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    <pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 12:16:31 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Re: Apartment shops with target...issues with major Mystery Shopping Company</title>
      <link>http://www.mysteryshopforum.com/read/2/19199/19462#msg-19462</link>
      <author>molittleton</author>
      <description><![CDATA[When I first got into the business I did a lot of apartment shops. After 6 months I decided that they were more trouble than they were worth. Trying to reach the target was but one problem. Many times I showed up for the appointment and the target was not available. They had gone to lunch, on vacation or otherwise MIA. I once showed up for an appointment and the office had been closed for the day. There were many times I just sat and spinned my wheels as I waited for my target. Over the last several years I have found that I no longer have the time for these types of shops.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 12:16:31 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Re: help</title>
      <link>http://www.mysteryshopforum.com/read/2/19384/19452#msg-19452</link>
      <author>msplantladi</author>
      <description><![CDATA[Just this pass week I had a kid at my work claim he had a away to help me:
long story short, despite my warning he got caught up in cashing those very large checks...its a darn shame.
dee
cedar city ut.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 08:32:23 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Re: Prophet?</title>
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      <author>msplantladi</author>
      <description><![CDATA[Thank-you both very much.....still learning and keeping track of who is a scheduler, which is a report system gets confusing but I take notes from all the great advise I read here......thanks again
dee
cedar city ut.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 08:28:53 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Re: Spread sheet</title>
      <link>http://www.mysteryshopforum.com/read/2/19299/19450#msg-19450</link>
      <author>msplantladi</author>
      <description><![CDATA[I am not very good w/ excell so I just have files set up:
1] jobs applied for
2] jobs assigned/ not completed
3] jobs completed
4] jobs pd
I do keep a master list w/ company name, scheduler, pay, location and expected payday 

its simple and works for me but then I am not getting near as many jobs as some of you-if anyone has suggestions for a better way I am all ears.
dee
cedar city ut]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 08:07:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Re: Apartment shops with target...issues with major Mystery Shopping Company</title>
      <link>http://www.mysteryshopforum.com/read/2/19199/19448#msg-19448</link>
      <author>Theresa</author>
      <description><![CDATA[I have done several target shops, but I prefer to avoid them.  When I go to the website and do a search, I am looking for &quot;shop anyone&quot;.  The target shops, in my opinion, don't compensate me for the time and energy that is required trying to get the target to pick up the phone.  I find it time consuming to have to sit around and let time go by before I can call back again.  Part of my concern with target shops is, I know that you won't believe it, I don't care to own a cell phone.  Without a cell phone, I am really grounded at home until I reach the target.  I will take on a target shop if I don't have anything else scheduled.  Contacting the target is one thing, then I find the paperwork to be redundant.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 00:07:33 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Re: Do you think that any scheduler reads what is posted here?</title>
      <link>http://www.mysteryshopforum.com/read/2/19084/19445#msg-19445</link>
      <author>Mert</author>
      <description><![CDATA[It would be nice to hear from schedulers, but maybe experienced shoppers can shed some light.  Who sets the regular fees, the MSP or the client? How/when are bonuses/mileage determined?  It seems they're discretionary.  Where does the money go if bonuses don't get paid? Is this a budget process?]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 30 Nov 2008 21:48:26 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Re: Spread sheet</title>
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      <author>Reverie</author>
      <description><![CDATA[LOL...hmmm...it must be something in the water. I just told my husband I'm going to spend all weekend coming up with something to keep this mess straight. I'm slammed with trying to keep track of every. I did over 100 mystery shops this month alone and I'm swimming in paper work and notes. I have a very basic spreadsheet set up with company name, scheduler, pay, location and expected payday but I want to incorporate everything.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 28 Nov 2008 20:08:19 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Re: Prophet?</title>
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      <author>sella</author>
      <description><![CDATA[Prophet is the software system used by numerous mystery shopping companies.  Yes, I have used the software when shopping through various sites.  It is only a sofware tool.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 28 Nov 2008 09:41:19 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Re: Do you think that any scheduler reads what is posted here?</title>
      <link>http://www.mysteryshopforum.com/read/2/19084/19422#msg-19422</link>
      <author>Flash</author>
      <description><![CDATA[Yes, that is a class act Dee.  It exemplifies the concept we are searching for when we are doing shops, &quot;Did you feel valued&quot;.  If one scans through many of the threads on this or other forums a huge part of shopper discontent boils down to not feeling valued.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 27 Nov 2008 09:00:18 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Re: Do you think that any scheduler reads what is posted here?</title>
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      <author>dee shops</author>
      <description><![CDATA[Flash Wrote:
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&gt; It is awfully tempting to be snarky and send the
&gt; Anchorage restaurant shop a request for airline
&gt; tickets and ground accommodations.


Yes, it is.  Especially since they almost never respond to email unless it originated to you from them!  But I will refrain, tempting though it is.

I did use the method either you or sneakers posted here about sending a &quot;I would be happy to help when it is in my area&quot; to the Illinois one, and actually got an apology email from the company about sending me something so far out of my way.  I will no name the co. here, but one of their people posts here occasionally, and she was not the one who sent the apology, so they seem to be a class act.  They never appear to have anything here in HI, so I am not sure.  But based on the response I got and the postings here from the other employee, I would try them out, if they did have something.

:-)]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 27 Nov 2008 01:01:21 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Re: help</title>
      <link>http://www.mysteryshopforum.com/read/2/19384/19417#msg-19417</link>
      <author>charlened</author>
      <description><![CDATA[One company I do bank shops for will Fed Ex checks to me to cash in the bank. These are small amounts and they deduct the amount from my shopper fee.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2008 22:25:09 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Re: Do you think that any scheduler reads what is posted here?</title>
      <link>http://www.mysteryshopforum.com/read/2/19084/19409#msg-19409</link>
      <author>dee shops</author>
      <description><![CDATA[Judith4Jancyn Wrote:
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&gt; I agree that it sounds like a training issue with
&gt; that scheduler.
&gt; 
&gt; On the Sassie system, the scheduler gets a choice
&gt; right before sending the email:  Zip code, area
&gt; code, state or country.  Almost all of the time
&gt; zip code is chosen.  In almost four years of doing
&gt; this, I have personally used country three times.
&gt; 
&gt; Sometimes I get nasty grams from shoppers because
&gt; a shop is inconvenient for them.  One that comes
&gt; to mind was when I was scheduling shops on Shelter
&gt; Island, NY.  When I would send the posting out by
&gt; 10 miles, some parts of CT would be included. 
&gt; Granted, it's across water, but it's 10 miles
&gt; nonetheless.  If I had a dollar for every shopper
&gt; who sent me a mean email about it, I wouldn't be
&gt; working today.  But, my only options were to turn
&gt; off ALL shop postings for them or just ask them to
&gt; delete what didn't apply.


Thank you, Jill, for telling us what the set options are in Sassie.  I never knew how it was set up before reading this.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2008 02:34:42 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Re: Do you think that any scheduler reads what is posted here?</title>
      <link>http://www.mysteryshopforum.com/read/2/19084/19404#msg-19404</link>
      <author>sneakers</author>
      <description><![CDATA[That very large SASSIE scheduling company sends me lots of shops for FL, CO, NV, CA and other places between 1500 and 3000 miles away. I guess they use &quot;Country.&quot;  But I can't stop their email because I get so many shops from them. I've configured my program to filter out &quot;Tanning salon&quot; and &quot;airport,&quot;  but I can't filter one that says &quot;NY&quot; and &quot;CA&quot; together.  LOL

At least SASSIE always lists the city and state. Many of the others, Prophet included,  have to be researched on the site. And I get about 100 emails/day.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2008 23:02:52 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Re: Do you think that any scheduler reads what is posted here?</title>
      <link>http://www.mysteryshopforum.com/read/2/19084/19400#msg-19400</link>
      <author>Flash</author>
      <description><![CDATA[It is awfully tempting to be snarky and send the Anchorage restaurant shop a request for airline tickets and ground accommodations.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2008 20:03:15 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Re: Do you think that any scheduler reads what is posted here?</title>
      <link>http://www.mysteryshopforum.com/read/2/19084/19399#msg-19399</link>
      <author>dee shops</author>
      <description><![CDATA[I just got one today from a different company stating they were sending it to shoppers within 25 miles of a certain place in Illinois.  Last time I looked, Its about 5000 miles to there from here.  Even counting over water.  :-)  And I am STILL getting the 3-4 times a day anchorage restaurant.  That MSC is quite anoying.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2008 16:31:31 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Re: Do you think that any scheduler reads what is posted here?</title>
      <link>http://www.mysteryshopforum.com/read/2/19084/19396#msg-19396</link>
      <author>Flash</author>
      <description><![CDATA[I am sure it is an unpleasant experience to get the nasty grams.  

I certainly ignore a lot of stuff that is inconceivably far outside of my shopping area and I recognize that &quot;my shopping area&quot; extends about 10 miles north, 20 miles west, 25 miles south and 20 miles southeast.  But no scheduler would know that.  30 mile radius lets me see what is available and if by some quirk there are enough shops east, northeast or northwest of me to make a profitable route, I can do that if I can get the times to work.  

But the companies that send me 5 emails a day, none of which are within 100 miles of me I just discontinue the emails.  I will drop by their website from time to time to see if something is available, but not often.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2008 12:34:40 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Re: Do you think that any scheduler reads what is posted here?</title>
      <link>http://www.mysteryshopforum.com/read/2/19084/19395#msg-19395</link>
      <author>Judith4Jancyn</author>
      <description><![CDATA[I agree that it sounds like a training issue with that scheduler.

On the Sassie system, the scheduler gets a choice right before sending the email:  Zip code, area code, state or country.  Almost all of the time zip code is chosen.  In almost four years of doing this, I have personally used country three times.

Sometimes I get nasty grams from shoppers because a shop is inconvenient for them.  One that comes to mind was when I was scheduling shops on Shelter Island, NY.  When I would send the posting out by 10 miles, some parts of CT would be included.  Granted, it's across water, but it's 10 miles nonetheless.  If I had a dollar for every shopper who sent me a mean email about it, I wouldn't be working today.  But, my only options were to turn off ALL shop postings for them or just ask them to delete what didn't apply.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2008 12:02:53 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Re: Do you think that any scheduler reads what is posted here?</title>
      <link>http://www.mysteryshopforum.com/read/2/19084/19394#msg-19394</link>
      <author>Flash</author>
      <description><![CDATA[It is the 'Many times that isn't the case' that is frustrating, Judith.  All it takes is a quick Google maps input of the address to realize just what companies are abusive of their email notification privileges because the shops are not anywhere near the airport.  

I recognize that schedulers get desperate when they can't fill jobs and hope perhaps people know someone in the area they can alert to the job.  But that doesn't mean they need to email out notifications of every shop, everywhere in the country, every day until it gets filled, to everyone.  Several particular schedulers and one particular company are really unprofessional in their inability or unwillingness to selectively choose an appropriate subset of their shopper base to contact.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2008 11:36:07 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Re: Do you think that any scheduler reads what is posted here?</title>
      <link>http://www.mysteryshopforum.com/read/2/19084/19392#msg-19392</link>
      <author>Judith4Jancyn</author>
      <description><![CDATA[Many times when schedulers send postings to a large area, it is because they are in airports and they are hoping to find people who will be traveling.

Many times that isn't the case, and I agree that it's frustrating.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2008 09:28:52 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Re: help</title>
      <link>http://www.mysteryshopforum.com/read/2/19384/19388#msg-19388</link>
      <author>Flash</author>
      <description><![CDATA[Dee is obviously figuring you are being offered or have been sent a check, generally between about $2700 and $4900 from a company that looks/sounds legitimate but you never signed up with or requested specific jobs.  This is the standard scam that is going around.  They want you to do a few jobs for them, several sound reasonable and then one or more are to wire transfer money to a third party.  Sounds great but the problem is that the check is bogus and will not be determined to be bogus until it is presented on the account on which it is written and either that bank or the account owner will determine it is a forgery.

In the normal course of things a legitimate mystery shopping job pays a fee of between $5 and $20, with some more complex jobs paying more.  Generally you will wait 4-8 weeks after doing and reporting a job to receive payment for your work.  Many jobs require you spend $1-5 so that you have a receipt to submit to prove you were at the right place at the right time, for which most of the time you are reimbursed.  In my years of shopping I have never gotten money up front for a shop except when I was sent a gift card to use on a specific shop that was testing cashier response to a gift card.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2008 08:48:33 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Re: help</title>
      <link>http://www.mysteryshopforum.com/read/2/19384/19386#msg-19386</link>
      <author>dee shops</author>
      <description><![CDATA[NO!  If you  get one that claims to, run the other way, it is a scam.  If you cannot afford to front the money for shops, do ones that do not require purchases, like banking.  And better yet, banking often pays more than the retail jobs that require a small purchase as proof of visit, or worse, a humungous purchase with same day return.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2008 06:45:09 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>help</title>
      <link>http://www.mysteryshopforum.com/read/2/19384/19384#msg-19384</link>
      <author>stuart_shana</author>
      <description><![CDATA[do any companies give u the money to do the shopping with]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2008 04:19:01 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Re: Do you think that any scheduler reads what is posted here?</title>
      <link>http://www.mysteryshopforum.com/read/2/19084/19375#msg-19375</link>
      <author>Mert</author>
      <description><![CDATA[I'm getting emails for jobs in Canada, I'm in the southeastern U.S.   Mileage allowance?]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2008 17:44:06 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Re: Prophet?</title>
      <link>http://www.mysteryshopforum.com/read/2/19356/19358#msg-19358</link>
      <author>Flash</author>
      <description><![CDATA[Not quite sure what you mean by reviewed the site and toured the examples.  Prophet is the reporting system used by a number of shopping companies, just as many of them use the SASSIE reporting system.  So while you may initially look at a particular company from a website that looks unique, when you sign up you will get shifted over to their signup site which is using the Prophet software.  Eventually your assignment requests, information downloads and report uploads will all be done for that company through their 'Prophet' site.

There are these days four major reporting systems used by companies, with only a handful of companies operating their own unique website reporting systems.  The systems are Prophet, Sassie, ClientSmart and ShopMetrics.  An advantage to shoppers of using one of the major systems is that you learn very quickly where to find what you need so you aren't 'reinventing the wheel' every time you sign up with a new company.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 23 Nov 2008 10:03:31 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Prophet?</title>
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      <author>msplantladi</author>
      <description><![CDATA[Ok once again i am looking to my shopper buds for some insight. I have heard of &quot;Prophet&quot; I just review the site and toured the examples. Does anyone here use this site ? have you as a shopper benefited from this program?
any insight would be very much appreciated.
dee
cedar city ut.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 23 Nov 2008 09:08:15 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Re: Mailin your reports as oppose to emailing or faxing</title>
      <link>http://www.mysteryshopforum.com/read/2/19172/19351#msg-19351</link>
      <author>sella</author>
      <description><![CDATA[My exact feelings barbage.  If they are so backed up, maybe they need some help????]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 22 Nov 2008 21:58:18 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Re: Mailin your reports as oppose to emailing or faxing</title>
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      <author>barbage</author>
      <description><![CDATA[I did two shops about two weeks ago that had to be Mailed not faxed or emailed.  I put them in the mail the very next day.  After almost a week I got a email saying they had not received my receipts,please send them in.  I logged in to the site and they showed them not received.  I waited another couple of day and I got emails everyday that they had not been received.  I finally sent an email to the scheduler saying I had mailed them, gave the dates, etc.  I got an email back saying not to bug her, they were backed up because everyone of those shops had to be mailed.  Hellooooo, you are bugging me!!!]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 22 Nov 2008 20:51:10 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Re: Introduce yourself</title>
      <link>http://www.mysteryshopforum.com/read/2/10456/19346#msg-19346</link>
      <author>Flash</author>
      <description><![CDATA[Welcome!  Go to the New Mystery Shoppers section of the forum.  The 4 threads stuck to the top of that section, especially &quot;Nuts and bolts . . .&quot; will give you the basics and some tools to get started.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 22 Nov 2008 19:07:05 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Re: Introduce yourself</title>
      <link>http://www.mysteryshopforum.com/read/2/10456/19345#msg-19345</link>
      <author>Kathycandy</author>
      <description><![CDATA[Just signed up to be a mystery shopper, lost with everything any suggestions.]]></description>
      <category>Mystery Shopping Discussion</category>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 22 Nov 2008 16:07:54 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Re: Introduce yourself</title>
      <link>http://www.mysteryshopforum.com/read/2/10456/19342#msg-19342</link>
      <author>lilithdog</author>
      <description><![CDATA[Hi,

I live in the metropolitan DC area and have been mystery shopping for a month now.

It's a lot of fun so far, but I'm being really cautious about what jobs i take and with what companies. I 'm looking forward to joining your community so I will know which companies are great and which ones are stinkers.

Thanks!]]></description>
      <category>Mystery Shopping Discussion</category>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 22 Nov 2008 11:15:49 -0500</pubDate>
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