Mystery Shopping

Could you explain to me what mystery shopping is? I understand it has to do something with shopping but I don't fully understand.

I have done some mystery shopping from time to time, but nothing in a while. If I get an email for a mystery shop to do something that is already on my agenda, then I will usually participate. I have also gotten free groceries by mystery shopping and a couple of free dinners, but to be honest nothing extensive. However, like I said, if something good comes along that I am going to do anyway, I will take it. It's great to get paid for something that you were already planning to do. LOL Good luck to you in your mystery shopping and all of your online adventures!

this is something i would like to try but i dont have a car so it would be pretty difficult. the one company that i joined up with wanted you to buy a membership plus had shops outside the city where i live, so it was too difficult to get there.

Hi Joody,

I've been Mystery Shopping for 2 years now. I only shop part-time, I work another part-time job from home and when I have hours or days off I fill it in with mystery shopping. It get's me out of the house and amongst the public.

I've had months that I made good money, then some where I didn't really make anything, but in those months I received free meals at fast food restaurants, might have gotten a free oil change, or some other things free. Different reasons, but I can say I'm not just "spinning my wheels". Sometimes when you live in a small town, you have to branch out and make a days work out of it. I've also found if you wait until close to the end of the month, you can pick up some extra paying shops.

Because I am an independent contractor I have to claim my own taxes. Mystery shopping helps with additional write offs, like mileage.

I must say I won't ever give it up and I am looking at registering with more companies.

Bizzy B say "Happy Shopping"

I tried finding a mystery shopping job yet fell to scams and disappointments. I did find one but fell hard to the scam and now I am paying hard core for that. It would be nice to find a legal mystery shopping job for I would love to get paid to shop.

Yes I have done Mystery Shopping, I did a apartment shop in September, but I just got paid last month,I like Mystery shopping, I get e-mails from companies, everyday but some of then are not in my state, they wanted me to do a bank shop, I turned it down because they wanted me to present the teller, with a check and I don't have a checking account.

I am also a registered mystery shopper, but I haven't done in a while. I still get email alerts for my area. Nowadays, it is mostly phone shops for travel agencies and warehouses. The few that I have done, did not pay enough for the trouble of getting there and writing up the report.
There must be other mystery shopping companies out there. I just haven't found one that is worth it.

I just started mystery shopping last month and so far so good. I have done 4 mystery shops for which I have received payment for two and I'm awaiting payment on the other 2. I like it, but I would love it even more if I could find companies that actually have shops available for my area (south Texas)

Happy Shopping!

I really want to get into Mystery Shopping! I just recently got my license [I'm 18] and I'm moving to a bigger city at the end of this month. I have so many questions about it though. Like, do you need money to make money? That's my biggest problem - I know some of them pay you back, but I don't have more than 2 dollars to my name right now. And could I even get a mystery shopping job in my area? Things like that.

I have checked into it, but did not find any company that really seemed legit or that panned out. I live in a small town, and nothing ever came up.