@MissT48917
Hi!
I cannot help to wonder.. Are you requesting the shops correctly? If you request them through this forum you may or may not get a response from the scheduler. Make sure that you have registered for the particular company offering the shop and then request it through their job board. New folks will get opportunities all the time, especially on less involved shops. This is just a discussion forum - a great place to go for information about Mystery Shopping. It is not an actual company and does not actually offer jobs (though companies - MSC's - will frequently advertise here.
Good luck!
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