@LisaSTL wrote:

I'm inclined to agree with mistry. But then again, I abhor mystery shopping and never have found it fun. It's a means to an end, nothing more. As soon as I come up with another viable business idea I'll be waving goodbye to this one in my rear view mirror.

Me too! I haven't been doing this for very long, but can already see so many aspects that have the potential to create more harm than good. I don't completely hate it, but am finding that There's a pretty short list of what types of shops I'm willing to do.

Some of what is required of us is borderline illegal, and then in order to do the shops, "we" have already agreed to assume all liabilities. For me, it turned up after MONTHS of searching online for some sort of income.

I do find values in it, because I am going into businesses that I might not necessarily have visited, and find it valuable for consumer research. My back is toast, and for the most part, it doesn't hurt my back, and there is a certain amount of wiggle room, time wise.

Scoring the occasional highly bonused shop is nice, but by and large, I see it as a dirty business.