Many mystery shoppers, new and seasoned alike, balk at the ‘required purchase’ requirement. There are several common complaints that mystery shoppers have about such requirements. Some say that the reimbursement for such purchases almost never covers the actual cost of the item they purchased, often even when buying the cheapest thing in the store. Others say that they are buying items they never intended to purchase in the first place,…
How Much Work Is Too Much Work For One Assignment?
The answer to that question for most mystery shoppers can be summed up with another question, “How much am I getting paid to do the work?” There is, of course, more to an assignment than how long your assignment takes. For instance, if you spend an hour scouring the provider’s job boards to find one assignment, that is an hour that you can a lot to the time you spent…
How Mystery Shopping Assumptions Can Lead To Wasted Time And Lost Money
In mystery shopping, as in many other careers, time is money. If you are spending too much time working on one assignment, you are wasting money. Many mystery shoppers learn right from the start that in order to make the most money at this job, you have to work fast while still retaining your attention to detail. However, there is a fine balance between working fast and attentively versus working…
How To Tell if A Mystery Shopping Assignment Is A Waste of Time
After you have completed even a handful of mystery shopping assignments, you likely have developed the understanding that mystery shopping can cost your money just as it can make you money. There are a number of hidden costs associated with mystery shopping that many new mystery shoppers fail to take into account, such as the travel costs and the non-reimbursed portion of a required purchase. After you take these costs…
Save Your Personal Budget With Mystery Shopping!
With the economy dipping into what many economists are saying will now be a deeper and longer recession than previously thought, many mystery shoppers are looking for ways to help their personal budgets. If you haven’t already been hit by hard times, you likely know of someone who has. And you want to hunker down and make as much money as you can right now. If you have been affected…