A total newbie here. Looking to supplement my retirement. Originally from NW Indiana about 30 miles from Chicago (the place of my birth). I've lived here in Albuquerque, NM for just over 26 years. I have 3 daughters, 4 granddaughters, 1 grandson and 1 great granddaughter who just started 1st grade.

Welcome ! Sounds like a great family. Read the forum to get an idea of what kinds of shops and which companies to join.

Hi @Frankie1429 and Welcome to the world of Mystery Shopping!
BARE has a solid industry reputation, celebrating 30 years in business and is known for its credibility, stability, and variety of opportunities.
I know that we have "shops" available in Albuquerque, NM.
You can become an Evaluator of BARE here: [www.bareinternational.com] and then check the job board for available assignments.

As an Evaluator for BARE International, you become a valuable part of providing game-changing insights to our clients. You can have an impact on how our clients provide customer service and make business decisions. The same ethical standards we uphold when designing, implementing, and analyzing research strategies for our clients also applies to you as one of our Evaluators. We strive to create opportunities as worthwhile to you as your work is to us.

6 Benefits of Being a BARE Evaluator
1). Extra Income - Earn with our transparent evaluation system that helps you improve your work and ensures fair, democratic scheduling.
2) Fun Work - Learning more about interesting products and brands is fun, and helping companies make a difference is truly rewarding.
3) Feel Valued - With competition increasing daily, you’ll be a valuable asset to companies looking to improve customer experience.
4) Fair Pay - BARE ensures reasonable compensation and maintains secure and accurate financial control systems.
5) Flexible Hours - Enjoy less stringent validation processes and full control over dates, deadlines, payments and workload.
6) Professional Reputation - BARE has a solid industry reputation, celebrating 30 years in business and is known for its credibility, stability, and variety of opportunities.

Feel free to message me if you need anything!
Best,
Lisa Shapiro

Welcome!

There is some fantastic information in the New Shoppers area on the forum - it will give you a great overview of the world of mystery shopping. Of course, feel free to post questions here - you are certain to get several answers in a short amount of time.

As for companies... As mentioned above, Bare is great company. You'll find a list of other good companies linked at the bottom of this page.... If you stick with this, you'll eventually sign up for most of them. I would suggest starting with the "most discussed companies" as they are all larger companies with work nation-wide and, therefore, likely to have work near you.

Welcome. How did you find out about mystery shopping?

@MFJohnston - Thank you again for your very kind words! We appreciate our Evaluators, like yourself who help make us "a great company", as you said. Have a wonderful day!

No need to thank me. Folks on this forum helped me become more successful mystery shopping than I had imagined possible and the least I can do is pass on the kindness to more potential shoppers. If any MSC with which I have had a good experience takes the time to promote itself here, I'm always happy to give their claims a little more weight.

At BARE, we want to know what concerns, issues, and of course, successes our Evaluators are having. Since a lot of issues and concerns are often discussed here, we want to stay apprised and engage in the discourse.