Shop requirements are getting ridiculous for the small pay (a vent)

@DrSquash wrote:

@condorchristi wrote:

Of course I'd like to get more pay. Who wouldn't. That being said....I did a checking account opening shop for one MSC and WOW...the form must have been written by the IRS or something. Holy bleep. The pay was three figures....so it's an outsized example. If you give me the choice between doing four shops at $15 with a normal amount of questions or this job I did at $60.... I'll take the 4@15 every time.

If the form doesn't keep getting kicked back to me asking for more details (like it did when I did mystery church guest assignments), I wouldn't mind taking the checking account shop at $60 over four shops at $15, as the latter requires more driving and remembering/noting more dtails between all four shops.
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Good point.

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Yep, I got the same notice about the $3.00 phone shop. It was a targeted shop, and if you did not reach your target on your first attempt, you were to try again, and again. I forget ever how many times until you reached the proper target. Once you reached the right person, then you could proceed with the phone call and complete the shop. But please be very aware that you will not be paid if you do not reach the right person and answer all of the questions properly. Shish.

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I think part of the problem is that people are talking about the same jobs but in different locations.

I think min wage in my state is 8.75 (yours 12.50)

Fast food pays $10 - $12 (yours 18-20)

Gas was $4 last week is as low as $3.25 this week. The highest gas has been here is $4.09

@ColoKate63 wrote:

I can’t imagine working for less than $35/hour. I declare my income, pay all my taxes and hold business insurance and business coverage on my vehicles.

Minimum wage is $12.50/hour in my state, and entry level fast food pays $18-20 hourly.

Shoppers who are willing to work for chicken feed drive down prevailing wages. If you are OK with $12/hour, you are part of the problem.

edit. I just saw where the $35 an hour was not for mystery shopping. Made this whole conversation not relevant.

Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 07/28/2022 01:15PM by JasperJohnson.
I haven't done a NOJY project in a while. I've seen them done for and by different companies so no telling which company it is now.

The first company was only paying $12 a job and held strong that the jobs should only take 15 minutes. It was true for well-run stores in the more rural areas, but the ones in the city were unorganized mostly due to lack of storage space.

There was one store near a major college that was a mess. There was product under the display, over the display, under the counter, and in the back room. One item had about 450 units in stock. The following visits were not as bad because I left them organized but that first round was not worth it.

I don't know which company you are doing it with, but even without the scanner, the job could be submitted. There was a scanner not available notation for the on-hand count. You could still enter the ones you counted.

As far as the annoying app, I made my own data collecting sheets that fit 3 to a page. I had columns that made it easy to see if the reported and actual on hand numbers matched. I would write all the data on the form and then sit in my car and enter the numbers so I would be behind the counter as little as possible. The data collection form cut my time in half. I use the library to print for free but if you wanted a reusable form, you could print one form and put in a sheet protector and use a dry erase or vis a vis marker. I used to make my calendar that way, just needed 31 days plus a few extra for assignments over a month out.

There were instructions about how to log into the handheld. I printed those out and always brought them in the store because it helped when you had an employee that did not know what you were talking about, you just show them the picture. I got to where I just asked them to log in and I could do everything else.

@DrSquash wrote:

@Phoebe70 wrote:

2. NJoy (vaping stuff) - receive Fed-Ex package with display kit. Arrive at gas station, go behind counter, take numerous photos, update the display, count the number of each product (approx 10 different products). Then you get the cashier to use their handheld device to determine if their inventory matches your count. Finally, you have to enter each price into the annoying app. The pay? $20. Unfortunately, when I arrived (you have to go during their busiest hours), there was only one cashier and a line of customers. She didn't know what handheld scanning device I was talking about. She tried to scan one of the items and nothing happened, it was not the correct scanner. Then she told me that she thinks they don't have a scanner for smoking items. I wasted 40 minutes and could not complete the assignment.

This is actually merchandising, not a mystery shop per se. $20 is actually pretty good pay compared to my merchandising "day job" unless the job is far from home and/or runs over an hour (rare on the NJOY assignments, when I did them a while back).


Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 07/28/2022 01:03PM by JasperJohnson.
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