I've done the zoo. I knew a bunch about it because we were members for years, but things have certainly changed. The requirement is to go to certain departments and spend money in certain places. Unless you stay all day for fun, what this boils down to is that you are working the whole time. It's easy and fun, and so is the long report. I can't always get family members together to go because of our diverse schedules. I don't have a child to take. For me, even though it's enjoyable, I would rather have more money. There is a base fee which easily covers all the expenses and a little more. If it wasn't such a big deal to do it, I'd do it a lot more. But if I do it, I'm losing out on money I could get from other mystery shops for the day. I'm mystery shopping for the money, and there is precious little of it when it's all totaled up, so I have to go where the money is. That means several assignments a day. I don't like being poor.
Sandra