FAVORITE SHOP(S) THAT ARE GONE.

The best shops you have done over the years - favorite places, best reimbursement, stellar pay, etc. ... and you are so sorry they are gone.

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Mintel's PO box/baby formula project.

Just because I liked the food and am sorry the chain left Northern CA: Pick Up Stix. They were much better than Panda Express.
Starbucks (great bonuses - easy report - huge volume)
Carnival Cruiseline
Jack in the Box (great bonuses - easy report - huge volume)
Disneyworld/Disneyland
Peet's in Airports (particularly the 7 at SFO)
USPS (in it's original state)
Patek Philippe (in it's original state)
UGGS
Disney Stores
Blick Arts
Chipotle and Shake Shack
Green Leaves
Villa Italian Kitchen
Mo Burger
Far East
So Philly Steak and Fries
Croissanterie
Philly Pretzel Factory
Sandella's
GH Bass
Tommy Hilfinger
California Tortilla
Cheeburger Cheeburger
MOD Pizza
Cinnabon
Smashburger
Auntie Annes
Rita Ice
Tony Lukes
Elevation Burger

Shopping Eastern Pennsylvania since 2009


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Ross Dress for Less buy and return an item
Yankee Candle
Happy Returns
Steak N Shake
Famous Footwear
Cheesecake Factory
James Coney Island
Home Depot

If your path dictates you walk through hell, do it as though you own the place. -unknown
USPS - previous MS company payment and guidelines
Disney Store
Chipotle
Blaze Pizza
Bob's Furniture
Capital Grill
Eddie V's
Yard House
@jewel1233 wrote:

USPS - previous MS company payment and guidelines
Disney Store
Chipotle
Blaze Pizza
Bob's Furniture
Capital Grill
Eddie V's
Yard House

Blaze Pizza was a pain to do. I finally gave up on the timings they wanted
Jack in the Box, Mod pizza, blaze pizza, Smart and Final, Flemings steak house.

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Dave & Buster's
Anthony's Coal Fired Pizza (maybe they still exist but I've moved to where they aren't)
I miss the Target shops from that company in minnesota that was paying $50 to go thru the checkout line and see if they were offering the target credit card. Those were fun for the short time they last.

I certainly miss the cheesecake factory shops. There were some car rental shops where you could keep the vehicle for 24 hours too. Those made it nice to drive newer cars when I had an older car. Now I can't get a rental that would be better than my car unless it was an exotic rental.

i do agree JITB was an easy shop that paid decently and in the greater los angeles area, you could pick up a crapton of these shops.

never thought i would see Polly's Pies on this list. I remember doing those. The report was crappy, but you could get $25 pay plus the food which was good.

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Bowling shops. If they still exist, I can’t find them. My daughter and I used to have a whole afternoon of fun (I knew when the bowling specials were) and food for under reimbursement.
Dewey's Pizza
USPS through last MSC
BWW

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I did Anthony even at pandemic. Dining outside was aceptable.

Shopping Eastern Pennsylvania since 2009
Aveda
Roots Steakhouse
USPS in its former form
Chart House
Capital Grille
Rita's Ice
Sunoco with the defunct company who paid $50+ for them

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Fine Wine and Good Spirits, Pennsylvania

Shopping Eastern Pennsylvania since 2009
I guess I am not signed up with the right company for Eddie V's (if the MSC changed) or they are no longer shopped in my area. None posted since 2020 in my area.
Magnolia Holdings car washes (Wave, Whistle Express etc.). Not as lucrative as Tidal Wave but so easy peasy.
A lot of nice and noteworthy clients. I have been mystery shopping for around five years. I did not know about a lot of these places. Maybe I am mystery shopping with the wrong companies.

For me, Twin Peaks. I was afraid to do shops here, but once I got the nerve to do my first one, I became hooked. I did a good number of them last year, but haven't seem them for a while now.
I did a Twin Peaks one time. Report was ridiculously long and not worth it. It was my one and last. They wanted too near of a look. Some details were asinine and unnecessary. It felt more like an "audit" than a customer visit.
I saw the shops with two different companies. I didn't do it with one company, where I think it was more of an audit there. The one I did it with was being evaluated as a dining visit.
Hi I'm new here from South Africa and am contemplating doing mystery shopping.Greetings to all.
This is a great forum by the way. Very informative.
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