Weird and/or Crazy shops
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@MSF wrote:
Did you have the massage with or sans undies? Was the only thing separating him from your nether regions a sheet?
@SteveSoCal wrote:
The male therapist simply asked, "Do you want me to finish you off?" When I declined, he finished the massage professionally and never said another word about it.
No undies....but I don't think the proximity was an issue. He made a "professional" offer and when I declined, he continued the massage as if nothing untoward had happened.
For any that have seen the Sex & The City episode where Samantha is upset that her masseuse who offers special services is not available; This spa is in the neighborhood where she supposedly lived. I think that joke is based on some reality that actually exists in NYC.
Didn't see that episode, @SteveSoCal. Were you in West Hollywood?
@MSF wrote:
Didn't see that episode, @SteveSoCal. Were you in West Hollywood?
No...Meat Packing district, NYC (no pun intended)
I had a shop for a small tourist gift store kind of place. I had to give the "trying to buy a present for my grandmother" story to see if the cashier had any recommendations. Which she did... by directing me to a better gift store down the street.
Strange/Easiest - Had to report size of 60 unrelated stores by noting the number of paces for length and width and number of registers. That was it.
Strange/Uniquest - Had to buy 20 packages of coffee from at least 10 different stores in one day, then send them to a laboratory for testing.
Strange/Wildest - Video shopped a shuttle service where a driver was stealing fares and driving so recklessly that I actually caught a customer on video puking on the sidewalk after debarking.
Strange/Favorite - Bought a $1K+ luxury leather bag while shoplifting a $250+ leather wallet by hiding it in bag's pouch. Returned both a half hour later.
Strange/Uniquest - Had to buy 20 packages of coffee from at least 10 different stores in one day, then send them to a laboratory for testing.
Strange/Wildest - Video shopped a shuttle service where a driver was stealing fares and driving so recklessly that I actually caught a customer on video puking on the sidewalk after debarking.
Strange/Favorite - Bought a $1K+ luxury leather bag while shoplifting a $250+ leather wallet by hiding it in bag's pouch. Returned both a half hour later.
Taking a picture of the under rim of a toilet with a mirror. That was quite a challenge and someone at some places was failing to clean the toilets.
Yes, I remember those! They were weird, sure enough!@medowynd wrote:
Taking a picture of the under rim of a toilet with a mirror. That was quite a challenge and someone at some places was failing to clean the toilets.
The strangest for me by far were the adult entertainment mystery shops where I had to try to get performers to allow me to do things that were against the rules, and then being told..." sure....go ahead...the guy watching doesn't care..."
I know this is not the intent of this thread but I just had a weird and wild experience on a non mystery shop shop. I went and got Blaze pizza which used to be a shop. When I checked the app they asked if I would rate my visit and they would send me a free dessert. So I thought it would be one or two questions. Well I was wrong, the questions went on and on. There were at least 30 questions with not only ratings but they wanted comments too. Except for the exact timings being missing it seemed like the questionnaire was more involved than the one we did when it was a mystery shop. I started skipping some questions where I did not want to write a comment and it would not allow me to finish unless i went back to each and every one and rated it. Wow! All that for a $2 dessert!
Your story made me remember my very first mystery shop at a big box cosmetics store. I asked the associate about a particular brand they didn't carry. She was supposed to provide alternatives. Instead she gave me the name of a place where I could buy the brand.
@katiew27 wrote:
I had a shop for a small tourist gift store kind of place. I had to give the "trying to buy a present for my grandmother" story to see if the cashier had any recommendations. Which she did... by directing me to a better gift store down the street.
Happiness is not a goal; it is a by-product. Eleanor Roosevelt
@sandyf wrote:
I know this is not the intent of this thread but I just had a weird and wild experience on a non mystery shop shop. I went and got Blaze pizza which used to be a shop. When I checked the app they asked if I would rate my visit and they would send me a free dessert. So I thought it would be one or two questions. Well I was wrong, the questions went on and on. There were at least 30 questions with not only ratings but they wanted comments too. Except for the exact timings being missing it seemed like the questionnaire was more involved than the one we did when it was a mystery shop. I started skipping some questions where I did not want to write a comment and it would not allow me to finish unless i went back to each and every one and rated it. Wow! All that for a $2 dessert!
KFC does this also. They reward you with a free chicken sandwich but you have to buy a drink with it.
sandyf--IF there is ever a next time fill each comment box with a simple .<---that's a period
The box will be filled with one character and the corp. can learn that if they want your opinion to pay for it.
The box will be filled with one character and the corp. can learn that if they want your opinion to pay for it.
I remember the truck stop showers.. those were fun!
I did the toilet mirrors too.
The craziest one I have done was to buy a car online document the experience. Videotape the delivery. Return the car within 7 days and videotape that process. I drove a Fiat for a week that way
I did the toilet mirrors too.
The craziest one I have done was to buy a car online document the experience. Videotape the delivery. Return the car within 7 days and videotape that process. I drove a Fiat for a week that way
Another crazy shop was at a vitamin store. I had to take random pictures of shelves and make a purchase in cash. It turned out the register was broken. I had to pay cash and was given a hand written receipt.
"I told myself to quit you; but I don't listen to drunks." -Chris Stapleton
It's because it's more expensive to ship them back when they have to destroy them anyway. I've done this with a lot of retrievals - strollers that I cut through the fabric and take the metal to recycling, dog food that I have to photograph the open lid of every can before tossing in my own garbage, baby clothes that have to be ripped and photographed, etc. Such a waste, but the companies are heading off lawsuits before they happen.@guysmom wrote:
My weirdest one was a long time ago, and it was a merch shop at BabiesRUs. The job was to make sure all the cribs were removed from the sales floor that didn't meet the new safety standards. Well, that was easy. But then, instead of the store shipping them back, the manager had me and another person hammer away at them and break them up! That was weird!
"Let me offer you my definition of social justice: I keep what I earn and you keep what you earn. Do you disagree? Well then tell me how much of what I earn belongs to you - and why?” ~Walter Williams
@MSF wrote:
Did you have the massage with or sans undies? Was the only thing separating him from your nether regions a sheet?
@SteveSoCal wrote:
The male therapist simply asked, "Do you want me to finish you off?" When I declined, he finished the massage professionally and never said another word about it.
It seems SteveSoCal beats his drum to a different tune.
??? Seems Steve rejected an attempt at prostitution. You would have done differently?@Book wrote:
It seems SteveSoCal beats his drum to a different tune.
@KokoBWare wrote:
??? Seems Steve rejected an attempt at prostitution. You would have done differently?@Book wrote:
It seems SteveSoCal beats his drum to a different tune.
I would have followed a similar course of action to SteveSoCal.
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Weirdest I recall is a Green gas shop out in the middle of nowhere. Only one light was on in the C-store and the employee Never. Said. Anything.
Have synthesizers, will travel...
I did a carpet cleaning shop where I had to reveal myself, take a photo of the vehicle, areas cleaned, and collect a sample solution used to clean the carpet to be mailed back. The cleaner asked if I was a mystery shopper immediately after he arrived, so I told him I had no clue what "mystery shopper" was. The scenario was that I need to reveal myself while they are cleaning the carpet not before they start. So when I revealed myself, the cleaner/owner was visibly irritated, refused to have any of the photos taken with him in it, and complained to me that he's been in business for several years and still being shopped. I told him I was just doing my job, didn't want to argue with him, and left it at that. He asked me if anyone was rude to me (when employees find out I am a shopper.) I almost said, "Oh, like you being rude to me now?" but I decided to be nice. I'm sure he cussed me out in his head after he left.
Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 07/14/2020 07:29PM by Chickster.
Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 07/14/2020 07:29PM by Chickster.
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