Shopper Articles

Mystery Shopping On Your Terms: Getting the Assignments You Want

Very few mystery shoppers would argue with the fact that some mystery shopping assignments are just better than others. After all, who wouldn’t rather take on a fine dining mystery shopping or even a coffee shop mystery shopping assignment over one in an office supply store? Sure, you may get more useful items out of [...]

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How to write a perfect mystery shop report and how to get a shopper rating of 10!

Many shoppers ask us how they can do better on their ratings and we have a few inside tips to wow your editors on your mystery shop reports. 1. Be on time. The fresher the shop was in your head, the more you remember and that allows you to embellish your mystery shop report with [...]

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Mystery Shopping – Ten Helpful Tips

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 quite the same thing [...]

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What Expenses Can a Mystery Shopper Write Off?

There are many things to learn when you’re starting out as a mystery shopper. Beginners are often discouraged by low pay offers for jobs that seem to entail quite a bit of effort on the shopper’s part. Or, perhaps you’re dismayed that a job offers no outright pay, but a reimbursement only. Don’t worry: mystery [...]

Mystery Shopping FAQ’s

What is mystery shopping? Mystery shoppers go into businesses as customers. They interact with employees, make a purchase and possibly a return, then fill out an evaluation form describing what happened during the visit. Mystery shoppers get paid for providing this service. What kinds of businesses use mystery shoppers? Any business that deals with the [...]

Secret Shopping Jobs Near You?

Mystery shopping sounds interesting, intriguing and thrilling. I have pondered mystery shopping and even applied for a position online; only to find myself too far out in the woods with no fueling resources to do the online mystery job scene. Otherwise, I do not know much about this amazingly secret whodunit adventure with the exception [...]

Mystery Shopper – A Fun Job That Keeps On Growing

Mystery Shopping is a process through which companies can measure the quality of their retail or service facility by gathering certain information about their establishment, products and employees through the services of an unknown shopper. A Mystery Shopper acts a a normal customer and needs to perform specific tasks such as buying a product, asking [...]

Make Extra Money: Become a Mystery Shopper

Link Up With Mystery Shopper Web Sites, But Watch Out For Scams Many people have heard of mystery shopping, but not all of us understand exactly what it’s really about. Mystery shopping is focused on monitoring and improving service quality to ensure consistency with brand standards using anonymous resources. A growing trend involves home-based mystery [...]

Lure of Mystery Shopping Bait for Scams

For some people, the idea of getting paid to shop sounds like a dream job. All too often, ads for mystery shoppers are misleading. There are some tips on how to spot the real thing. Undercover groups of shoppers can be lurking on any aisle of your favorite store or at the most popular restaurants. [...]

Downturn revs up work-at-home scams

There have always been work-at-home scams, and they’ve always targeted certain groups. Stay-at-home mothers, the elderly, disabled and undereducated job seekers face difficulties navigating the traditional job market. Working from home saves on costs for clothing, gasoline, lunches and childcare. The current economic climate is especially hard on those groups, and the Internet makes it [...]

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