I would love to be able to work from home... I sell some things on ebay... but would love to maybe mystery shop but all I can find charge a fee to do it. Oprah had it on her show one time and said it is a scheme if you have to pay to do it because the real companies pay you! I don't want to sell additional insurance over the phone... don't want to hound people. I have gotten several of the chain type letters lately where you send 6 people a $1 and then send 200 letters out and you are suppose to make lots of money... but who is going to send a buck to a perfect stranger. Please help with any info you can. Thanks.
2007-05-30 13:19:38 · 8 answers · asked by Bitty 2 in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment ➔ Other - Careers & Employment
Mystery shopping is really fun, but its not for everyone. I've been doing it for about a year and a half, and I like it. You do need to do a lot of running around, and you can't take kids with you. If you want to be a mystery shopper you have to be reliable and detail oriented. You also need a good memory.
Those stories and ads you see about people making hundreds a day are not real. Every now and then you can get a great shop that pays like that, but that might be once a year or less. Most mystery shops pay between $8 and $25 each and take 20 minutes to 2 hours including the time it takes to report your shop online. Some require you to have a digital camera and take photos, but you don't have to do those shops if you don't want them. I like them because they usually pay more. You also can get shops that reimburse you for a purchase, sometimes they only reimburse you and don't pay a fee and other times you get the reimbursement and the fee. Some examples of shops I've done include a Sams Club shop where I got the membership fee ($45) and a $10 purchase reimbursed but no additional fee, an apartment complex shop that paid $25, cell phone shops usually pay $9 , fast food shops usually pay $7 to $10 plus reimbursement for food, sit down restaurants sometimes only reimburse your meal up to a certain amount and sometimes will pay a fee of $10 to $20 plus pay for your meal. You usually have to take 1 to 4 guests with you for those. There are also big differences among the same shops for different companies. One company's gas station shop evaluates cleanliness and customer service, it pays $10 and reimburses $5 in gas and a $1 store purchase. Another company only pays $9 including a required gas and store purchase for the same thing. So pay really varies.
I make anywhere from $200 to $600 a month, averaging about $300. I stay on top of it by checking my email about 10 times a day and checking companies' job boards daily.
Some companies I shop for include:
shopncheck.com - my personal fave I made $200 from them alone last month.
secretshoppingservices.com
mysteryshops.com - lots of shops always available, but pay less than most other companies
acemysteryshopping.com
servicesleuths.com
servicecheck.com
shopperscritique.com
acpview.com
gapbuster.com
feedbackplus.com
restaurantevaluators.com
some that I have heard of but not used are:
alcops.com
apartmentmysteryshopper.com
customerperspectives.com
second-to-none.com
shopperjobs.com
shoppersview.com
Good luck,
Brandi
2007-06-02 10:33:09 · answer #1 · answered by Brandi C 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
If you want to do some mystery shopping, realize that the ads that attract you to it promise more than you will ever really get. It can be done and you can find Mystery Shopping sites that do NOT charge you to join. They offer training, in fact require it in order to select assignments.
Check out these;
www.experienceexchange.com/ is Service Intelligence. I make about $100 a month there shopping Staples, Popeyes and Churches Chicken, Sinclair Oil and Arby's among others.
www.mysteryshops.com/
Corporate Research International is another that does NOT charge to get into it. I make about $100 a month there too, though one day I did some special assignments that made me $250 in one day. That is NOT the norm. Shopping for this site includes Exxon, Cenex, Barnes and Noble, Sears and K-Mart, Lowes and many more.
If you would like me to email you some of the listed jobs from these sites near you, email me your zip code and I will reply back with some of the jobs available right now.
Good luck!
2007-05-30 15:43:12 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
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But you must ignore all of those MLM offers, envelope stuffing offers and chain letter things. They are not worth your time.
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2007-05-30 14:20:29 · answer #3 · answered by Susan S 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The Federal Trade Commission has a great article on secret shopping.
http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/aler...
In the article it refers you to a website (www.mysteryshop.org) that will give a list of reputable mystery shopping companies. You can sign up with the companies and be notified when potential shops come up.
I was a mystery shopper. It was fun. Good luck!
2007-06-02 06:28:02 · answer #4 · answered by diskkidd 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
(I am just now learning how to sell on eBay...I placed an item today! Wish me luck...I have a whole basement to sort through!)
I am always trying to find out healthier ways to live...diet, suppliments, etc., and recently have begun converting my household to safer products, from cleaners to cosmetics, and supplements, first-aid, etc. I began this conversion in March, so I am still new at it as well. Anyway, a person could either be a customer, or you could build a business by referring people who have asked for information! ... you don't go after friends and family, you respond to people who have requested information. It's really a simple referral type of business, sort of like being a broker for an Inc. 500 company. If you are interested, I have a site address for you to check out. Training is free, there is a great support group for the asking, (I don't mind asking questions!) and there is absolutely no risk. Hope this helps! http://sosimple.homebizexecs.com
2007-05-30 13:55:15 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
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Who else wants to make up to $2000 a month with these cool little crosses!
2007-05-30 17:10:21 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just because you pay to enroll in a business doesnt mean its a scam.
I'm running 2 myself which are legit.
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Do your own homework, there are lots of great opportunities out there. If you need help email me m2c_canada@hotmail.com
Wanda
2007-05-30 13:37:30 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Oprah's comment was correct. These "jobs" aren't jobs, they are scams.
2007-05-30 13:25:15 · answer #8 · answered by Judy 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋