I don't expect to make big bucks from mystery shopping but a fun bit of pocket money would be nice. Don't expect fun or satisfaction from the iShopforIpsos experience. They will take every chance they can to evade paying you for as long as possible. Dragging out the approval process of a completed survey is a core practice.Other criticisms:- Unclear instructions. Sometimes contradictory, or indeed, non-existent. Presented poorly too... it's the web in 2001.- Clunky submission form. I had to upload over 30 photos to one report. I had to keep saving and reloading and often my answers were lost. The backend is bad.- Unfriendly, pernickety slow feedback. I was upbraided for not adding an answer I wasn't asked to provide. I was required to upload a picture of something that wasn't there. There was no workaround. Anther stalling tactic.- Very slow payment. Between doing the task and filing a report to receiving money in your bank account can take as long as 3 weeks. They will game the deadlines and Bank Holidays to ensure they keep the money, presumably to earn some interest, for as long as they possible can. The money is poor: On reflection, once you've messed about with the software, the unhelpful staff, filed your report and paid your petrol money etc... it makes for a lousy hourly wage. You upfront the expense... without any guarantee that they will ever pay out.The one company that needs the feedback of Mystery Shoppers to help it improve is the company that organises the Mystery Shoppers. I am happy to oblige. 1*. Very poor. Very unsatisfied. Do not recommend. (Take your pick.)Addition: Regarding the reply below from iPsos: I have already flagged these issues to the address provided and these have been ignored. Flim flam replies only were forthcoming.
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