Just wondering if anyone has done covert price audits for fast food menu boards. I would like to share my recent experiences. I find it very difficult to do these assignments while being covert. The menu board prices are hard to see and there isn't always an available seat in front of them. Drive thru is also difficult because you can't get close enough and a bright, sunny day makes it impossible to see. The instructions suggest using binoculars for the outside menu board. You also need to take approximately 4 clear pictures, again being covert. Recently I found myself in the parking lot being double-teamed by two employees coming in opposite directions. The employees were actually great and to make a long story short, they even invited me in to obtain the information that I needed. They said there is no way in the world that I could be covert. They were observing me from start to finish. They saw I had binoculars and a camera. When they first approached me, they asked if I was a private investigator. I reported my experience to the scheduler. She suggested I get out of the car by the drive thru, and if anyone approaches me I should just say I was getting info for my marketing class. This always worked for her. I tried that but that didn't work either. I was told by an employee that for safety reasons, I was not allowed to be in the middle of the drive thru. They also say these audits should take about 15-20 minutes. You need to obtain a whole sheet of prices, not just a few. This would be true if you could reveal yourself. I found it to take at least twice as long. I have decided never to accept these jobs again unless they become revealed. About six months ago when I first did them, they actually wanted you to take a picture of the play areas. I found this to be very uncomfortable. I did it but I said to the scheduler, in this day and age if I was a parent who observed "my actions" I would have reported it to management and authorities. Thanks for listening, I just needed to vent!