@kathierost wrote:
I, too, found the instructions confusing. But I take my 17 year old to R rated movies sometimes. I didn't like the rquirement that you have to go to the pg-rated film if the teen is refused buying the ticket alone. You should be able to say, "it's ok, I'm with her," and then go to the R-rated movie. That's why I haven't taken this shop- ambiguous instructions make me nervous.
Well, therein lies the rub!
What the client is really concerned about is whether or not a minor (either obvious or not) who appears to be there without supervision is able to buy the ticket, and though 'Oh, it's okay! I'm with them' is still a scenario which sometimes happens even on non-mystery shops, it would still be suspicious, memorable, or both. They are already making the compromise of possibly having you identified as the child's supervising party at some other point in the shop, so it's not really unreasonable for them to try to downplay or conceal that fact before one or both tickets have been purchased. It's basically damage control in case the shopper is identified or suspected at some point. That could impact employees' behavior for not only this shop, but also future ones performed by either you or another shopper.
As far as ambiguous instructions----if a shop interests you but has ambiguous-seeming instructions, I'd encourage asking the scheduler before you run the other way. If you don't want to be placed in a situation of possibly having to watch the PG-13 movie and that actually is a requirement, then definitely don't take the shop, though I don't know if it specifies that you are even required to watch the film at all. If it's not worth the money to you, though, then it's not worth the money. You could always try for a bonus, though.
Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 09/05/2015 07:51PM by OceanGirl.