Sharing info is not allowed. It violates your ICA Agreement.

sammylouie Wrote:
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> Has anyone seen Mortons or other steakhouses on
> lists in Chicago? I understand we all want the
> same thing and not everyone will get in, but how
> come nobody is willing to share info with each
> other? Seems odd to join a forum but then to not
> help each other by sharing info. Can anyone
> recommend some of the better shopping companies in
> the Chicago area? Thanks

You found the forum, which is a positive step into mystery shopping. We do help each other, when it is within our means to do so. After you spend some time reading the forum, you will see that, and much more. Enjoy!

sammylouie Wrote:
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> Has anyone seen Mortons or other steakhouses on
> lists in Chicago? I understand we all want the
> same thing and not everyone will get in, but how
> come nobody is willing to share info with each
> other? Seems odd to join a forum but then to not
> help each other by sharing info. Can anyone
> recommend some of the better shopping companies in
> the Chicago area? Thanks


We share thoughts, ideas, how-tos, why-does, and what-is - AND - the biggest and most important one! - which companies to beware of because they are not paying their shoppers. No one wants to perform shops and complete reports and not get paid.

When shoppers register with MSCs, they are required to sign Independent Contractor Agreements (ICAs). Most of these ICAs contain a confidentiality clause. This prohibits the shopper from revealing the names of the clients of the MSC and from revealing any details of the shops or MSC practices that a shopper might learn during the course of performing shops for that MSC. So we do not share specific shop information or reveal who shops which clients. In addition, the posting guidelines of our forum prohibit revealing the clients of MSCs.

As far as recommending the best companies in a specific area, every area is serviced by different companies. Sometimes the same client is shopped by different MSCs in different areas. Some MSCs are very active in some areas and not in others. So the shoppers who would know the best companies to shop in Chicago and the best shops in Chicago, are those who are currently mystery shopping in Chicago. If you are located in the Chicago area and you seek to get a list of the best Chicago MSCs so you can sign up with those companies and begin to perform mystery shops, you will then be in direct competition with those shoppers and you will be competing with them for the jobs they are currently doing. While most forum posters are willing to answer questions and assist new posters and new shoppers, most believe it is fair to ask that shoppers do their own research and sign up with companies on their own.

I will ask you to do your own research because, if you shop fine dining in the Chicago area, you are in direct competition with me, as well as many others. I've worked hard for my contacts and do not want to hand them over to someone who will then take shops away from me.

Sammy, welcome to the forum. A lot of great help and support is provided on this forum. The New Shopper area is a great place to start. This has information on getting started here as well as with mystery shopping. A link to a list of mystery shopping companies is available at the bottom of this page.

ShopUntilYouDrop Wrote:
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> I accept any and all hints at to how I can find a
> Morton's shop in Arizona. I love their food but
> have a bit more trouble "stomaching" their prices.


I know there was a Morton's at 24th Street and Camelback Road in Phoenix at the Espanade but that location closed down a year ago. I don't know if there are any more left in Arizona?

Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 01/07/2013 01:01AM by squireparty.

squireparty Wrote:
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> I know there was a Morton's at 24th Street and
> Camelback Road in Phoenix at the Espanade but that
> location closed down a year ago. I don't know if
> there are any more left in Arizona?

A quick surf to their website will reveal a restaurant locator tab.

sammylouie Wrote:
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> ...how come nobody is willing to share info with each
> other? Seems odd to join a forum but then to not
> help each other by sharing info...

It sounds like you missed the thousands of posts on this forum where people helped each other by sharing info. It gets frustrating when someone asks a question that's been thoroughly answered already. It can also give the impression that the asker doesn't want to do any work for themselves, but wants to be spoonfed.

This is a one-time poster who dug up an old thread and posted to it the kind of request we don't fill, and he has not returned to the forum to see any of our answers.

So true, AustinMom. Maybe others who feel the same will see the thread and learn from it. (Wishful thinking on my part, I'm sure.

AustinMom Wrote:
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> This is a one-time poster who dug up an old thread
> and posted to it the kind of request we don't
> fill, and he has not returned to the forum to see
> any of our answers.

Not sure who you are referring to, AustinMom. Me?

Since your previous post was back in 2010, she wasn't referring to you sammylouie, who was most likely a troll, dredged it up again on January 5, 2013 after it had been idle since October of 2010.

Thanks, Lisa. I understand. But I am still hungry for a great (free) steak.

Aren't we all, LOL!

ShopUntilYouDrop Wrote:
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> AustinMom Wrote:
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> > This is a one-time poster who dug up an old
> thread
> > and posted to it the kind of request we don't
> > fill, and he has not returned to the forum to
> see
> > any of our answers.
>
> Not sure who you are referring to, AustinMom. Me?

No, you must have not read everything. I was referring to sammielouie who posted January 5, 2013 to an old thread, which had been last added to in 2010, requesting info that we don't provide.