Mystery shopping is not always a scam

by | Jan 22, 2013 | Shoppers

It’s no secret that “mystery shopping” has become a favorite of con artists, luring people into spending their own money to shop and to enroll in  training programs, for example. An article from Measurecp.com points out that the scams are extending into email...

Shopper Tips

by | Jan 9, 2013 | Shoppers

1. Sign up with at LEAST 100 MCSs. 2. Be completely, totally reliable. You will quickly gain a good reputation and better jobs. 3. Do excellent work on each report. Spell and grammar check each and every report. Make friends with your Inner Perfectionist 4. Organize...

Mystery Shopping – Ten Helpful Tips

by | Dec 12, 2012 | Shoppers

Back in my days when I worked in retail for a number of years I wished I had a job where I would evaluate sales associates on their customer service skills. We had comment cards available to all our shoppers if they chose to comment about our service, but it wasn’t...

The lifestyle of a mystery shopper

by | Nov 12, 2012 | Shoppers

Here’s one mystery shopper’s take on the kind of reactions she gets when she tells people she’s a mystery shopper, and her life checking up on apartment leasing companies.  The author discusses how she fits mystery shopping into her daily schedule.  It’s easier for...