Favorite MSC to work for? (Restaurant Jobs a plus)
Sign up for all of them. There is a complete list on this forum. Depending upon where you live or where you travel will determine what is in your area.
Ace Mystery Shopping. They run the business like it should be run.
Reality Based Group - they have an Outback competitor!
White Clay, super professional and great employees, although not a ton of work.
No, just mattress shops in my state, one location 50 miles from me and the other about 200 miles.@foodluvr wrote:
White Clay, super professional and great employees, although not a ton of work.
My reply will be predicated upon the most favorable work:pay ratio I have encountered in this business; hands down it is Informa AKA Curinos. All of the shops I have completed through them since 2014 have been sitting in my office, with the pre-2014 onsite shops paying above scale. In addition, on one occasion they had a scheduling error and Immediately corrected the problem with TOP SHELF communication.
Okie, I have not seen any shops available for Curinos except online in 10 yrs. I quickly completed one tonight that paid $150 for approx. an hour's work. They have work, employing an iPhone, that pays in the vicinity of $300.
I get regular emails from them about projects that involve loans, financing, etc. with hard and soft credit pulls; are those what you're talking about, bob? I'd much rather do something that doesn't involve my credit score taking a hit.@shopperbob wrote:
Okie, I have not seen any shops available for Curinos except online in 10 yrs. I quickly completed one tonight that paid $150 for approx. an hour's work. They have work, employing an iPhone, that pays in the vicinity of $300.
If your path dictates you walk through hell, do it as though you own the place. -unknown
Dr, first an answer--yes. I have been completing those shops for a few yrs. and the only occasion for my score to drop was when I was paid extra for a hard credit pull; that was my choice. The drop was approx. 20 points and lasted a few mos., BUT, my scores are in the low 800s and my last loan was paid off in 1976. That stated, the number is actually immaterial to me.
I think it was in Sept., when I received a PM from a board member that he/she* had decided to "give it a try" and was pleased.
* I do not have any plans to begin referring to a single person as THEY.
I think it was in Sept., when I received a PM from a board member that he/she* had decided to "give it a try" and was pleased.
* I do not have any plans to begin referring to a single person as THEY.
I also have done financially related shops for them...They are easy to work with and communicative. And since most are online it does not really matter what part of the country you are in. Quite a few lately require an I Phone which I don't have but like ShopperBob a hit on my credit does not bother me. Basically your credit rating is used for big ticket items, loans or credit card applications and such. I have a house and a car and more credit cards than I need already.
@Okie wrote:
Hm shopperbob, I think you've mentioned Informa / Curinos a couple of times. I always meant to look into this MSC, but never could get signed up in the past. But I think I got signed up now. From what I recall, do they mainly only have shops on the west coast?
I see their shops but don't have an iPhone.
I do believe they have shops in the Midwest if you are a member of the credit union at one of the largest Airforce bases there. Sorry I can't name it. Near the Great Lakes.
Their pay is lucrative.
Edited to say this is in reference to Curinos.
By the way, I never look at their website. I am not sure if they have jobs there ever. They send job opportunities by email regularly. Not all jobs require an I Phone and the ones I do never seem restricted to the West Coast. However, a few might need an acct in a bank that is popular in one part of the country. Most of the ones I get notified about are national. The ones with a hard pull on your credit pay better but they often have jobs with only a soft pull. They are looking for people with low credit scores to high credit scores but often they have a disclaimer that your credit must be in "right" standing which I gather means no bankruptcies or delinquencies within a specified amt of time.
All I can say is if one day the person they are looking for who meets the specs of that job is you, then that is your lucky day.
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By the way, I never look at their website. I am not sure if they have jobs there ever. They send job opportunities by email regularly. Not all jobs require an I Phone and the ones I do never seem restricted to the West Coast. However, a few might need an acct in a bank that is popular in one part of the country. Most of the ones I get notified about are national. The ones with a hard pull on your credit pay better but they often have jobs with only a soft pull. They are looking for people with low credit scores to high credit scores but often they have a disclaimer that your credit must be in "right" standing which I gather means no bankruptcies or delinquencies within a specified amt of time.
All I can say is if one day the person they are looking for who meets the specs of that job is you, then that is your lucky day.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 10/06/2024 09:07PM by sandyf.
@Datagirl wrote:
Reality Based Group - they have an Outback competitor!
The schedulers there can be very mean, too.
@cherubino3 wrote:
@Datagirl wrote:
Reality Based Group - they have an Outback competitor!
The schedulers there can be very mean, too.
They definitely have a reputation!
I just experienced this!!!!! I signed up for a salon suite shop and completed it on Friday for the visit. Instructions said hold on finishing in report until I gave 24 business hours for followup from associate. Scheduler pulled shop from me this morning even though it wasn't 24 business hours. I had even messaged them previously to let them know I had completed the site visit.
Yep. There was one that emailed the shoppers in my area about an assignment and wanted to know why no one in my area was accepting these shops. I emailed her back pretty much telling her cause the pay sucks and the payout takes forever. Who wants to do an assignment for a $5 bonus and reimbursement when there are companies in our area paying huge with bonuses ($60) and reimbursement on top of that? She asked how much would it take and I gave her an amount and she never replied. I haven't accepted a shop from them in months.
My favorites for restaurants in order are:
1. Reality Based Group
2. Hs Brands
3. Coyle (they're super annoying to work for and very uneven. You never know who your report is going to be reviewed by and what their standards are. The pay is low and slow and they suck at communicating and scheduling.)
1. Reality Based Group
2. Hs Brands
3. Coyle (they're super annoying to work for and very uneven. You never know who your report is going to be reviewed by and what their standards are. The pay is low and slow and they suck at communicating and scheduling.)
@BarefootBliss wrote:
Ace Mystery Shopping. They run the business like it should be run.
That’s a blast from the past. I used to chat with Deva quite often. It’s been over 20 years for sure.
kpersaud replies to the thread concerning favorite restaurant MSCs--#3-Coyle (they're super annoying to work for and very uneven. You never know who your report is going to be reviewed by and what their standards are. The pay is low and slow and they suck at communicating and scheduling.)
Bob inquires--Are you being facetious, sarcastic or just masochistic?
Bob inquires--Are you being facetious, sarcastic or just masochistic?
ACE, they are top notch, friendly and real world. A+
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Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 01/04/2025 01:31PM by Flyer92122.
Do you have a link for Curinos? I am not finding how to sign up for mystery shopping on their website.
I have newly discovered some nice shops on iSecret Shop app for Intouch Insight (local fast casual burger chain) Sometimes family dining shops are randomly listed too. Additionally, my favorite sandwich shop on earth posts shops on that app every month under 360 relay - a new awesome carwash company has local shops on there too. This is a platform a lot of bigger companies seem to advertise their region jobs on I think because I work for a lot of the same companies via Sassie. My favorite overall MSP for communication timely pay, sense of humor and
variety of fun shops is Intellishop. They have restaurant studies sometimes when a chain changes menu items. I did two last year for different fast food chains. Another awesome company to work for IPSOS posts some fast casual Chinese food shops in my area pretty routinely which I quite often enjoy. If you like burgers and chicken finger chains maybe try marketforce.
variety of fun shops is Intellishop. They have restaurant studies sometimes when a chain changes menu items. I did two last year for different fast food chains. Another awesome company to work for IPSOS posts some fast casual Chinese food shops in my area pretty routinely which I quite often enjoy. If you like burgers and chicken finger chains maybe try marketforce.
I've only been mystery shopping for 4-5 years and very much part-time. I'm in Tennessee and shocked at how few MS companies have jobs in this area. When I search the companies in this thread, hardly any have jobs in TN.
My favorites are Intellishop, MarketForce, and Second to None.
My favorites are Intellishop, MarketForce, and Second to None.
Market Viewpoint has monthly restaurant shops in MD and VA. Check us out at [marketviewpoint.com]. Thanks!
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