They asked me to cheat in a state board examination, pull out some notes in the middle of the exam, sneak in a cellphone and get caught. Report how the proctor handles the situation. Was the proctor profesional?

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@Theometer wrote:

There was one about 6 years ago for a company called Gravescapes. You were sent flowers to your home and you'd have to go to the cemetery and place flowers on the grave and take photos.

That sounds like a good service, actually. So many times we've gone to the cemetery to put flowers or flags on grandparents graves and they are just not well maintained.

I had to fail and then ask how to cheat on future test. I was incredibly uncomfortable and won't do that shop again.

I have stood on corners and counted people not wearing seat belts. It wasn't such an odd thing to do but seemed odd to find on a mystery shop job board.

Blessedmama, I know the Zentrum [the museum's official name] is open Monday through Friday 9:30-5:30. The factory tour needs a reservation. I got lucky in that there was a cancellation.

The security firm that was doing this shop sent me a twenty dollar bill which I was told had been marked somehow. I had to go to a Catholic Church where a guest priest was appearing. He was there to collect donations for some charity. I was to attend the mass and then give him the marked bill.

Guess they wanted to see if the money was going where it was supposed to go.

How about "dumpster diving?" When I applied for this shop, I put in my resume that I had done dumpster diving in the past, but had never gotten paid for it. I think they hired me on the spot. It worked out pretty well, too. One day right after lunch, I was digging through a particularly smelly can and the evaluators were turning their heads as if the were about ready to loose their lunch. I stood up and asked if it was really that bad and they both shook thier heads "Yes" in unison. I said, "I've found my calling!" It did not bother me one bit. Sorry to say, those shops seem to be over for now. I did this several years in a row, but was not contacted last autumn, so I guess they have finished filling their requirements.

Having been an "over the road driver" for 30 years, the truck stop showers did not seem that unusual to me. I only wished I had known about them while I was still driving!
Having been a slightly sexual deviate most of my life, the "Adult" shops did not seem that unusual, either, but I guess both of them really were/are.
Taking the fake tests with the intent to fail and supplying urine samples (drug screens) were others that astonished me to be a part of this industry.

When I tell people about mystery shopping, I let them know there is not anything that you can not get by mystery shopping, if you just look long enough, hard enough and in the right places. I am sure this will be even more so in the future. This form of feedback is what most every company needs more of. That is why it is so important to keep high caliber people and integrity in the industry.

Long time ago, when I was a young woman, I also got paid to hitch-hike. That was not mystery shopping, but it was an unusual livelihood.

Happy Shopping, Everybody!



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Mine was the donation to the NYC sperm bank. Sorry, no details !!!!

When I first started shopping, there was a job I took that involved me going to a very small gas station in the middle of nowhere, and counting how many steps it took for me to get from one side of the room to the other side, while being inconspicuous. It was such a small room that it took 17 steps.

Also, the Kohl's one involving removal of mannequin hands.

@KathyG wrote:

Hubby and I dd a 'paint and sip' class. The results looked like we had drank A LOT of wine!

I;d like to do one of those shops! Never saw one on a job board!

If it's the one I used to do you spent $15 on any items and got $15 in reimbursement plus a $15 fee. I loved those shops but I haven't seen them in my area for a long time. For a while I was doing them almost every other month. The stores are aimed towards "romance" so they are female oriented. I never felt weird doing them.

I had to do a drug test. Actually it was quite interesting because I had never taken one. The shop was to confirm proper protocol was being followed. Thankfully the instructions were specific. Now I know the many ways people can claim the drug test was not properly performed.