Accepting Mystery Shops? Read DetailsThoroughly!

How Can Canadian Mystery Shoppers Increase Their Income? Reading Shop Details Carefully!
Savvy Canadian Mystery Shoppers read the details of their shop very carefully. Why? The details in the mystery shop description can impact your ability to get higher-paying Mystery Shops!

This post has a few tips that you may find helpful to help you increase your mystery shopping by ensuring you have read all the details of your mystery shop thoroughly.

When to Read Mystery Shop Details

 You will want to carefully read over the mystery shop details at least three times:

1. Read the details of the shop before accepting it. Yes, it can be very tempting to grab a mystery shop as soon as it lands in your inbox, but unfortunately, if you have to cancel the shop due to some tiny details you didn't notice, this can negatively impact your ability to get higher-paying mystery shops. Therefore, be sure to read over all relevant information pertaining to any shop, before deciding to accept or decline work. Shop details may include such things as location, scenario details, specific requirements, any required purchases to be reimbursed, timeframes, and what the shop pays. You may even want to take a screenshot of the details so you can prove what you were agreeing to do and the price agreed upon for the contract. Decisions you make about accepting or declining Mystery Shops impact your ability to get higher-paying mystery shops.
2. Read the mystery shop details again immediately after being accepted to perform a mystery shop. Why? Occasionally there may be a few additional details that are only visible after you have been approved to complete a shop. Sometimes there is a difference even in the location! If the details preclude you from being able to do the shop, notify the scheduler immediately
3. Read the mystery shop details immediately before starting your mystery shop so everything is fresh in your mind about the expectations of the shop. However, do not read the mystery shop details within view of the location, or use the wifi of the location! Some mystery shoppers find it helpful to write notes about what they are expected to do, then if they need to do so, they can review their notes in a washroom stall.

In addition to reading the mystery shop details these three times, you may also wish to re-read the details just prior to preparing your report.

Hopefully, these tips will help you increase your mystery shopping revenue by being absolutely sure you want to accept a particular shop, and also using the details to help you prepare accurate mystery shopping reports.

Happy shopping and remember to stay safe out there!

Su