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Tuesday, July 9, 2013

Shopping For A Living




Well, I don’t know about earning a living, but you can certainly entertain yourself on someone else’s dime! In my inbox there are numbers of upscale restaurants needing to be shopped, golf courses and hotels, too!

When I moved to Orlando, FL in 2000, I began mystery shopping as a way to learn my way around the city and earn some extra cash. There are some mystery shop jobs that pay a fee for the service, in addition to reimbursing you for your purchase. A lot simply reimburse. 

I have shopped apartment complexes, restaurants, retail stores, etc. At first, I used to feel like a super-hero on a secret mission or something. I guess in my old age, I am simply looking for what’s right. Was my hot food served hot and my cold food served cold? Did the server greet us promptly?

If you can make a purchase and remember a name, you could be a mystery shopper. There is no easy way to get great work; it is WORK! There are dozens of companies looking for mystery shoppers or secret shoppers. Nine times out of ten, there are no fees associated. If there is a fee, it might be something like a background check and those are far and few, in between. I would NEVER pay a fee to a company to sign me up to other companies! You can do that yourself!

Make it a point of applying to a handful of companies everyday. The more companies you apply to, the more work you get. Typing the same thing over and over can be a bear. Make use of the auto-fill function found in most browsers.

Mystery shopping can be fun and you can earn a couple of bucks in your spare time. 

Some mystery shop companies are listed on these pages:

List I

List II

List III

Thanks for reading and happy shopping!

Signed,
Paid To Shop

Sunday, February 12, 2012

RIP Whitney Houston


Rest in peace Ms. Whitney Houston. We love you. Thank you for being. We are grateful for sharing this sea of infinite possibilities with you! 



The cause of Ms. Houston's death is still under investigation. Daughter Bobbi Kristina was in distraught condition and hospitalized on Sunday.  Read more here