I just started with ACL and have done 3 shops.
Although I love the schedulers, I've had a mixed experience with the editors.
Although I've done mystery shopping with other firms, I was concerned with the first report I had to do with ACL. The first editor was fine and my report was accepted.
I thought that since my first report was accepted, I could do any subsequent reports the same way. Unfortunately, not.
The second editor asked me about what kind of camera I used. I asked my friend who also does ACL shops and she said to try to take each picture with a flash and one without. That editor also reminded me that I had to be objective and observational and never use subjective words like 'felt'. I asked her if she could be more specific and apologized, saying that it was only my 2nd shop but she just said to check the sample report.
(It's funny because the friends that have come with me think of it as a restaurant review so they always tell me their opinions and want me to include it in the report! But I have to remind them that it's not like that.)
The third editor told me that I should change the date on my photos. I never put dates on my photos so I asked her what she meant by that but she has not responded. Other than that, no feedback whatsoever, so I assume that means it was okay. It would be nice if they did give me some feedback.
The allowance that they give is not that generous for the amount of food and drinks that I'm supposed to order so I'm not sure if I'll continue.