I rarely do these shops and only when the commission is really high because they are desperate. That is the only time they are worth doing. Unfortunately, too many will "grab" the $4 and $5 shops and not make any money for the long reports, allowing the company to continue to offer cheap jobs.

I've never done the pizza shops for this company, but I did take the test and pass it. They offer plenty of other shops and the guidelines are detailed enough that it's nearly impossible to make a mistake and not get paid. For me, they have paid like clockwork and I've never had a problem. I've done over 45 shops for them in the past two years. I had one shop scheduled for them at a decent fee/reimbursement, but they called and asked if I could change the scenario. They offered twice the money for the exact same location/date/time. I say, give them a chance and try one of the other shops. :-)

Hi! I had another question in a different subject. I see that we all have fake names in here. Of course our e-mail gives us away as to who we really are if someone involved in this forum was controlling it and wanted to know. I can't think of a good reason for each of us who are mystery shoppers to have to give fake names. I mean we are all on the same side I think. Do the actual companies we work for come in here and read? Does anyone know or have a best guess? Just curious. Thanks for all your response.

Hugs LZ

I have not done any of the pizza shops for them, but a least they pay a fee. Another company only reimburses the cost of the pizza for the same company. I have done about 15 shops for CoRI in 3 months and I mostly wait until the fees get to a decent and sometimes really high, like $20 for a gas shop, then I do them. The only problem is that if you wait too long, someone else's price point may come up before you can select the job. The pay extremely fast as they have paid me 2 to 3 times for jobs I've done for them and some other companies have not paid me at all in the same time frame. I give them a BIG THUMBS UP.

Most definitely, companies read here. Some write here, as well. Poster beware!
LOL.

I know schedulers come in here, so it is possible that people from the companies we work for come in here also. That is possible.

Dee: You are correct from now on when ever I mention Corporate Research International I am going to use the name Corigetsya. For all you shoppers to identify without me using the name Corporate Research International.
By the way, I did some shops for them, the receipt was faint due to the client not bothering topay for ink in their machine. I did not get paid due to that. Best of luck with your scam, Corigetsya.

The faint receipt is a pain in the neck. Some guidelines tell the shopper to not leave the store with it, explain you need a readable receipt for bookkeeping purposes, or take the receipt to customer service for a darker copy.

Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 10/10/2009 01:12AM by Mert.

I have a feeling the people from CoRI are going to understand "Corigetsya."

I concur with Dee on this matter. This does not mean that I concur her on everything. Even Dee can be correct sometimes.

I signed up with Corporate Research International, and have not done one shop for them. I just hit delete when they pop up. Very low pay is an insult to me... there are many other companies to work for.

cheryl bailey Wrote:
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> Stay away from the K-mart you won't
> get paid.'
> Also beware of Kroger shops,not what they seem.

Odd, I've done probably 20 KMart shops and I've been paid for every one of them.

CRI does not do Kroger, but with those too, I've done close to 100 and always gotten paid with no hassle.

My mistake,it's trendsource that does Krogers.
Do you not feel it's very low pay for the time involved for what Krogers wants?

cheryl bailey Wrote:
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> My mistake,it's NAME REMOVED that does Krogers.
> Do you not feel it's very low pay for the time
> involved for what Krogers wants?


Please remove the name of the MSC; it violates ICA agreement's to post whom is shopping which company



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 10/18/2009 01:26AM by dee shops.

HOW DO I REMOVE IT

In the right hand end of the bar that shows the date and time of your post there should be an 'Edit Post' option. Click that and it will open up the message again for you. You probably want to change the grocery company's name for just 'grocery store', etc. When you submit the message it will show up changed and with a note of the date and time of edit. Then we can lean on Dee Shops to clean up her quote of YOUR message

cheryl bailey Wrote:
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> Do you not feel it's very low pay for the time
> involved for what Krogers wants?

I can see it both ways. The fee is low yes, but I normally shop at Kroger and when I do a mystery shop there, I get $9 in free groceries.

When I did the first few, it did seem like a lot of info they wanted, but the more you do, you pretty much have the report form memorized, and they are really simple then.

This company shops two grocery stores. They do not shop the grocery stores near as often as they do their other clients. I could have shopped the same grocery store for both companies at the same time but I only have a one track mind so I passed.

I would die of a painful terminal disease before touching anything from this company.

dr.lloyd@sbcglobal.net Wrote:
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> I would die of a painful terminal disease before
> touching anything from this company.


Okay. We know.

dr.lloyd@sbcglobal.net Wrote:
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> I would die of a painful terminal disease before
> touching anything from this company.


In my book, a company that pays low fees but is reliable is better any day than a company that promises good pay but doesn't pay it. At least with the former you know what you are signing up for. You may pick up one of the cheaper shops or wait for them to go higher, but you know if you pick it up you WILL get that money. With the latter, you may think you are getting this great assignment, but wind up with headache of chasing them to get the payment and/or no payment at all.

So overall, I would say, weigh your options and pick and choose the jobs that you want, but this one is not the worst out there.

Low pay, delayed paychecks, excessive tests.

Hey Dee. I know that you do not like my style and that is OK. I will continue to denigrate CORI until they whither up and die as a company. Every newbee who sees my post about this abomination will gain something postive and may be will not be beat out of a paycheck by these people. So I will continue in my quest to help others. Thanks anyway. Doc

dr.lloyd@sbcglobal.net Wrote:
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> Hey Dee. I know that you do not like my style and
> that is OK. I will continue to denigrate CORI
> until they whither up and die as a company. Every
> newbee who sees my post about this abomination
> will gain something postive and may be will not be
> beat out of a paycheck by these people. So I will
> continue in my quest to help others. Thanks
> anyway. Doc


Somehow I doubt that you will be the reason that CoRI goes out of business, should they do so.

Hey Dee: I am only doing my absolute best to do them all the harm that I can. You do not understand me or what I do. I believe that whatever harm that you can do to a bad company does the entire community good by allowing them to know what types of maladaptive things they perpetrate on the entire community. I may not be able to put them out of business but I will do my part in stopping them from abusing good or new shoppers. Thanks for the input.

dr.lloyd@sbcglobal.net Wrote:
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> Hey Dee: I am only doing my absolute best to do
> them all the harm that I can. You do not
> understand me or what I do. I believe that
> whatever harm that you can do to a bad company
> does the entire community good by allowing them to
> know what types of maladaptive things they
> perpetrate on the entire community. I may not be
> able to put them out of business but I will do my
> part in stopping them from abusing good or new
> shoppers. Thanks for the input.

Sadly, what often happens instead, and has happened in this case, is that you get branded, or identified as a fanatic, or radical. Pretty soon, as soon as you start talking, people stop listening. Much like the boy who cried wolf, when you do have something of merit to say, people are so numbed by your constant repetition of the same rhetoric that it dilutes the effectiveness of your valid statement.

At this point, having never seen you post anything except for what sounds like the wild raving of an obsessed lunatic, I have trouble giving credibility to anything you say.

Perhaps a more effective approach would be to post positive thoughts from time to time as well, that way people can see that you are able to make rational and fair assessments, rather than only seeing your negative side.

Just an idea.

JayTee Wrote:
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> dr.lloyd@sbcglobal.net Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > Hey Dee: I am only doing my absolute best to do
> > them all the harm that I can. You do not
> > understand me or what I do. I believe that
> > whatever harm that you can do to a bad company
> > does the entire community good by allowing them
> to
> > know what types of maladaptive things they
> > perpetrate on the entire community. I may not
> be
> > able to put them out of business but I will do
> my
> > part in stopping them from abusing good or new
> > shoppers. Thanks for the input.
>
> Sadly, what often happens instead, and has
> happened in this case, is that you get branded, or
> identified as a fanatic, or radical. Pretty soon,
> as soon as you start talking, people stop
> listening. Much like the boy who cried wolf, when
> you do have something of merit to say, people are
> so numbed by your constant repetition of the same
> rhetoric that it dilutes the effectiveness of your
> valid statement.
>
> At this point, having never seen you post anything
> except for what sounds like the wild raving of an
> obsessed lunatic, I have trouble giving
> credibility to anything you say.
>
> Perhaps a more effective approach would be to post
> positive thoughts from time to time as well, that
> way people can see that you are able to make
> rational and fair assessments, rather than only
> seeing your negative side.
>
> Just an idea.


Amen. You rock, JayTee. :-)

That makes for two narrow minded do gooders who see everything as a lunatic fringe statement. I do not have to defend against that. I feel a certain way about this firm and I state it plainly. I also, although you do not seem to read it, say many positive things about positive msc firms. So let the stones fall where they may. Some people may actually feel that I am right and others of your vein, will not. That is what makes life fun. By the way Jay tee. Don't rock too much, it is illegal.

dr.lloyd@sbcglobal.net Wrote:
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> That makes for two narrow minded do gooders who
> see everything as a lunatic fringe statement.


IMHO, neither JayTee nor I are narrow-minded. And no one who actually knows me in person would ever claim I see much in contemporary life as being on a lunatic fringe.

Dee: You were not the person with the lunatic comment,it was the other do gooder.