| In today's tough economy we all find yourself | | | | compared with the sales associate at Sears. |
| looking to make extra money to make ends | | | | sometimes it's just the 10 foot rule. Did a sales |
| meet. Wouldn't it be great if we could make extra | | | | associate say hello to you once you were within |
| money in our spare time while running errands, | | | | 10 feet of there location. |
| shopping, watching a movie or dining out? Sounds | | | | The problem is that since this is such an |
| like a dream job. Make your own schedule and | | | | attractive part time job there are unscrupulous |
| extra money at the same time. Perfect job for a | | | | companies that will offer jobs as a mystery |
| stay at home mom, student or retiree. There's an | | | | shopper only to lure you in and charge you an up |
| old saying and old sayings become old sayings | | | | front fee to get assignments. Never pay a fee of |
| because there's a lot of truth in them. "if it sounds | | | | any kind to a mystery shopping company.. That is |
| too good to be true, it probably is." There's a lot | | | | a sure sign of a scam. |
| of truth in that saying when it come to Mystery | | | | In fact you should be required to fill out a lengthy |
| Shopping companies. | | | | application and pass some online training tests |
| With Mystery Shopping, also known as Secret | | | | before they offer you assignments. Once you |
| Shoppers or Integrity Investigations an individual, | | | | pass the screening and training you can look up |
| often a private investigator trainee, walks into a | | | | assignments in your area and sign up. You can |
| retail, grocery or convenience store, a restaurant, | | | | sign up for jobs that are on your route to |
| or a gas station to measure specific behaviors | | | | dropping the kids off at school or soccer practice. |
| and make certain observations. Among them: | | | | The pay per assignment can be small but as you |
| associate greetings, the length of time to be | | | | get experienced ans work the jobs into your daily |
| served, the availability of merchandise, the | | | | routine the checks can really add up. also many |
| knowledge of the sales team, and so on. | | | | companies will offer bonuses and incentives. |
| Many companies request "shops" of their own | | | | Especially to their loyal and productive shoppers. |
| locations as well as those of their competitors. It | | | | So you want to be sure you complete all your |
| enables them to understand how their services | | | | paperwork promptly and without errors. |
| stack up against the competition - both generally | | | | Also mystery shopping companies are often |
| and in specific areas.One hypothetical example: | | | | affiliated with private investigation agencies. An |
| Mystery shopper assignments might measure the | | | | investigator trainee can use his hours working as |
| wait in line at Kmart versus Walmart. A | | | | an integrity investigator toward obtaining his |
| hypothetical assignment might also measure how | | | | private investigators license. |
| much information a Best Buy sales associate in | | | | It's fun work, easy, great experience and pays |
| electronics knows about a specific DVD player , | | | | well. Just beware of the scams and you're all set. |