Interview With Secret Shopper Antoinette Scott
December 20, 2008 by Katelyn Thomas
Filed under finances
Antoinette Scott is the second secret shopper from Market Force who took the time to answer my questions about mystery shopping. I’m glad she was able to do this interview!
Q: How did you start mystery shopping?
A: I started mystery shopping because of my daughter. She introduced me as I was mad when I left McDonalds with something I did not order and it was cold.
Q: Is it time consuming or difficult to do?
A: No, it’s not. Once you get used to the paperwork (which does take time) you can do the shops and put them into the computer.
Q: What happens during a typical shopping trip?
I usually try to do several in a day. I like to start with a breakfast, then do a retail, then merchandise, and then a lunch or a dinner. After all that, I have another company that does movies, so I try to get one of those in as well. In a day, I can make $100.00 and have 2 meals for free. In between each shop I write down notes so that when I put them into the computer I keep all of the jobs straight.
Q: What did you like best about mystery shopping? Least?
You can do as many as you want and you can do them when you want to. Least? If there are not enough jobs in one area, the money may not be worth my time. Also, some shops could pay more.
Q: Do you have any tips for someone who’d like to start mystery shopping?
A: Take your time and start slow. Make it fun and make it at a pace that you can handle.
I’d say Antoinette has a pretty nice part time income going! (If you want to read more about being a secret shopper, check out my Mystery Shopping 101 post.)
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