I bet most of these "possible sightings" are just MSer's natural feeling of being observed. I've gone in to 5 Guys both as a MSer and a regular customer. I'm not the only one that the crew is watching because I'm watching them. Many other customers also stand there and watch. How could they POSSIBLY know which one of us it is? Same with the hotel shops - how would they know I am the one who is the MSer?
That being said, I used to do some very exclusive, private club dining shops. Really amazing, and service was always supreme. I used to revel in the fact that I was chosen to do these, and that they could never know that I was a mystery shopper......
That is, until one time I asked for a parking validation. They asked for my name at the front desk. They could not find me at first, and I saw her finger going down the written list of names in her book trying to locate me. Finally she did, and as she drew her finger across the line on the page I was listed in bold as "Mystery Shopper". Oh, I was horrified!
WHY WOULD THEY LET THEM KNOW THAT? Idk, but I felt VERY VERY obvious after that! LOL!
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Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 10/31/2016 01:33PM by Chix.