I guess it's all supply and demand. The only reason that mystery shopping companies are able to lower their pay is because some contractors are willing to accept jobs for lower pay. If I lived in an area where all of the jobs got snapped up at the beginning pay, I would not be a mystery shopper. There are very few jobs in the industry that are worth doing at base pay, at least imo.
Usually these cricket compliance reviews only take between 15 and 30 minutes. However, sometimes the location is busy, and it takes a lot longer. The guidelines state that you might have to stay at the location for up to 2 hours. At that point, it's well below minimum wage, and that's not even considering the time and effort to read the guidelines, print the form, and travel to the location. Why anyone would do all of that for $15 is beyond my wildest imagination. They must be super bored or super desperate for any kind of money they can get. Or some combination of the two.
@guysmom wrote:
@thunderdeacon wrote:
The fee will increase if they don't get done. I did two for $70 each in August.
That's awesome, @Thunder! Wish they'd get that high in my area. They get taken right away around here.
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