Associate's Age Question

You mean we're supposed to guess these things such as height, weight, age? I've always just handed them the printed report form and have them fill it in with their info. It's very accurate that way.

There are two types of people in this world: Those who can extrapolate from incomplete data.

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LJ - I assume that is a joke since on a mystery shop you can not do anything that would reveal yourself as a shopper.

Shopping Southeast Pennsylvania, Delaware above the canal, and South Jersey since 2008

LJ, and maybe 3 or 4 others on the forum, has a sense of humor that can make me laugh out loud. Myst4au, I am confident she was kidding.

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I intend to live forever. So far, so good.

Yes, myst4au, it was a joke. I was just stepping to music which I hear. I thought if I did the tongue sticking out emoticon it would be enough to to show I was kidding. I thought wrong.

There are two types of people in this world: Those who can extrapolate from incomplete data.

I have a hard time saying anyone is over 60, even if I think they are. I have a hard time saying anyone is "heavy," even if they are.

If they are shorter than me I say they are 5'3" (I'm 5'5"

. If they are taller, I usually say 5'7" or 5'8". Men are either 5'10" (normal tall man) or my ex was 6'3" so i can guess in that range. the one time i had a guy who was 6'9" they didn't ask for a description.

"Young" people are 23. "Middle age" are 35-45. Anyone showing gray hair will be "55". They'd have to be hunched over and walking with a cane before I'd say they were over 60.

Time to build a bigger bridge.

I did a movie theater eval and had to put name and description for the concession stand employee. All employees wear tuxedos or shirts with bow ties. He/she was like 18-20 with an emo haircut, no noticeable makeup, a little pudgy and I honestly couldn't tell if it was boy or girl. It had no distinct boy or girl features (I've known males that have had baby smooth faces into their 30s) I was so stressed that it was the only one working the concession stand. To make things even worse its name was Alex and had a neutral voice (dang I thought that would save me) I even called the scheduler to ask how to proceed, my bigger fear was the employee seeing the report and being hurt. They told me to just put my best guess! Ultimately I was leaning toward female and put that in the report.

As far as age goes, if the employee was nice, they looked 29 or younger. If they were rude, they looked 50 or older.

I love some of your estimates, especially since I'm in my 60's, have few wrinkles, don't have grey hair and walk perkily. So I guess I'd be guessed at 40-50 based on a lot of descriptions here. I love it. xxxooo

My problem is saying a male is shorter than me or as tall as me. I just can't believe they're made that way and usually go with 5'8" even if they're about my height, 5'5" if they're really short.

There's a midget at one of the gas stations I do. I so wanted to put the height in, but there wasn't anywhere for it on the report. Ummm..3 feet 6 inches at best?

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I'm terrible at ages since I'm a high mileage shopper. Everybody looks like they are in their 20's the older I get. Since it is such a subjective requirement I use an age range...20's, 30 - 40, etc and I've never had a problem since I always have to submit other identifiers that narrow it down if there happen to be two similar employees.

I also prefer the 20's, 30's, etc. way of doing it, but what do you do with those who could tip to one decade or another?

There are two types of people in this world: Those who can extrapolate from incomplete data.

Snarf47 and LJ - have the two of you just managed to avoid the MSC's which have drop down menus and require a specific age to be selected? Some also require that a specific weight (in one pound increments) be selected.

Shopping Southeast Pennsylvania, Delaware above the canal, and South Jersey since 2008

Mystau,

Wow, 1lb increments & a specific age? The results must be pretty much useless, probably 2% or less hit the exact numbers so they must not weigh those factors . Mine have you fill in the blanks for age, height, etc. Mostly grocery shops and a couple of others.

age only on decades. Height taller than me or shorter than me. Cary in my youth also. I was good at guessing then, now I'm older, wider and a little more jaded.

LisaSTL Wrote:
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> I just rely on my experience as a carny.

You know it does not matter how old the person is as a carny. You guess and if you get it wrong the prize cost less than what the "mark" paid you.

You can always chop their heads of and count the rings. Oops that is how you tell how old a tree is. sorry!

Can't wait to share this with the bride. I am not alone!! I just guess, and I have learned from this discussion the better way to guess.
I like the drop down responses also, especially the ones that start with 2 feet!

Michael C Wrote:
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> not grey hair/ no laugh lines 25
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> grey hair / crows feet 50

I really AM 50, but you qualify at age 25 and that is NO make-up and NO hair color!!!! Am I supposed to take that as a complement, I hope??

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I did a shop the other day and the cashier with shoulder length tight dreadlocks was sporting them with BRIGHT red coloring. I could not decide if she was a red head on the shop form or had black hair, since it was black for the last inch or so as it grew out.

As there was no real natural red heads working, I put down red head.

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