Bare Associates International
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January 09, 2026
What is going on with I Secret Shop lately? They announced some maintenance outages but there are intermittent outages happening in between. I had to bail on an assignment yesterday because they were down when I arrived on site and still down an hour later when I had finished with... Continue Reading
December 18, 2025
Anyone hear about when they might process Tipalti payment this month? Supposed to be by 18th and in process 10 days already. So earliest to see it is by the 22nd.... Continue Reading
December 16, 2025
I was heavy into mystery shopping in 2014-2015. I’m now getting back into it. My rating with BARE is 10 and when I login, I see different shops than the BARE shops listed on iSecretShop. I just completed an online shop for BARE on iSecretShop and was notified that my... Continue Reading
September 29, 2025
You would think the producers of this show would have the resources to do proper vetting to find a decent guy without a checkered past. Is the shortage that bad that they had to resort to the current jerk they selected? Apparently the guy doesn’t even get the... Continue Reading
September 23, 2025
Does anyone have a contact number for Bare? I completed a shop through ISS, it had a $5 bonus that I was not paid for. In the ISS app, it shows I was paid the correct amount. I contacted Bare twice through the email that is listed... Continue Reading
September 03, 2025
There’s a long list of postings on ISS at 6 cents each for an unannounced visit requiring 4500 upc scans plus photos and descriptions in various categories. While the final payout might attract some, the description estimates 8 hours of time. I have 5gb of memory on my... Continue Reading
August 21, 2025
Hey all! I was wondering about your experience with BARE payments through Tipalti. I just received my first payment with them for 2 shops, and I was charged a $4 fee. So instead of getting the $21 for the shops, I got $17. I do have it set up to... Continue Reading
August 05, 2025
Lots of you seem to be well seasoned in the industry so I’m looking for opinions and advice! I’ve been mystery shopping for supplemental income for a couple of months now. I have a great full time job at a credit union, but I am barely staying afloat. I saw... Continue Reading
August 05, 2025
I’m undecided whether I’m just becoming generally disinterested in mystery shopping or whether more and more assignments just aren’t worth the effort. I mean if, based on the pay/reimbursement, I’m even intrigued enough to click on them and I often barely begin to read the requirements when most assignments seem... Continue Reading
July 02, 2025
Does anyone have an email contact for a real human being? If so, please PM me. Thank you,... Continue Reading
June 23, 2025
As a nice ending to my massive 6-day mostly apartments route, I grabbed a conditional reveal gas station for $20 fee + $80 bonus. Location has always been weird with their hours, but this was the 6AM - 3PM slot on a Saturday. Still weird... store is temporarily closed, but... Continue Reading
June 22, 2025
Hey all, what are some of the Sassie MSC's y'all are working with? I prefer the Sassie system as it's the easiest to use. I've had good luck with Intellishop, Ipsos, Jack, Bare, Confero and RBG. I'm signed up but have rarely or never found any opportunities with HS Brands,... Continue Reading
June 21, 2025
I have done a few credit union shops for Bare recently and the base pay was $25 and I did get one that was bonused for $35 total. I am giving Kudos to Bare as I remember doing similar shops for another MSC ten years ago for $15. ... Continue Reading
June 14, 2025
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June 13, 2025
Happy Friday, I received this email today. It sounds like a scam. I did not do any shops BARE lately. I want to make folks aware.... Continue Reading
June 07, 2025
Anyone hear of this outfit? They’re offering a batch of (100) “quick” $3 gas station shops with a potential for 60 photos each plus reports, spanning 100 miles …in California where gas is more expensive than anywhere else in the US. Do they think we can’t do the math? It’ll barely... Continue Reading
May 09, 2025
Is it my imagination, or have the majority of posted gigs been offering decreasing pay for increasingly complicated time consuming home, phone and on-site work that will barely pay the gas back and forth? Or stated standards that basically tell you they'll take what you send them but disqualify... Continue Reading
April 05, 2025
Did Bare provide one combined 2024 tax form for their main platform (paid by Tipalti) and the ISS platform (paid by PayPal)? I can not locate the form and wondered if it was sent via mail or e-mail. Thanks for any help!... Continue Reading