It's cool to read through this thread and see all the different types of shoppers.
I too like variety. My favorites are the shops that seem the most natural for me- restaurants (from fast food to fine dining...they usually don't ask for anything that would make me stand out), grocery stores, gas stations (unrevealed), chocolate/candy stores, kitchen stores, hotels, easy/quick alcohol compliance shops, and the post offices. They always get brownie points if it's something I need or would use anyway.
[ETA: That's probably why half of that list is food-related, ha ha. I live by myself and make very, very few food purchases that are not reimbursed by an MSC.]
My 10-foot-pole list includes any revealed assignment. I've done hospital and big-box audits where the employees knew in advance that an auditor was coming, etc., and I was fine with those. But I do not like when it's partly a mystery shop and then you reveal yourself part-way through. No, thank you. Not a fan of the shops that make you ask strange questions that no typical customer would ask (...although who IS a fan of those?). Also I have never done a car dealership and don't intend to. I do like the oil change shops, though! They fall in the "something I need anyway" category.
Happily shopping the Pacific Northwest. Shopping since 2013
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 08/22/2015 06:20PM by RedRose22.