Comments on: How is the $5 Assignment Boycott Going for You?

By: Elle

Elle — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 18:04:46 +0000

Just go on the MSPA site Alice and click on the certification section…there’s a FAQ that tells you how to get it if you lost your info. Did you notice much difference in pay or opportunities after getting your silver certification?

By: Alice

Alice — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 07:23:14 +0000

I had been doing mystery shops, but then realized with the price of gas and my time, it was a loosing deal. I quit mystery shopping in 2005. I definitely support boycotting all $5 shops. I agree it’s the mystery shop providers who are making the money.
I have noticed that the fees have increased lately, so I’m slowly getting back into mystery shopping again. I do have one problem though that I’m wondering if anyone can help me with. I had received my silver certificate in my earlier days; however, I had to do a wipe and reload on my computer. I no longer have the email address I registered under for my silver certificate available. Any recommendations as how I can find out what my silver certificate number was?

Thank You!

By: randall

randall — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 23:37:09 +0000

mostly hype…look at the adds on this very page…4500 per month…50 dollars per hour…not likely…currently i do not know anyone that is doing that income. sorry jan i know they pay the bills.

By: Sandie

Sandie — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 23:23:18 +0000

I was a mystery shopper for about 2 months. They only paid me $5 for every shop. I spoke with them about the price and was told that is the normal pay. So, I discontinued mystery shopping. It was a great idea but the pay stunk!

By: Ricky

Ricky — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 21:49:49 +0000

Keep it up. Tell everyone you know who shops that we all have to be united. If no one accepts the $5.00 shops then they eventually will have no choice but to raise the pay. Stand Firm!!!

By: Toni

Toni — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 03:15:30 +0000

I’m late in responding to Randall’s statement above, on 8-20-08, regarding “survey” earnings. I signed up to do a survey and completed the survey. However, before I summitted the survey, I was prompted to sign up for the retailer’s “trial offers.”

In order to be financially compensated for completing this survey, I had to agree on excepting a product offer, from their affiliate company. The product offer was expected to be for a continued period. However, the company offered a trial period, stating within two weeks I could cancel. If the product was not canceled within the two weeks trial, it would be billed monthly, to my credit card.

In order for me to complete this survey, I needed to provide my credit card information for the company to bill me, for monthly payments. So what was “free?”

The end result was, I would pay for a product that the company had selected for me to purchase. The survey would pay me a fee for completing the survey, which was twenty five dollars. So please ! I’m confused, help me out with the math… what profit did I make ?

By: Kathy

Kathy — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 05:58:52 +0000

I have to say, you have changed things, they are finally increasing shop pay and they are more apt to give you a bonus when asked…you have changed a few companies and I notice alot more offers for the small paying jobs and they are not getting the response they use to,so Thank you,Lets all Keep It Up

By: Bobby

Bobby — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 15:59:35 +0000

We have to continue to boycott $5.00 shops, my ink to print a copy of the report which can be five pages at .39 each, not counting color copies, $1.95 so actually you are getting $3.05 for a shop.