The economy sucks
You know the economy is bad when the latest shipment of Mallomars are much smaller cookies than they use to be. They are almost "human" bite size. What a let down. But that's what companies have to do to keep the sweets going.
In other news....I have been doing secret shopping the past month and I must say its actually been fun. I have done 4 shops over the past month.. each a little different. They are very easy to do as well. I signed up on about 50 different secret shopping site. I get emails daily on different shops in my area. If I like the area and the shop and I'm available to do the shop apply for it. If I am chosen I gain access to all the information that is necessary for the shop, what to look for, when to go, what to purchase, etc. I print it out and go over all that is expected. The day of the shop I go as a regular customer observe as much as possible. I normally have to keep track of the time, associates name, etc etc. After the shop is done i report the information on the website of the company the sent the shop to me. Normal reports take about 30-40 min to put in and shop are normally no more than 30 min.
The reports are submitted and within a few days I get an email with either a grade or request more information on the shop. You are graded on a scale of 1-10 on how well your shop report was. So far I got two 9s and one 8. Not bad for just starting. Plus I've made $65 (if my last shop goes through correctly).
This last shop was a tough one. I was required to record the shop. I was given a phone number to call and use to record the conversation. So I walk in and start a conversation with the sales agent behind the desk. About 5 minutes into the shop I hear, in a loud blaring voice, "YOUR RECORDING HAS BEEN SAVED AND WILL BE AVAILABLE...." I was mortified, but I kept my cool, excused myself and reset the phone. Five minutes later it happened again. After that I gave up on it and shut off the phone, but continued the shop. I hope this doesn't effect me much, in terms of getting my pay, because it wasn't my fault. But we shall see.
In other news....I have been doing secret shopping the past month and I must say its actually been fun. I have done 4 shops over the past month.. each a little different. They are very easy to do as well. I signed up on about 50 different secret shopping site. I get emails daily on different shops in my area. If I like the area and the shop and I'm available to do the shop apply for it. If I am chosen I gain access to all the information that is necessary for the shop, what to look for, when to go, what to purchase, etc. I print it out and go over all that is expected. The day of the shop I go as a regular customer observe as much as possible. I normally have to keep track of the time, associates name, etc etc. After the shop is done i report the information on the website of the company the sent the shop to me. Normal reports take about 30-40 min to put in and shop are normally no more than 30 min.
The reports are submitted and within a few days I get an email with either a grade or request more information on the shop. You are graded on a scale of 1-10 on how well your shop report was. So far I got two 9s and one 8. Not bad for just starting. Plus I've made $65 (if my last shop goes through correctly).
This last shop was a tough one. I was required to record the shop. I was given a phone number to call and use to record the conversation. So I walk in and start a conversation with the sales agent behind the desk. About 5 minutes into the shop I hear, in a loud blaring voice, "YOUR RECORDING HAS BEEN SAVED AND WILL BE AVAILABLE...." I was mortified, but I kept my cool, excused myself and reset the phone. Five minutes later it happened again. After that I gave up on it and shut off the phone, but continued the shop. I hope this doesn't effect me much, in terms of getting my pay, because it wasn't my fault. But we shall see.