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Anyone done the "Retail Audit" shops?

May 21, 2026 12:47AM
These are on one of the bigger msc's and seem to entail multiple store placement and product photos of 12 or 13 different tech products. The current pay is more than usual for retail shops but it sounds like it might be a lot of work. I am wondering if anyone has taken one and how it went.
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May 21, 2026 01:18AM
I was also wondering about the shop. The pay is better as you mentioned, but there are numerous items to photograph. I am worried if I can stay discreet and photograph without the glare on the glass cases?
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May 21, 2026 01:28AM
I took 3 of them but mine are scheduled for the weekend. Nobody usually bothers me in any of thosen stores. Just need to be organized and get all the pics. I did those best buy audits of appliances, if i can do that, i can do this.
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May 21, 2026 02:27PM
I was interested until I saw the part in the guidelines about having to interact with an associate / representative. Talking electronics / tech stuff with an associate is not my strong suit, and that may add a lot of time on top of taking all the pics. Also, there are a lot of other shops in other industries available in my area, so I'd rather spend my time doing those.

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May 26, 2026 12:44AM
I completed 5 this weekend. Its about 36-40 photos per store, but no one bothered me. Its a ton of photo uploading - took me about 30 minutes per report. The interaction with an associate is pretty straight forward, you are just asking their opinion on two types of tech wearables. All my locations were big box retailers, and the employees weren't really 'tech experts' so the conversations were pretty brief.

At $50 a pop, they are priced about right. 20 minutes in store, 30 minute report, drive time.

One thing I did was I looked up the item location in the store and took a list with me. It made the photos much easier. They are groupe by - headphones, gaming consoles and wearable devices. Really pretty straight forward.
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May 26, 2026 10:48PM
I have one of these for tomorrow. It’s also a big box store, but from what I can tell, the smart glasses are in the Eyewear Shop in the front. Is that where yours were located? Did you have to use and “interact” with all the products?
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