Though I have been mystery shopping since 2010, I still have not done a YMCA or gym (family fitness) shop. Most of the ones in my area pay between $30 to $40. Yet I was curios to know how long and involved are they (i.e. about how long do you have to spend onsite, about how long are the reports, on the average how long does it take to write these reports). Are these shops worth the time for the pay?
Lastly, in some of these shops, I see that they state something like . . . In order to effectively interact with an associate, you need to have a family (children 2-16 years and/or spouse) you can discuss. So I was wondering, do you really need to have a family or take a child or spouse with you to do this shop OR can you just pretend that you have children (that are the ages the guidelines require) and a spouse in order to do these shops?
Wilson