has anyone tried to do this and what is involved
2006-09-24 15:36:07 · 11 answers · asked by todd c 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment
Why don't you go back to grade school, learn to spell and how to write properly? Then get a real job, instead of trying to just "get rich quick."
2006-09-24 15:45:05 · answer #1 · answered by Mark W 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Not all of what you see for mystery shopping is a scam. I signed up for a secret shopping company today at shadowshopper.com They seem pretty legit, not only do they have mystery shopping but also merchandising, which merchandising is like an actual job. You get paid so much per hour, but what you do is go into local retail businesses and you manage their promotion materials, end caps, and put new products out. I just applied for one today and they pay you $9.28 an hour. That's definitely a website I would look into. You can try the Silver package for $4.99 for the first month and see how you like it.
But that website has a lot of jobs. There's a job where you make $2 per call, calling to funeral homes getting price quotes. I would have gotten the job but they require you to have unlimited long distance calling.
So it's not all bogus. You just have to find the right websites. Shadowshopper.com seems to be a pretty good website to me. All I noticed you have to do is pass their test to get certified and then you can browse the listings of jobs once you have upgraded to either silver or gold. While some of the jobs you may get paid as much as you are putting out, and get to keep the product, there are other decent ones. You just have to look.
And I can tell you right now that you won't get $50 per job doing mystery shopping. Most retail/fast food shops only make you $10 or $15 at the most. The higher paying ones are doing shops for apartments or hotels. I applied for a job to shop an apartment and that paid around $35 per job.
2006-09-24 16:03:44 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My aunt was a dedicated secret shopper, working hard and making some money (not $50 per hour.) Then the company she worked for went out of business, owing her over $1,000 in expenses, plus a larger amount that she earned for two month's work.
It seems that some secret shoppers are preforming a legitimate service, but you are largely without protection if you get involved with a scam. Be careful!
2006-09-24 15:46:51 · answer #3 · answered by teacher2006 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
www.cybershoppers.com
I have been doing it for about two years. NO PAYMENT INVOLVED! I have never gave them a cent and they pay me through pay pal. They have never asked for my SS# or bank account info. You can only put a few bucks in your pocket though.
It is legit, but also not a full time thing. Depending on your area. You make 12 bucks for going to a gas station and getting 5 bucks of gas. You have to buy a drink and a snack and you get reimbursed for only that. But still, you have made 7 bucks and got your drink and snack for free. Or they send you to a fast food place and you go through the drive thru. They pay you 7 bucks and pay for the food. Or they send you to stores and pay you 10 bucks just to ask a question or to check signage.
You can only make about 40-75 bucks a week at the most. But you get whatever you buy for free. At the stores, you are not required to buy anything.
There is also www.empsonline.com. You can do mystery shops at apartments. They pay up to 35 or 45 each. But they take more time. I have not done one of these yet because they are too far away from my area. If you live in a large city, you can get at least one of these a day. They email me all the time with 10 or 12 in the large city that is closest to me, but still too far for me to drive every day.
2006-09-24 18:04:15 · answer #4 · answered by AveGirl 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Look on the Internet. Sinclair (SSANET) is a big one. They do a lot of well known fast food places, electronics stores, supermarkets, toy stores, and baby clothing stores. They typically pay less than $50 per shop (but sometimes get desperate if they can't find anyone to send as it approaches end of month deadline time and will add bonus pay). They also usually have you buy something so you can check out how cashiers are and of course you keep that (usually not a large amount).
2006-09-24 15:41:32 · answer #5 · answered by Rich Z 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most of what you find on the Internet are scams. Some people with proven track records may get $50, but you have to prove yourself first and you'll be lucky if those first jobs pay for gas. The address below is a good place to start. Good Luck!
2006-09-24 15:41:31 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go to monster.com they're always in there. Or just post a resume and they'll find you.
Even better go to craigslist.com .
Here's the thing if they want you to give or get payments through Western Union or whatever, walk away they are scams. Find an actual employer (face to face) and go thru them not some anonymous scam artist. I had a friend who got screwd by that.
2006-09-24 15:40:59 · answer #7 · answered by django716 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I signed up to be one and they gave me a list of assignments to choose. You do not make money usually...usually they give you a free meal (if you secret shop a restaurant), or you get a few free things at a store. Its really not worth it, if you are looking to make money. If you are looking for something to do, then try it...its at least entertaining.
2006-09-24 15:39:29 · answer #8 · answered by Rena 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Whats involved is being scammed. All those radio advertisements... junk, bunk, BS... Ever notice how you have to pay to get into it?
I used to work retail and had people come and "shop" me. Every one of them were from the same company, and it was nation wide. Not one of these "Radio" scams. Beware.
2006-09-24 15:37:41 · answer #9 · answered by iswd1 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Lots of websites ilke secretshopper.com
But it's a lot more work than it seems.
You have to write a lot of lenghty reports and hand them in on time to get paid.
2006-09-24 15:38:39 · answer #10 · answered by La_Belle_LadyR99 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋