The Secret List of SassieShop Companies

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1. George J. says:

   June 8, 2010 at 2:14 pm

   After doing the so called mystery shopping for 6 months, here’s the real deal.If you do any shop for less than $18.00 and it takes more than 30 minutes and 30 minutes drive time plus gas and 15 minutes to fill out paper work,download photo’s,or anything else,go to work at 7 Eleven part time–you will make more money.And get paid every week not 30 to 45 days down the road.

   Mystery shopping 101.
2. Barbara says:

   July 5, 2010 at 12:13 am

   I am just getting started (have not gotten my 1st yet). I am tryig to get in with several companies but am finding that alot are requiring a purchase to upgrade where you can get jobs or some that are requiring purchase of merchandise. I want to earn money not have to pay. Is this something that can be managed easily or do I have to juggle email addresses, passwords, pins etc. I am abour to get frustrated.
3. celestine says:

   August 18, 2010 at 12:24 pm

   notify me .I want to be number 1.
4. kay says:

   December 7, 2010 at 5:18 pm

   Which companies in Australia?
5. Frank says:

   December 22, 2010 at 6:26 pm

   What a joke, you all think this is work? try to get a real job. I wish there was a way for companies to rate the kind of job you all do. ABSOLUTLY PATHETIC!
6. Benjamin K. Fontana says:

   January 13, 2011 at 8:41 pm

   You idiots do realize that the people that you are “grading” actually get in trouble for negative feedback that you provide. Some have even lost their jobs. These so-called “shoppers” dont’t take in to account how busy the target is at the time, or that the phone is ringing off of the hook, or that their boss called in sick that day and they are covering his shift. Hope the $18 is worth it for screwing someone over making hourly wages with kids to feed. Karma is a powerful thing, don’t jerk with it.
7. Frances says:

   January 27, 2011 at 7:51 am

   In reply to Benjamin
   Mystery Shoppers that are good at what they do know how to be objective. If an employee is not doing their job that is the point of the companies using mystery shoppers. We are aware of the fact that our reports may affect people’s lives, however, if you are doing a good job you have nothing to fear. Rarely does someone loose a job over one report, however, if the same report comes from numerous Mystery Shoppers there in lays the problem. As for the others here that criticize mystery shopping don’t knock it. Mystery shopping is not for everyone but for those of us that need a little extra money and enjoy it, mystery shopping is GREAT!
   Thanks Jacob for all you do!
8. Gabrielle says:

   January 29, 2011 at 7:47 am

   Obviously Benjamin was not doing his job correctly and got fired. Sorry to hear that Benjanmin
   But to all other, mystery shopping is a great way to earn some extra cash while doing what some of us love to do….shop!!!
9. Andrew says:

   January 31, 2011 at 5:39 am

   Benjamin-

   The entire purpose for a company owner to utilize mystery shoppers is to ensure that the services they provide to their customers are to the level they they (the owner) expect or desire. I suspect this imaginary scenario I am about to set would be far from the realm of reality, but pretend for a moment that YOU were an owner of a business. Let’s say a small, non-chain single store pizzaria. Employees are always on their toes when you are around, but you can’t be around all the time. How do they treat the customers when they KNOW you are gone?? Are they keeping the facility clean to the standards that you expect and require? Such things, particularly to a potentially growing business are of tantamount importance, since they represent the OWNER. Would you as the owner suddenly CARE that an employee is being rude, even when the phone is ringing off the hook, and lines are piling up?? Or even perhaps the opposite is JUST as important, that DESPITE the fact that phones were ringing off the hook and the line was backed up to the door the employee smiled and tried their best to give me at least a moment of personal attention….

   Information is reported OBJECTIVELY, not SUBJECTIVELY. If you don’t know the difference, then look it up.
10. Brian says:

    March 19, 2011 at 7:34 am

    I agree that Mystery Shopping isn’t a lucrative job, but if you’re trying to fill a small financial gap or save up for something you want to splurge on, it’s a great option. I particularly like restaurant shops because I get to try new places, eat free *and* get paid, and I tend to eat out less outside of mystery shopping so I save money that way, too. Yes, you could probably make more at 7-11, but mystery shopping is more fun, has more variety, and is more flexible, something I value highly right now.

    Definitely be objective and report things as you see them. There are occasionally places for personal comments, but they should always be professional and helpful. Approach the job from the perspective of a business owner, and yes, always be aware that your reports can directly affect employees. I always ask myself, “if I find out an employee was reprimanded or fired because of my report and that employee confronts me, would I be able to confidently defend my report?”

    One last thing, remember that mystery shoppers are legally independent contractors. As such, if you make $600 or more from any one company in a year, your income is getting reported and you’re getting a 1099, which means you’ll have to report that extra income and pay taxes on it! Keep track of your non-reimbursed expenses (e.g., gas, tolls, parking fees, etc.) so you’re able to deduct them as a business expense if you need to.
11. Trisha says:

    April 8, 2011 at 8:44 pm

    At my job we are fully aware we “get shopped” once a month. We never know who it is or when they are coming. But we do get to see their report and if we pass at 100% we get a bonus! So it’s something that works for the company I work for. Plus it’s nice to know who is doing their job correctly and who needs to be replaced!
    I recently did a shop for a place in town and was so happy when the phone call I did, for part of the shop, went well! The pure thought of an average employees boss knowing this person does his job well should be great when it comes time for his review! Hopefully he gets a big raise
12. Bertram Halaas says:

    June 19, 2011 at 9:12 pm

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13. Shopper guy says:

    June 25, 2011 at 1:22 pm

    Yes, I guess Benjamin was the sore thumb in this crowd. Sorry Benjamin, but as a 6 year shopper I have to agree with the others. I can see the frustration from an employees point of view. However, the employee has a lot of pull in how they are evaluated based on how they handle a hard day. In fact, I was shopped as an employee at a major nationwide department store and received a 100% score on the hardest day I ever worked. I just cared about the customer and noticed people. I said “Hello” to everyone even if I could not help them right away. The “greet” portion of my shopping score made up 50% of the score. Just saying “Hello” right away was a great start. As a shopper, I just report what happens when I am there and I do not judge whether or not the employee did their job. If they greet me in 4 minutes, that is what I report. I do not say, “I can’t believe it took 4 minutes to help me.” I would be a jerk if that was the kind of shopping I did. The client hiring a shopping company will decide if their employee did well or not. Just do your best Benjamin, and you will do fine. I don’t bite, I just report. I promise to do a Coffee Shop (guess where) before I come evaluate you, so you won’t think I didn’t have my coffee that day.
14. Denise H says:

    July 8, 2011 at 4:12 pm

    I have recently started some secret shops. I love it. I can get food for free. Get a little money to buy my grandchild diapers and I am very objective. A good shopper knows if things are hectic someone you need to take that into consideration. Apartment shops are always great too. They are a lot of work, but I hit 2-4 a day and when the money comes 1 1/2 months later I will be blessed. Go secret shoppers. With todays economy, it is very hard to get any extra work doing anything.
15. Jennifer says:

    August 29, 2011 at 11:16 pm

    In reply to barbara. If your getting told you need to pay to upgrade, you are in the wrong place. Start with the list above that was created. And join groups on facebook such as http://www.facebook.com/groups/MarketResearchPros/?id=10150347060086639&ref=notif&notif_t=like and get in touch with REAL shoppers and companies.

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17. Vanessa says:

    November 27, 2011 at 9:33 pm

    Secret shopping is great! I did a bunch in October, and then in November, I lost my job. The money that came in from those shops has saved my life, and kept me off the streets. I’ve been doing a bunch now as I work part time at a diner and continue a job hunt. Quite honestly, secret shopping has saved my life. Any way to make extra cash doing something simple is never a problem. And I too do not write harsh criticism, I just state the facts. It’s not my place to judge people, just the way I wouldn’t want someone to have judged me when I worked in retail.

    Btw, I funded an entire trip to Pittsburgh, and made extra money, doing secret shops along the route. How can this be a bad thing?
18. Ronald C. says:

    December 3, 2011 at 7:20 am

    I’ve been on both sides the the counter. I used to work for Lord & Taylor 8 years in the Fine Jewlery Department and I always tried to give superior service, because it supported the brand name. Sometimes, I get second thoughts about giving an employee a less than stellar review. But, retailers need to know if they have a bad apple because the climate has changed and there are a lot more choices out there. Nordstrom set a higher bar for customer service in retail. It’s funny because the level of service I received in the Nordstrom stores in Mclean and Pentagon City, and Seattle was a lot different than what I received in Cherry Hill. Was it because of demographics and the Washington DC area being more affluent and having higher expectations of service? I don’t know. But, it did turn me off from shopping at the Cherry Hill store. I did speak to one of the salespeople about it.
    Secondly, I’ve been doing mystery shopping for about 1 year now. I wish would of known about it when I was unemployed in February 2009. When I started I gung-ho and wanted to do as many shops as I could to make the money. My company doesn’t pay for health insurance so I figured I’d do enough shops to pay my premiums. But, what I realized was I sacrificed a lot of time to get there and then to do the papaerwork. Now, I’m more selective about shops and the dollar value being offered.
    Now I consistently make at $300.00 dollars a month doing shops. I think November will be my best month because I made at least $800.00, not bad for part-time work, and I did not sacrifice a lot time to get those shops done.
19. Grady Finnerty says:

    December 14, 2011 at 5:25 pm

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20. Veteran says:

    January 14, 2012 at 2:34 pm

    I’ve been mystery shopping for 7 years and have worked my way up to some very good paying assignments. The money is there for those who can do some traveling and who earn the respect of their schedulers. There’s no substitute for doing the legwork yourself and researching the legitimate companies online. The information’s there for all to find.
21. Mellissa Cummer says:

    January 16, 2012 at 11:21 am

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22. kate says:

    January 22, 2012 at 7:05 pm

    is i applied for to be a mystery shopper, and so here it goes as this; i recieved the email on careerbuilder.com for a mystery shopper with SASSIE marketing research company- than i was excepted, and i was emailed 2 jobs they wanted me to do ( WANTED) is the ket word, not done as we speak, then i get a check in the mail for 1,951.50 from a company called (Rochester Institute of technolgy) drawn on a bank called HSBC bank usa,N.A. out of NewYork N.Y. and then the rules stated take 250.00 out for myself,and send western union to a orphange home in malaysia, and spend the rest on WHAT?? is this place a scam or what,,does anyone know??. I’ve been a shopper before and they never, send you a check untill the work is done. and then they remburse the money’s you’ve spent with login sheets online…
23. nicygrl says:

    January 22, 2012 at 8:49 pm

    Any company that sends you a check to wire money as a “mystery shop” is a scam. True mystery shopping companies DO NOT OFFER JOBS LIKE THAT. Take that check to the police station.