What's the funniest, most odd, craziest, weirdest, or just off the wall-iest shop you've done?
I had my blood drawn for a drug test shop. When I did a gas station shop, the customers that pulled into the station provided some entertainment. This couple pulled into the station with their truck and boat. As I was walking back to my car to fill up on $5 worth of gas, I hear this click, click high heels sound. I observed the couple from my pump. The woman wore a black blouse and at a quick glance, it looked like she had white underwear on because you can see through the woman's blouse. Her boyfriend was average looking but slightly older. He said loudly to his girlfriend, who looked like a "paid date", "I'll take care of the gas. Your job is to clean the windows." (meaning the windows on his truck and boat) The woman was adjusting her blouse and short skirt and looking between her legs. Why? I don't know. She was parting her legs while doing so. Anyway, the other guys at the station was enjoying the show. She didn't clean any windows. This other time when I did an electronics shop, there was a transgender associate or was in the process to become a transgender. The associate had full sized breasts, wore a bra, had long, flowing hair, and had a male face. I did not interact with that associate but I had to admire that associate for being comfortable while in the process.
I did an apartment shop the other week, and during the non-recorded (unfortunately) phone call, the leasing agent was SO rude and sounded irritated that I called. He even sighed a few times. I do a lot of apartment shops and with the majority of them, the initial phone call is recorded. Of COURSE this one wasn't recorded. Once I got to the property, this guy, even after I mentioned that I'm married, was just sooooo nice and kept flirting with me and staring at me...very uncomfortable. After all of that, they didn't accept my shop because the specifications stated that I'm not allowed to shop him on Mondays; I shopped him on a Monday. My stupid mistake.
I did an apartment shop that was non-recorded and had a target. I called so many times, I'm sure the staff thought I was a stalker. I was finally given permission to ask for the target by name. It took me a few days to reach him still. When he finally did answer, I found out he was in Maintenance, and not at all pleased that I was calling him.
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Basically the car dealer dude and I verbally agreed to terms and pricing out on the lot. Sales guy sat me at his desk and presented a contract sheet. I guess his way of asking for the sale. He was very pushy about it and attempted to rush me into signing.... But I still read the agreement anyways. Took my time. (And I wasn't going to buy the damn car anyways). You should of seen his face turn red and purple when I go, "What's this???? I didn't agree to this!" It was an inflated APR interest rate written in tiny print. He starts stuttering "uh uh uh uhhh but but but uhh uhh uh but but but uh uh uh"... Yeah. Busted. I tore it up in front of his face, say I'm done, and proceed to walk out. Him and his boss chased me down all the way to my car trying to beg for me back saying it was a computer glitch. I basically told them to go pound sand. I can hear his boss screaming at him when I slammed my car door shut.
I may not be 30 yet, but I'm NOT @#$%& stupid!
Sssssssssss! He got burned!
I did a car shop where the salesperson asked if I was conservative or not. He insisted on driving the car for me first with me in the car. He did like 70 plus in a vacant parking lot at a brick wall to demonstrate the ABS. Then he did donuts to show me the stability. I freaked out and he told me he can usually get it on 2 wheels during other test drives.. We got back to the dealership and he said, "I don't know what you're talking about? What test drive?"
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I once did a computer "psychic" evaluation--the "psychic" had a yappy barking dog in the background the whole time and everything she told me was so far from the truth it was laughable. $30!
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I shopped at a luxury auto dealership that markets its cars to younger people. The saleswoman was wearing black jeans with ripped out knees that probably cost more than the entire contents of my closet added together.
Happiness is not a goal; it is a by-product. Eleanor Roosevelt
Sex shop.....had to test Sales Assoociate's knowledge of different vibrators and had to note which ones were recommended. And had to try on some of their lingerie so I could evaluate their fitting rooms One of the questions I had take note of: were more than 2 people ever allowed into one fitting room during my shop.
That same thing happened to me at Arby's. Yuck!
I've picked up a few of the sex toy shops. They pay decent and they're usually low key. On my last one, there was a loiterer in the parking lot, though.
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I have done maybe 10 mystery shops in my life, but I have two good stories about them. 1. I did a shop at a fitness center, and the lady was supposed to give me a tour of the facilities and then ask me if I was interested in a membership. But she didn't give me a tour, she just described the deal they were having at the time and when I said I would have to think about it she was surprised. When I asked about the tour she said she could give me a tour but she knew I would love it. She was a nice lady but I don't think that's usually how you win customers.
2. The other story is only kind of related to the shop- I was driving to pick up a pizza for a delivery shop and thought I was in a hurry (turned out he was late) so I parked too close to another car and when I got out someone said "You can't park like that" and I noticed and carefully reparked. But he thought I was drunk (it was only 5pm) because of the bad parking job and had someone call 9-1-1. The police came and talked to me and realized everything was fine and fortunately left right before the pizza guy showed up at the location.
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2. The other story is only kind of related to the shop- I was driving to pick up a pizza for a delivery shop and thought I was in a hurry (turned out he was late) so I parked too close to another car and when I got out someone said "You can't park like that" and I noticed and carefully reparked. But he thought I was drunk (it was only 5pm) because of the bad parking job and had someone call 9-1-1. The police came and talked to me and realized everything was fine and fortunately left right before the pizza guy showed up at the location.
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The strangest one (trust me that the feeling won't convey over text) was a gas station refusing to give back my lottery ticket or validation slip. If I don't submit AND mail in the lottery ticket and validation slip, the report would be rejected. Also, this was on a route, and my bonus was negotiated based on the number of rural shops performed. I actually had left and returned, and basically tricked them into give it to me.
Their reasoning was that they needed them for their lottery paperwork.
These lottery shops purpose is to test them on exactly those kinds of things, due to... issues.
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Their reasoning was that they needed them for their lottery paperwork.
These lottery shops purpose is to test them on exactly those kinds of things, due to... issues.
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I have done shops at drug testing facilities.....LOL my dad always jokes that I'm selling my urine. I guess I kinda am!
Probably a furniture shop I did once. Practically every single thing which the associate could have done wrong was done wrong, and I'm not 100% sure, but I'm fairly certain I caught one of the MSC's employee on-site. Some of the questions on the form were a little weird, too. It COULD have been a test.
I have an ongoing assignment in which the project is absolutely important and requires little time. I go to this project, and I get personal pleasure from the region; they get reports. I get to add other shops; they get reports. I get first crack at sales at great stores; they get reports. You get the idea... 
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