Case of the disappearing mystery shop

I was looking over my shops from last year and realized there are a few that I have not seen recently. Do you have any that you have not seen around for a while or seem to be gone for good?

My list:
Lush
Boiling Crab
iFly
Amazon Fresh (admittedly, I have not been looking so they might be around still)
Gopuff

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I haven't seen Lush in a while. When I tried their products, I became a fan and buy their products as a regular consumer. It was usually around holiday season and sprinkled in during the year.
Boiling Crab is still shopped in my area
iFly I only did once and never saw again, but got a bonus from the MSC that usually never pays and/or gives out bonuses.
Don't know about Amazon Fresh and Gopuff

Yup, no more Lush or Boiling Crab near me, also on the bye-bye list are Gyroville, Tom Thumb, Publix, Chevy's, Pincho Factory, Blaze Pizza, and Supercuts.

Wing Stop and BWW.

@wrosie wrote:

Wing Stop and BWW.

I still see BWW but maybe it's a regional thing? Never shopped them so I don't know that much about the program.

BWW actually has/had some very good hamburgers when I shopped them.

I did Lush in May. I saw GoPuff around June, but it was an alcohol related one I didn't want to do. I haven't seen iFly all year, I don't think. I've seen some Amazon ones, but all delivery.

Amazon Fresh is being shopped by the "Who Wants a Burger" outfit.

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@MsJudi TY! I was trying to rack my brain around that. I was too shy to ask. I thought about saying I was asking for a friend, but how lame.

I don’t think it’s in my area though.

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I did Lush for the Burger Bros MSC in December. I wish it would come back. That was the first time I purchased from them and now my 9 year old is obsessed.

I hit reply too soon. I very much miss: Legoland, Kia -especially for $150, Stitch Fix, and Aldi grocery pickup.

Legoland is shopped. I just saw it about a week ago.

Regarding Lush, I am pretty cheap. Sometimes if I'm at the mall, I just ask for samples. Makes for a nice solution when traveling overnight.

[What products do you like?

quote=Okie]
Regarding Lush, I am pretty cheap. Sometimes if I'm at the mall, I just ask for samples. Makes for a nice solution when traveling overnight.[/quote]

For Lush - lately, I've been focusing on my extremities (fingers, toes, digits) - pink peppermint foot lotion is a good catch-all. But I also liked the sweet wild orange hand balm. The repeat foot balm was a bit much.

Herbalism face mask does wonders for me. Not too abrasive and feels good. It dissolves rather nicely. Dirty shaving cream has worked very well for me. No clogged pores. For body lotion, I like sleepy lavender. Not too strong. Also, the weird exotic colors from the other types of body lotions, I felt like might stain certain cloths and was too fruity of a smell, personally for my liking.

I like lushh too

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Lush closed many shops once their leases were up. I think the shops went by the wayside.

@cherubino3 wrote:

Lush closed many shops once their leases were up. I think the shops went by the wayside.

Of the four shopping malls near me, three are still there. The closest one near me which was super convenient got closed, but that mall is struggling in general.

Love the Lush products, but never saw shops for them in my area. Maybe I wasn't looking?

As for the OQ, I miss the Cafe Zupas shops.

Always good for a meal a week or so, and I enjoyed the variety available, and the beverage bar. I will still pop in occasionally on my own dime.

Have synthesizers, will travel...

Not sure if it's still around - Google Pay shops. Also, for two years straight, there was a large study of grocery competitors that could last a month. I didn't see it this year. It may have been a temporary thing with a specific client in my area.

Restaurants and cafes through a large luxury department store. After COVID, these shops were gone. The retail ones got moved to another MSC, cutting more than half the pay, and I never really followed it anymore going forward.

@Okie wrote:

Not sure if it's still around - Google Pay shops. Also, for two years straight, there was a large study of grocery competitors that could last a month. I didn't see it this year. It may have been a temporary thing with a specific client in my area.

Restaurants and cafes through a large luxury department store. After COVID, these shops were gone. The retail ones got moved to another MSC, cutting more than half the pay, and I never really followed it anymore going forward.

Oh, ouch.

No more bi-mart in my area, sadly. Hint at the msc that does lush?

Wingstop is still shopped in my area. Maybe there's more than one MS company doing them.

Accidentally duplicated

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@kittycat wrote:

No more bi-mart in my area, sadly. Hint at the msc that does lush?

Do you like burgers?

I loved the luxury department store cafe shop and it was great while shopping with one of my DDs Never took a purchase shop as it required a return.

We see Lush at our mall but never entered. One DD did receive bath bombs as a gift last year. I may venture in.

@Okie wrote:

Not sure if it's still around - Google Pay shops. Also, for two years straight, there was a large study of grocery competitors that could last a month. I didn't see it this year. It may have been a temporary thing with a specific client in my area.

Restaurants and cafes through a large luxury department store. After COVID, these shops were gone. The retail ones got moved to another MSC, cutting more than half the pay, and I never really followed it anymore going forward.

@Madetoshop wrote:

I loved the luxury department store cafe shop and it was great while shopping with one of my DDs Never took a purchase shop as it required a return.

We see Lush at our mall but never entered. One DD did receive bath bombs as a gift last year. I may venture in.

@Okie wrote:

Not sure if it's still around - Google Pay shops. Also, for two years straight, there was a large study of grocery competitors that could last a month. I didn't see it this year. It may have been a temporary thing with a specific client in my area.

Restaurants and cafes through a large luxury department store. After COVID, these shops were gone. The retail ones got moved to another MSC, cutting more than half the pay, and I never really followed it anymore going forward.

I do miss those shops. I remember doing a whole round (around five locations here) right before COVID shutdown.

I do recommend trying some of the Lush samples. It's targeted at a younger crowd, but I found the quality to be good. It's a little expensive though. The only sale is on Boxing Day (day after Christmas).

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