Career in secret shopping?
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Yes this is true but be aware that some are scams.  The best way to find out is to call your local Fraud office and they can check it for you.  But most are on the up and up.  I have tried it before and it was cool to enjoy all that shopping and get reimbursed for it.  So in other words Having fun, spending money, enjoying oneself, and getting paid to do so.  It is just that it may take a while to get reimbursed unless the company has a quicker way to give you your money faster.  The receipts are the way to prove that you have purchased those items or services and that is what they go by.  So you get paid to shop and become a critic of certain businesses which these businesses pay these companies to conduct surveys and let them know what they are doing good and what they need to improve on.
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You can make money on line by going to the search engine and looking up mystery shopping.  This is fun, and a great way to meet new people.  And you would be surprised how much you can earn doing mystery shopping for fun or making it a part or full time job.
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Some of those "secret shopper" things are legitimate, just don't pay to join a service.  It basically pays you to do stuff you might be doing anyway, like going to a bank or gas station.  You are then asked questions and have to submit a report.
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get a job at mcdonalds! nah ha! and then go shopping
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Check out mysteryshop.org\nThey caution against ever paying a site to become a mystery shopper. And hook you up with jobs, if there are any open in your area.
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First, check your local library for books on this subject.  Next, check Amazon and eBay for ditto.\n\nIn particular, there's one book which I think is pretty good - I believe it's called The FabJob Guide to being a personal shopper.\n\nYou've got a fair amount of research ahead of you!\n\nBut the hardest part will be getting clients.  I obviously don't know what field you're currently in or what contacts you may have, but you'll need to do some marketing of yourself to get your name out there.
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Pays2shop think is an online job! well sorta! they pay u to shop, eat at restaurants, etc...
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My wife says:\n\nI made over $500 last month doing mystery shopping. It worked for me!!!  \n\nMystery shopping is when a company hires you to spy on their employees for them (in the most general sense).  Sometimes I do site visits and make sure companies are in compliance, sometimes I eat at restaurants and evaluate servers, cleanness and food and other times I do things like apartment shops and boat shops . . . and pretend interested.\n\nThe best way to start out (which is what I did) was by joining a site (for the free trail) like sassie mystery shopping. They'll send you sneak peeks of lots of jobs in your areas . . . \n\nThen they'll try to get you to pay to become a gold member. Wait until they offer you one week free. Join it and mark your calendar to cancel it at the end of the week before they charge you. \n\nIn that week’s time you will get many offers to many LOCAL agencies. You will also have access to sassies mystery shopping companies. During that week sign up with as many of them as you can. Sassie themselves have several company that work for them directly. \n\nThen when you cancel your membership you're just cutting out the middleman . . . which most companies prefer to do anyways.\n\nGOOD LUCK TO YOU!!!
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Mystery shoppers must sign Independant Contractor Agreements. If they disclose what is on a mystery shop form, or what mystery shopping company is shopping what store, they break their agreeement and are terminated.\n\nI've been mystery shopping for 6 years now.
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Hire an undercover agent.
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Become a mystery shopper; try Yahoo Group mystery-shopper\n\nAlso set realistic goals.  Divide $3000 down to how much you need to make each week.
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Try to go in a soprt shop...
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You can read the article "Mystery Shopping - Is It Real?"  http://www.powerhomebiz.com/vol121/mystery.htm as it tells you how to get into this field and some links to legitimate businesses.\n\nThe best home business that you can be sure is not a scam is one that you start yourself. It will depend on what you want, how you define to be interesting. A person may consider a pet sitting business to be the most exciting work in the world, while another person would rather watch TV than take care of dogs. \n\nThe key is to determine what your interests are, what you want to do, what is suitable for your lifestyle and your overall goals, and what can fit with your resources.\n\nDan Ramsey in his book "101 Best Home Businesses" has a chapter on how to find YOUR best home business. He suggests these 10 steps:\n\n1. List 5 things you do best\n2. List how others would benefit from what you do best\n3. Find out how to give people what they want\n4. Learn the value of your services to others\n5. Find out who else offers similar services\n6. Learn from the successes of others\n7. Learn from the failures of others\n8. Plan your own success\n9. Make low cost mistakes\n10. Enjoy what you do and how you do it\n\nHe then made suggestions on the best home businesses according to type. Here are a few of them:\n\nBest Businesses Using Craft or Physical Skills\n- antique restoration\n- auto detail service\n- carpet cleaning business\n- errand/delivery service\n- housecleaning business\n\nBest Service Businesses \n- bed and breakfast operator\n- caregiver\n- catering service\n- senior day care center\n- tutoring service\n\nBest Professional Businesses\n- desktop publisher\n- magazine writer\n- import/export service\n- income tax preparation service\n- event planner\n\nSome other home business ideas:\n\nTop 10 Home Businesses with Rapid Break-Even Time http://www.powerhomebiz.com/vol33/breakeven.htm\n10 Profitable “Go-Out" Home Businesses http://www.powerhomebiz.com/vol31/goout.htm\nLow Cost Startup Businesses http://www.entrepreneur.com/lowcostbusinesses/0,6617,,00.html\n\nYou may also want to check out the following books:\n\n- Turn Your Talents into Profits: 100+ Terrific Ideas for Starting Your Own Home-Based Microbusiness \n- The Best Home Businesses for the 21st Century \n- 121 Internet Businesses You Can Start from Home \n- The Best Internet Businesses You Can Start \n- 101 Ways to Make Money at Home
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Yes, CRI is legitimate. Here are some things to look for to determine whether a company is a legitimate mystery shopping company or a scam.\n\nThere are hundreds of legitimate mystery shopping companies in the U.S. alone. The quickest way to determine that a company is NOT legitimate is that they require you to pay a fee to register. Or, they make you sign up for a bunch of phony "offers."\n\nLegitimate mystery shopping companies will ask you to complete a detailed application. This is similar to a job application, however, it may include questions about your age, gender, buying habits, family income, even race. That is because some clients need shoppers who fit a certain profile. \n\nYou will also be asked, on most applications, for your Social Security Number. They need this because they may have to file a 1099 form with the IRS. Before entering your SSN or other sensitive information, check to see that the site is secure. (Look for "https" in the URL, or for the "lock" in the bottom status bar.) If you are still uncomfortable about entering your SSN online, you may be able to enter a dummy number, and provide the real number another way. \n\nI have listed two sites below where you can get feedback about companies. If a company is a member of the Mystery Shopping Providers Association, they are legitimate. Companies are screened before joining, and they sign an ethics pledge. You can also search the archives in the shopper forums at the MSPA site and Volition.com to see what other shoppers have to say about a company.\n\nIn checking on CRI, I found that they do not belong to the MSPA, but shoppers have indicated they have had good experiences with them. So, they are legitimate.\n\nDo not limit yourself to applying to this one company. Apply to as many as you can. Generally, one company can not give you many assignments.\n\nCathy Stucker\nAuthor of "The Mystery Shopper's Manual"\nhttp://www.MysteryShoppersManual.com/
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If they charge $99 to register with them, they are not a legitimate mystery shopping company.\n\nDo not pay to apply for mystery shopper jobs. Most of the places that charge are not mystery shopping companies. They simply sell you access to job postings that the legitimate mystery shopping companies will give you for free.\n\nSee the links below to find companies that do not charge.\n\nCathy Stucker\nAuthor of "The Mystery Shopper's Manual"
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Why yes. I am a secert shopper. It's very easy. You role play, but you don't reveal yourself. Depending on the assignment, you'll get paid for it via check, keeping the merchandise, or both. If you want to be a mystery shopper for banks, ATh Power does mystery shopping for banks. Remember, each assignment have directions you must follow. Also, signing up for mystery shopping is free, so don't pay for mystery shopping information. I don't know any more sites, but hopefully, you'll find some comapnys that have those assignments.
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That happend to me in Retail. Get your foot in the door and prove yourself I mean learn all that you can and try to see if you can be a manager on dutie  when they are there so they can see that you can do it  Good luck a LITTLE white lie may never hurt.