I woke up at 5:30 am and cleaned the house and did laundry until 10 am.

At 10 am I log onto the computer. I check my email and the job boards of my favorite companies. I make sure I have all my reports printed I need for the day and plan a route.

I got dressed and headed out the door by 11:30 am. I stopped by the utility company and the post office on the way to my first job.

At noon I hit the first drive-thru and put gas in my car with the ten minutes I had to kill before going inside. By 12:30 I was finished with my lunch.

I stopped by my husbands work on the way to the next job so he could fax my reports from the previous day. I also gave him lunch from the drive-thru.

By 1 pm I was in the second drive-thru. I went and bought cigarettes with the ten minutes I had to kill before going inside. By 1:30 pm, I ate a few more fries and inspected the sandwich which I tucked in my purse. I also made my Easter shopping list while I was spending the minimum 15 minutes inside.

I had a shop at the mall next. I stopped and paid my department charge and found out where my next shop was located in the mall. By 2 pm, I had enjoyed a few bites of a delicious pastry and had a hot coffee drink.

I have an hour to kill before I can do my next job so I pick up the things on my Easter list.

At 3 pm I am evaluating a sub shop and have a sandwich to take home for one of my kids.

By 3:30 pm I am at a toll plaza where I have to evaluate 3 food places, a convenience store, the restrooms and common areas.

I am finished at 4:15, I have had another delicious hot coffee drink, have sampled some chicken, I will take the rest home. I also bought a bag of chips and a candy bar. I played my favorite video game, and took high score mind you, in between each shop.

I arrive at my last shop at 4:35, get another sub and head home.

I'm home by 5:15 and I change the laundry loads three times and fold the clothes. I watch about 20 minutes of TV, played with my grandson and got all 10 of my reports finished. I did not have to cook dinner because I brought home enough food for everyone to get something to eat. I went to bed at 11:30.

I earned $66.25 in fees and I will be reimbursed $53.95 for food either I or my family enjoyed. So I call that a $120 day. I also put 42 miles on my car which is a tax deduction.

Tomorrow I will do the same but I only have 7 shops and I will earn $75 in fees and an estimated $50 in reimbursements. I will get done earlier because two of my shops are movie rentals and I will want to cuddle up on the couch with hubby and watch them at the end of my day.

Bonnie,

Sounds like my kind of days, I usually do the mystery shopping after working a full day. I usually only take on 2 or 3 shops a day, but am starting to increase my shop load to 4 or 5 a day. I am planning a vacation and I need the extra money for the trip and to help with the extras that I need and don't fprget spending money. I figure if I do 4 or 5 a day at the average of $15.00 each I can do between $50 and $75 a day that should give me some extra funds for the trip. I am also planning to do 2 or 3 casino shops this month they pay real well at $75 each this is all extra money for my trip. On the months that I run short of money the myster shopping helps pay the bills, I always keep track of my milage from work to the shop locations then home, that way I can write the milage off and get a little more of a deduction.

Mike

I have never been able to line up the shop assignments to include a full day or a half day. How do you accomplish this?

Pam

I use a palm pilot to schedule my day, a calander will also work well, try a dry erase type. I am also regisered with about 75 myster shopping companies and work for about 25 of them on a regular basis. It is easier to do 4 to 5 shops a day if you have a group of companies to work for. I also get calls from schedulers to do emergency shops, that I usually do if I can fit them into my schedule.

Mike

The first two weeks of any month are very busy. The trick is to schedule the ones for a set date first and fill in the days with the ones which have a range of dates. An example would be Shop A has to be done on the 5th and shop B can be done any time between the 1st and 10th. I will do Shop B on the 5th while I am out doing shop A. I always check with my companies that have set dates first and commit to them. I have a big desk calendar right next to my computer. I know which days I will be in what areas so I don't leave myself running all lover town. Some days it's not the shopping or the reports, its all the driving that will wear me out.