The threat of getting a fabled 'mystery shopper' has kept many a lazy teenager vigilant. But who are these people? Where do they come from?
Well, apparently becoming a mystery shopper is quite straightforward. I just saw an ad from one 'mystey shopping' firm on a local employment website. It offers $12 per gig, plus (wait for it) they pay for everything you buy! One of my girlfriends has already e-mailed them, written her online quiz, and is now waiting for her first assignment.
Do any of you know of friends or family members who have done this? Let me know in the comments section!
18 comments:
i used to see ads all the time for "mystery shopper" jobs.. and i thought they were a scam until i got "mystery shopped" when i was managing a cell phone store.
this would be a good part time job, and that's cool that they pay for all your stuff in addition to regular compensation
Wow, I might have to look into this.
It really depends on the company. Some require special skills, surprise surprise! $12 dollars is pretty good, if on the average. As long as you don't PAY THEM for some fee, you are in the green. It's a big business.
http://www.mysteryshop.org/
Reputable. If you take it up, good luck.
I've done this before, and it's a lot of fun. Gives you a great (false) sense of power.
Cool blog, btw. Following.
That's very interesting to know it's the real deal. It all sounds so dodgy, lol.
I've always liked to try this jobs out, but i'm too lazy even for this.
I'll have to check this out.
A manager used to try and scare us with threats of the mystery shopper, but we didn't really sweat it since he only paid us minimum wage. If we were paid $20/hr then it would have been a totally different story :P
that job sounds awesome
Sounds like a dream job for some people. Get paid to walk around a store.
I could do that. Seeing as how I'll be to busy to hold a normal job this might be right for me!
I usually just wear a mask and bring a gun when i want to be a mystery shopper....very lucrative!
This sounds great. I wonder if it's possible to try this in my country. :)
Interesting that the google ads are locked onto this. What proportion are scams I wonder?
Crafty bastards, those mystery shoppers.
mystery shoppers are the devil
i guess i'd rather be a mystery shopper than slaving away at a grill at some restaurant.
Although, the guy slaving at the grill probably gets paid more.
do they send you on a bunch of assignments in 1 trip or?
This doesn't sound half bad, if legitimate. Good luck!
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