A Day in the Life of a Secret Shopper

Visualize going to the mall on a crisp and colorful autumn day. The red and orange leaves fall softly, like pretty rain, out the window nearby while you sit, leisurely lounging in the bookstore, sipping a spicy cup of chai tea as you peruse your latest magazine purchase. Then, it is on to a large department store chain to purchase some new super soft and stripey socks for those chilly winter nights ahead, or a golden velvet dress with matching handbag for your six year old niece.

Yes, the mall is a place filled with possibilities, and a day like this brings many women a sense of relaxation and of being happy in the moment. What could be better than that? Well, how about getting paid to do it? Whoa, there. Now, before you get too excited, let us take a step back for a moment. What we are talking about here is the opportunity to become a paid shopper .

Being a paid shopper may sound like the most perfect and amazing job on the planet for a woman who loves to spend her day, and we do mean all day, at the local mall, but to be fair, it is still work, though it can be leisurely and even fun to do. 

The business aspect of a paid shopper job requires that the person be responsible. She has to schedule her assignments well, in order to make sure that they do not overlap. She also has to know when she has reached her limit. Realistically, she may only be able to fit four or five assignments into a two week period of time, in between her other obligations.

Visiting the establishment is only part of the job. Once she has visited and observed, as per her agreement, she will then be asked to compile a detailed and informative report on her findings. These companies pay a lot of money to get good, honest and helpful feedback. They are expecting it. Committing to doing more assignments than she has time for will lower her effectiveness and her reports will suffer for it. Time management skills are important. In addition, being an attentive, keen observer is a skill that will be of immeasurable value to her.   

Sorry, ladies, but the mall is not the only place that you will be assigned to go. A paid shopper might be asked to go eat lunch at a deli downtown, or to go to a casino one evening and report on the level of customer service that she received. Other establishments that may be given as assignments include movie theaters, hotels, fitness clubs, retail stores of all kinds and even banks and other such institutions. If the business offers some kind of customer service, or interaction between customers and employees, then chances are that it would make a fine assignment for anyone who chose to do this job.

The opportunity to assist these companies by giving them true customer feedback leaves one feeling like they have really made a difference, and they have. The reports help build the strength of the establishments that they serve. Paid shopper jobs are interesting, fun and always different. Since one never knows what kind of assignment they will be getting or where they will be going, there is always a freshness about it that keeps the job exciting.  It truly is a great way to make money. It makes every day feel like the best day ever!

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