At the beginning of your career as a mystery shopping, you likely thought mystery shopping was an incredibly exciting job. Each assignment seemed different, and you never had to be stuck behind a desk all day. Even long-time mystery shoppers will agree that the variety in assignments is part of what keeps them working in the job day in and day out. Yet even with the change of scenery that…
Should Mystery Shoppers Be Insulted By Low Paying Assignments?
Absolutely! We as mystery shoppers are professionals, and need our hard work and our valuable time compensated in a just manner. There is nothing to feel but insulted and angry when assignments are posted on the job boards for $3 and $5 assignments. These assignments, even if completed within a thirty minute time frame, hardly make it worth our while. Let’s face it, we could make more money flipping burgers…
Why You Should Give Lower Paying Assignments A Second Look
Many mystery shoppers have fallen into the habit of writing off assignments posted on the job boards with a quick look of the assignment pay. If the payment is below a predetermined amount of money in the mystery shopper’s mind, such as $5 or $10, the mystery shopper continues to scroll down the job boards without giving that assignment a second thought. If this sounds like you, it may be…
3 Ways To Spice Up Mystery Shopping In The New Year
If you’re like most mystery shoppers, you have a few providers you enjoy working with. Those providers more or less offer the same round of assignments, and you more or less complete the same assignments every few months or so. There is comfort in your mystery shopping routine, and there is at least some degree of financial stability in your routine as well. Every once in awhile, it’s good to…
Should You Give The Store Staff The Chance To Succeed?
Mystery shopping may seem like a black-and-white job. As a mystery shopper, you are given clear and precise instructions from your provider, and you are expected to report back to the provider exactly what you observed during your site visit. Yet for many mystery shoppers, there is a gray area where human compassion makes the clear line between black and white a bit fuzzy. Mystery shoppers sometimes feel the need…
Hot Tips For Mystery Shoppers To Stay Safe And Healthy During Flu Season
You can’t turn on the TV or stand in line at the grocery store these days without hearing something about the flu. With the seasonal flu kicking into high gear soon and H1N1 flu making its way at lightning speed throughout communities around the world, you simply cannot hide from these and other germs that are waiting to make you sick in the coming months. While you may be tempted…
Top Ways Your Job As A Mystery Shopper Makes A Difference
Mystery shoppers love to complain about the negative aspects of mystery shopping, such as low pay on many assignments and issues they have had with mystery shopping providers and schedulers. But there are also a few things that keep mystery shoppers coming back to the job boards for more assignments time and again. Sure, mystery shopping gives you a flexible work schedule that you can’t find with many other part-time…
Handling The Low Points of Mystery Shopping
Some mystery shopping assignments are better than others. There are assignments that you sail through without any problems, the reporting goes fast, and you get paid promptly. The thought crosses your mind, “If I could only have more assignments like this one….” Then there are the other assignments, which can only be termed as “bad.” If you have ever talked to another mystery shopper, these are the assignments you talk…
Are Providers Discriminating Against Mystery Shoppers Because Of Age?
For years, mystery shoppers have been mumbling under their breath and even voicing loud complaints about the apparent age discrimination against them by mystery shopping providers. As mystery shoppers, we’ve all seen the requirements on various available assignments for a mystery shopper to be between a certain age range. And more often than not, the age range that the assignments specifies is for younger mystery shoppers. As mystery shoppers, we…
Why You Shouldn’t Blab About Your Job As A Mystery Shopper
When friends ask you what you do for a living, should you tell them you are a mystery shopper? There are many different aspects to consider before you jump in with a firm yes or no response. Certainly nobody wants to lie straight out to friends, but there may be several reasons to consider keeping your job as a mystery shopper a secret. Consider the Consequences. There are several outcomes…