Your very first and last mystery shop. Who did you shop and when?

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Yuummmmmmmmmmm, hot Krispy Kreme donuts. There's nothing like them. Did you know that there's no calories or cholesterol when the fresh hot sign is on! (I wish)
September 2005, Bank of America platform shop. Today, parking garage, lost ticket scenario.

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.
First jobs, May 2006, Best Buy and Ikea....last jobs, Oct. 2017, StoneFire Grill and Inn@Out burger.

Live consciously....


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April 2014 Luxury Car two part price Negotiation Shop, October 2017 Bank Competitive Teller Shop...

Edited: Sorry I can Not Spell today! LOL.

Lady Marius
Canadian Mystery Shopper


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It may have been Trend Source, but more likely a Sassie shop...have no idea who, but it was in '98/'99 via my little WEBTV...we could get online, get email, and print things, but could not download anything...then we would do a shop, fill out a paper form, and mail the report back to the MSC....probably wasn't TS as they've always paid fast..I remember having to wait for the paper check to arrive, but we could do lots of shops back then...surprising with webtv, I know...then they started wanting you to be on a computer so you could download the shop info and instructions and enter things online...(I do recall Block Buster Videos being some of the earliest shops done via snail mail...those envelopes were thick..spent a lot on postage)...lol...I'm sure they must have paid fairly well as I made almost $600 one year....lol
Oh, sorry, last shop was grocery stores...last of Sept...first of Oct...have put myself on a brief hiatus...a few weeks contemplating some new shops...
First shop was a bank for investments, don't remember which one it was but I was scared to death and the report took forever. Last shop was Beach House, got a pretty maxi dress for me and t-shirt for my grandson, not a lot of money but great items for reimbursement! Yikes, forgot the last one was to mail the t-shirt to him about 15 minutes later.
Tuesday evening I have an interesting job (the first for me), a retirement seminar at the Marriott, dinner and a target evaluation......love the newness and challenge of a different type of job.

Live consciously....
First shop - Haagen Daz ice - Sep 13, 2013 (Friday the 13th). Did two that day - $15 each less $4 purchase. Not a big payday. Last shop Oct 12, 2017- Exxon/Mobil gas station. Did 4 BP's before that. Much better pay day. Can't believe I have been doing this for 4 years.
2001, ProReview--checking inquiry shop with a paper form that was mailed to me; I filled it out and mailed it back.
Today, Marketforce Hardware store.
@eyespy wrote:

Hooters. October 2003. Krispy Kreme October 2017.

How was the level of eye contact at Hooters?
@moosehoose wrote:

@eyespy wrote:

Hooters. October 2003. Krispy Kreme October 2017.

How was the level of eye contact at Hooters?
It varies.

MSPA Gold Certified 2003


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2005--Blockbuster Video Store. I was SOoooooooooo nervous!!
Oct 5, 2017 - 2 USPS Regular Box shops.
Coming week - 3 grocery shops and 2 Medicare shops.
July 2014 - Ulta
October 2017 - Audi dealership

Happiness is not a goal; it is a by-product. Eleanor Roosevelt
Smokey Bones restaurant, I have no idea how long ago, but I would guess it was 2007 or earlier. That was just a one-time thing, though. I actually started mystery shopping in Oct. 2012 and my first shop was Dyson. Today it was Five Guys.
First shop, no clue. Last shop, no clue either unless I look it up. Only thing I can say for sure, it was probably a video shop.

Equal rights for others does not mean fewer rights for you. It's not pie.
"I prefer someone who burns the flag and then wraps themselves up in the Constitution over someone who burns the Constitution and then wraps themselves up in the flag." -Molly Ivins
Never try to teach a pig to sing. It's a waste of your time and it really annoys the pig.
Cell phone shop July 2008
Amusement park today October 2018

Doing what I can to enhance the life of my family! I LOVE what I do smiling smiley
2002-2003 ish, I shopped a pet store for Confero and bought fish food, but I didn't have a fish. I also drove miles just to do my first shop. Today I did a bonused late dinner burger shop.

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

Mark Twain
March 2008--Office Depot. Such a time remembering on the details! The cashier had GRAY hair. I memorized John well. The next time I went back to that store, John had BROWN hair! His hair was freshly colored!

Yesterday--AT&T. I have been to this location soooooo many times! But hey, a $50 bonus talks!

TinaMarie
My first: November 2004, Golden Arches for breakfast only a mile from home.
Today- a set of 20 shops at an airport nearby

Philadelphia Based, covering Eastern Pennsylvania, Delaware, New Jersey, Maryland
First: June of this year. Best Buy.
Last: Yesterday. Gamestop with my 14 year old.
My first shop was two years ago. It was a chain restaurant located in a mall. I was nervous about remembering all the details but it went pretty well. The most recent one was two days ago and it was a grocery store. I have done the same shop at different locations many times so I feel comfortable with that one. In fact, it is one of my favorites.
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Last night, fire baked pizza

When I first started, I lived in a small town and I swear I was the only shopper. After a few revealed Wendy's shops, I couldn't go through the drive-thru without someone yelling the shopper was at the window....
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