Best and Worst list

I'm new to mystery shopping (I started in October) and mainly work for CRI. I was just wondering what shopping companies are the better ones and which ones are just a headache. I know some there are a few companies that deal with the tourism but what are some companies that pay well?

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If you read through a lot of the company threads you will find that shoppers differ widely concerning most and least favorite companies. A few, very few, companies seem to have problems serious enough to warrant taking them to court for nonpayment.

Based in MD, near DC
Shopping from the Carolinas to New York
Have video cam; will travel

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I agree with wales....Often it is based on personal experiences. For example, I would never work for CRI, ICCDS, Gfi or Trendsource - very low pay, but many here seem to love them. Sign up and work for as many companies as you can. Within few months you can filter it down to 10-15 companies YOU would like to work for.

Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 11/12/2011 03:15PM by anakin.
Even within the same company jobs and pay can fluctuate wildly. CoRI tries to pay $3 & $4 yet many of us get those same easy jobs for $20 to $50. GFK has cell phone shops that are a PITA for a piddly amount, but 2 weeks ago I took one with a $15 bonus. ICCDS fees for retail and purchase/return are downright silly, but twice they had a series of job which took 5 to 10 minutes on-site and another 5 on the report and paid $18. They've also had customer intercepts that pay in the $20 to $25 and hour range, easy peasy and no report. I guess the lesson here is don't write off any company completely, it doesn't cost anything to register.

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Hill and Dunlap (HDE) have to be the absolute worst. So glad that I listened to folks on the internet boards prior to taking a shop with them. Its like pulling teeth from a live shark in getting payment from them.
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I've said it before. It is amazing to me how varied tastes are (!Hay no disputan las gustas!) Some folks love StN (I absolutely refuse to work for them) and some folks hate Maritz (I have never had a problem....Well that's not true. I had a problem w/ one scheduler. I called again and mentioned it and got an apology.) The point is, very few companies are all bad and someone is going to have a problem with even the best companies. And what is best anyway? Sometimes I get in the mood to do several $10 shops because they are easy. I swear I will never do another EPMS report one week and sign up for 3 the next. Go figure. I keep signing up for new MSCs because I know the ones I like (Sinclair is one of my favorites) might not always have shops for me: I can only shop the banks in my area once every light year. :-)
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