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No. I am no longer on there mailing list. There credibility is shot with me, after that Freeman fiasco.
I received the same email. Did you register with them?
MSPA Certified - Shopping Beverly Hills, West LA, OC and "The Valley"
I may have, but I don't think so. It is possible I signed up with them a year or two ago and don't remember. I don't remember getting any email from them before unless it was related to a shop for an MSC with which I am signed up.
I had to have myself removed from the mailing list twice so far. My e-mail gets removed and then she gets it from another company. Linking people to a paid site is nothing but spam.
Equal rights for others does not mean fewer rights for you. It's not pie.
"I prefer someone who burns the flag and then wraps themselves up in the Constitution over someone who burns the Constitution and then wraps themselves up in the flag." -Molly Ivins
Never try to teach a pig to sing. It's a waste of your time and it really annoys the pig.
"I prefer someone who burns the flag and then wraps themselves up in the Constitution over someone who burns the Constitution and then wraps themselves up in the flag." -Molly Ivins
Never try to teach a pig to sing. It's a waste of your time and it really annoys the pig.
That's what it seemed like, especially since there was a referrer number attached to the link.
Shoppers,
If an email was sent out with an error in the body of the message, we apologize. While we do have a Shadow Shopper link in our email signature with all other links we recommend to shoppers, we would never intentionally send just our signature to shoppers. If you have received such an email, please email it to me at Lysa@privateeyesonline.net, so it can be tracked and the resolved. From what I can tell from the above poster, it seems an empty email was sent out to some shoppers in error.
Thank you.
If an email was sent out with an error in the body of the message, we apologize. While we do have a Shadow Shopper link in our email signature with all other links we recommend to shoppers, we would never intentionally send just our signature to shoppers. If you have received such an email, please email it to me at Lysa@privateeyesonline.net, so it can be tracked and the resolved. From what I can tell from the above poster, it seems an empty email was sent out to some shoppers in error.
Thank you.
Lisa, Email me so I can check our database and confirm it's not there. However, when shoppers are in our client's databases, there is no way we can choose who gets emailed.
LisaSTL Wrote:
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> I had to have myself removed from the mailing list
> twice so far. My e-mail gets removed and then she
> gets it from another company. Linking people to a
> paid site is nothing but spam.
LisaSTL Wrote:
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> I had to have myself removed from the mailing list
> twice so far. My e-mail gets removed and then she
> gets it from another company. Linking people to a
> paid site is nothing but spam.
I have never signed up with Private Eyes and yet I got the following email today. I will not email back because that will only confirm mine is a valid/current shopper email address.
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Hello, Shopper.
One of our largest clients has asked us to recruit shoppers to their site for the areas where they have the highest shopper demands.
From the world's most famous designer boutiques, to movie theaters, to fine and casual dining (even deliveries), they have great shops and really need your help!
Applying with them in the following manner will guarantee approval of your registration, and Private Eyes' shoppers will get first preference.
Please do the following, and be sure to follow these specific directions if you want your registration to be approved:
To begin the simple sign up, go to: [www.nationalshoppingservice.com]
In the "Other Background Information" section (under "How did you hear about us?"
, you MUST choose "Private Eyes".
Submit your application, and it will then be processed knowing that Private Eyes has instructed you to sign up. Only shoppers that receive this email will know to choose "Private Eyes" as an option.
Again, you MUST choose "Private Eyes" under "How did you hear about us?" for your registration to be immediately processed and get first preference.
*IF you are already an NSS shopper, in "My NSS Lobby" simply click on "Click here if you were referred" and enter this email address.*
It's that easy!
In 1972, National Shopping Service started out as a small private investigation firm, owned and operated by a retired police officer in Orange County, CA. After 40 successful years, National Shopping Service has developed into one of the world's premier mystery shopping providers and continues to provide a dynamic suite of innovative customer and employee research services to its clients.
We look forward to working with you again!
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Hello, Shopper.
One of our largest clients has asked us to recruit shoppers to their site for the areas where they have the highest shopper demands.
From the world's most famous designer boutiques, to movie theaters, to fine and casual dining (even deliveries), they have great shops and really need your help!
Applying with them in the following manner will guarantee approval of your registration, and Private Eyes' shoppers will get first preference.
Please do the following, and be sure to follow these specific directions if you want your registration to be approved:
To begin the simple sign up, go to: [www.nationalshoppingservice.com]
In the "Other Background Information" section (under "How did you hear about us?"
, you MUST choose "Private Eyes".
Submit your application, and it will then be processed knowing that Private Eyes has instructed you to sign up. Only shoppers that receive this email will know to choose "Private Eyes" as an option.
Again, you MUST choose "Private Eyes" under "How did you hear about us?" for your registration to be immediately processed and get first preference.
*IF you are already an NSS shopper, in "My NSS Lobby" simply click on "Click here if you were referred" and enter this email address.*
It's that easy!
In 1972, National Shopping Service started out as a small private investigation firm, owned and operated by a retired police officer in Orange County, CA. After 40 successful years, National Shopping Service has developed into one of the world's premier mystery shopping providers and continues to provide a dynamic suite of innovative customer and employee research services to its clients.
We look forward to working with you again!
Lysa, here is the email I received.
The subject line was "Shoppers needed ASAP in your area..."
The body:
--
Thank you for all that you do!
~ L. Sampson
Owner, Private Eyes Scheduling
www.SPAM?facebook.com/PrivateEyesScheduling.
---
Read an interview with Private Eyes at: [www.SPAM]
---
To join our database for assignments in your area:
[www.SPAM]
---
Legitimate offer for shoppers:
[www.SPAM]
--
Thank you for all that you do!
~ L. Sampson
Owner, Private Eyes Scheduling
www.SPAM?facebook.com/PrivateEyesScheduling.
---
Read an interview with Private Eyes at: [www.SPAM]
---
To join our database for assignments in your area:
[www.SPAM]
---
Legitimate offer for shoppers:
[www.SPAM]
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/09/2013 09:12PM by Bay.
The subject line was "Shoppers needed ASAP in your area..."
The body:
--
Thank you for all that you do!
~ L. Sampson
Owner, Private Eyes Scheduling
www.SPAM?facebook.com/PrivateEyesScheduling.
---
Read an interview with Private Eyes at: [www.SPAM]
---
To join our database for assignments in your area:
[www.SPAM]
---
Legitimate offer for shoppers:
[www.SPAM]
--
Thank you for all that you do!
~ L. Sampson
Owner, Private Eyes Scheduling
www.SPAM?facebook.com/PrivateEyesScheduling.
---
Read an interview with Private Eyes at: [www.SPAM]
---
To join our database for assignments in your area:
[www.SPAM]
---
Legitimate offer for shoppers:
[www.SPAM]
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/09/2013 09:12PM by Bay.
Of course mine had the signature links, including the Shadow Shopper one. I did not include them here because I did not want to share spam links. (I'm not saying you shouldn't.)
PrivateEyes Wrote:
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> While we do have a
> Shadow Shopper link in our email signature with
> all other links we recommend to shoppers, we would
> never intentionally send just our signature to
> shoppers.
Lysa,
Do you think it's ethical to recommend a company in the signature of your emails that charges shoppers and apparently remunerates you for referrals?
When I was scheduling, I had to go to battle with Shadow Shoppers just to get them to stop reposting my shops from the MSPA site to their entire body of unqualified shoppers. That company is nothing but a scam that takes advantage of uneducated shoppers who are to lazy to do their own legwork, IMHO.
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> While we do have a
> Shadow Shopper link in our email signature with
> all other links we recommend to shoppers, we would
> never intentionally send just our signature to
> shoppers.
Lysa,
Do you think it's ethical to recommend a company in the signature of your emails that charges shoppers and apparently remunerates you for referrals?
When I was scheduling, I had to go to battle with Shadow Shoppers just to get them to stop reposting my shops from the MSPA site to their entire body of unqualified shoppers. That company is nothing but a scam that takes advantage of uneducated shoppers who are to lazy to do their own legwork, IMHO.
I received the full email with the link to sign up with NSS. I am already signed up with them and deleted the email.
Not my circus - Not my monkeys @(*.*)@
~Polish Proverb~
~Polish Proverb~
Thank you, Bay.
Yes, it seems you were accidentally sent an email with no body. We certainly apologize for the incovenience. Since BusyBeeBuzzBuzzBuzz posted the correct email above, you may sign up with that client, or discard as you wish. It was a mistake on our part.
Bay Wrote:
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> Lysa, here is the email I received.
>
> The subject line was "Shoppers needed ASAP in your
> area..."
>
> The body:
>
> --
> Thank you for all that you do!
>
> ~ L. Sampson
> Owner, Private Eyes Scheduling
> www.SPAM?facebook.com/PrivateEyesScheduling.
> ---
> Read an interview with Private Eyes at:
> [www.SPAM]
> =134
> ---
> To join our database for assignments in your
> area:
> [www.SPAM]
> base.html
> ---
> Legitimate offer for shoppers:
> [www.SPAM]
> 18800
>
> --
> Thank you for all that you do!
>
> ~ L. Sampson
> Owner, Private Eyes Scheduling
> www.SPAM?facebook.com/PrivateEyesScheduling.
> ---
> Read an interview with Private Eyes at:
> [www.SPAM]
> =134
> ---
> To join our database for assignments in your
> area:
> [www.SPAM]
> base.html
> ---
> Legitimate offer for shoppers:
> [www.SPAM]
> 18800
Yes, it seems you were accidentally sent an email with no body. We certainly apologize for the incovenience. Since BusyBeeBuzzBuzzBuzz posted the correct email above, you may sign up with that client, or discard as you wish. It was a mistake on our part.
Bay Wrote:
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> Lysa, here is the email I received.
>
> The subject line was "Shoppers needed ASAP in your
> area..."
>
> The body:
>
> --
> Thank you for all that you do!
>
> ~ L. Sampson
> Owner, Private Eyes Scheduling
> www.SPAM?facebook.com/PrivateEyesScheduling.
> ---
> Read an interview with Private Eyes at:
> [www.SPAM]
> =134
> ---
> To join our database for assignments in your
> area:
> [www.SPAM]
> base.html
> ---
> Legitimate offer for shoppers:
> [www.SPAM]
> 18800
>
> --
> Thank you for all that you do!
>
> ~ L. Sampson
> Owner, Private Eyes Scheduling
> www.SPAM?facebook.com/PrivateEyesScheduling.
> ---
> Read an interview with Private Eyes at:
> [www.SPAM]
> =134
> ---
> To join our database for assignments in your
> area:
> [www.SPAM]
> base.html
> ---
> Legitimate offer for shoppers:
> [www.SPAM]
> 18800
Steve,
I have had a Shadow Shopper link in my signatures since 2005. I personally like and use Shadow Shopper daily, as do most schedulers. Most schedulers will agree that it is a great resource for us, hence a resource for shoppers. They do offer a FREE membership. They are not a scam, and their service helps many shoppers find work. I also see nothing wrong with affiliate linkage in signatures. In fact, it is quite common. So, to answer your question, I do feel its ethical, and will keep my signature in tact. Many current shoppers (on this forum and elsewhere) have Shadow Shopper memberships, and I don't feel they are uneducated.
SteveSoCal Wrote:
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> PrivateEyes Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > While we do have a
> > Shadow Shopper link in our email signature with
> > all other links we recommend to shoppers, we
> would
> > never intentionally send just our signature to
> > shoppers.
>
> Lysa,
>
> Do you think it's ethical to recommend a company
> in the signature of your emails that charges
> shoppers and apparently remunerates you for
> referrals?
>
> When I was scheduling, I had to go to battle with
> Shadow Shoppers just to get them to stop reposting
> my shops from the MSPA site to their entire body
> of unqualified shoppers. That company is nothing
> but a scam that takes advantage of uneducated
> shoppers who are to lazy to do their own legwork,
> IMHO.
I have had a Shadow Shopper link in my signatures since 2005. I personally like and use Shadow Shopper daily, as do most schedulers. Most schedulers will agree that it is a great resource for us, hence a resource for shoppers. They do offer a FREE membership. They are not a scam, and their service helps many shoppers find work. I also see nothing wrong with affiliate linkage in signatures. In fact, it is quite common. So, to answer your question, I do feel its ethical, and will keep my signature in tact. Many current shoppers (on this forum and elsewhere) have Shadow Shopper memberships, and I don't feel they are uneducated.
SteveSoCal Wrote:
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> PrivateEyes Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > While we do have a
> > Shadow Shopper link in our email signature with
> > all other links we recommend to shoppers, we
> would
> > never intentionally send just our signature to
> > shoppers.
>
> Lysa,
>
> Do you think it's ethical to recommend a company
> in the signature of your emails that charges
> shoppers and apparently remunerates you for
> referrals?
>
> When I was scheduling, I had to go to battle with
> Shadow Shoppers just to get them to stop reposting
> my shops from the MSPA site to their entire body
> of unqualified shoppers. That company is nothing
> but a scam that takes advantage of uneducated
> shoppers who are to lazy to do their own legwork,
> IMHO.
I've never been asked by any scheduler to use Shadow Shopper.
While defending your link to Shadow Shopper you overlooked the reference to your referral fee. Care to address that?
While defending your link to Shadow Shopper you overlooked the reference to your referral fee. Care to address that?
Equal rights for others does not mean fewer rights for you. It's not pie.
"I prefer someone who burns the flag and then wraps themselves up in the Constitution over someone who burns the Constitution and then wraps themselves up in the flag." -Molly Ivins
Never try to teach a pig to sing. It's a waste of your time and it really annoys the pig.
"I prefer someone who burns the flag and then wraps themselves up in the Constitution over someone who burns the Constitution and then wraps themselves up in the flag." -Molly Ivins
Never try to teach a pig to sing. It's a waste of your time and it really annoys the pig.
LisaSTL Wrote:
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> I've never been asked by any scheduler to use
> Shadow Shopper.
>
> While defending your link to Shadow Shopper you
> overlooked the reference to your referral fee.
> Care to address that?
[name deleted]
The question above was answered, and I have further explained the referral process below.
Steve asked:
> Do you think it's ethical to recommend a company
> in the signature of your emails that charges
> shoppers and apparently remunerates you for
> referrals?
I replied:
> I [also] see nothing wrong with affiliate linkage in
> signatures. In fact, it is quite common. So, to
> answer your question, I do feel its ethical...
No one has "asked" anyone to do anything, unless by "ask" you mean it being in my signature. It has already been clarified that Bay received an empty email. Signing up with Shadow Shopper was NOT the purpose of the email Bay received. The link clearly looks like a referral link and I'm fairly sure that most know that a referral link is performance-based, which means we are credited with those that sign up. From forums, emails, facebook, search engines, and mystery shopping companies, etc., referrals are used daily by millions (including my clients and shoppers). With that said, we have been shoppers, schedulers, advocates, and referrers (with or without) being paid for it, with Shadow Shopper for ten years. I personally believe in their services and have no problem whatsoever helping shoppers, that company, and myself all benefit from that.
I have answered the original poster's questions, those of others, and now yours. I have no interest in satisfying your ongoing dedication to create problems, and in doing so now, I am going against suggestions to ignore you, however, I wanted to be sure I have answered all questions (which I have), and done so as quickly as I've been able (which I have).
If anyone has any questions or comments regarding Private Eyes, we will always be happy to respond to them, but if it's obvious that the questions are in attempt to influence, manipulate, or control a conversation, or the emotions of others, those efforts will be ignored by us, as is already done by myriad shoppers that see the difference between helpful posters versus posters in pursuit of creating unprovoked, or unrelated controversies.
Lysa@privateeyesonline.net
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> I've never been asked by any scheduler to use
> Shadow Shopper.
>
> While defending your link to Shadow Shopper you
> overlooked the reference to your referral fee.
> Care to address that?
[name deleted]
The question above was answered, and I have further explained the referral process below.
Steve asked:
> Do you think it's ethical to recommend a company
> in the signature of your emails that charges
> shoppers and apparently remunerates you for
> referrals?
I replied:
> I [also] see nothing wrong with affiliate linkage in
> signatures. In fact, it is quite common. So, to
> answer your question, I do feel its ethical...
No one has "asked" anyone to do anything, unless by "ask" you mean it being in my signature. It has already been clarified that Bay received an empty email. Signing up with Shadow Shopper was NOT the purpose of the email Bay received. The link clearly looks like a referral link and I'm fairly sure that most know that a referral link is performance-based, which means we are credited with those that sign up. From forums, emails, facebook, search engines, and mystery shopping companies, etc., referrals are used daily by millions (including my clients and shoppers). With that said, we have been shoppers, schedulers, advocates, and referrers (with or without) being paid for it, with Shadow Shopper for ten years. I personally believe in their services and have no problem whatsoever helping shoppers, that company, and myself all benefit from that.
I have answered the original poster's questions, those of others, and now yours. I have no interest in satisfying your ongoing dedication to create problems, and in doing so now, I am going against suggestions to ignore you, however, I wanted to be sure I have answered all questions (which I have), and done so as quickly as I've been able (which I have).
If anyone has any questions or comments regarding Private Eyes, we will always be happy to respond to them, but if it's obvious that the questions are in attempt to influence, manipulate, or control a conversation, or the emotions of others, those efforts will be ignored by us, as is already done by myriad shoppers that see the difference between helpful posters versus posters in pursuit of creating unprovoked, or unrelated controversies.
Lysa@privateeyesonline.net
Guess she doesn't see any problem disclosing a mystery shopper's last name on a public forum, either.
Interesting concept. Try to convince people of your high moral character and then do something totally unethical because I had the nerve to ask a question which, BTW, was not addressed.
Equal rights for others does not mean fewer rights for you. It's not pie.
"I prefer someone who burns the flag and then wraps themselves up in the Constitution over someone who burns the Constitution and then wraps themselves up in the flag." -Molly Ivins
Never try to teach a pig to sing. It's a waste of your time and it really annoys the pig.
"I prefer someone who burns the flag and then wraps themselves up in the Constitution over someone who burns the Constitution and then wraps themselves up in the flag." -Molly Ivins
Never try to teach a pig to sing. It's a waste of your time and it really annoys the pig.
Lysa,
How dare you disclose a shopper's surname on open forum. Have you no shame?
How dare you disclose a shopper's surname on open forum. Have you no shame?
Based in MD, near DC
Shopping from the Carolinas to New York
Have video cam; will travel
Poor customer service? Don't get mad; get video.
Shopping from the Carolinas to New York
Have video cam; will travel
Poor customer service? Don't get mad; get video.
Personally, I have no problem with the inclusion of a referral link in a signature file. Capitalism and all that. Not offended, and I don't see an ethics problem with a referral link, either.
However, I audibly gasped when I noticed the inclusion of a shopper's last name. How out-of-line can you get? That goes against every rule of ethics and etiquette there is. Not to mention the tone that last email took towards the end. A rational, reasonable, articulate explanation goes a long way towards getting others to see your side. This response wasn't it. What an ass.
However, I audibly gasped when I noticed the inclusion of a shopper's last name. How out-of-line can you get? That goes against every rule of ethics and etiquette there is. Not to mention the tone that last email took towards the end. A rational, reasonable, articulate explanation goes a long way towards getting others to see your side. This response wasn't it. What an ass.
Practitioner of the Nerdly Arts.
I am shocked that a company rep would get on a forum and use a shopper's surname. That's just wrong. Wow.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/11/2013 02:38AM by TechSavvy.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/11/2013 02:38AM by TechSavvy.
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