After reading pages and pages of reviews on mystery shopping I began to get really excited and immediately signed up to Retail Eyes. I found them superb and within a couple of hours which involving setting up an account and providing them with a profile of myself I immediately had access to their portal. I did not have access to jobs straight away and was beginning to wonder that maybe it was not worth the effort. However after logging on a few times to see 0 jobs available I waited until the next day and checked at seven when I got up. To my amazement there was 102 jobs available. It seems that the earlier you check the better as it seemed to me that ...  Read the complete review

When my husband was made redundant a few months ago, I went into overdrive looking for jobs on the internet. It was while on the internet that I noticed an advert on the website of a nearby town council, for members of the public to register as mystery shoppers. Intrigued by this, I got in touch and gave my details, not really knowing much about what would be involved. To my surprise, a few days later, I was invited to a meeting to discuss mystery shopping assignments in the town. The company had recruited about fifty local people, all from different walks of life to mystery shop local services and organizations. We were given lots of information about ...  Read the complete review

A bit about myself: A victim of the recession I found myself being made redundant from my job at a bank and thinking what to do next. I needed something that was enjoyable and flexible and would generate some income. I've always been into looking at alternative incomes and mystery shopping had caught my eye a couple of times. In the past I've worked as film extra and been paid to attend focus groups so I thought why not give this ago. What is the catch? It's one of those jobs where most people think it's a great idea and are interested but never really do anything about it. The reason I find most people don't take it to the next level ...  Read the complete review

I have done mystery shopping now for the past few years and I enjoy it a lot. The main benefits of mystery shopping are: Extra earnings: Jobs typically pay between £5 to £100 or sometimes more. This is obviously dependant on what the task is. The best paying jobs tend to be in banks when you have to apply for accounts/mortgages/insurance etc but the applications always get cancelled by the company. The best paying job I have seen was a bank job for £90 and I once did a job for £75. When doing mystery shopping, please note that you have to pay tax on your earnings and therefore need to let the tax man know that you are doing ...  Read the complete review

I started mystery shopping about 6 months ago now and have loved every single "mission"! I do assignments for 4 different companies - Retail Eyes, GFK, Gap Busters and Grass Roots. All mystery shop companies work to the same premise. Basically you will be given a set of instructions that you will have to carry out. Maybe purchase something or ask a specific question, then complete a survey reporting you experience. - Retail Eyes - This is my favourite company as they always have a large selection of clients. * Who * With retails eyes I've done shops for Subway, Pumpkin cafes, Republic, Mortimers ...  Read the complete review