There is such a thing as a free lunch !
@Auntylou (4264)
Oxford, England
November 12, 2015 5:29am CST
At least for me today, as I am doing a mystery shop later on this afternoon at a well known food outlet!
I have to order a hot drink and some food, which will be paid for and I will earn £4.50 for doing the report on the shop.
I am lucky that I have a free bus pass,so it will not cost me anything to get there and while I am in the town centre I will return some library books and pick up some reading glasses that are due for collection.
Have you ever tried mystery shopping? If you have a digital camera or phone and live fairly near an urban area, this could be a way to earn extra cash. There are also sometimes phone or e mail assignments to do.
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@GardenGerty (160611)
• United States
12 Nov 15
I have not done any mystery shops in a long while, but should get back to doing them.
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@Auntylou (4264)
• Oxford, England
13 Nov 15
This is true, though I don't want to have to eat rubbish!
@arthurchappell (44998)
• Preston, England
12 Nov 15
I did it on a training course once at a leading high street store - interesting exercise
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@41CombedaleRoad (5952)
• Greece
12 Nov 15
That sounds like the perfect way to spend the afternoon. I would definitely want to know more if I was still living in England. A visit to the library will round things off nicely although if you get involved here I doubt that you will find the time to read them!
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@yukimori (10145)
• United States
12 Nov 15
I prefer grocery over restaurant shops, especially now that I have a "real" job and would have to work the shops into my schedule.
I'm kind of kicking myself for not picking anything up this Saturday, since I'm only scheduled for a meeting. I could use a good stock up trip for groceries.
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@ricki_911 (21625)
• Toronto, Ontario
2 Jan 16
I have done a few mystery shops over the years. Issues is I live in a rural area so they are far and few between each other. I would love more shops, and different ones. I tend to do the same ones over and over again every few months.
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@ricki_911 (21625)
• Toronto, Ontario
2 Jan 16
@Auntylou Yes, I did a few phone ones in the past. But it was far and few between.
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@Auntylou (4264)
• Oxford, England
2 Jan 16
One company had a whole lot of e mail and live chat surveys as well as some phone ones, they didn't pay so much but there were lots of them for a while
@Auntylou (4264)
• Oxford, England
4 Jan 16
@ricki_911 It is true that you can't rely on the income, but it has helped me a lot
@DaddyEvil (137257)
• United States
13 Nov 15
Yes, my daughter and I used to do Mystery Shopping here in our area.
We LOVED doing the one for Bass Pro in Springfield. They would get so desperate for someone to do this that they would keep upping the price they would pay until someone would take it. (Sometimes we could get $45 just for that one store!)
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@Missmwngi (12915)
• Nairobi, Kenya
12 Nov 15
Waoh good for you,enjoy free lunch and some cash in your pocket
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@frankirung (72)
• Nairobi, Kenya
12 Nov 15
@Auntylou,wonderful.I got a digital camera.
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@Auntylou (4264)
• Oxford, England
13 Nov 15
Might be worth seeing if there are any mystery shopping agencies in Nairobi!
@friendlyopinion (77)
• United States
13 Nov 15
Wow, I guess I'm really out of the loop. I'd heard of becoming a mystery shopper for years, but I assumed that these offers were not real and never looked into it. Now I'm intrigued! It sounds like fun. How did you get started?
@Auntylou (4264)
• Oxford, England
2 Jan 16
My son's girlfriend was working for a survey agency and asked if I would like to try it.
Then there is a website which gives all sorts of consumer advice which listed other agencies and gave info about user's experience, payment etc
@1hopefulman (45120)
• Canada
16 Nov 15
Never tried but knew someone that did that for a while.
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