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Grocery Store
Mystery Shop at a Grocery Store
Of all of the different mystery shops that I have ever done, I think
that I enjoy the grocery stores the best. This is not only because they
are easy to do, in my opinion, they are also very functional in that
they give you some spending money and some groceries. For the most
part, I end up spending all of the money that I earn on groceries at
the same time, but a simple half hour shop will easily feed me for a
couple of days.
The first thing that you would do on a grocery store mystery shop is to
check out the customer service. You might have to do this in a number
of different ways, depending on what the store requires. Typically, you
would walk up to the customer service counter and see how long it takes
them to wait on you. You might also need to count the number of people
working in the customer service area as well as getting names of people
that help you. Typically, you would ask a question to the person that
waited on you that was predetermined by the store. I have asked things
like "Do you cash payroll checks?" and "Do you make money orders?". The
person behind the counter is typically not graded on their response, it
is just something that makes your standing at the customer service
counter seem normal.
The next thing that you would do is to check out various parts of the
store, such as the bakery, produce and seafood department. Each of
those departments would have 5 minutes to ask if they could help you
and then you would have to ask a question. They would be evaluated on
their knowledge as well as the amount of time it took them to wait on
you. You might also be asked to purchase something from one of these
departments in order to give further evaluation, so it helps to have
what you need to purchase in your mind in advance.
Grocery store mystery shops tend to take a little while, but the
compensation is pretty good. You would typically end up with about $20
combined between food compensation and pay. One of the secrets that I
have used with a lot of success is for 2 of you to go in at the same
time. You can easily finish a grocery shop in about 15 minutes or less
if you double up on your efforts. Not only that, but if both you and
your partner are members of the same mystery shopping network, you
could end up with more jobs as you would not have to wait for 30-45
days to expire before taking the same job.
Grocery store mystery shopping is a great way to spend a few minutes
doing something that you need to do anyway and getting compensated for
it. I'm sure that you will find that these shops are both fun and
profitable, once you get the hang of them. You will be certain to look
for them to come up on the board and grab them right away.
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