Which Businesses Would You Love to Shop?

I'd LOVE to shop Whole Foods and Rite Aid, two stores I frequent, and whose service has gone waaaay down. Not for vindictive reasons, but because I'd like to see the service improve.

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Whole Foods is shopped. I do 3-6 a month.

I would love to shop long-haul Amtrak service!

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

Poor customer service? Don't get mad; get video.
I hear that, walesmaven.

I would like to shop some scuba lessons. I did a basic class as part of a resort shop years ago, but would like to get a full certification.

Perhaps also one of those boutique kennels to coincide with my hotel shops that won't allow pets.....and a helicopter tour of the Grand Canyon.
What I need right now is a barn building shop where they would rebuild my barn and pay me for the privilege smiling smiley I could also enjoy a lawn sodding shop.
I had a shop years ago where the client came to my residence, then removed all of scratches and dings from the paint on my car. It actually paid pretty well and would have cost a lot of $$ if I did it on my own.

Keep searching for the sod shop. It just may be out there!

For the barn building, probably not, but perhaps there's a reality show based on someone who needs a barn that you can appeal to :^)
I love these answers, LOL! Who knows -- maybe someone reading this will be familiar with some of these!

Okay, I'd also like to do home improvement or gardening catalog (internet) shops. :-)
I'm still looking for the hair cut in the Dallas area. I've found them everywhere else, but none here
Maybe they figure everybody in Dallas is bald? I think I saw some hair regrowing shops for out there . . .
I would like casino jobs. I live outside of New Orleans and I like eating at the casino

Doyel Gene Whited
Ooh, I have seen casino shops! I can't recall which company right now, but if one comes through again, I'll let you know!
Servicesleuth.com does some casino shops in various areas.


Shopperscritique.com does a hair cutting chain.


AMC theaters-too bad they are not shopped.

Valvoline oil changes--New ms provider hints ??
An ms company beginning with the letter "A" was doing them in limited areas previously, but none at all lately.
Arch Stanton Wrote:
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> Servicesleuth.com does some casino shops in
> various areas.
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> Shopperscritique.com does a hair cutting chain.
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> AMC theaters-too bad they are not shopped.
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> Valvoline oil changes--New ms provider hints ??
> An ms company beginning with the letter "A" was
> doing them in limited areas previously, but none
> at all lately.

AMC theaters are definitely shopped right now. They offer reimbursement and sometimes a $5 fee. Too bad I can't tell you which MPS is doing it. I've seen a post around here somewhere about someone getting an invitation to shop if for reimbursement only. Search for it. It doesn't mention the specific name of the client but states the name of the MSP.
Ruth's Chris. I shop for the other restaurants this MSC has, but I never score this one. :-( At least yet.

The Royal Hawaiian hotel (the hotel, not the services there, I already do lots of those.)

The Halekulani Hotel

Azure Restaurant (Royal Hawaiian Hotel)

Michel's Restaurant (Colony Resort)

Hoku's Restaurant (Kahala Hotel)

La Mer Restaurant (Halekulani Hotel)

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~Gilbert K. Chesterton
I would love to see Dunkin Donuts shopped. But with a purchase requirement of a bagel. Would save me a bundle.

Also, some sandwich shops like Subway, Queeznos, etc.

Basically, any shops that could save me lunch money.
shop-a-holic Wrote:
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> Also, some sandwich shops like Subway, Queeznos,
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Keep signing up and you will find both of these, but they aren't monthly.

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“Lying in bed would be an altogether perfect and supreme experience if only one had a colored pencil long enough to draw on the ceiling."
~Gilbert K. Chesterton
A house cleaning shop would make me very happy! Window cleaning would be right up there too!
The closest I have seen to this is carpet cleaning. Don't remember which company though.
I did the carpet cleaning years ago and I had to hunt down my money from them, they played the checks in the mail game with me. Plus the compnay that cleans the carpet calls you several times a week trying to sell you on duct cleaning services! Company that schedules them starts with an F....
I did a carpet cleaning for a firm that does lots of high end restaurants, and I had no problems. I got paid in less than a month. I am dying to get that shop again, it's been about a year now.

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“Lying in bed would be an altogether perfect and supreme experience if only one had a colored pencil long enough to draw on the ceiling."
~Gilbert K. Chesterton
I would love to do golf shops for the VA/NC/SC area. I would do as many as they would allow! I've seen some in Florida and I am putting together something so I can go there and do some shopping with the golf shopping as the main focus.
I believe the same company does golf shops in more northerly climes as the weather gets better. Keep your eyes open.
Yes, I saw something about golf shops in the VA/DC/MD area just last week. As a non-golfer I'm afraid I paid no attention to the MSC.

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

Poor customer service? Don't get mad; get video.
dee shops Wrote:
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> Ruth's Chris. I shop for the other restaurants
> this MSC has, but I never score this one. :-( At
> least yet.
>
> The Royal Hawaiian hotel (the hotel, not the
> services there, I already do lots of those.)
>
> The Halekulani Hotel
>
> Azure Restaurant (Royal Hawaiian Hotel)
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> Michel's Restaurant (Colony Resort)
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> Hoku's Restaurant (Kahala Hotel)
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> La Mer Restaurant (Halekulani Hotel)




Aah, Dee, the Halekulani! Stayed there on our 10 year anniversary, 5 years ago, and it was wonderful!! They seat you down at a desk to check you in, the employee escorts you to your room, telling you all about the hotel on your way there. Tell them it's your anniversary, and there will be a bottle of champagne waiting for you. Plus a glass of champagne before your meal at their restaurant... you just brought back memories! I hope for you that they are shopped, as it is a wonderful hotel to stay at!!
But in answer to the original question, this may sound silly, but at one point I heard about bridal shops - would love to try on wedding gowns again! Would also love to find the carpet cleaning shop from the company that pays you without any runaround.
Mortons,Ruth Chris, Whole Foods, any 5 star hotel (Steve), air travel, something that pays well.....anything!

Live consciously....
nicelytwicely Wrote:
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> I'd LOVE to shop Whole Foods and Rite Aid, two
> stores I frequent, and whose service has gone
> waaaay down. Not for vindictive reasons, but
> because I'd like to see the service improve.


Well, let's see.
So far I have been completely freaked out, thinking I was being sent on a scam; asked to fill out two billion questions, all asking the same thing, for an HP rep at a Best Buy, in which the BB was inadequately supplied, and now today, I am supposed to do a $5 shop, for evaluating 3 or more employees, one of whom is a Deli worker, and then I must purchase $9 (NOT $8.99) worth of products, including a deli item and an under the basket item.

At this point, I'm not finding this mystery shopping thing very worthwhile. It costs more money to start up the gas to go than the pay; and then they are extremely picky. My guess is these companies get paid several hundred dollars, perhaps more for these mystery shops, and then they pay $5-10? So, I'm thinking ANY shop that would pay to be shopped is good. But, since we are fanatsizing, I've always wanted to go on a cruise. So, I would say, how about a 21 day cruise, all expenses paid grinning smiley (including offshore events, which I can mystery shop as well).
Legends, the BB shops are like a right of passage in MSing. You learn which shops are good or bad that way, and which companies are good to work for. The low payments you receive for shops are usually just the result of bad deals MSCs have made with the clients. Your guess on what they get paid is much higher than the reality.

In time, and with a little experience and research here, you can discover which companies offer the cruise you are looking for. It exists, but be careful what you ask for. A 5-night cruise for me resulted in a 60 page report that took me 3 full days to write.
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