So what cool things have you scored this year via mystery shopping for free with reimbursement?

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This year I have scored a solar light kit for my backyard, a jewelry/bauble thing made out of Venetian glass (for my mother who loves this stuff), a nice set of quartz crystals from doing a mall shop, and two 5" by 7" art prints with frames and ready to hang. I'm sure there's probably more but this list is what comes to the top of my mind. How about you? What have you scored? No need to mention the MSC or even the client name.....just curious what folks have scored is all.

PS Came back to add one bottle of ashwaganda (an herb that helps you deal with stress) and also two tie down ties.

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1. Gasoline
2. Windshield Wash
3. Peanuts, Cashews, Pecans, Sunflower Seeds
4. Cookies
5. Pint Milk (great for coffee creamer)
6. Pizza Singles at 7-11
7. Small cans cat food
8. Pens, Markers
9. Steno Books, Legal Pads
10. Private brand flour tortillas at one of my stations, the BEST tortillas EVER
11. Light bulbs
12. Dish detergent, hand soap
13. Lip balm
14. Oil Changes
15. Toys
16. Shoe Polish, Laces
17. Socks, Underwear
18. Grocery store items

Mary Davis Nowell. Based close to Fort Worth. Shopping Interstate 20 east and west, Interstate 35 north and south.


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Several nice meals out. Potting soil, pots, and staple gun. Hair cuts, earrings, and nail files. Jar of salsa.

Happiness is not a goal; it is a by-product. Eleanor Roosevelt
A couple of dinners at Cheeseburger in Paradise, gas, a couple of haircuts, 2 oil changes.

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Have PV-500 & willing to travel.
"Answers are easy. It's asking the right questions which is hard." (The Fourth Doctor, The Face of Evil, 1977)

"Somedays you're the pigeon, somedays you're the statue.” J. Andrew Taylor

"I have never met a man so ignorant that I couldn't learn something from him." Galileo Galilei
Gas
Oil Changes
Lottery Tickets
Washer Fluid
Meals, meals and more meals - some great, some not so great
Kitchen utensils
Paint brushes
Paint
Music CDs
Clothes
Plants
Haircuts
Movies
Headphones
Plus, plus, plus . . .

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There are two types of people in this world: Those who can extrapolate from incomplete data.
4 oil changes, garden mulch, 2 hair cuts, about 3 dozen assorted muffins, cinnamon rolls, and scones, 2 kool tee shirts, one pair designer men's socks, 4 high end hotel room service meals (no report) and a whole lot of good wine for which no report was required, a dozen quesadillas, 2 flats of annuals for the garden, and a ton of free Mexican and Mediterranean lunches. Oh, yes, business class round trip rail to NYC, regular RT rail to PHL x 3, RT to the middle of CT, RT to Providence RI, RT rail to Richmond, and meals and drinks for all those trips. Bunches of Elevation burgers, bowls of miso soup, large lattes, donuts, and a consultation with an OB-GYN. Six, high end breakfasts; 30 visits to good airport restaurants where each visit reimbursed at least a soup, salad or dessert plus a beverage. (Think having a progressive lunch at Legal Seafoods, Vino Volo, etc.)

Based in MD, near DC
Shopping from the Carolinas to New York
Have video cam; will travel

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Gas
Groceries
Movies
Meals out
Lots of free socks
Backpack
Jewelry (for gifts)
Lindt chocolate

Edited: How could I forget the chocolate?

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Very expensive cookware set, gas, free clothes, free meals, haircuts... I feel like I am missing something but that's the gist.

Silver Certified ~ Shopping all of Toronto and beyond
A casino jackpot, grass fed beef, free range eggs, Godiva chocolate, pretzel dogs, Gouda n Truffles cheese, vitamins, Japanese lunches, magazines, travel sized toiletries, Hot ass. waxes. Not a bad year, for freebies, now that I think about it.
Same stuff it seems most people have - gas, Pandora jewelry, clothes for my teen, lots and lots of meals, 2 oil changes, required emission testing, tire rotation, haircuts, movies, groceries and my favorite, upscale car washes.
Pooch, I truly hate to be the one to bring it up, but how did those ass. waxes work out?

Mary Davis Nowell. Based close to Fort Worth. Shopping Interstate 20 east and west, Interstate 35 north and south.
Photo Christmas Cards, Personalized Thank you notes, Pandora Jewelry, A Michael Kors watch, every Frozen thing you can think of from the Disney store, lots of good meals, my Aveda hair products, oil changes, groceries, a Honey Baked Ham, monthly car washes

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GOLF, GOLF and more GOLF... what makes this the best ever is... I get to take my Dad to places we, otherwise, could not afford to go...

Priceless........

O.o o.O

Happily shopping New England and beyond!!!!!
Groceries
Gas
Oil changes
Garden tools
Cleaning supplies
Jewelry
Scarves
Shirts
Carwashes
Movies
Meals
Office supplies
School supplies
Kids clothing
Dog food and treats
Flowers
Enough water to end the drought in California
smiling smiley I'm fairly new and still a bit leery of the reimbursement shops. I've only gotten vitamins, so far.
1- Lots of small packages of OTC medicines from airport newsstands
2- 4 pieces Swarovski jewelry for my wife
3- Gasoline
4- 4 oil change and tire rotations
5- Plenty of AA and AAA batteries
6- Groceries- regular grocery stores as well as upscale "Organic and Natural"
7- Cleaning supplies

and I know that there is much more that I simply can't remember at this point.

Also, I bundle up many of the small items, especially non persishible foods, personal care items and medicines and donate them every few months to a local food pantry.

Philadelphia Based, covering Eastern Pennsylvania, Delaware, New Jersey, Maryland
Along with the usual grocery, gas, candles, chocolate and meals, this year I got two pair of Rx glasses (one pair computer glasses and one with Transition and progressive lenses), comfy $120 shoes, several pairs of UGGs shoes, bottles of wine and several rounds of golf.

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The more I learn about people...the more I like my dog..

Mark Twain
All my Aveda products I could not afford otherwise, but love.
Lindt chocolates
cat food and cat litter
and most unusual, Hott Leggs Hair removal and Hott Tan tanning Mitt
plus all the other usual stuff, coffee, water, chips,etc.
My 13 year old's Christmas stocking is stuffed full of things and all of it came from mystery shopping. The extras were sent to my nieces (using post office shops, of course). Lots of Lisa Frank and Frozen things from Spencer's, artist paintbrushes from Ace, candy from gas stations and nail polish from Meijer's.

Speaking of Meijer's, just bought my 1 yr old's Christmas dress on a shop last night.. not fully reimbursed but with the fee, it was free.

Lots of meals, groceries.. a couple of hotel stays and a 3 night stay at a resort for my whole family.
Lots of groceries, lots of fast food, fine dining, drinks, bowling, oil changes and my favorite -- got my carpets cleaned!
I love the restaurants - Holiday Inn, Texas Roadhouse, BW3, Tilted Kilt, Applebees,university dining shops (the university near me has 8 or 9); I even like pizza shops, Subway, Quiznos, Einstein Bagels and occasional fast food. I have never done a high-end restaurant, but I like these kinds. And it saves on the food bill, and often I can treat my friends. Signed, "Happy with my options, in a city that is not really large".
Texas Roadhouse, Hi end golf courses, Empire State Building observation deck and synthetic oil change with tire rotation
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optikdave Wrote:
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> Texas Roadhouse, Hi end golf courses, Empire
> State Building observation deck and synthetic oil
> change with tire rotation


Empire State Observation Deck.....now that sounds really really really cool! I would definitely like an experience shop like that!
Okay. NOW I get it. Here goes:

windshield wash
drain cleaner
groceries
gas
coffee
chocolate
space heater
butane lighters
dog food
cat litter

I'm sure much more but I forget. winking smiley
Lots of meals but my current fave is the post office shop for care packaged to my kids.
Also three visits to the extrememly high end clothing store for $280 clothes (not worth the price without a reimbursement) and a pair of funky Vegan shoes. I am thinking of eating them for dinner.
I was wondering the same thing...

MDavisnowell Wrote:
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> Pooch, I truly hate to be the one to bring it up,
> but how did those ass. waxes work out?

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Have PV-500 & willing to travel.
"Answers are easy. It's asking the right questions which is hard." (The Fourth Doctor, The Face of Evil, 1977)

"Somedays you're the pigeon, somedays you're the statue.” J. Andrew Taylor

"I have never met a man so ignorant that I couldn't learn something from him." Galileo Galilei
Clothing - Sweaters, Socks, Tops, Sandals, belts, leggings, scarves
Jewelry - Nice costume and bracelet charms
Plush, Disney collectables, Lego's
Kid's Tee's
Body Sprays, lotions, men's cologne
Personalized Birthday Table Runner
Haircuts - High end cut and blow's
Empire State Building
Paint

.....and most of all:

Food and more food - fine dining, casual dining, pizza, sushi, candy, popcorn, bakery, chocolate, snacks, drinks, yogurt, energy bars
10 lbs sad smiley Not really "cool"...lol

Lots of nice meals, chocolate, clothing, jewelry, household supplies, hotel stays, art supplies, toys for my kids...
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