Mine (Timestamp Camera-Free) has a settings icon to the right of the phptp buttpm. Once selected, it shows options at the bottom at the botoom of the screen, one of which is "Advanced". After selecting that in settings, there is an option called "Interval of refreshing address". It offers a drop-down menu. I selected "As soon as possible", then "ok". Now the address shows up regularly. If i
My concern in this era of rampant data collection/sharing/selling is that the shopper's name might end up on some list of "cheaters" that could get shared beyond the scope of the shop or the company conducting the test without their knowledge. No thanks.
30 minutes is a looong time to be in danger and have no control of the situation. What was the thief doing all that time? Were they just patiently waiting to be arrested? So glad you made it out ok.
No. There are far too many gift card-draining scams out there now. Very difficult to get your money back even if you've paid for the card. Imagine it would be nearly impossible if you had to go through the MSC to prove the card was legitimately paid for.
This may be something new (doubtful) to permit more than one personal account per person. From personal experience in the past, Paypal only allows one personal Paypal account per ss/tin number. It might be possible to slip through if the accounts are not verified, but it's only a matter of time before this gets shut down if using the same ID number for both personal accounts. It is possible to
I agree. You should be able to, but this MSC requires you to inactivate your account if you want to stop getting the emails. It's the only option available.
Ugh! So irritating to see an MSC require shoppers to "inactivate"=deactivate their account if they want to opt out of their 2-4 promo emails daily. Seems in this day and age any company should be able to separate marketing/promo emails from contractor communications.
@Rousseau wrote:
@veebeeshops wrote:
Is it just me or does anyone else notice a tendency for Ipsos to take longer to evaluate and mark a shop as received if the shopper has extended the date(as permitted)? I've noticed this more than once and am curious if this may be an unofficial way of "training" shoppers not to extend shops. Does anyone else have any experience with this?
I do not know ho
@Morledzep wrote:
The option to change your dates is another one of their gimmicks to avoid paying a scheduler. There are no penalties involved.
I'm not familiar with this. How is the scheduler's pay affected by the shopper changing dates, as permitted?
@boridi wrote:
Some of you are paranoid
And some may be incurious. As the saying goes, "Just because you may be paranoid, doesn't mean you're not being followed!" To each their own.
Is it just me or does anyone else notice a tendency for Ipsos to take longer to evaluate and mark a shop as received if the shopper has extended the date(as permitted)? I've noticed this more than once and am curious if this may be an unofficial way of "training" shoppers not to extend shops. Does anyone else have any experience with this?
That could be a scary concerning situation, for sure. For those that have been contacted by employees, did you report it back to the MSC involved? If so, how did they respond?
I have done many car shops, gratefully, without incident. I have never been asked for proof of insurance. On a couple of occasions, I wasn't even asked for my driver's license. I always assumed the coverage in the event of a problem would be provided by the dealership unless the driver was being reckless. Not everyone who visits a dealership to buy a car has insurance since they may not y
Not to mention that some of these stores are so traumatized from being constantly robbed that I'm sure they would seriously freak out if someone were lurking suspiciously around their displays, counting items, etc. measuring the distance from the door to the display. ???
Yikes! Question: Who thinks up this stuff? Answer: Someone who doesn't have to perform it.
Has anyone else noticed the increasing number of "mystery shops" that
require the shopper to use their real name, IDs, take a photo of their
uncovered entire face, utilize their own credit to apply for a loan, or credit card or finance a product (all of which affects the shopper's credit score IRL), or require the shopper 'to use their own actual bank or investment accounts to "take screensho
Certainly, once the MSC has been told by a shopper that the location is permanently closed, with photographic evidence, they know the location's status. As long as they are willing to pay the bonuses promised or a reasonable fee, I have no problem with it. Bravo, to those who have been adequately compensated.
However, for $1, it is a waste of the shopper's time. Some of these assignments als
Month after month the same closed locations appear on the board. Now, some pay only $1 for these locations, which is less than most shoppers would take for a phone shop that doesn't require leaving home. At this point, I research locations before assigning if there is any doubt. Yes, Google indicates if a location is temporarily or permanently closed. If we can do this, why can't the MSC? An
@mjt9598 wrote:
One big problem with dealership shops is that so many of them are part of huge companies, so they share a computer system with their other locations and will have shoppers marked in the computer system at multiple dealerships.
Excellent point. If you do more than one of these, be sure to use a name variation and a different phone number and email each time so you don't get fla
@KarenSchedulesForIpsos wrote:
They have a team ready to answer the calls and if for some reason they are all on the phone if you leave a message they will call you back - and they know I posted the number
Thank you for your reply, Karen. Someone did get back to me before I had a chance to call. I reported what I was told below...or above. Not sure how the forum posts work in order.
Ok, mystery solved! First the good news: Someone did get back to me from Ipsos's standard email address. Kudos to them, though they did not use their name. The bad news is, they stated that Ipsos recently changed the compensation on Electronic Mystery Shops, at least. For closed locations the rate has been reduced from from $5 to $1. If the shopper waits 20 minutes and leaves without bein