@SoCalDude wrote:
Too many times to count. I can't even begin to say how many hours I wasted helping people who said they wanted to do this but never followed thru and did it. They love the thought of doing it - but not the work that comes with it. To them being a MS is doing something at some high end or exotic location/shop - when reality is far different. Or at least at the start until you establish yourself to a MSC. NOW: NO MORE! If someone says they wanna MS I tell them to sign up for MF and after they have done 5 shops to get back to me and I will give them many more to sign up with. Wanna guess how many people have signed up for MF, done 5 shops and gotten back to me for more? I think we know the answer! ............and like others - I am not real crazy about having more people in my area fight for the same shops I want.
@2stepps wrote:
@SoCalDude wrote:
Too many times to count. I can't even begin to say how many hours I wasted helping people who said they wanted to do this but never followed thru and did it. They love the thought of doing it - but not the work that comes with it. To them being a MS is doing something at some high end or exotic location/shop - when reality is far different. Or at least at the start until you establish yourself to a MSC. NOW: NO MORE! If someone says they wanna MS I tell them to sign up for MF and after they have done 5 shops to get back to me and I will give them many more to sign up with. Wanna guess how many people have signed up for MF, done 5 shops and gotten back to me for more? I think we know the answer! ............and like others - I am not real crazy about having more people in my area fight for the same shops I want.
Was that before or after they started low balling the shops because they lost their cash cow?
@sensei wrote:
Most of my friends wouldn't be great candidates for mystery shopping. One of them doesn't have the greatest writing skills (and has a good job so I don't think she needs to supplement her income), another close friend has a tendency to be late to everything so she would likely try to shop outside the specified time frame. If I did try to get them into mystery shopping I would be setting them up for failure.
They both have other skills that are not my strong suits. We each have our own strengths and not everyone is cut out for mystery shopping.