping or you’ve been doing it for years, you likely have wondered at some point if there is a magic number of mystery shopping provides you should work for. Is it better to focus on just a handful or will you get more money in the long run by branching and working for as many providers as you can. The simple answer is that there…
How To Save Yourself From A Mystery Shopping Tax Headache At The End Of The Year
If you are accustomed to working in an hourly or salaried position for an employer, you may be in for a big surprise when tax time rolls around at the end of the year. Employers withhold federal income taxes from each of your paychecks, saving you from the headache of having to pay taxes at all or pay as much income tax at tax day as you would have to…
Save Your Mystery Shopping Paycheck By Thinking Fast On Your Feet
As a mystery shopper, with each assignment you put yourself into a situation that you simply cannot control. Your job is to follow the assignment requirements and perform your mystery shop as indicated. But there are any number of issues that can (and do!) come up during assignments. Everything from observant store staff to the curiosity of other regular shoppers at the store can throw you for a loop. When…
Why Mystery Shopping Is A Great Job For So Many Different People
As mystery shoppers get more involved in their new job as a mystery shopper, the thrill of working undercover soon turns to disillusion as the realization of hard work and fairly average pay sets in. Some mystery shoppers soon decide this job is not for them. Yet many others decide to keep working at the job and turn to it for a longterm career option. Mystery shopping is ideally suited…
Why New Mystery Shoppers May Not Be Getting Assignments (And What to Do About It!)
One of the biggest frustrations new mystery shoppers face in their new career is getting enough mystery shopping assignments to work on to generate the amount of income they are looking for. As a new mystery shopper, there are some steps you can take to maximize your chances of getting some assignments. Ask For It! Many new mystery shoppers simply don’t know where to start. After you’ve signed up with…
Get the Kids Ready For School With Mystery Shopping
As the dog days of summer settle upon us, back to school shopping for your kids may be the last thing on your mind. After all, lounging at the pool or heading out for a family vacation does little to motivate you to think about when your fun in the sun has to come to an end in a few months. Yet if you take the initiative and use some…
Use Mystery Shopping To Keep Your Yard Looking Great This Summer
There’s no denying it – your yard is the place to be this summer. Whether you’re in your front yard or your backyard, you will enjoy the comforts of home combined with plenty of warm sunshine making it the ultimate destination for kicking back and relaxing or entertaining family and friends. Sprucing up your yard for summertime can be expensive, but you can make the cost more manageable when you…
Mid-Year Organizational Tips For The Busy Mystery Shopper
Most mystery shoppers find it easier to complete their assignments when they print out the requirements. This most assignment requirements and questionnaires pushing upwards of ten or more pages, the result is a large stack of paperwork that accumulates after weeks and months of mystery shopping. Whether you’re a busy full-time mystery shopper or a casual mystery shopper with a busy personal life, mid-year is a great time to clean…
Making The Most Of Your Travel Time On Mystery Shopping Assignments
For many mystery shoppers, travel time to and from job assignments is downtime. If the required travel time on an assignment is fifteen minutes, twenty minutes or longer, some mystery shoppers simply pass up the assignment altogether. As a mystery shopper, you can make your miles count in a number of ways that can save you both time and money. So before you pass over that next assignment that’s just…